Project DPro Practitioner
Advance your project management practice by applying and tailoring Project DPro skills and tools.
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What to Expect
Advance your project management practice by applying and tailoring Project DPro skills and tools. Project DPro Practitioner is a Level 2 qualification for people who already hold Project DPro certification and want to continue their learning journey. The eight-week course helps you apply, analyze, and tailor project management skills and tools across different project environments and scenarios while building evidence of your professional practice.
Flexible delivery
Learn through an eight-week online experience that is accessible day or night. Modules unlock as you complete
Expert facilitation
Interact with facilitators and other learners as you explore advanced project management ideas, skills, tools, and real-world applications.
Certification
Practitioner candidates can submit a portfolio of work for review by PM4NGOs, from which certifications are granted.
What You’ll Learn
Project DPro Practitioner moves beyond foundational knowledge and focuses on applying, analyzing, and tailoring project management practice.
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- Develop your capabilities across six project management competency areas
- Apply and tailor project management skills and tools to different project environments and scenarios
- Reflect on how learning can strengthen your development as a project manager
- Explore advanced project management topics through self-directed reading and informal learning
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- Analyze project management ideas and connect them to your own professional practice
- Develop examples and case studies drawn from your own experience
- Contribute learning and practice back to the NGO project management community
- Build a portfolio of evidence that can support Project DPro Practitioner certification
Choose Your Project DPro Experience
Whether you’re joining a course yourself or bringing Project DPro to your organization, choose the option that fits your needs.
Join the Eight-Week Online Course
The Project DPro Practitioner course extends over eight weeks and combines structured learning, informal learning, reflection, and contributions from your own practice. Course activities include readings, instructional videos, e-learning modules, discussions, and portfolio-building activities.
What to expect
- Eight-week online course
- Approximately 4-5 hours of study each week
- Flexible access, day or night
- Facilitator and peer interaction
- Mobile-ready learning
- Progressive modules that unlock as course work is completed
Three-part learning journey
Part 1: Complete short courses related to six project management competency areas and demonstrate how the learning will help you develop as a project manager.
Part 2: Complete informal learning activities, including identifying and reading selected articles on advanced
project management topics.
Part 3: Give back to the NGO project management community by contributing examples or case studies from
your own practice.
Certification option
Learners can attend the course for instruction only or pursue Project DPro Practitioner certification. For
participants choosing certification, Pyramid Learning can organize course activities and submissions into a
portfolio of evidence for review by PM4NGOs.
Bring Project DPro to Your Organization
Project DPro Practitioner can support experienced project professionals who are ready to move beyond foundational knowledge and strengthen how they apply and tailor project management approaches in practice.
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Upcoming Project DPro Courses
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about the Project DPro course and learning experience.
Who is Project DPro for?
Project DPro Practitioner is for people who have passed the Project DPro Foundation/Level 1 examination and want to demonstrate their ability to apply and analyze the content of the Project DPro Guides.
Do I need to hold Project DPro certification first?
Yes. Practitioner candidates need to have passed the Project DPro Foundation/Level 1 examination. PM4NGOs recommends having held Foundation certification for at least one year before registering for Practitioner, but the current source states that this is recommended rather than mandatory.
How long is the course?
The online course extends over eight weeks. Pyramid Learning recommends allocating approximately 4-5 hours each week for study.
Is there a certification exam?
How much does the course cost?
The current page lists two registration options: $200 for instruction only and $250 for instruction plus certification, with Pyramid Learning organizing course records and submissions into a portfolio for PM4NGOs review.
Bring Project DPro Practitioner to Your Organization
Help experienced project professionals working with your organization move beyond foundational knowledge and strengthen their ability to apply, analyze, and tailor Project DPro approaches to real project environments.