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This document supplements the detailed description in the course brochures and provides answers to the most frequently asked questions. What does the Project Management Institute R.E.P
designation mean?
As a PMI R.E.P., Learning Tree is committed to
enhancing the ongoing professional development of PMI members, PMI-certified Project Management
Professionals (PMP) ® and other project management stakeholders. Furthermore, at least some of the material covered in our PMI-aligned courses concurs with one or more of the knowledge groups or process areas described in the Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK®) Guide –Fifth Edition.
As a PMI R.E.P., Learning Tree has agreed to abide by PMI-established operational and educational criteria and is subject to random audits for quality assurance purposes.
Can I earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) by attending a Learning Tree course?
Yes. Completion of certain Learning Tree courses provide professional development units (PDUs), which can be applied toward the minimum PDUs required to sit an exam or to maintain your certification.
Please refer to the chart at the end of this document to see the number of PDUs provided per each Learning Tree PMI-aligned course.
How do I earn PDU credits for Learning Tree courses?
Certification candidates and existing credential holders are responsible for reporting all Continuing Certification Requirements Program (CCR) activities to PMI. To report the completion of a Learning Tree course, you can use the
Online PDU Resources System.
What is Learning Tree’s provider number?
When applying for PDU credits, you will need Learning Tree's provider number, which is 1154, and the PMI program numbers listed in the charts on the following pages. To apply these Learning Tree course PDUs, be sure to select “Category A” when completing the PDU form.
What is the PMP® certification?
PMI grants a Project Management Professional (PMP) ® certification that is well-known in the field. This certification recognizes experience, education and accomplishment in project management. To become certified, candidates must pass an exam.
If you are an experienced project manager and intend to take the PMP® exam, you should take Course 276,
Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam Prep.
In this course you learn essential PMBOK® Guide
terminology and gain practical test-taking experience. This course also provides you with 35 contact hours, fulfilling your pre-exam education requirement.
What is the CAPM® certification?
PMI grants a Certified Associate in Project
Management (CAPM®) certification that is beneficial to project team members or early stage project managers who are looking for a stepping stone to the PMP certification.
If you intend to take this exam, Course 3601, Certified
Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam Prep, can help you learn the terms and definitions of the PMBOK® Guide and prepare for the CAPM® exam. You will also learn how to identify significant steps of the project life cycle, evaluate your exam preparedness and create a personalized plan for self-study.
What is PMI-ACP® certification?
PMI grants a PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification that is beneficial to experienced or
aspiring Agile certified practitioners wishing to demonstrate knowledge of agile principles, practices, tools and techniques across agile methodologies. If you intend to take the exam, Course 3605, PMI-Agile
Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Exam Prep, can
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What is the Learning Tree PMP Exam Prep Guarantee?
Learning Tree stands behind the quality of its courses. If for any reason you do not pass your PMP® exam after
completing course 276, Project Management
Professional (PMP)® Exam Prep, contact us within 60
days of the last day you attended the course to schedule
a free course retake.
Professional Development Units (PDUs) for Learning Tree Courses
For more information about these courses, please refer to the individual Course Q&As.
