
Start projects right
Learn to set your project up for success with effective kickoffs, discovery, and briefing.
Take the DPM Mastery Program to develop the instinct, judgment, and leadership skills needed to deliver complex projects that revolve around people, pixels, and code.
Our program equips you with the mindset, the skill set, and the tool set to lead projects confidently in a digital context.
Practical lessons built by real digital PMs
Hands-on practice using actual project scenarios
Expert-led discussions and mentorship via Slack
A strict focus on interactive digital media throughout
We’ve built this for intermediate-level professional who lead projects that involve people, pixels, and code.
Agency Project Managers
Digital Producers
In-House Software Delivery Leads
SaaS Product Onboarding Managers
Website Development Leads
Freelancers & Entrepreneurs
Sign up for a free lesson and the full program brochure. No credit card required!
Need PDUs to maintain your certification from the Project Management Institute? Our program is now eligible for pre-approved PDUs across all sides of the talent triangle.
Our program is practical, hands-on, and unfiltered. We tell it like it is, and we don’t gloss over the realities of project management in a digital world.
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Become confident in your planning, learn to pivot when things go off track, and fill in your blind spots in the digital landscape.
Learn to set your project up for success with effective kickoffs, discovery, and briefing.
Get confident creating and maintaining realistic timelines that truly guide your projects.
Practice defining requirements, building accurate estimates and create a bulletproof Scope Statement.
Master the dark art of keeping projects on track, within scope and on budget.
Learn to cultivate high performing cross-functional teams and stay on top of all moving parts.
Develop your ability to identify, mitigate and solve the most common problems in digital projects.
Our program accommodates different learning styles to make it fit within even the busiest schedules.
Listen as you walk the dog. Watch at your desk. Read on the train. Learn how you learn best in any given context.
Start when you want to, finish when you can. Our flexible format helps you make the time to learn without straining other areas of your life.
Get credit for the work you’re putting in along the way. Every learning arc can earn you a microcredential for your CV even before you complete the full course.
Amplify your takeaways by learning together. Access our Slack space to talk about assignments, ask questions, and put what you’re learning into context.
Each learning arc includes a hands-on assignment that challenges you to put what you just learned into practice in a real-world situation.
Streamline your project management process with templates created and curated by experienced digital project managers.
Boost your resume with a respected DPM School credential.
Showcase your technical competencies and leadership skills - validated by a hands-on, scenario-based exam.
Our program takes you through an end-to-end digital project to build core project management skills using specific scenarios and real-world examples.
I’m Galen, your lead instructor and co-founder of The DPM School. For over 15 years, I’ve been leading complex human-centered digital transformation projects in government, healthcare, transit, and retail for boutique digital agencies and large consultancies.
Learn by absorbing, discussing, and practicing in a real-world context.
Embark on a hands-on, self-paced transformation to stand out as a respected digital project leader.
Harness the power of training and community. Become a DPM Member and get 25% off our certification.
The course is divided into 7 parts that follow the end-to-end life cycle of a digital project:
You’ll get access to all the course content from day one with a guide for progressing theme-by-theme at your own pace.
We are committed to supporting learners all over the world. To do that, we keep all the interactive components and discussions in Slack so that learners can engage when it works for their schedule.
We do sometimes have live sessions, but these are optional and are run in pairs to accommodate multiple time zones.
DPM School certification gives you the chance to share your achievement in completing the Mastering Digital Project Management course with your network. Our certification is provided by Accredible, allowing you to add your certification to your LinkedIn profile.
The certification is available for those who successfully complete all learning arcs, achieve a score of 80% or greater on the assignments, and score above 60% on the final submission-based assignment.
We’ll issue a certificate upon successful completion of all the course requirements. You’re able to resubmit assignments if required.
As of October 2023, we are now a PMI Authorized Training Provider! Our program will now allow you to report 12 PDUs: 4 for Ways of Working, 6 for Power Skills, and 2 for Business Acumen.
This course can be applied towards your professional education hours on your CAPM or PMP application. However, please note that our course is NOT specifically designed to prepare you for writing either exam.
We understand there are reasons why you might need to withdraw from the course. Remember, you get access to the course for 1 year after the course starts. However, if you find that you still have not completed the course within a year, you can reach out to us for a renewal.
We’re confident you’re going to love the course. But if you don’t, just tell us and we’ll issue a full refund—we offer a 100% money-back guarantee.
DPM Membership is a project management supergroup — it connects project managers with their peers and digital delivery experts to set the new standard for how digital project management should be done.
Our members solve challenges, innovate and drive change in the project management field while sharing knowledge and insights with each other along the way.
Members get 25% off the DPM certification, so you can benefit from the career-boosting combo of certification and community.