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Certified Project Manager (CPM)® Boot Camp Leadership Certification - 56 PDUs
2026-07-13 - 2026-07-17, 2026-09-14 - 2026-09-18, 2026-11-16 - 2026-11-20 | Virtual Workshop, Virtual Workshop
The World’s Only Experiential Project Leadership Certification
Lead real projects, inspire teams, and deliver results—starting on Day One.
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Why This Training Works

Experiential, not lecture‑based. You’ll lead through realistic scenarios and simulations.
Performance‑based certification. Earn CPM® by demonstrating leadership in action.
Proven results. 40,000+ graduates across Fortune 100s and the U.S. military.

Dates
December 8 – December 12, 2025 (EDT)

Format
Live, virtual cohort with personalized coaching (limited to 20 participants)

Daily Schedule
Sessions start at 9:00 AM and run through the afternoon, with some optional evening coaching and team activities. The immersive format ensures you maximize your transformation in just five days.

Investment
$3,800 — includes all course materials, tools, and personalized instructor feedback.
Flexible payment plans available — we’ll work with you to find an option that fits your needs.

Seats
Limited to 20 to ensure hands‑on coaching and meaningful feedback.

What You’ll Do Over 5 Days

Lead a diverse project team through shifting priorities, risks, and conflict.
Plan with precision: WBS, bottom‑up estimating, critical path, risk control.
Make tough calls under pressure and keep momentum.
Present results and earn the CPM® by demonstrated performance.

Download: Qualifications of a Certified Project Manager (CPM)®

Who teaches CPM®?
Veteran program leaders Bill Stewart — CEO and founder, former Army Ranger, and PMO pioneer — and Sue Glaskey, PMLG’s Executive Program Director and Senior Instructor. With over 70 years of combined experience in project, program, and portfolio management, they have led PMOs, major transformations, and leadership programs for Fortune 100 companies and government organizations worldwide.

“The CPM Boot Camp changed my life. I successfully managed two major strategic projects after attending.”
Sr. Project Manager, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Note: This training often sells out. Registration closes on December 1st or when seats are filled.

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Quick FAQ
Is this recognized for PDUs? Yes — 56 PDUs (24 Technical, 28 Leadership, 4 Strategy).
Will I receive a certificate? Yes — upon successful performance across the course.
Do you offer team/private training? Yes — contact us for group options.

The Program and Portfolio Management Advanced Certification (PPMC)®- 40 PDUs
2026-08-10 09:00 - 2026-08-13 17:00, 2026-10-12 09:00 - 2026-10-15 17:00, 2026-12-07 09:00 - 2026-12-10 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join PMO pioneer and program and portfolio management thought leader Bill Stewart as he provides you with advanced skills, tools, and techniques for successfully initiating and executing programs and portfolios of any size and complexity. You will plan a program to transform your organization to successfully support project, program and portfolio management. You will learn how to link projects and program to strategic initiatives, prioritize them, establish and facilitate governance committees, balance portfolios, monitor interfaces between projects, programs and portfolios, manage resource capacity, develop heat map and establish and manage a stage gating process. You will learn practical and proven techniques for communicating with and managing sponsors, executives and steering committees and as a program manager, develop and lead a team of disciplined and talented project managers. You will leave this training with a comprehensive set of program and portfolio management templates and tools, a portfolio prioritization tool, tips and techniques that you can immediately apply when you return to your organization.
Key topics presented during the PPMC® 4 day training and certification program include:

Conducting successful business transformations to project, program and portfolio management excellence
Successfully implementing PMOs that transform corporations to a culture of strategic execution excellence.
Identifying and linking projects and programs to strategic initiatives
Developing, measuring and balancing strategic portfolios
Implementing and using project and program prioritization
Implementing and using effective resource capacity planning
Implementing and using stage gating
Creating effective dashboards
Building and managing governance boards
Creating business cases
Initiating and planning programs
Conducting effective benefits realization tracking
Developing the program work breakdown structure and conducting bottom up estimating
Developing and leading project managers
Conducting quantitative and qualitative risk management
Executive relationship management
Managing vendors and contractors
Identifying and managing program interfaces and interdependencies
Developing integrated program schedules
Implementing a benefits realization program
Developing and using effective dashboard reporting
Identifying projects in trouble and techniques for recovery
Program and Project scope change management
Capturing and reusing project and program history

PPMC graduates demonstrate the skills, knowledge and discipline to successfully transform their organizations to strategic execution excellence. Many of our graduates are now C Level executives, applying PPMC techniques to transforming their own corporations.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the architect of the PMO concept and a thought leader in project, program and portfolio management and leadership. Contact Sean Boyle at sboyle@pmlg.com or 678 325 1100 with any questions you might have and/or to ask about Corporate and PMI discounts.
Hear from our PPMC Graduates:
“I found your teachings and insight invaluable. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. From top to bottom, a great trip and well worth the time and investment.”
Paul S. Kandel PPMC
Strategic IT Project Management Lead
“Thank you for everything – sharing your knowledge about project and portfolio management… showing you genuinely care about people and assuring they learn the skills for success. I greatly enjoyed the program and hearing the examples of your vast experience.”
Belinda Smith, PMP, PPMC, LBC | Senior Manager
Aflac Worldwide Headquarters
“Thank you so much for the training. I learned a lot and am going to be heavily using it immediately.”
Sharon Sefcik Carroll, PPMC, CPCU | Director Governance
USAA
Contact Sean Boyle at 678-325-1100 or sboyle@pmlg.com if you have questions or need help.
