PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)

The PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) is a specialised credential recognising expertise in assessing and identifying project risks, mitigating threats, and capitalising on opportunities. It validates the skills needed to proactively manage risk within complex projects, making holders essential to project teams operating in high-stakes or regulated environments.

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What is the PMI-RMP Course?

Who Should Take This Course?

Project Managers specialising in risk management
Risk Analysts and Risk Officers
Programme Managers managing interdependent risks
IT Project Leads working on high-risk technology projects
PMPs seeking a specialist risk credential
Compliance and Governance Managers
Construction and Engineering Project Professionals

What You Will Learn in the PMI-RMP Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Risk Strategy and Planning

Establish the risk management approach, methodology, and risk appetite for projects.

Risk management plan development
Risk appetite and tolerance definition
Stakeholder risk thresholds
Risk information management systems

Risk Identification

Systematically identify risks using structured techniques and tools.

Risk register creation
Brainstorming and Delphi technique
SWOT and root cause analysis
Assumption and constraint analysis

Qualitative Risk Analysis

Prioritise risks using probability and impact assessment.

Probability-Impact matrix
Risk urgency and proximity
Risk categorisation (RBS)
Expert judgment techniques

Quantitative Risk Analysis

Monte Carlo simulation
Decision tree analysis
Expected Monetary Value (EMV)
Sensitivity analysis and tornado diagrams

Risk Response Planning

Threat response strategies (Avoid, Transfer, Mitigate, Accept)
Opportunity response strategies (Exploit, Share, Enhance)
Contingency and fallback planning
Residual and secondary risk management

Risk Monitoring and Control

Risk audit and reassessment
Reserve analysis
Risk status reporting
Lessons learned and risk closure

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

Secondary degree with 4,500 hours of project risk management experience, OR
4-year degree with 3,000 hours of project risk management experience
30 contact hours of risk management education
Experience across risk identification, analysis, and response planning

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the PMI-RMP certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	PMI Risk Management Professional
Exam Code	PMI-RMP
Exam Type	Multiple Choice and Multiple Response
Total Questions	170
Passing Score	Above Target / Target (not a fixed percentage)
Exam Duration	230 minutes
Language	English
Exam Provider	Pearson VUE (in-person or online proctored)
Exam Focus	Risk Strategy & Planning, Risk Identification, Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis, Risk Response, Risk Monitoring
Exam Registration	PMI.org member portal
Retake Policy	Up to 3 attempts within 1 year
Certification Validity	3 years (30 PDUs in risk management required for renewal)