Certification preparation

PMI-SP Exam Preparation

Name: PMI-SP Exam Preparation
Price: 2800.00 USD
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A 3-day course to build PMI-SP exam skills in schedule strategy, planning, development, analysis and control with hands-on practice.

24 hours (3 days) Professional Project Management

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THE BIG PICTURE

About this course

PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI‑SP) is a speciality certification awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI) for practitioners who plan, develop, analyse and maintain project schedules. It suits planners, schedulers, project controllers, and project managers who lead schedule activities on predictive or hybrid projects. Across three days, you will connect schedule strategy and requirements with activity definition, logic building, resource planning, critical path analysis and baseline development. You will then apply progress updating, performance measurement, variance and change analysis, and stakeholder reporting. Hands-on work includes building a network, setting calendars and constraints, developing a baseline, updating status, and interpreting schedule performance data. The PMI‑SP exam is computer‑based and scheduled after PMI approves your eligibility application. It contains 170 multiple‑choice questions to be completed in 210 minutes and is closed book. You can sit it at a Pearson VUE test centre or via online proctoring. The credential follows a three‑year renewal cycle under PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) programme. Project Management Institute (PMI) owns the certification scheme. MindClick provides training and exam preparation and is not an accredited or authorised partner.

What you’ll learn

Define a schedule strategy aligned to organisational objectives, governance and stakeholder needs
Translate scope into an activity list with appropriate coding structures, calendars, and assumptions
Build logically correct networks, apply dependencies and constraints, and identify the critical path and float
Develop a resource‑aware baseline and explain trade‑offs from resource allocation and levelling
Monitor schedule performance with status updates, variance analysis, SPI/SV trends and forecasts
Evaluate schedule risks, model what‑if scenarios, and manage change requests and re‑baselining
Communicate schedule information clearly to stakeholders through fit‑for‑purpose reports and visuals
Prepare for the PMI‑SP exam with domain‑mapped practice, a study plan and exam booking guidance

A CLEAR PATH FORWARD

3-day PMI-SP Exam Preparation agenda

3 days · 24 contact hours · 09:00–17:30

3 instructor-led days (24 contact hours) mapped to the exam domains. Each day combines short concept sessions, hands-on practice on a running case study and exam-style questions.

Learning route: 3 recommended days
Practical work: 3 guided activities
Finish with: Mock exam + certification exam

Take a look at each day. Open a section to see the topics and practical work.

Day 1Schedule strategy and requirementsSchedule Strategy; Stakeholder Communications; Planning foundations

What we’ll cover

09:00–10:30 · Course objectives, PMI‑SP overview, eligibility and exam domains
10:45–12:30 · Organisation strategy, scheduling approaches, policies and governance
13:30–14:45 · Requirements for the schedule: scope models, assumptions, calendars and coding structures
15:00–16:00 · Stakeholder analysis, roles and information needs for schedule communication
16:00–16:30 · Exam‑style practice questions on strategy and requirements
16:30–17:30 · Debrief, knowledge check and next‑day preparation

Put it into practice

Draft a schedule management plan for a case project, capturing governance, calendars, coding and reporting requirements. Review with peers to test completeness and clarity.

You’ll take away
Schedule management plan template

Day 2Activity logic and resource planningSchedule Planning and Development

What we’ll cover

09:00–10:30 · Day 1 recap and activity definition: WBS, work packages and activity attributes
10:45–12:30 · Sequencing activities: dependency types, leads/lags and network diagramming
13:30–14:45 · Estimating durations and calendars; resource planning concepts and data needs
15:00–16:00 · Critical path, total/free float, constraints and baseline development
16:00–16:30 · Exam‑style practice questions on planning and development
16:30–17:30 · Review, Q&A and preparation for Day 3

Put it into practice

Using the case study, build a precedence network, calculate the critical path and float, then apply a resource limit to explore levelling options. Capture resulting impacts on dates and milestones.

You’ll take away
Network diagram and baseline schedule draft

Day 3Schedule monitoring and change analysisMonitoring and Controlling; Schedule Closeout; Communications

What we’ll cover

09:00–10:30 · Day 2 recap and progress measurement: status collection, baseline integrity and variance analysis
10:45–12:30 · Performance indices (SV, SPI), trend charts, forecasts and what‑if scenario analysis
13:30–14:15 · Schedule risk and contingency; change control and re‑baselining
14:15–15:00 · Reporting methods and stakeholder communication; handover and schedule closeout
15:00–16:15 · Timed mock exam (PMI‑style questions under exam conditions)
16:15–17:00 · Mock exam debrief, personal study plan refinement and exam booking guidance
17:00–17:30 · Final Q&A and individual next steps

Put it into practice

Update the baseline with a status snapshot, compute schedule performance and forecast key milestones, then recommend corrective actions. Prepare a one‑page stakeholder report explaining impacts and decisions.

You’ll take away
Monitoring dashboard and exam study plan

Bring it all together

Certification exam: PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) Certification Exam, awarded by Project Management Institute (PMI). 170 multiple-choice questions, 210 minutes, closed book, Pearson VUE test centre or online proctored. Validity: Renew every 3 years by earning Professional Development Units (PDUs) per PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) programme.. Every attendee also receives a MindClick certificate of completion for 24 contact hours.

Sample MindClick certificate of completion for PMI-SP Exam Preparation, marked SAMPLE — What you receive
You earn two separate credentials. The sample shows the MindClick training certificate.
MindClick certificate of completion: 3 days, 24 contact hours, issued to every attendee who completes the course.
PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) Certification Exam: issued by Project Management Institute (PMI) when you meet its requirements and pass the exam.

Before you choose your learning route

Session timings are indicative; the trainer may adjust them for the group. Exam details reflect the awarding body’s published information at the time of writing; confirm the current version when you book.

Project Management Institute (PMI) owns this certification scheme. MindClick provides training and exam preparation and is not an accredited or authorised partner of Project Management Institute (PMI).

PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) ↗

Fees

Fee per learner outside India. Exam fee included.
Delivery format	Fee per learner	Exam fee
Live online	$2,800 USD	Included
Classroom	$4,500 USD	Included

One awarding-body certification exam attempt is included in the training fee. Confirm the current fee, any applicable tax and what the fee covers in writing before you pay.

Prerequisites

PMI eligibility typically requires either a secondary degree with 40 months of project scheduling experience (within the last 5 years) and 40 hours of education in project scheduling, or a four‑year degree with 24 months of project scheduling experience (within the last 5 years) and 30 hours of education in project scheduling. Bring a calculator and, if possible, a laptop with a scheduling tool and a sample project from your workplace.

Who is this course for?

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