Choose the Path That Meets You Where You Are
Project Rise helps professionals build the confidence, executive presence, strategic thinking, and practical execution skills needed to lead complex work and advance.
Every pathway uses project execution as a practical framework for leadership development. PMP® preparation is built into the Project Rise Signature Program and the Accelerated PMP® Certification Path. Other pathways focus on comprehensive project leadership training, applied experience, or career advancement.
Open to professionals of all genders and work backgrounds, with a particular focus on Black and Brown women and others historically underrepresented in leadership.
Leadership Development → Project Execution → Practical Application → Stronger Performance
Find Your Path
Project Rise with Dr. Helen offers several pathways based on the knowledge, certification, practical experience, and career support you need.
| Program | Best For | Full Leadership & Project-Management Curriculum | PMP® Application & Exam Preparation | Applied Practicum & Portfolio | Career Advocacy & Long-Term Mentorship |
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| Project Rise Signature Program | Professionals seeking the complete leadership, certification, practical, career-advancement, and mentorship experience. | ✓ | ✓ Participants are expected to pursue the PMP®. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accelerated PMP® Certification Path | Professionals primarily seeking focused PMP® certification preparation without the extended practicum or long-term support. | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Project Leadership & Execution Program | Professionals seeking the complete project-leadership curriculum and practical application without making certification the central goal. | ✓ | Optional | ✓ | — |
| Applied Project Leadership Lab | PMP®-certified or formally trained professionals who understand the theory and need deeper hands-on experience and portfolio evidence. | Prior knowledge required | N/A | ✓ | — |
| Leadership & Career Accelerator | Experienced professionals seeking career positioning, visibility, advocacy, accountability, and support for their next move. | — | N/A | — | ✓ |
Not sure where to begin? Schedule a conversation with Dr. Helen to identify the pathway that best matches your experience and goals.
Project Rise Signature Program: Our flagship, all-inclusive pathway for professionals seeking PMP® certification, deeper applied experience, portfolio development, career or promotion support, advocacy, employer connections, and long-term mentorship. Participants are expected to pursue the PMP® credential.
Accelerated PMP® Certification Path: A streamlined pathway offering the same rigorous leadership-focused PMP® training for professionals primarily seeking the credential, without the extended practicum, career advocacy, or long-term mentorship.
Compare Our Two PMP® Pathways
Both pathways provide the same rigorous leadership-focused PMP® foundation. The Signature Program extends the experience through applied practice, portfolio development, career advancement support, employer connections, and long-term mentorship.
| Program Feature | Accelerated PMP® Path | Signature Program |
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| Live, instructor-led PMP® exam preparation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Individual PMI application support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Predictive, Agile, and hybrid project-management principles | ✓ | ✓ |
| Confidence and executive-presence development | ✓ | ✓ |
| Strategic communication and influence | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stakeholder engagement and conflict management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Change leadership and organizational navigation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Case-based learning and practical exercises during training | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exam strategy, practice questions, and readiness assessments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended applied practicum using real-world scenarios | — | ✓ |
| Portfolio-ready project artifacts | — | ✓ |
| Career or promotion positioning | — | ✓ |
| Résumé and LinkedIn development | — | ✓ |
| Career advocacy and selected employer introductions | — | ✓ |
| Support while pursuing a job or promotion | — | ✓ |
| Support navigating workplace culture and organizational politics after advancement | — | ✓ |
| Twelve months of leadership mentorship and ongoing support | — | ✓ |
Signature Program: The same core foundation, extended through applied practice, portfolio development, career advancement support, employer connections, and long-term mentorship.
Project Rise Signature Program
Leadership Development + Project Execution + PMP® Preparation + Career Advancement + Long-Term Mentorship
The Project Rise Signature Program is our flagship, all-inclusive pathway. Participants enrolling in the program are expected to pursue the PMP® credential as part of their development journey. Comprehensive PMI application support, exam preparation, and readiness coaching are built into the experience.
Includes:
Confidence, executive presence, and strategic communication coaching
Leadership development through practical project execution
Organizational navigation, including stakeholder management, workplace culture, influence, and change leadership
PMP® exam preparation and PMI application support
Agile, predictive, and hybrid project-management principles
Applied practicum and portfolio-ready project artifacts
Career positioning, advocacy, and employer connections
Twelve months of leadership mentorship and ongoing support
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Professionals who currently lead—or are preparing to lead—projects, products, programs, change, teams or important initiatives, even when “Project Manager” is not their official title.
The Signature Program is designed for people who want to strengthen their confidence, executive presence, strategic thinking and practical execution skills. Participants are expected to pursue the PMP® certification
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Many professionals are already leading project work without carrying the title “Project Manager.”