ACTIVE COURSES
Course # Course
ID Course Title PDUs
177 000177 PRINCE2®: Achieving Foundation & Practitioner Certification 29 178 000178 PRINCE2® Practitioner and Re-registration Certification 17 195 00B195 Power Excel®: Analyzing Data to Make Business Decisions 11 211 000211 Business Analysis Introduction: Defining Successful Projects 17
212 000212 Building an Effective Business Case 17
218 000218 User & System Requirements for Successful Software Development 23
219 000219 Business and Report Writing Introduction 17
244 00244B Assertiveness Skills: Communicating with Authority & Impact 17
275 000275 Leading and Managing Virtual Teams 17
276 00A276 Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam Prep 35
281 000281 Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers 17
284 000284 Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving 17
286 000286 Risk Management for Projects, Programs and Operations 23
287 00B287 Complex Project Management 23
289 000289 Disaster Recovery Planning: Ensuring Business Continuity 23
290 00A290 Management Skills 23
292 00A292 Communication Skills: Results through Collaboration 17 294 000294 Influence Skills: Getting Results without Direct Authority 23
296/A296 000296 Project Management: Skills for Success 23
297 00A297 Personal Skills for Professional Excellence 23
ACTIVE COURSES
Course # Course
ID Course Title PDUs
316 000316 ISTQB Certified Tester: Achieving Foundation Certification 23
319 000319 Technical Writing Introduction 23
340 00A340 Project Management for Software Development 23
342 000342 Software Change, Configuration and Release Management 17
344/A344 000344 Time Management Essentials 11
346 000346 Project Leadership: Building High-Performance Teams 23
447 000447 Introduction to Modeling for Business Analysis 23
902 000902 Business Relationship Management: Aligning IT & the Business 17 903 000903 Public Speaking: Compelling Speeches & Presentations 17
906 000906 Management Skills for an IT Environment 23
909 00A909 High Impact Leadership: Expanding Your Influence 17
913 000913 Preparing for the IIBA® CBAP® Certification Exam 23
918 000918 Agile Project Management with Scrum 17
919 000919 SharePoint® for Project Management 17
923 00923B Project Time and Cost Management 23
933 000933 Agile Software Development and Modeling 23
957 000957 SharePoint®Governance: Managing SharePoint®Environments 17
982 000982 ITIL® Intermediate: Service Strategy 19
983 000983 ITIL® Managing Across the Lifecycle Qualification 30
991 00A991 ITIL® Intermediate: Service Operation 19
992 00A992 ITIL® Intermediate: Service Transition 19
993 00A993 ITIL® Intermediate: Service Design 19
994 00A994 ITIL® Intermediate: Continual Service Improvement 19 995 00A995 ITIL® Intermediate: Operational Support and Analysis 30 996 00A996 ITIL® Intermediate: Release, Control and Validation 30 997 00A997 ITIL® Intermediate: Service Offerings and Agreements 30 998 00A998 ITIL® Intermediate: Service Offerings and Agreements 30
1197 001197 Achieving ITIL® Foundation Certification 18
1802 001802 UI & UX Optimized Software Design 17
1812 001812 Accelerating Agile Development for Scrum Teams 17
1813 001813 Certified ScrumMaster® 11
1815 011815 Agile Test-Driven Development 17
1816 001816 Agile Software Development with Team Foundation Server 23
3310 003310 Strategic Thinking for Operational Management 17
ACTIVE COURSES
Course # Course
ID Course Title PDUs
3411 003411 Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Leadership Success 17
3505 003505 Introduction to Business Process Improvement (BPI) 17
3511 003511 Agile Business Analysis 17
3601 003601 Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam Prep 23
3605 003605 PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Exam Prep 21
3610 003610 Building and Evolving a Project Management Office 17
3633 003633 APMG AgilePM™ : Achieving Practitioner Certification 21
3641 013641 Implementing Lean-Agile for Business and Operations 23
3702 003702 Microsoft® Project Introduction 17
3811 003811 Putting ITIL® into Practice: A Roadmap for Transformation 17
3922 003922 COBIT® 5 Foundation 17
3930 003930 Defining IT Skills, Roles and Responsibilities using the SFIA Framework 7
4581 004581 Key Things to Know About Business Intelligence 6
4590 004590 Agile Adoption for Managers 6
4591 004591 Introduction to Scrum 6
4610 004610 Creating & Designing Excel® Workbooks 6
4611 004611 Excel® PivotTables: Building Dashboards 6
4612 004612 Automating Excel® with Macros 6
4620 004620 PRINCE2®: A Project Management Methodology 6
4621 004621 Project Management Fundamentals 6
Professional Development Units (PDUs) for Retired Learning Tree Courses
Although the following courses are retired and are no longer being offered by Learning Tree, attendees
of these courses can still receive PDUs and certification certificates.
