Risk Management Professional (RMP®)

Course Description

The PMI RMP certification is an industry-recognized vendor-neutral credential that validates your project management skills. The PMI Risk Management certification is targeted at project management professionals who provide expertise in the specialized area of assessing and identifying project risks along with preparation plans. The RMP exam verifies professionals' expertise in risk strategy and planning; stakeholder engagement, risk process facilitation, risk monitoring, and reporting; perform specialized, and risk analysis.

Certification exam fee NOT included.

Learning Objectives

This program covers the following key areas and topics:

• Project and Operation
• Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes
• Project Environment
• Organizational Structure
• Risk and Planning Risk Management
• Project Stakeholder Management
• Project Communications Management
• Theories and Concepts
• Identifying Risks
• Risk Analysis
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Responses
• Implement Risk Responses
• Monitoring Risk
• Use Microsoft Office®

Performance-Based Labs

The labs contained in this program are simulators that provide learners with a virtual real-world environment where they can practice the skills acquired in each lesson.

• Introduction to the Project and Operation
• Introduction to the Project Risk Management Process
• Introduction to the Plan Communications Management Process
• Introduction to the Manage Communications Process
• Introduction to Risk Analysis
• Introduction to the Plan Risk Responses Process

Measure of Performance

After completing this program, learners will have the option to take the leading national/industry-recognized certification exam(s) essential to entry-level employment in this fast-growing field.

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Risk Management Professional (RMP)®

Am I Eligible For the PMP Certification Exam?

Apply if you have over three years of project risk management experience. This is an industry

Education Requirements

• Path A: Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate's degree, or the global equivalent)
• Path B: Four-year degree
• Path C: Bachelor's or postgraduate degree from a GAC accredited program

Experience Requirements

Without a four-year degree:

• A minimum of 36 months (three years) of professional project risk management within the last five consecutive years

With a four-year degree:

• A minimum of 24 months (two years) of professional project risk management within the last five consecutive years

With a degree from a GAC accredited program:

• A minimum of 12 months (one year) of professional project risk management within the last five consecutive years
• 30 contact hours of formal education in the specialized area of project risk management

Optional Volunteer Externship Opportunity

Learners who complete this program are eligible to participate in an optional volunteer externship opportunity with a local company/agency/organization whose work aligns with this area of study in order to gain valuable hands-on experience. As learners progress through their eLearning program, an Externship Coordinator will reach out to coordinate placement.

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, please fill out the self-disclosure form. The Office of Disability Services coordinates services for students with disabilities. Documentation of a disability needs to be on file in that office before any accommodations can be provided.