Petersen Training · Since 2018

Project management training and consulting built around real practice.

Building bridges between people, partners, and processes.

PMP exam prep, simulation-based workshops, construction management certificates, and custom on-site delivery. Built by senior practitioners who have run the kinds of projects we train on.

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Years combined PM experience
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Training built for teams that must deliver.

The point isn't certificates on a wall. The point is project teams that finish what they start under realistic constraints.

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Practitioner instructors

Every workshop is led by senior PMs and construction leaders who have delivered the work, not career trainers. You learn what actually breaks at scale.

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Simulation-first

Our training camps put teams inside multi-day project simulations. Decisions, trade-offs, and consequences, debriefed by people who have lived them.

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Custom on-site delivery

We bring the workshop to your team, scoped to your industry, your processes, and the constraints your projects actually run under.

Certification and training opportunities.

Certifications, simulations, assessments, and credentialing programs. Choose your path or talk to us about a custom delivery.

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PMP® Exam Preparation Course

Project managers ready to pursue the PMI PMP credential, the gold-standard certification for working project managers.

4 days
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Advanced Project Management Certificate

Experienced project managers who want a single program that combines fundamentals, simulation practice, and full PMP exam preparation.

Blended program, complete in any sequence
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Basic Construction Management Professional (BCMP)

Construction professionals starting on a formal credentialing path, including new construction managers and seasoned veterans alike who want to differentiate themselves.

Self-paced online + 4-hour, 200-question exam
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Advanced Construction Management Professional (ACMP)

Construction managers with at least two years of experience leading construction teams who hold the BCMP credential and are pursuing advanced credentialing.

Self-paced online + assessment process
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Project Management Fundamentals Course

New project managers, project team members, and professionals who manage projects without the formal title.

1–2 days (or self-paced online)
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Project Management Training Camp

Project managers and project teams ready to practice real PM skills under realistic pressure, including seasoned veterans, new PMs, and project support staff alike.

3 days
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Guiding Organizational Change Simulation

Change leaders, program managers, project managers, and anyone accountable for guiding organizations through transformation.

3 days
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Construction Management Training Camp

Construction project managers, superintendents, field leaders, and project support staff running multi-trade construction projects.

3 days
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Project Manager Assessments

Individual project managers, supervisors, and HR teams who want a clear picture of PM strengths and growth areas across 11 skill areas.

Self-paced online

What students say after the work.

Real quotes from people who took the time to write. Roles only; names withheld by request.

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This was a great, interactive, simulation course about Project Management!

Hardware Engineer
Engineering

The trainer was experienced and the simulation was a lot of work, but rich with content and learning.

Software Developer
Technology

This program provided exactly what I needed to transition from the military into a marketing project management career.

Marketing Project Manager
Marketing

Senior practitioners. Real client work.

The people who teach our workshops are the same people who run the project work we get hired for.

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Meet the leadership team
Portrait of Dr. Denis R. Petersen
Founder & President

Dr. Denis R. Petersen

PMPACMPU.S. Army Veteran
Portrait of Bill Bialcak
Partner

Bill Bialcak

PMPU.S. Air Force Veteran
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Partner

Dan Anderson

MEMPMP

Trusted by teams across federal, energy, defense, manufacturing, and higher ed.

A selection of the organizations we've trained or consulted with.

Ready when you are

Train your team with practitioners who've done the work.

Custom on-site, live online, and public workshops. Tell us what your team needs and we'll put a quote in front of you.