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Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Preparation

If you are taking this course, you probably have some professional exposure to the duties of a project manager, or you may be considering embarking on a career in professional project management. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management—both on the job and through professional certification—is becoming the standard to compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects.

Project managers who have proven skills and experience can find exciting, high-visibility opportunities in a wide range of fields. This course is specifically designed to provide you with the proven, practical body of project management knowledge and skills that you need to demonstrate project management mastery on the job. Additionally, this course can be a significant part of your preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.

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Learning Objectives

In this course, you will able to apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects.

You will:

Define project management fundamentals.

Define project management within the organization.

Define the project management methodology.

Initiate a project.

Develop a project management plan and plan components.

Plan a project schedule.

Plan project costs.

Plan for quality, resources, and procurements.

Plan for risk.

Plan stakeholder engagement and communications.

Execute a project.

Work with stakeholders.

Monitor project work, scope, risks, stakeholder engagement, and communications.

Control project changes, scope, schedule, costs, quality, resources, and procurements.

Close a project.

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Course Outline

1 - Defining Project Management Basics

Identify the Concepts of Project Management

Identify the Relationship Between Project Management and the Business

Identify Project Stakeholders and Governance

2 - Defining Project Management within the Organization

Identify Organizational Influences

Identify the Project Team

Define the Project Life Cycle

Define Agile Methodology

3 - Defining the PMI® Project Management Methodology

Define the Project Management Process

Define the Knowledge Areas

Identify Project Information

4 - Initiating a Project

Initiating Process Group Map

Develop a Project Charter

Identify Project Stakeholders

5 - Planning a Project

Planning Process Group Map

Develop a Project Management Plan

Plan Scope Management

Collect Project Requirements

Define Project Scope

Create a Work Breakdown Structure

6 - Planning a Project Schedule

Planning Process Group Map

Plan Schedule Management

Define Project Activities

Sequence Project Activities

Estimate Activity Durations

Develop a Project Schedule

7 - Planning Project Costs

Planning Process Group Map

Plan Project Cost Management

Estimate Project Costs

Determine the Projects Budget

8 - Planning Project Quality, Resources, and Procurements

Planning Process Group Map

Plan Quality Management

Plan Resource Management

Estimate Activity Resources

Plan Project Procurements

9 - Planning for Risk

Planning Process Group Map

Plan Risk Management

Identify Risks

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

Plan Risk Responses

10 - Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Communications

Planning Process Group Map

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Plan Communications Management

11 - Executing a Project

Executing Process Group Map

Direct and Manage Project Work

Manage Project Knowledge

Manage Quality

Implement Risk Responses

Conduct Procurements

12 - Working with Stakeholders

Executing Process Group Map

Acquire Resources

Develop a Team

Manage a Team

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Manage Communications

13 - Monitoring a Project

Monitor and Control Project Work Data Flow Diagram

Monitor and Control Project Work

Validate Project Scope

Monitor Risks

Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

Monitor Communications

14 - Controlling a Project

Controlling Process Group Map

Perform Integrated Change Control

Control Project Scope

Control the Project Schedule

Control Project Costs

Control Project Quality

Control Resources

Control Project Procurements

15 - Closing a Project

Closing Process Group Map

Close Project or Phase

Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.

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Target Audience

This course is designed for individuals who have on-the-job project management experience (regardless of whether their formal job role is project manager), who are not certified project management professionals, and who might or might not have received formal project management training. The course is appropriate for these persons if they wish to develop professionally, increase their project management skills, apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management, and seek career advancement by moving into a formal project manager job role, as well as to apply for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)® Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification.

Other Prerequisites

Familiarity with project management concepts and working experience with project management are required. Experience with a specific project management software tool is not required.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are planning on taking the PMP exam soon after class completion, you must meet the following minimum requirements in order to qualify:

Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree or the global equivalent); 7,500 hours leading and directing projects;

35 hours of project management education --

Four-year degree; 4,500 hours leading and directing projects;

35 hours of project management education.