Courses/FAQ
We are specialists in project management, best practices, methodology definition, and process improvement. Leveraging this expertise and experience, Project Weavers has created and offers project management instruction live online, in person, or on-site.
Our Courses
- PM101-PMP Certification Preparation (35 PDU). An intense, focused training course with the single objective of preparing students to successfully prepare for and take the PMP certification exam. The course covers the PMBOK’s 9 knowledge areas and it's 42 processes spread across 5 process groups. We also give real-world context to the PMBOK by teaching these best practices via common project workflow in a comprehensive PMBOK-mapped Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). After taking this class project managers should be ready to take and pass the PMP examination.
- PM201-Project Management Practical Skills (35 PDU). Companion course (before or after PMP certification) that gets into the details of exactly what should occur during the course of a project. This class teaches the practical hands-on skills that answer the who, what, where, when, how, and why questions at every step of initiating, planning, executing, and closing a project, including how to monitor and control it from initiation to close. We cover, in detail, the complete project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and all of the common project deliverables critical to success using best practices promoted by PMI in the PMBOK, by SEI's CMMI, and by IEEE, IEC, and ISO. After taking this class, project managers should be ready and able to successfully perform any project management task.
- PM301-Project Management Leadership Skills. Late 2012.
FAQ
Are classes live or recorded?
All of our classes are 100% live, interactive, and never recorded. As illustrated to the right, our online classes include live image of the instructor, content being discussed, and notes.
- What does each class include?
Each class includes live interactive instruction, learning aids, exercises, quizzes, and practice exams.
- Do classes qualify for contact hours and earn PDUs by the Project Management Institute (PMI)?
Yes! Our PM101 course fulfills the 35 contact hours of training required for the PMP or the 23 hours required for the CAPM certification while our PM201 course qualifies for 35 PDUs of Continuing Education (Category B) at PMI for PMI-ACP, PMP, PgMP, PMI-SP, and PMI-RMP certificate holders.
- Are you a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.)?
No, PMI requires training companies to be in business at least one year.* Once we meet that criteria we anticipate registering and paying the R.E.P. fee. Please note that R.E.P. status is not required for classes to qualify for certification contact hours or for continuing education PDUs.
* While Project Weavers is a new company, it is a spin-off of founder Matthew Weaver's 10-year old company, American Project Management. For more information, please visit http://www.AmericanProjectManagement.com.
- Are instructors qualified and experienced?
Yes! All of our instructors are certified, have at least 10 years of hands-on project management experience, have experience teaching project management, and have earned at least a bachelor's degree. Further, we continuously evaluate and improve ourselves, course delivery, and course content.
As example, company founder and lead instructor, Matthew Weaver, has over 30 years of Information Technology (IT) and technical, project, service, and general business management experience at leading commercial, government, and non-profit organizations. He has taught project management topics, including PMP preparation courses, over the past 10 years, plus other technical and non-technical topics off-and-on since the mid-1980s. Matthew holds Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), and ITIL V3 Foundation certifications. Matthew attended graduate school at The American University, completed his undergraduate studies at California State University, Fullerton, and completed more than two years of electronics and nuclear reactor operator training while serving in the U.S. Navy. For more information, please see Matthew's LinkedIn profile and around 30 recommendations at http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjweaverpmp.
- How much do classes cost?
Our prices:
PM101-PMP Certification Exam Preparation. Live online, $1,250; In person at our training locations, $2,000; and by quote on-site at your company or organization.
PM201-Project Management Practical Skills. Live online, $2,000; In person at our training locations, $3,000; and by quote on-site at your company or organization.
Purchase both classes, live online or in person for $3,000 or $4,000, respectively.
- Do you offer discount for multple learners?
Yes! We offer 10% discount for 2-3 students/classes, 20% for 4-10 students/classes, 35% for 11-25 students/classes, and 50% for 26 or more students/classes.
- What is your terms and conditions?
Generally speaking, our terms and conditions are:
1. Once a student starts a class, if sessions are missed, the individual may repeat the class, or sessions, online within the next 12 months.
2. If a student takes the PMP certification prep class and subsequently fails PMI’s PMP exam, the student may retake the class as many times as needed. (PMI allows three exam retries within a calendar year.)
3. Instructors are available outside of class time to address questions on the telephone, via email, and, if necessary, via an online session.
4. At least one hour-long study group session for each class will be offered via telephone each week. Any student may join in and participate.
5. Classes include live interactive instruction, learning aids, exercises, quizzes, and practice exams.
6. PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge, 4th Edition, (PMBOK), PMI membership, PMP application fees, and PMP certification exam costs are not included in our class costs.
7. Refunds are available as follows: 100% when canceling at least seven days before class starts, 75% if less than 7 days prior to class starting, and no refund 72 hours prior to or once the class starts. Instead, students may, at any time, reschedule and attend a future class.