This course is designed for persons who have on the job experience performing project management tasks, whether or not project manager is their formal job role, 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, 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.

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Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification: Fourth Edition - Exam Preparation Course

Course length: 5.0 day(s)

You will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) to successfully manage projects.
Target Student:

This course is designed for persons who have on the job experience performing project management tasks, whether or not project manager is their formal job role, 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, 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.

Prerequisites:

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

• Microsoft Word Level 1 is required.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• describe professional project management.

• initiate a project.

• plan project work.

• develop project schedules.

• develop cost estimates and budgets.

• plan project quality, staffing, and communications.

• analyze risks and plan risk responses.

• plan project procurements.

• execute project work.

• manage project procurement.

• monitor and control project work.

• monitor and control project schedule and costs.

• monitor and control project performance and quality.

• monitor and control project risks and procurements.

• close the project.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Examining Professional Project Management

 Topic 1A: Identify Project Management Processes

Topic 1B: Identify Professional and Social Responsibilities

Topic 1C: Identify the Interpersonal Skills Required for a Project Manager

Lesson 2: Initiating a Project

 Topic 2A: Examine the Project Management Context

Topic 2B: Examine Project Selection

Topic 2C: Prepare a Project Statement of Work

Topic 2D: Create a Project Charter

Topic 2E: Identify Project Stakeholders

Lesson 3: Planning Project Work

Topic 3A: Identify the Elements of a Project Management Plan

Topic 3B: Document Stakeholder Requirements

Topic 3C: Create a Scope Statement

Topic 3D: Develop a Work Breakdown Structure

Lesson 4: Developing Project Schedules

Topic 4A: Create an Activity List

Topic 4B: Create a Project Schedule Network Diagram

Topic 4C: Estimate Activity Resources

Topic 4D: Estimate Duration for Project Activities

Topic 4E: Develop a Project Schedule

Topic 4F: Identify the Critical Path

Topic 4G: Optimize the Project Schedule

Topic 4H: Establish a Schedule Baseline

Lesson 5: Developing Cost Estimates and Budgets

 Topic 5A: Estimate Project Costs

Topic 5B: Estimate the Cost Baseline

Topic 5C: Reconcile Funding and Costs

Lesson 6: Planning Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications

Topic 6A: Create a Quality Management Plan

Topic 6B: Document the Project Roles, Responsibilities, and Reporting Relationships

Topic 6C: Create a Communications Management Plan

Lesson 7: Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Responses

 Topic 7A: Examine a Risk Management Plan

Topic 7B: Identify Project Risks and Triggers

Topic 7C: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Topic 7D: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

Topic 7E: Develop a Risk Response Plan

Lesson 8: Planning Project Procurements

Topic 8A: Plan Project Procurements

Topic 8B: Prepare a Procurement Statement of Work

Topic 8C: Prepare a Procurement Document

Lesson 9: Executing Project Work

Topic 9A: Identify the Direct and Manage Project Execution Process

Topic 9B: Execute a Quality Assurance Plan

Topic 9C: Acquire the Project Team

Topic 9D: Develop the Project Team

Topic 9E: Manage the Project Team

Topic 9F: Distribute Project Information

Topic 9G: Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations

Lesson 10: Managing Project Procurement

Topic 10A: Examine the Conduct Procurements Process

Topic 10B: Obtain Responses from Sellers

Topic 10C: Determine Project Sellers

Lesson 11: Monitoring and Controlling Project Work

Topic 11A: Identify the Monitor and Control Project Work Process

Topic 11B: Develop an Integrated Change Control System

Topic 11C: Utilize the Integrated Change Control System

Topic 11D: Review Deliverables and Work Results

Topic 11E: Control the Project Scope

Lesson 12: Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Costs

Topic 12A: Control the Project Schedule

Topic 12B: Control Project Costs

Lesson 13: Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance and Quality

Topic 13A: Perform Quality Control

Topic 13B: Report on Project Performance

Lesson 14: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks and Procurements

Topic 14A: Monitor and Control Project Risks

Topic 14B: Administer Project Procurements

Lesson 15: Closing the Project

Topic 15A: Close Project Procurements

Topic 15B: Close the Project or Phase Administratively