IPMA® Basic Level – PM Basic Certificate

Your Motivation

You haven’t had much contact with project management yet and would like to expand your skill set? Would you like to finally master the technical terms and understand how different methods in project management work?

In our practice-orientated basic course, our experienced trainers will teach you the basic terminology and methods for planning and managing projects. Through exercises and reflection, you will learn and experience for yourself what you should focus on in the future. After completing the training, you will have the opportunity to have your newly acquired project management knowledge certified. Start your journey into professional project management with us now!

General Learning Objectives

  • First insights into the language of project management
  • Get to know the most important terms in project management
  • Basic knowledge of project roles and agile project management
  • Application of initial methods in project setup, planning and steering
  • Preparation for the GPM Basic Certificate

Main Focus

Our basic training covers all elements of project initialisation, definition and planning. The focus is on:

  • Definition of the project scope
  • Definition of project objectives
  • Analysing the environment
  • Stakeholder and risk management
  • Project organisation
  • Project planning (phase plan, WBS, schedule, resource and cost plan)
  • Project communication
  • Teamwork
  • Agile basics

In our training courses, we focus on an intensive combination of theory and practice. Various practical exercises, realistic case studies and group discussions help to transfer what has been learnt from theory into practice.

Target group

  • Students and trainees
  • Young professionals
  • Participants in a retraining or further education programme
  • All members of a project team

Requirements:

  • No qualifications or prior knowledge are required

Schedule

Training duration: 
3 days onsite or online

Certification preparation: 
1-2 days

Certification: 
90 min written exam (online)

Training-Language: 
German or English

PLEASE NOTE:

As we collaborate with the German IPMA certification authority (PM-Zert), certification is only possible in German language. Due to the local association structure of the IPMA, project management certification via PM-Zert can only be organized in Germany and for people living in Germany.

Timetable

13/10/2025
09:00 AM – 05:00 PM – PM Basics / Day 1 (Onsite, Munich)

14/10/2025 
09:00 AM – 05:00 PM – PM Basics / Day 1 (Onsite, Munich)

15/10/2025
09:00 AM – 05:00 PM – PM Basics / Day 1 (Onsite, Munich)

Further information regarding the certification

We are an official training partner of GPM and therefore an official course provider.

The certification will be carried out by PM-Zert. After successful certification, you will receive the certificate “IPMA® Basic Certificate in Project Management”.

Upgrade certification to IPMA® Level D possible.

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Nicole Zwiesler

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IPMA® Basic Level – PM Basic Certificate

Your Motivation

You haven’t had much contact with project management yet and would like to expand your skill set? Would you like to finally master the technical terms and understand how different methods in project management work?

In our practice-orientated basic course, our experienced trainers will teach you the basic terminology and methods for planning and managing projects. Through exercises and reflection, you will learn and experience for yourself what you should focus on in the future. After completing the training, you will have the opportunity to have your newly acquired project management knowledge certified. Start your journey into professional project management with us now!

General Learning Objectives

  • First insights into the language of project management
  • Get to know the most important terms in project management
  • Basic knowledge of project roles and agile project management
  • Application of initial methods in project setup, planning and steering
  • Preparation for the GPM Basic Certificate

Main Focus

Our basic training covers all elements of project initialisation, definition and planning. The focus is on:

  • Definition of the project scope
  • Definition of project objectives
  • Analysing the environment
  • Stakeholder and risk management
  • Project organisation
  • Project planning (phase plan, WBS, schedule, resource and cost plan)
  • Project communication
  • Teamwork
  • Agile basics

 

In our training courses, we focus on an intensive combination of theory and practice. Various practical exercises, realistic case studies and group discussions help to transfer what has been learnt from theory into practice.

Target Group

  • Students and trainees
  • Young professionals
  • Participants in a retraining or further education programme
  • All members of a project team

 

Requirements:

  • No qualifications or prior knowledge are required

Schedule

Training duration: 
3 days onsite or online

Certification preparation: 
1-2 days

Certification: 
90 min written exam (online)

Training-Language: 
German or English

PLEASE NOTE:

As we collaborate with the German IPMA certification authority (PM-Zert), certification is only possible in German language. Due to the local association structure of the IPMA, project management certification via PM-Zert can only be organized in Germany and for people living in Germany.

Timetable

13/10/2025
09:00 AM – 05:00 PM – PM Basics / Day 1 (Onsite, Munich)

14/10/2025 
09:00 AM – 05:00 PM – PM Basics / Day 1 (Onsite, Munich)

15/10/2025
09:00 AM – 05:00 PM – PM Basics / Day 1 (Onsite, Munich)

Further information regarding the certification

We are an official training partner of GPM and therefore an official course provider.

The certification will be carried out by PM-Zert. After successful certification, you will receive the certificate “IPMA® Basic Certificate in Project Management”.

Upgrade certification to IPMA® Level D possible.

Nicole Zwiesler

upcoming trainings