We help participants identify legitimate project experience from their current and previous roles and document it clearly using language aligned with PMI® application expectations.
We never invent, exaggerate, or misrepresent experience. Our role is to help you recognize and accurately describe the work you have genuinely performed. PMI determines final eligibility and application approval.
In the rare case you are not yet eligible, we will tell you honestly and help you understand the best next step.
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The Project Rise Signature Program includes 12–14 weeks of live, virtual instruction, typically held two evenings per week between 6:00 and 9:00 PM Eastern Time.
Participants begin with the shared PMP® preparation and project-execution phase, then continue into applied practicum, leadership development and the creation of portfolio-ready project artifacts.
The formal classroom phase is followed by career advocacy, job-search support and twelve months of leadership mentorship.
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$5,495
Payment plans are available. A limited number of need-based scholarships may be offered to qualified applicants.
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Fall 2026 Cohort
Begins September 30, 2026Winter Cohort
Planned for January 2027Spring Cohort
Planned for April 2027Exact class days and the complete schedule are confirmed before each cohort begins. Applications may be submitted in advance, and seats are intentionally limited to preserve the personalized, high-touch experience.
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Live, instructor-led PMP® certification preparation
PMI application guidance and review
Predictive, agile, and hybrid project-management instruction
Hands-on project-execution labs, including schedules, risk registers, stakeholder tools, backlogs, and dashboards
Simulation exams, practice questions, books, flashcards, and study resources
A portfolio of practical project artifacts that demonstrates applied experience
Confidence, executive presence, and strategic-communication coaching
Guidance navigating stakeholders, organizational culture, workplace politics, and change
Personalized coaching and mentorship from the beginning of the program
Résumé and LinkedIn positioning
Interview preparation and job-search strategy
Career connections, employer introductions, and advocacy where appropriate
Job-search support for up to six months
Twelve months of on-the-job leadership mentorship and support
The Project Rise Signature Program, Accelerated PMP® Certification Path, and Project Leadership & Execution Program begin together in the same live Project Leadership Core. After completing the shared core curriculum, participants continue into the pathway-specific experience they selected: focused PMP® readiness, the applied practicum and portfolio, or both. Signature Program participants also continue into career advocacy, employer connections, and long-term leadership mentorship after the training.“Project Rise goes far beyond exam preparation. The career support and twelve months of mentorship showed a genuine commitment to my success. I landed my first six-figure role, and my Project Rise experience became a powerful part of my professional story.”
Accelerated PMP® Certification Path
Focused Preparation for Professionals Primarily Seeking the PMP® Credential
A streamlined certification pathway that includes live instruction, PMI application support, study resources, simulation exams, and focused coaching.
This pathway does not include the applied practicum, career advocacy, employer connections, or twelve months of leadership mentorship offered through the Signature Program.
Includes:
Confidence, executive presence, and strategic communication
Leadership development through practical project execution
Foundational guidance on stakeholder management, workplace culture, influence, conflict, and change leadership
Live, instructor-led PMP® exam preparation
Individual support completing the PMI application
Guidance translating professional experience into PMI-aligned language
Predictive, Agile, and hybrid project-management principles
PMP® exam strategy and situational-question practice
Practice questions, knowledge checks, and readiness assessments
Structured study planning and accountability support
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This pathway is ideal for professionals who:
Have experience leading or contributing to projects
Meet, or are close to meeting, PMI’s PMP® eligibility requirements
Want to earn the PMP® certification without the extended career-development components of the Signature Program
Are ready for a focused, accelerated study schedule
Want live instruction, application guidance, accountability, and exam-readiness support
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Many professionals are already leading project work without carrying the title “Project Manager.”
We help participants identify legitimate project experience from their current and previous roles and document it clearly using language aligned with PMI® application expectations.
We never invent, exaggerate, or misrepresent experience. Our role is to help you recognize and accurately describe the work you have genuinely performed. PMI determines final eligibility and application approval.
In the rare case you are not yet eligible, we will tell you honestly and help you understand the best next step.
Currently, 100% PMI Acceptance on Project Rise Packaged Applications
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The Accelerated PMP® Certification Path includes 8–10 weeks of live, virtual instruction, typically held two evenings per week between 6:00 and 9:00 PM Eastern Time.
This focused pathway covers PMP® exam preparation, PMI application support, predictive, agile and hybrid project-management principles, practice questions and simulation exams.
It does not include the additional practicum, portfolio development, career advocacy or twelve-month mentorship offered through the Signature Program.
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$2,995
Payment plans are available.
