PMP Prep

Course Type: Instructor Led
Estimated Time of Completion: 5 days
Language: English

Description:
Certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) as a project management professional (PMP®) is the "must have" certification. Project management is used in all aspects of business today, no matter what industry. To earn PMI's PMP® credential, you must have work experience and pass a daunting, 200-question, 4.5 hour exam covering the five project management processes and nine knowledge areas in PMI's project management body of knowledge (PMBOK®).

Identify unstated knowledge area not specifically identified in the PMBOK. Review technical project management skills to solidify your chances of passing the grueling PMP® certification exam on the first try with this course. You'll find out exactly what to study, how to prepare yourself to successfully answer questions on the exam, and how the different questions are formatted. You'll have practice tests featuring hundreds of multiple-choice questions and referenced answers. Your instructor, a certified PMP, will help you to receive your PMP!

Course Topics

Project Management Process Groups

Understand how the processes of the project management life cycles interact and affect your project.

• Initiating processes
• Planning processes
• Controlling processes
• Executing processes

Project Management Knowledge Areas

Identify the processes , inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs for each knowledge are of the PM Body of Knowledge

• Integration
• Scope
• Time
• Cost
• Quality
• HR
• Communication
• Risk
• Procurement

Professional Resposibility

Understand the importance of the different aspects of professional responsibilities in project management

• Ensuring individual integrity and professionalism
• Contributing to the project management knowledge base
• Enhancing individual competence d. Balancing stakeholders' interests
• Interacting in a professional cooperative manner

Studying Tips For Taking the Exam

Course Objectives

By the end of this course the student will:

• Understand the benefits of project management and the role of key participants
• Understand the responsibilities and characteristics of a project manager
• Understand leadership in project management and the challenges of project team building
• Understand the importance of project planning
• Learn how to define scope and gather requirements
• Learn how to develop a good work breakdown structure
• Learn how to develop a project schedule
• Learn how to control a project from a time and cost standpoint
• Learn how to monitor a project and manage change
• Learn how to report project status
• Understand the importance of the procurement process
• Learn how to assess scope and schedule risk
• Understand the behavioral side of project management
• Understand the benefits of lessons learned
• Understand effective project communication and learn tips for managing expectations
• Understand prioritization and when to escalate