Project Management Excellence - Skills Training - 3 Days at Tysons Corner VA

This class is aligned with PMI® Project Management best practices providing you with the fundamentals of project management improving your skills in managing small to large projects. It is 24 hours of training. The training will cover Project Management terminology and definitions, 5 Process Groups, 9 Knowledge Areas, 42 Processes, Outputs, Tools & Techniques, Inputs, and the Roles, Tasks & Responsibilities of the project manager. You will learn by Knowledge Areas.

Location: SmartPath LLC, 2010 Corporate Ridge, McLean (Tysons Corner), VA 22102

Date and Time: Please see the above menu and click on the dates that are right for you. Day or evening classes are available.

Audience: Mixed. Beginner to Lead Project Manager

Class Objectives:

1) Provide best-in-class project management training to improve your PM skills or update them. Class includes 12 laminated, state-of-the-art workflows giving you project visibility.

(2) Prepare you for real life project management by understanding the processes that need to be done in order to manage projects; or by updating your skills.

(3) Provide you with 24 contact hours of formal project management education which can be used towards accumulative hours for PMI® Exam approval. (Note: Exam Prep is not included in this training).

(4) Give you training that enables you to immediately apply your knowledge to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your projects.

Introduction to Project Management

• Introduction • Project related definitions
• About PMI & Project Management


Integration Management

• Develop Charter
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Direct & Manage Project Execution
• Monitor & Control Project Work
• Perform Integrated Change Control
• Close Project or Phase

Scope Management

• Collect Requirements
• Project Integration & Collect Requirements
• Define Scope Create WBS
• Verify Scope
• Control Scope

Time Management

• Define Activities
• Sequence Activities
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Estimate Activity Durations
• Develop Schedule
• Control Schedule
Review of:
• Integration Management
• Scope Management
• Time Management

Cost Management

• Estimate Cost
• Determine Budget
• Control Cost

Quality Management

• Plan Quality
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Perform Quality Control

Human Resource Management

• Develop Human Resource Plan
• Acquire Project Team
• Develop Project Team
• Manage Project Team

Communication Management

• Identify Stakeholders
• Plan Communication
• Distribute Information
• Manage Stakeholder Expectations
• Report Performance

Risk Management

• Identify Risks
• Plan Risk Management
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Response

Procurement Management

• Plan Procurement
• Conduct Procurement
• Administer Procurement
• Close Procurement

The Roles, Task and Responsibilities of the project manager are taught throughout the Process Groups within each Knowledge Area.

You Will Receive:

(1) 12 Workflows
(2) Other training handouts
(3) 24 Hours of formal education than can be used towards Exam approval or 24 PDUs if you hold a PMP® credential. However, we highly recommend Exam Prep/Certification training after this class if you are planning to take the Exam. The purpose of this class is not Exam focused. It is to improve your project management process skills
(4) Knowledge that you can apply immediately
(5) Free coffee, tea, snacks, not chocolate
(6) Free parking