Level up your PM career
For project and program managers who want to prepare their next credential with focus and build the judgment that counts on the job afterwards. You get exam simulators, weekly live coaching and a community that works through a real case every week.
- Join free, no card
- Level 1 membership at 9.99 EUR a month
- Cancel any time
Free to start
- The weekly case and the study rooms
- PM Certification Decision Matrix
- The free kickoff of every coaching cycle
- A free trial of each live simulator
In the membership
Level 1 open at 9.99 EUR per month
- Every exam simulator, Deluxe edition, including future ones
- Weekly live coaching
- Your path and the Member Library
- 4exam simulators live
- 2weekly live coaching tracks
- 12credentials with their own overview page
- 25+years of program and project responsibility
Starting point
Your starting point decides the next step
Whether you are still choosing, in the middle of preparing, or already hold the credential and feel stuck, the next step looks different each time. That is why PM Career OS starts with your situation, not with a product.
You are still looking for the right credential
The credential you choose decides months of your preparation. The PM Certification Decision Matrix turns the PMI Exam Content Outlines into one scoring exercise on paper. 15 minutes, free with an account.
See how the matrix worksYou are in the middle of preparing
The exam asks for decisions in situations, not just knowledge. In the simulator you practise in exam mode, and in live coaching the time goes into decisions, scenarios and sample questions.
See the credentialsYou hold the credential and still feel stuck
The delivery judgment is already in place, and no next move is in sight. In the community you work through a real case every week, with people at the same point.
Explore the community
The path
How PM Career OS works
Join free
The weekly case and the study rooms are open to everyone. A free account adds the starter kit. No payment, no card.
Find your credential
The PM Certification Decision Matrix shows you in 15 minutes which credential fits you.
See the matrixPrepare with focus
In the membership you practise with every exam simulator, Deluxe edition, and join the weekly live coaching for PMI-CPMAI and PgMP. Level 1 is 9.99 EUR per month.
See the membership
After you join
You land in Start Here. From there you find the study rooms and the weekly case, and the free account adds the starter kit with your first week on the path.
Credentials
Choose your credential
Each page brings together what there is for your credential, from the exam simulator to live coaching.
- PMI-CPMAIPMI Certified Professional in Managing AI
- CoachingAvailable now
- Exam simulatorAvailable now
- WorkbookComing soon
- PMPProject Management Professional
- CoachingComing soon
- Exam simulatorAvailable now
- CAPMCertified Associate in Project Management
- Exam simulatorAvailable now
- PgMPProgram Management Professional
- CoachingAvailable now
- Exam simulatorAvailable now
Live coaching
You do not prepare alone
Each track has one live session a week, 60 minutes, over 12 weeks. Every session is recorded, and you can join in any week.
Week 1
11 November 2026
Kickoff and orientation
Week 2
18 November 2026
Support Responsible and Trustworthy AI Efforts
Domain session
Week 3
25 November 2026
Identify Business Needs and Solutions, part A
Domain session
Week 4
2 December 2026
Identify Business Needs and Solutions, part B
Domain session
Week 5
9 December 2026
Identify Data Needs, part A
Domain session
Week 6
16 December 2026
Identify Data Needs, part B
Domain session
- Winter break
Week 7
13 January 2027
Practice session
Domains I, II and III
Week 8
20 January 2027
Manage AI Model Development and Evaluation
Domain session
Week 9
27 January 2027
Operationalize AI Solution
Domain session
Week 10
3 February 2027
Practice session
Domains IV and V
Week 11
10 February 2027
Practice session
All domains
Week 12
17 February 2027
Exam prep and final Q&A
Sessions are held in English.
See the coaching programWeek 1
17 November 2026
Kickoff and orientation
Week 2
24 November 2026
Strategic Program Alignment
Domain session
Week 3
1 December 2026
Program Life Cycle Management, part A
Domain session
Week 4
8 December 2026
Benefits Management
Domain session
Week 5
15 December 2026
Stakeholder Engagement
Domain session
- Winter break
Week 6
12 January 2027
Practice lab 1
Practice session
Week 7
19 January 2027
Program Life Cycle Management, part B
Domain session
Week 8
26 January 2027
Governance
Domain session
Week 9
2 February 2027
Program Life Cycle Management, part C
Domain session
Week 10
9 February 2027
Practice lab 2
Practice session
Week 11
16 February 2027
Exam lab
Practice session
Week 12
23 February 2027
Exam prep and final Q&A
Sessions are held in English.
See the coaching programLive every week
One session a week, on a fixed day and time.
Practice and exam prep
Live time goes into the exam, not into lectures.
Feedback and peers
Selected work gets feedback, and nobody prepares alone.
The kickoff of every cycle is open to everyone with a free community account.
Differences
What makes PM Career OS different
Built by an author of a PMI standard
Markus is lead author of the program management chapter in PMI's The Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management. He is a PMI Authorized PMP Instructor and a PMI Authorized Training Partner Instructor for PMI-CPMAI and CAPM.
Live time for decisions
The content stays in the official PMI material. Live time goes into decisions, scenarios and sample questions, not into lectures.
Every simulator, now and later
The membership includes every exam simulator in the Deluxe edition. Every simulator we launch later joins on its launch day.
Honest, not promised
We do not promise that you pass. We make sure you know where you stand before you book, and we pick recommendations on merit, not on commission.
Your coach
Hi, my name is Markus Kopko and I am your coach
I am the founder of PM Career OS.
I hold the PgMP, PMP, PMI-CPMAI, CAITL and ITIL 4 Strategic Leader credentials. For over 25 years I have carried transformation, program and project responsibility in finance, telecommunications, pharma and energy.
- PMI Authorized PMP Instructor
- PMI Authorized Training Partner Instructor for PMI-CPMAI and CAPM
- Member of the PMI AI Standards Core Development Team and lead author of the program management chapter
- Reviewer of the PMBOK Guide, 7th edition
PM Career OS brings together what I learned in those years and pass on as an instructor today: exam simulators, weekly live coaching and a community with a new case on the table every week.
I lead the live sessions myself. My goal is that you leave with more than the credential: with the judgment you need in programs and projects afterwards.
Credentials and authorizations
Who it is for
Who PM Career OS is for
This fits if
- You are preparing for a credential and want to practise the decisions the exam asks for, not only the content.
- You are mid-career and stuck at Senior PM, with the delivery judgment already in place and no obvious next move.
- You are early in your career and want the foundation built properly rather than fast.
- You are willing to post your reasoning in public and have it challenged.
This does not fit if
- You want to memorise questions instead of understanding decisions.
- You expect a guarantee that you will pass.
- You want to be told which credential to buy next without examining what you are actually missing.
- You want to read and never post. The rituals here only work if people argue in the open.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Get in touch
Send me your questions about a product, ideas for a partnership or just a hello. I read every message.
Your next career step starts in the community.
In one place: exam simulators in the Deluxe edition, weekly live coaching for PMI-CPMAI and PgMP, the study rooms and the weekly case.
Join free- Join free, no card
- Level 1 membership at 9.99 EUR a month
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