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The demand for professionals with IT security and project management certifications has never grown faster. Off Peak Training has expanded its ownership and its course offerings. This month Chris Talmont and Chris Schulz, were added as principals to the business.

Official Press Release:

www.offpeaktraining.com/press

Additional Courses:

Additional PMP Certification courses and CISSP Certification courses.
www.offpeaktraining.com/pmp
www.offpeaktraining.com/cissp

As a certified Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), Off Peak Training will attend the Project Management Institute’s R.E.P. Forum, from July 11-14th. The conference will be held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center, in Maryland’s National Harbor. We are excited to be attending this conference, which will feature speakers and presentations from project management scholars and experts. We are committed to continuous improvement in our knowledge of project management and in our course material, and we are looking forward to enhancing our current PMP certification course content with the latest, cutting edge information presented at this conference.

According to the PMI website, “this premier educational conference gathers thought leaders in project management to share new research findings and shape future directions for the profession. Participation in the event is limited to 500 scholars, senior practitioners and students of project management. It will feature upwards of 60 sessions and, in addition to traditional paper presentations, will include new interactive session formats, symposia and student poster sessions. Attendees will also use the latest in social media networking to further their participation and enhance their experience.”

PMI is the world’s leading professional membership organization for project managers and is the only project management association with an established academic research program. In order to become a Registered Education Provider, Off Peak Training’s course materials went through a rigorous review by PMI education experts to ensure that our course material is of high quality and in-line with PMI standards.

Sign up today for PMP Certification training in Tyson’s Corner Virginia August 23-27th, 2010. Full schedule available at www.offpeaktraining.com/pmp

Read testimonials at: http://www.offpeaktraining.com/category/testimonials/

Off Peak Training, a Reston, VA based company, offers public and private classes to help prepare business professionals for the PMP®, CAPM®, PMI-SP®, CISSP®, CAPM®, CISA®, and is a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute.

Get a PMP Certification in 2010 –

Reap the financial and professional rewards of becoming a more effective leader in 2010. Prepare for your future with a PMP certification! The PMP® certification validates demonstrated leadership skills and expertise in directing project teams across budget, resources and time constraints in diverse industries ranging from IT, telecommunications and finance, to health care, education and construction.

Off Peak Training’s Project Management Prep course prepares practitioners and organizations for the PMP® exam, strengthening their core competencies which helps further develop and advance career prospects. Our project management courses are recognized by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading not-for-profit membership organization serving the Project Management profession. We serve one of it’s largest and fastest growing chapters, the Washington DC Chapter (PMIWDC).

Off Peak’s PMP certified training professionals have delivered hands-on and online project management expertise to clients globally and across numerous diverse industries and sectors and will prepare you with real world situational and scenario-based questions.

Our commitment to quality, along with an expert knowledge of leading edge Project Management and best practices, ensures our clients have the tools needed to meet any and all regulatory requirements. 100% of our students have passed the PMP Exam. Off Peak Training is a PMI registered education provider.

Join the nearly 300,000 certified Project Management Professionals worldwide. Sign up for a week long PMP Boot Camp or a 12 day PMP evening course today!

Testimonials

Attendees of our PMP training classes write positive reviews…

• “…without the Off Peak Training Boot camp training there is no way I would have been able to successfully pass the PMP certification test after 5 days of prep-time” — Paul F. Steinhauer, PMP
• “…the course was well organized, the instructor knew and presented the material well and the physical setup was great…” –Dennis Leister, PMP
• More Testimonials on our blog

PMP Exam Requirements

The exam is composed of 200 questions and takes approximately 4 hours to complete. Applicants must meet the following requirements to qualify for the PMP exam:

• Applicants must have 35 hours of specific project management education.
• With a Bachelor’s Degree (or the global equivalent): Applicants must have a minimum three years’ professional project management experience, during which 4,500 hours are spent leading and directing project tasks, up to eight years from the time of application.
• Without a Bachelor’s Degree (or the global equivalent): Applicants must have a minimum five years’ professional project management experience, during which at least 7,500 hours are spent leading and directing project tasks, up to eight years from the time of application.

Without Chris Talmont and the Off Peak Training Bootcamp training there is no way I would have been able to successfully pass the PMP certification test after 5 days of prep-time. Your structured program helped me quickly understand and quickly interconnect the many pieces of the PMBOK® manual/process – and that information stays with me today – 2 months later.

Thanks!