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Fall 2026 Cohort
Begins September 30, 2026Winter Cohort
Planned for January 2027Spring Cohort
Planned for April 2027Exact class days and the complete schedule are confirmed before each cohort begins. Applications may be submitted in advance, and seats are intentionally limited to preserve the personalized, high-touch experience.
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Live, instructor-led PMP® certification preparation
PMI application guidance and review
Predictive, agile, and hybrid project-management instruction
Simulation exams, practice questions, books, flashcards, and study resources
Confidence, executive presence, and strategic-communication coaching
Guidance navigating stakeholders, organizational culture, workplace politics, and change
The Project Rise Signature Program, Accelerated PMP® Certification Path, and Project Leadership & Execution Program begin together in the same live Project Leadership Core. After completing the shared core curriculum, participants continue into the pathway-specific experience they selected: focused PMP® readiness, the applied practicum and portfolio, or both. Signature Program participants also continue into career advocacy, employer connections, and long-term leadership mentorship after the training.“Thank you, Dr. Helen, you did a great job of teaching us, being flexible, and pushing us. This opportunity felt like a once in a life time opportunity that I could not pass up. I have wanted to get my PMP since 2010, but I was always intimidated by the process. Committing to this class was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Thank you again!!!”
Project Leadership & Execution Program
Full Project-Management Training + Leadership Development + Applied Practicum
Designed for professionals who are already leading—or preparing to lead—products, teams, programs, systems, change, process improvements, or strategic initiatives, even when “Project Manager” is not in their title.
This program provides the same rigorous project management and project leadership core taught within the Project Rise Signature Program, followed by a team-based applied practicum.
Participants learn the full discipline, strengthen their confidence and executive presence, and practice applying project-management principles to realistic workplace challenges—without making PMP® certification the central goal.
No prior formal project-management training is required. PMP® certification is optional.
Includes:
Live, instructor-led project-management and project-leadership training
Predictive, Agile, and hybrid project-management approaches
Project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure
Confidence, executive presence, and strategic communication
Stakeholder engagement, influence, and conflict management
Risk, issue, quality, scope, schedule, and change management
Organizational navigation, workplace culture, and change leadership
Case-based learning and practical exercises throughout the training
Team-based applied practicum using realistic project scenarios
Development of integrated project tools and artifacts
Portfolio-ready artifacts and documentation of each participant’s individual contribution
Project presentations, expert critique, feedback, and refinement
Guidance applying the learning to current or future workplace initiatives
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This program is ideal for professionals who:
Lead or contribute to projects but have never received formal project-management training
Want to speak the language of project management with greater confidence
Need stronger structure for planning and executing complex work
Want practical experience creating and using project artifacts
Want leadership development and applied project training without pressure to pursue the PMP®
Are preparing for greater responsibility, a promotion, or a more visible leadership role
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Participants begin with the shared Project Leadership Core, followed by the Applied Project Leadership Practicum.
Weeks 1–8: Live Project Leadership Core, twice weekly
Weeks 9–12: Team-based Applied Practicum, once weekly
Additional support: Up to three additional weeks may be provided for artifact completion, refinement, presentations, or make-up work when needed
Most participants complete the structured training in 12 weeks.
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Project Leadership & Execution Program: $3,995
Includes the complete live Project Leadership Core, team-based applied practicum, artifact development, feedback, and portfolio preparation.
Optional PMP® Application & Exam Readiness Add-On: $1,000
Payment plans may be available.
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Fall 2026 Cohort
Begins September 30, 2026Winter Cohort
Planned for January 2027Spring Cohort
Planned for April 2027Exact class days and the complete schedule are confirmed before each cohort begins. Applications may be submitted in advance, and seats are intentionally limited to preserve the personalized, high-touch experience.
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Participants who later decide to pursue the PMP® may add focused certification support, including:
PMI eligibility and application guidance
Support translating experience into PMI-aligned language
PMP® exam strategy and situational-question techniques
Practice questions and mock examinations
Knowledge-gap review and readiness assessments
Study planning and accountability support
The optional add-on allows participants to pursue certification without making exam preparation the focus of the main Project Leadership & Execution experience.
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Many professionals are already leading project work without carrying the title “Project Manager.”
We help participants identify legitimate project experience from their current and previous roles and document it clearly using language aligned with PMI® application expectations.
We never invent, exaggerate, or misrepresent experience. Our role is to help you recognize and accurately describe the work you have genuinely performed. PMI determines final eligibility and application approval.
In the rare case you are not yet eligible, we will tell you honestly and help you understand the best next step.
