Project Management Professional (PMP)® Preparation Course

Upon completion of this course, attendees will be have a:

• comprehensive understanding of the PMP certification requirements and testable materials
• comprehensive review of the various processes, knowledge areas, formulas, terms and individual process steps for project management
• understanding of advanced set of project management tools and techniques for continued use or new implementation at the workplace
• being prepared for PMP certification resulting in greater project management confidence and credibility

This 4-day PMP Preparation courses covers the following areas:

 Day One

PMP® Application

The Project Management Basics, Framework and Processes

• Project definitions
• The Project Management Office
• Project organisational structures
• Project and product life cycles
• Enterprise environmental factors and organisational process assets
• The ten knowledge areas within PMBOK®
• Framework Practice Exams

Day Two

Project Integration Management

• Developing the project charter
• Develop the project management plan
• Direct and Management Project Work
• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Perform Integrated Change Control
• Close Project or Phase
• Integration Practice Exam

 Project Scope Management

• Plan Scope Management
• Collect Requirements
• Define Scope
• Create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Validate Scope
• Control Scope
• Scope Practice Exam

 Project Time Management

• Plan Schedule Management
• Define Activities
• Sequence Activities
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Estimate Activity Durations
• Develop Schedule
• Control Schedule
• Time Practice Exam

 Day Three

Project Cost Management

• Plan Cost Management
• Estimate Costs
• Determine Budget
• Control Costs - Earned Value
• Cost Practice Exam

 Project Quality Management

• Quality Management terms and concepts
• Plan Quality Management
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Control Quality
• Quality Practice Exam

 Project Risk Management

• Plan Risk Management
• Identify Risks
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Expected Monetary Value analysis
• Plan Risk Responses
• Control Risks
• Risk Practice Exam

 Day 4

Project Procurement Management

• Plan Procurement Management
• Understanding contracts
• Conduct Procurement
• Control Procurements
• Close Procurements
• Procurement Practice Exam

 Project Human Resources Management

• Plan Human Resource Management
• Acquire Project Team
• Develop Project Team
• Manage Project Team
• Human Resources Management Theories
• HR Practice Exam

 Project Communications Management

• Plan Communications Management
• Manage Communications
• Communications Channels
• Control Communications
• Communication Practice Exam

 Project Stakeholder Management

• Identify Stakeholders
• Plan Stakeholder Management
• Manage Stakeholder Engagement
• Control Stakeholder Engagement
• Stakeholder Practice Exam

PMP Simulated Exam

There are no specific prerequisites for this course. However experience in project management is recommended.

• Professionals who have been directly involved in initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing of any kind of projects
• Professionals who are working as project managers or key project or program team members
• Those who want to get a recognized Project Management qualification and who recognize project management as a core part of their professional experience

• Understand qualifications and application processes for the PMP exam
• Meeting education requirements for the PMP exam
• Being prepared to pass the PMP certification exam.
• Understanding existing project practices or new project process
• Understanding project tools and procedures that can or may be implemented to improve or establish formal project management methodologies