Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) (Udemy.com)
40 PDU PMI PfMP Portfolio Management Certificate Exam Prep
Created by: Sorin Dumitrascu
Last updated November 2025
What you will learn
- Understand how to align portfolio components with organizational strategic objectives.
- Develop skills in portfolio governance, establishing effective decision-making models.
- Gain insights into optimizing portfolio performance to meet strategic goals.
- Learn to manage portfolio risks in alignment with organizational risk appetites.
- Master communication strategies to engage stakeholders and support portfolio success.
- Acquire advanced competencies in continuous analysis for portfolio improvement.
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating3.9 out of 5higher than 1% of them
- Reviews214#919 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length41.1 hourslonger than 99% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2025more recently than 53% of them
Course Description
Elevate your career to new heights with our Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) certification prep course. This comprehensive program is meticulously designed to align with the Project Management Institute's (PMI) high standards, ensuring you gain the knowledge needed to excel in the PfMP certification exam.
Through this course, you will:
Master Portfolio Management: Dive deep into strategic planning, governance, performance monitoring, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Learn how to directly align projects and programs with organizational goals.
Gain Expert Insights: Learn from industry experts about optimizing portfolio performance, establishing governance structures, and navigating complex risk scenarios. Develop the skills to maximize ROI and achieve strategic objectives.
Apply Your Knowledge: Engage in real-world scenarios and case studies, enhancing your ability to manage portfolios effectively in any organizational context.
Network with Peers: Connect with fellow professionals, sharing experiences and best practices in portfolio management.
Stay Current: Access the latest tools, techniques, and trends in portfolio management. Ensure your skills stay sharp and relevant.
Demonstrate Professional Growth: This course demonstrates your commitment to excellence in portfolio management. Prepare for success in the PfMP exam and beyond.
Whether you're a seasoned portfolio manager, a project manager looking to step up, or a business professional involved in strategic decision-making, this course gives you the tools for organizational success. Enroll now and take charge of your career growth!
Instructor Details
- 3.9 Rating
214 Reviews
Sorin Dumitrascu
I'm Sorin Dumitrascu. I work as an advisor for an international humanitarian organization. Until 2025 I was City Manager of Ploiești, Romania (a city budget of about EUR 200 million), and earlier I was Deputy Director General of Romania's prison service. Since 2015 I have published nearly 200 courses here, taken by more than 360,000 learners.
I'm a public manager and a trainer of trainers, with 15+ years of experience designing and delivering practical courses in management, human resources, project, program and portfolio management, business analysis, operations and finance.
I teach what I practice. I have led and advised projects for the United Nations, the European Union, NGOs and private companies, with a focus on measurable results in organizational performance, industrial relations, prisons and corrections, and adult education.
My courses are built for busy professionals:
- Courses that prepare you for PMI and HR certification exams, plus Six Sigma
- Real case studies from the public sector and from companies
- Templates, checklists and practice resources you can use right away
- Clear, step-by-step lessons with practical assignments
Education: MSc in Policy Making in the European Union (Loughborough University, UK); Bachelor in Administrative Sciences (Public Administration), University of Craiova; Public Manager Diploma, National Institute of Administration (Romania).
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Reviews
By Melissa Tilton on 11/15/2025
So far it’s all audio - there are no visuals (other than the transcript). So it’s not particularly engaging. It’s more like an audiobook (and perhaps should be advertised as such?). But the content is good and what he’s saying is on point.
By Meredith Pratt on 4/21/2025
I was tasked with creating a project management (PM) framework, and I knew absolutely nothing. I've been reading the PMI Standard and any other relevant materials I can find. This was due last week, so I might be jumping around, but I will go back and read through everything. Is there a course on creating a strategy and charter? I need that as well.
By Josue da Luz Dias on 1/7/2025
No visual resources... it´s only a guy speaking with transcripts. It´s hard to get focused... It´s similar to attending a videoconference which everybody´s cameras are switched off and someone is speaking without showing a thing.
By Mugdha Gallagher on 12/8/2024
First of all, thank you Mr. Sorin for putting together this course. The content is good, but the delivery was not up to par. Here are my observations: - Content was not clear / concise. Section 1 was good, but after that it was just repetition of the same thing. - Use of bullet points / diagrams to summarize content in each sub-section can help make the content clear. The sub-sections with diagrams were good to understand, the rest were just ramblings. For example, Guiding Principles was referred to in some sections, but what were the guiding principles? I had to google to figure it out and tie it to Mr. Sorin's slides. But the sub-section about Governance Guiding Principles had a diagram, so that was helpful. - Use of real-life examples. I was disappointed that there was no example included in this tutorial. For Example, the PMIS sub-section. Mr. Sorin could have shown which PMIS tool he has used / likes. He could have listed industry favorites .. not just a generic mention of ERP. Demonstrating what a project charter looks like, using a sample portfolio.. there are so many scenarios where examples could have been used to fortify the intent of the sub-sections. To summarize, this course has potential to be an awesome course if Mr. Sorin implements feedback listed above.
By Amy Mailot on 9/9/2024
It was good, thorough. But a lot of common sense and i felt like it really kept repeating a lot of the same points. If we are making data driven decisions, it could have focused more on how we report to executive leadership on time, resource allocation, % of completion etc.. would have liked to see downloadable templates for those. Also to manage a lot of projects, devops or a other CRMs should also be integrated into this course since this is where the portfolio manager uses to get their measurements to report.
By Rohit Devidas Deshpande on 8/19/2024
Amazing Descriptive Course !!! Trainer has given holistic view of what PFMP is really about in-fact, it covers more than what is mentioned in " The Standard for Portfolio Management".
By Ronald Williams on 8/10/2024
Excellent cours. Goes above and beyond project portfolio management, covering corporate portfolio management. This high level process helps ensure projects, programs and portfolios are aligned with the overarching corporate strategy.
By Safiya Salman Khan on 6/29/2024
Excellent Portfolio Management Professional Course. Highly Recommended. Took lot of notes !! Thanks Mr. Sorin !
By Cristina Nieto on 6/18/2024
Falta de contenidos gráficos. Es un video plano, con una voz de fondo. Incluir gráficos amenizaría el seguimiento del curso. Quizá estos sí estén contemplados más adelante, ya que esto es una mera presentación del curso, y una introducción al tema a desarrollar.
By Benedikte Strøm on 6/11/2024
I appreciated the instructor's passion for the subject, which made the course more enjoyable.
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