Currently, 100% PMI Acceptance on Project Rise Packaged Applications
The Project Rise Signature Program, Accelerated PMP® Certification Path, and Project Leadership & Execution Program begin together in the same live Project Leadership Core. After completing the shared core curriculum, participants continue into the pathway-specific experience they selected: focused PMP® readiness, the applied practicum and portfolio, or both. Signature Program participants also continue into career advocacy, employer connections, and long-term leadership mentorship after the training.Applied Project Leadership Lab
Turn project-management knowledge into portfolio-ready evidence.
For Project Rise with Dr. Helen alumni, PMP®-certified professionals, and experienced project leaders who understand the principles but want guided practice applying them to realistic project situations.
Participants move beyond theory by developing and presenting the tools, decisions, and artifacts used to lead real work with confidence.
Includes:
Guided applied practicum using realistic project scenarios
Hands-on development of practical project tools and artifacts
Stakeholder, risk, issue, change, schedule, and status-management exercises
Instructor review, critique, and feedback
Portfolio-ready project artifacts that demonstrate applied capability
Guidance explaining project decisions and accomplishments to employers and organizational leaders
Greater confidence applying project-management principles on the job
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PMP®-certified professionals, Project Rise with Dr. Helen alumni, and experienced project leaders who want deeper practical experience and tangible work they can showcase.
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Small-Group Cohort: $1,750
A guided cohort experience featuring realistic project scenarios, hands-on development of practical project tools and portfolio-ready artifacts, instructor feedback, and peer learning.
Private One-on-One Lab: $2,495
A personalized experience tailored to your background, target role, and development needs. Includes individualized coaching, customized project scenarios, detailed review and refinement of your artifacts, and guidance on explaining and presenting your work with confidence.
Both options are offered for a one-time investment and culminate in reviewed, portfolio-ready project artifacts.
Payment plans may be available.
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Applied Project Management Labs
Hands-on workshops designed to strengthen practical experience through:
project charters
RAID logs
stakeholder maps
Scope Statement
WBS and schedules
Agile backlogs & story cards
Risk Registers
Procurement & Outsourcing
EVM
executive dashboards & presentations
Portfolio & Presentation Development
Opportunities to:
refine portfolio-ready artifacts
participate in small-group critiques
practice executive-style presentations
build confidence communicating project work
Leadership & Career Accelerator
Strategic support for your next professional move.
For experienced professionals in any field who have built meaningful skills and experience but need greater clarity, visibility, positioning, advocacy, and accountability to pursue a new role, promotion, or broader leadership opportunity.
This pathway focuses on helping professionals translate their experience into a compelling leadership story, target the right opportunities, build strategic relationships, and navigate the transition with sustained guidance.
Includes:
Leadership and executive career strategy
Role and target-company strategy
Résumé and LinkedIn positioning
Personal branding and professional visibility
Networking strategy
Warm introductions where appropriate
Interview preparation
Executive communication coaching
Salary-negotiation coaching
Organizational-navigation guidance
Career advocacy, mentorship, and accountability
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Experienced professionals in any field who are ready for their next role or promotion and need strategic positioning, advocacy, mentorship, and accountability to move forward.
Perfect for professionals who already have strong experience but need strategic positioning, executive coaching, career advocacy and accountability to reach the next level.
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Leadership Career Accelerator
3 Months | $2,497
Includes:
Six private coaching sessions
Resume transformation
LinkedIn optimization
Executive positioning strategy
Personal branding
Target company strategy
Job search and application review
Networking strategy
Warm introductions where appropriate
Interview preparation
Executive communication coaching
Email support between sessions
Accountability and progress tracking
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Leadership Career Partnership
6 Months | $3,997
Everything above plus:
Twelve coaching sessions
Ongoing executive mentoring
Interview debriefs
Offer evaluation
Salary negotiation support
Expanded networking strategy
Leadership development after securing a new role
First 90-day success coaching
“Dr. Helen’s mentorship changed everything. She helped me sharpen my ability to spot risks early, ask the right questions, and anticipate stakeholder behavior. Her guidance gave me the tools to plan better and set projects up for success — lessons that continue to shape the kind of manager I am today.”
Project Rise with Dr. Helen Talent Network
A curated network connecting qualified, motivated professionals with employers seeking prepared talent.
The Talent Network is open to eligible professionals whether or not they have completed a Project Rise with Dr. Helen program.
For professionals: Gain greater visibility and consideration for relevant opportunities.
For employers: Connect with professionals whose experience, goals, and readiness have been reviewed.
Looking for leadership, project execution, or workforce development support for your organization?
Dr. Helen works with employers, teams, professional associations, and employee resource groups through customized workshops, advisory services, leadership development, PMO support, and execution-gap assessments.
