Project Management Professional (PMP)®Certification Course

This five-­‐day Project Management Professional (PMP)®Certification Course provides participants the knowledge and structured approach in managing projects. Real-­‐life scenarios and practices are studied and discussed during the training. This course is aligned to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®Guide) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®.

Unique features of this course include games, contests, case studies, exercises and other tools to help you understand—not memorize—the material. This course will also assist you in finding and documenting the gaps in your knowledge, so you can leave the class knowing exactly what you know, and exactly what you need to improve on in your daily project management work.

Course Materials

• Training handoutsand worksheets
• Exclusive online learning JumpStart, narrated by Rita Mulcahy
• Latest edition of Rita Mulcahy’s PMP®Exam Prep System, which consists of PMP®Exam Prep book, PM FASTrack®software, and Hot Topics Flashcards
• Exclusive PMP Exam Supplement MaterialsCourse OutlineDay 1covers fundamental concepts and project management processes:
• Project Management Overview
• PMP® Certification Criteria and Exam Overview
• The Global Standard –PMBOK® Guide
• Project Constraints and Project Management Framework
• Project Manager’s Authority in Different Organization Types
• Project Management Processes
  -Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing Process Groups
• Project Integration Management
  -Project Charter and Project Management Plan
  -Integrated Change Control

Day 2 and 3 covers the project management knowledge areas, tools and techniques:

• Project Scope Management
  -Project Scope and Work Breakdown Structure
• Project Time Management
  -Time Estimating Techniques
  -Network Diagram and Critical Path Method
  -Scheduling Compression Techniques
• Project Cost Management
  -Project Cost Baseline and Project Budget
  -Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Project Quality Management
  -Quality Management Processes
  -Quality Management Tools
• Project Human Resource Management
  -Roles and Responsibilities
  -Leadership and Management Style
  -Conflict Resolution
• Project Communications Management
  -Communications Method
• ProjectStakeholder Management
  -Stakeholder Management Strategy
• Project Procurement Management
  -Procurement Processes
  -Contracts Types
• Project Risk Management
  -Risk Management Processes
  -Risk Analysis Tools and Techniques
• Project Management Office
• Exercises and Case Studies
• Project Management Process Card Game (Rita’s Process Game)

Day 4 and 5 provides in-­‐depth understanding to the following project management topics defined in PMI’s PMBOK®Guide:

• Understand types of exam questions and tricks to answer these questions
• Analyze sample questions on the FASTrack® exam simulation software
• The process of project management
• The framework of project management
• Integration management
• Scope management
• Time management
• Cost management
• Quality management
• Human resources management
• Communications management
• Stakeholder management
• Risk management
• Procurement management
• Professional responsibilities

Course Duration:

5 days (37hours)

37 PDUs

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