Construction Performance & Materials Management | PMI On-Demand Course
Offered by PMI
This course is bundled with an assessment that is designed to help you enhance the efficiency and productivity of built environment projects.
The Construction Performance and Materials Management course is designed to help you enhance the efficiency and productivity of built environment projects.
PMI’s comprehensive self-paced format includes directed multimedia content, a guided review of Exam Content Outline (ECO) references, and structured independent study activities, allowing learners to progress at their own pace while building a deep understanding of the material.
What you’ll learn
Module 1:
- Creating a high performing team: Learn to define team rules, build a shared understanding, and engage virtual teams.
Module 2:
- Keeping your team on track: Learn to collaborate with stakeholders, lead a team, and manage conflict.
Module 3:
- Getting started with your project: Learn to engage stakeholders, manage and plan scope, assess and manage risk.
Module 4:
- Doing the work: Learn to manage change, determine appropriate project practices, and establish governance.
Module 5:
- Keeping the business in mind: Learn to evaluate business and environment changes and improve planning processes.
PDU Breakdown:
This online course provides an opportunity to earn professional development units (PDUs) while building valuable skills.
Business acumen 4.5 Ways of working 4.75 Power skills 4.75
Important Note:
This eLearning is not a required pre-requisite to obtaining your PMI-CP, but PDUs earned from this eLearning can help you maintain your certification.
Associated Certifications: PMI-CP™
Who Benefits from PMI-CP™?
Experienced Construction Project Managers
- Profile: Project managers, construction managers, and program managers currently leading construction projects
- Career Stage: Mid to senior level with 5+ years of construction project experience
- Pain Points: Traditional PM methods insufficient for construction’s unique challenges; need to manage complex interfaces, contracts, and multidisciplinary teams; pressure to deliver projects on time and budget in an industry where 72% experience delays
- Value Proposition: “Validate your construction expertise with industry-recognized methodologies that reduce project delays, prevent cost overruns, and position you as a specialist in the world’s largest industry.”
Engineers and Technical Professionals Transitioning to Leadership
- Profile: Civil engineers, structural engineers, MEP engineers, and architects moving into project management roles
- Career Stage: Technical specialists with 3-7 years of experience ready for project leadership
- Pain Points: Strong technical knowledge but limited formal project management training; struggle to manage stakeholders, contracts, and project governance; difficulty communicating across disciplines
- Value Proposition: “Bridge your technical expertise with proven construction project management frameworks to lead complex projects effectively and advance your career.”
Construction Consultants and Owner Representatives
- Profile: Owner representatives, project controls specialists, construction consultants, and advisors
- Career Stage: Mid to senior level professionals advising on construction projects
- Pain Points: Need credibility when advising diverse clients; clients demanding specialized construction expertise; difficulty establishing standardized approaches across multiple projects
- Value Proposition: “Differentiate your practice with the construction industry’s internationally recognized certification and demonstrate mastery of specialized construction delivery methods.”
Career Changers Entering Construction
- Profile: PMP® holders and project managers from other industries (IT, manufacturing, energy) transitioning to construction
- Career Stage: Experienced project managers at any level seeking construction specialization
- Pain Points: General PM knowledge doesn’t address construction-specific challenges like contract types, delivery methods, interface management, and claims; need to quickly build construction credibility
- Value Proposition: “Apply your project management foundation to construction’s unique context with specialized training in contracts, interfaces, and construction-specific methodologies—no prior construction experience required.”
PMI-CP Certification Details
Certification Structure:
The PMI-CPI™ certification includes:
Completion of four foundational courses:
PMI-CP™ Certification Exam (120 questions, 230 minutes)
PMI-CP™ Digital Badge and Certificate upon successful completion
Prerequisites:
To apply for the PMI-CP™ certification, candidates must meet the following requirements:
36 months of experience leading construction projects in any role (project manager, engineer, architect, quantity surveyor, planner, contractor, consultant, or owner representative)
Completion of four foundational PMI-CP™ learning modules:
Format and Delivery:
Foundational Courses:
Self-paced eLearning: Approximately 6-10 hours per course, completed at your own schedule
Instructor-led training: Approximately 2 days per course, delivered on-site or virtually through PMI Authorized Training Partners with customizable case studies
PMI-CP Certification Exam:
Format: Computer-based exam administered through Pearson VUE
Questions: 120 multiple-choice questions
Time: 230 minutes (3 hours, 50 minutes)
Languages: English
Delivery: Available in-person at testing centers and online proctored
Digital Credentials: Upon passing the exam, candidates receive a PMI-CP™ digital badge and certificate for professional use.
Available PMI-CP Courses & Products
PMI-CP® Certification Exam
- PMI Membership + PMI-CP Exam bundle
7 PMI-CP Construction Courses:
Construction Project Communications
Construction Performance & Materials Management
Construction: Execution Planning in the Built Environment
Construction: Scope and Change Order Management
Construction: Interface Management
Construction: Contract Processes




