PMP® Certification Prep - 37.5 Hours of Training Schedule & Training Outline

PMP® Certification Training with Exam Prep - A total of 37.5 hours including the Exam Review (assessment. This training meets the needs of the PMI® Organizations requirements for 35 hours of formal education.

This instructor led project management training will cover the material to prepare the participants to sit for the PMP® Certification examination, as well as increase their efficiency and effectiveness in managing projects.

The training covers 9 Project Management Knowledge Areas within the 5 Process Groups applying inputs, outputs and tools & techniques, definitions, Professional Conduct, and the new RDS materials that cover the roles, tasks and responsibilities of the project manager. This training covers everything a trainee MUST know in order to PASS the PMP® Exam!

The material is designed to fill in any gaps in one’s project management experience. So our training will meet the needs of a mixed audience. Those trainees with more gaps may need to take a few more weeks to prepare for the Exam.

Each day starts with a review of the previous day. Each knowledge area ends with Exam Practice Questions with Instructor Led answers and analytical reasoning. The following areas will be covered whether you train on the Weekend, Week Days, Boot Camp, Evenings or custom schedules.

Introduction

• About the PMP® Exam
• About Collecting and Submitting your Experience
• 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 following additional items are included within the training:

• Instructions and training is included to assist with experience submission. Please note that this area is much easier now.

• Practice Test Questions – 600 approximately including the Practice Exam that is part of the Exam Review (Your Personal Knowledge assessment)

• Daily Review of material covered on previous days explaining again the Key inputs/outputs/tools & techniques

• 12 in number Time-based, Process-Driven Workflows – Increases Project Management Understanding & Helps Memory Work Through Visualization.

• Horizontal Process Chart to Shore Up Input & Output, Tools & Technique Memorization by Process Group & Knowledge Area. Tools & Techniques are all in acronyms and helps recall and creates mental pictures for easier memory work.

• Certificate of Completion for 37.5 hours of training

This Exam Review portion of your training (your Knowledge Assesment) covers:

• Scope, Time, Cost & Procurement Management
• Critical chain – reviews buffers
• Critical path – backward & forward passes, lead & lags, float & slack
• Pert Analysis
• Earned Value Management – Formula reminders – difficult areas discussion
• Communication Channels
• Risk Probability Calculations
• IRR & Present Value
• Procurement Incentive Fees Calculations
• Roles, task and responsibilities of the project manager
• 150 Exam Practice Questions – Most of the questions, if not all will be reviewed in class
• Instructor will answer remaining concerns & questions
• A Fast Track Overview of Start to Finish Project Management - Includes key inputs & outputs likely to be found in the Exam, tools & techniques, and a checklist of the “must knows” in order to pass the Exam

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