Project Management Academy

I attended the PMP Bootcamp in mid November 2015. I was initially hesitant to spend that kind of money on a class where I wasn’t able to visit in person with the instructors or see the establishment, but I’m glad I did.
In fact I’ve been strongly advocating the class since I left. Aside from being an instrumental tool in passing the exam it also increased my knowledge of the many facets of Project Management and how they impact one another. Things we may not pick up as we’ve learned to manage projects informally throughout our careers.
Patti was an excellent teacher and got down to business on day one. There was a lot to learn and four days to do it in. I feel she covered the substantial amount of information expertly for the short amount of time we had (4days). Her tips and tricks for the exam provided excellent guidance and proved to be critical for the exam. If you took her class, memorize that laminated knowledge/​process and formula sheet (tremendous help) Although I initially planned on taking a semester course at a community college, I think a prep course is the way to go. The PMP I feel is built to weed people out. It’s not so much how other people do it or how each company approaches PMP, you need to learn PMP terminology and learn their definitions. I do not recommend taking the exam without a prep course unless you plan on intensely studying the PMBOK book and even then you may not know what tricks to look for.
Bottom line. You can spend the money now and save yourself time and money in the long run, or you can take the long route and probably spend as much money with lost time at work and the cost of repeating the exam. This is not an exam you just want to walk in and take. The Project Management Academy can help you; it did me.
Vito — PMP

I attended the Project Management Academy boot camp Sept. 14^th of this year (2015), and had an AMAZING trainer in Jackie Ockleberry. She was instrumental in providing a very helpful overall mindset, along with the necessary tools, tips, and techniques to successfully pass a very difficult test. I recall using some of her patented catch phrases to help me remember specific details that actually appeared on the exam, and utilized as well, her suggested approach to wordy questions to make them far less intimidating. If you are preparing to take the PMP exam, I would HIGHLY recommend attending this course beforehand, as it proved to be well worth it. Thank you Project Management Academy for employing 1 of the better trainers I have experienced!

I attended the Project Management Boot camp in Austin last April 2013 with Jackie Ockleberry. The class was very helpful and Jackie was the best! After taking this bootcamp and reading HeadFirst PMP, I was able to pass the PMP exam on the first try! Project Management Academy also has a great website that has videos for everything you need to learn. I have recommended this class to fellow co-​workers! Thank You Jackie and PMA!