Course objective

• Learn about the Project Management Institute and the Project Management Professional certification
• Learn about the Project Management Body of Knowledge standard
• Learn about the nine knowledge areas of project management outlined in the PMBOK
• Learn about the five processes of project management outlined in the PMBOK
• Learn the logistics of taking the PMP examination
• Learn the types of questions asked in the PMP examination
• Practice answering many example PMP questions
• Learn how to study for the PMP examination
• Although not a specific course objective, a key benefit is that delegates will learn a lot about good project management practice which can find immediate application back in their work environment.

Course outline

Introduction, PMP logistics, Integration Management

• Get to know classmates (company, industry, background)
• PMI and PMP certification process
• Project management context, lifecycles, nine knowledge areas and five processes
• Balancing the triple constraint of a project; serving the stakeholders, Project Managers skills
• Inputs-processes-outputs of Integration Management, Project Plan development and overall change control

Project Scope Management; Project Time Management

• Using tools such as the Project Charter, Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
• Change Control Management, changing the project plan, close-out of scope
• Activity Sequencing, dependencies, network diagrams ,estimating
• Resource assignment, schedule development, resource loading and leveling
• Critical Path Method (CPM), critical chain overview, schedule optimizing and control

Cost Management; Quality Management, Human Resource Management

• Cost management plan; budgeting
• Earned Value Management and cost control
• Quality planning, assurance, control
• Organizational planning, functional, matrix, projectized management
• Roles and responsibilities
• Staff acquisition activities, Team development

Communication, Risk, Procurement

• Communications planning, information distribution, performance measurement, administrative closure
• Effective reports and meetings
• Risk management planning
• Risk identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, response and control
• Procurement Planning Process, solicitation, proposal evaluation and selection
• Contracting, contract types, project management of a contracted project, contract close-out

Professional Responsibility

• Legal, ethical, and professional behavior
• Code of conduct, cultural issues of international projects
• The PMP® Certification process
• Test taking techniques
• Mock Examination
• Questions & answers; closure

Who Should Attend?

Project Managers (Contractor or Client organizations), project technical team leaders, team members with planning or control responsibilities and others wishing to improve and certify their project management skills. (A prerequisite for PMP is usually a minimum 3-5 years’ experience of working in a project environment either as project manager or leader of a substantial portion of a large project.)