Project Management Professional (Certified by PMI) PMI certified Project Management Professional credential is the most important industryrecognized certification for project managers. This recognition is seen through increased marketability to employers and higher salary; a PMP increases your salary up to 10% more than your non-credentialed colleagues and peers. If you are an experienced project manager looking to solidify your skills, stand out to employers and maximize your earning potential, the PMP credential is the right choice for you. This course prepares you to be globally recognized and demanded, the PMP demonstrates that you have the experience, education and competency to successfully lead and direct projects. *Group rates available Inquire for more details* Duration: 35 hours Course Content Introduction and PMP Exam overview Learning about the PMI application process. Overview: the PMP Exam details. Learning exam-taking tools and techniques. How to enroll in the PMP Exam. Identifying exam preparation key methodologies. Students take Baseline Assessment test. The Project Management Framework Defining what a project is and what project management is. Understanding the 9 project management knowledge areas. Defining a project life cycle. Identifying and defining project stakeholders. Specifying influences of organizational structures on project management. Highlighting the skills required for a project manager. Defining the Project Manager s responsibilities. Identifying social-economic environmental influences to projects. Defining the 5 process groups of project management. Project Integration Management Highlighting methods for project selection. Developing the project charter Developing the preliminary project scope statement Identifying project constraints. Understanding the value of documenting lessons learned for Organizational Process Assets. Create a project plan. 1
Defining the Execution of the project plan. Knowing the use of baselines to monitor the progress of the project. Defining integrated change control. Administrative closure. Project Scope Management Defining project scope management. Planning the project scope. Creating the scope definition. Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Verifying the project scope. Protecting the scope from change. Project Time Management Defining the project activities. Mapping activities. Methods for developing a schedule. Resource Planning. Developing network diagrams (CPM, PDM and ADM charts). Calculating the critical path(s) for the project. Crashing and fast tracking a project. Resource leveling. Developing a schedule management plan. Use of CPM, and Monte Carlo to estimate the duration of the project. Schedule Control. Project Cost Management Cost estimating. Analyzing cost estimating results. Completing cost budgeting. Implementing cost control. Measuring project performance. Considering the cost control results. Project Quality Management The big quality picture. Preparing for quality. Planning for quality. Creating the quality management plan. Creating quality assurance. 2
Implementing quality control. The results of quality control. Project Human Resources Management Preparing for human resource planning. Completing organizational planning. Examining organizational planning results. Managing staff acquisitions. Acquiring the needed staff. Assembling and developing the project team. Leading project team development. Examining the results of team development. Managing the project team. Roles and responsibilities for project manager, team members, project sponsor and. Project Communication Management Developing a communications plan. Communication methods. Communication blockers. Performance reporting. Application Exercise: Project Case Study Project Risk Management Developing a risk management plan. Techniques for identifying risks. Risk register. Categorizing risks. Qualitative risk analysis. Quantitative risk analysis. Using a decision tree. Understanding what-if analysis. Developing a risk response plan. Risk response strategies. Risk monitoring and control. Application Exercise: Project Case Study Project Procurement Management Planning for Purchases. Completing Procurement Planning. Examining the Results of Procurement Planning. 3
Preparing for the Contracting. Examining the Results of Contracting Planning. Creating Evaluation Criteria. Preparing for Contracting. Completing Contracting. Examining the Results of Contracting. Performing Contract Administration. Performing Contract Closure. 4
Project Management Ethical Responsibility and Code of Conduct Responsibilities to the Profession. Responsibilities to the Customer and to the Public Final Exam and Graduation 5