Paul F. Steinhauer, PMP
Vangent, Inc.
Off Peak Training Student

Off Peak Training, a Reston, VA based company, offers public and private classes to help prepare business professionals for the PMP®, CAPM®, PMI-SP®, CISSP®, CAPM®, CISA®, and is a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute.

“I took the Off Peak Training PMBOK Version 4, 5-day bootcamp training in August. The course was well organized, the instructor knew and presented the material well and the physical setup was great. I’ve done dozens of trainings similar to this, so I can speak from experience. Going into the course, I had not yet completed my application for the PMP nor scheduled a date for the exam. The weekend following the course, I submitted all the paper requirements on line. Within the specified time, I got my approval from PMI to take the exam. I scheduled the exam immediately and passed on Sept 4th. So 19 calendar days start-to-end. For me, this compressed, trainer-led format worked best. I recommend Off Peak Training to anyone wanting to build a solid foundation for taking the PMP exam.”

Dennis Leister, PMP
Off Peak Training Student

Off Peak Training, a Reston, VA based company, offers public and private classes to help prepare business professionals for the PMP®, CAPM®, PMI-SP®, CISSP®, CAPM®, CISA®, and is a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute.

This fall Off Peak Training is offering a three week, twelve night, project management training course to help PMP candidates prepare for the PMP exam certification process.

Hang out with the Off Peak Training Team as we enjoy hot coffee, tasty snacks, and the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (A Guide to the PMBOK® 4th Edition). We provide the food, beverages, and all the material you need to prepare for the exam and the application process.
Come ready to learn.

The 36 hour course meets the PMI educational requirement for the PMI certification. All classes take place in Sterling Virginia, near Dulles Airport.

October 5-8, 6PM-9PM
October 12-15, 6PM-9PM
October 19-22, 6PM-9PM
October 24th – PASS PMP EXAM

Like all of our courses, we will work with you, the student, until you pass the exam. Even if that means you take another one of our classes for free. We are committed to helping you achieve success.

Course Price = $2,395 – Sign up early for this class to take advantage of special pricing. Call us for details. We have had a lot of requests for this class so please sign up before it fills up.

Call us: 703.638.2320 or register online at:
http://www.offpeaktraining.com/courses/projectmanagement/pmp/

Off Peak Training, a Reston, VA based company, offering public and private classes to help prepare business professionals for the PMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, CISSP, CAPM, CISA, and much more.

As you probably have noticed by the scarce amount of blog entries on this page, this blog is new. Our plan over the next year is to share our knowledge with you. Let’s talk a little bit about how this blog is going to work. I guess we can do that by stating what this blog will not include: long, boring corporate blabbering. It will include: News, Software Reviews, Security Trends, Project Management and Training.

News: Upcoming training courses, seminars, and events that Off Peak Training will host or attend. As well as hot topics that Off Peak Training Corporation finds interesting enough to share with our customers.

Software Reviews: What can I say? We are software people. We like using it and we like critiquing it. Why are we so critical? Well let’s just say engineers are making good money to make our lives easier. I like my life being easier and I think engineers deserve a fair trial. The software that we will review on this site is the software that we use on a regular basis, business productivity software. I know it sounds boring, but with a little luck we might actually perk your interest and save you some time by not having to evaluate the product yourself. We do not endorse any products. We may however recommend a business productivity tool if we like it.

Security Trends: This can be a pretty fun topic. It can be boring too, so we will make every effort to keep these posts caffeinated. We collectively have a fairly strong background in Information Technology and happen to really like it. Chris Schulz is by far the security expert in our group and we will rely heavily on his input in the arena.

Project Management: We love project management. Chris Talmont and I had the opportunity at a past employer to travel the world helping a wide variety of industries initiate, execute and control their projects. Some of our favorites were the auto industry, construction management, and a beloved fruit company located in Cupertino, California. By hopping from industry to industry we were able to cross pollinate business best practices. It is amazing how much you can learn by teaching. We made every effort to share best practices.

Training: Lastly this blog will include free training. (What did he just say?) Yes folks, f r e e training. What kind of training you ask? Let’s just say that if we offer an instructor led course on a certification or application then we will most certainly offer some freebee lessons online.

So please come back and visit our blog. We promise to have new postings at least monthly. I know that is not enough. How about bi weekly? You know that means every two weeks and not twice a week right? So there you have it. That is where we will start and hopefully we can deliver some valuable content for you. Please feel free to comment directly to a post if you have some feedback. If you would like to request we evaluate a product please contact us using the Contact Us page.

Thank you so much.

Nicholas Hartigan & the Off Peak Training team