RETIRED COURSES
Course#
Course
ID Course Title PDUs
187 000187 ITIL® v2: Achieving Foundation Certification 17
188 000188 ITIL® v2: Change, Configuration and Release Management Practitioner
Certification 29
189 000189 ITIL® v2: Service Desk, Incident and Problem Management Practitioner
Certification 29
192 00A192 ITIL® v3 Foundation Bridge Certificate 10.5
194 000194 Hands-On Visio®: Designing Effective Visual Solutions 11 196 000196 Making Effective Decisions with Business Statistics 17
197 00A197 Achieving ITIL® Foundation Certification 18
198 00A198 ITIL® v3 Managers Bridge 33
213 000213 Introduction to Knowledge Management 17
221 000221 Writing for the Web: Hands-On Skills for Reaching an Online Audience 11 222 000222 Leading Teams: Improving Productivity Through Teamwork 17 224 000224 The Art of Coaching: Enabling Employees to Achieve Their Potential 11 246 000246 Managing Information Overload: Techniques for Working Smarter 11
247 000247 MBA Skills: Essential Tools for Personal Success 29
248 000248 Preparing for the PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)® Exam 17 249 000249 Hands-On Microsoft® Project 2007: Managing Multiple and Complex Projects 11
252 000252 Strategic Planning and Implementation 17
280 000280 Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers 17
293 000293 Teambuilding Skills for IT Professionals 17
299 00A299 Microsoft® Project 2007: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 17 322 000322 Systems Analysis and Design: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 23 341 000341 Negotiation Skills: Tools & Techniques That Deliver Results 17
345 00A345 Delivering Dynamic Presentations 11
349 000349 Project Quality Management 17
RETIRED COURSES
Course#
Course
ID Course Title PDUs
908 000908 Making Successful Business Decisions: Getting It Right the First Time 17
910 000910 Achieving Excellence in Customer Service 17
912 000912 Creating a High-Impact Work Plan for Business Analysts 17 914 000914 Program Management: Essential Skills for Your Portfolio's Success 17 915 000915 The PMBOK® Guide in Practice: Applying the Principles to Your Projects 17 920 000920 Preparing for the Program Management Professional (PgMP)® Exam 23 921 000921 Project Recovery: Diagnosis, Strategy and Prevention 17
922 000922 Managing in Tough Times 17
924 000924 Microsoft® Project Server 2010 for Enterprise Project Management: Hands-On 17 930 000930 Developing Effective Software Estimation Techniques 17 931 000931 Agile Programming: Principles and Practices for Software Success 17
932 000932 CMMI®: A Comprehensive Introduction 17
934 000934 Practical User Interface Design and Prototyping 17
938 000938 Contracting for Project Managers: Principles and Practices for Success 17
943 000943 Strategic Enterprise Analysis 17
1176 001176 PRINCE2®: Achieving Foundation Certification 17
1371 001371 Excel® Workbooks: Designing for Reliability and Performance 3
1372 001372 Excel® Macros: Increasing Productivity through Automation 3
1801 001801 Modern Object-Oriented Software Design: Hands-On 23
1805 001805 Systems Integration Project Management 17
1810 001810 Certified ScrumMaster 11
1811 001811 Certified Scrum Product Owner 11
3251 003251 Time Management Essentials 11
3471 003471 Executive Leadership: Building a Blueprint for Success 17
3472 003472 Transformational Leadership for Women 17
3620 003620 Managing Global Projects 17
3631 003631 MSP®: Achieving Practitioner Certification 29
3632 003632 MSP®: Achieving Advanced Practitioner Certification 11
3801 003801 Achieving Change Analyst Certification within ITIL® Service Management 17
3921 003921 COBIT® 4.1: Achieving Foundation Certification 11
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