COURSE # MRO-531
PMP CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION
October 23-27, 2006, in Washington, DC
…prepares you for writing the PMP Certification Exam….
PMP® Certification from the Project Management Institute is the industry standard for demonstrating competence and a solid foundation of project management skills. This workshop prepares participants to write the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam and provides the 35 hour educational credits required for new applications.
Applications and benefits:
All official exam topics are covered using the PMI framework. The program features:
- Comprehensive review of all PMBOK subject matter
- Review of all PMI Knowledge Areas
- 1000 page Reference Binder covering all PMP exam topics organized by subject, knowledge area, and hundreds of review questions with answers for each topic
- No. 1 Best Seller PMP Prep Study Guide Text
- Exam Simulation Software to gauge your readiness to take the exam. Simulates the actual exam
Participants evaluate their existing knowledge, determine what knowledge is missing, and create a study plan to fill the gaps.
Who should attend:
The course is designed for project managers that want to write the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. It also provides 35 hours of PMI approved educational training required for new PMP applications.
Course Outline:
- Project Management Basics Review
- Definition of a project
- Definition of project management
- The Project Management Institute
- The PMBOK
- PMI certification process
- The Project Management Framework
- Project management methodology
- Project processes and phases
- Process groups
- Project phases
- Key terms
- Project stakeholders
- Application of principles and techniques
- Project Integration Management
- Integration management framework
- Developing project plans
- Project constraints
- Project plan execution
- Change control
- Project Scope Management
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- Initiation
- Project requirements
- Project goals
- Scope planning
- Scope statement
- Work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Scope verification
- Scope change control management
- The project plan
- Project Time Management
- Scheduling terms
- Scheduling techniques
- Network scheduling
- Activity definition and sequencing
- Resource requirements
- Estimating activity durations
- Schedule development
- Critical path method (CPM)
- Schedule control strategies
- Project Cost Management
- Cost management terms
- Estimating techniques
- Classes of estimates
- Resource requirements
- Cost estimating
- Creating budgets
- Monitoring costs
- Cost control strategies
- Earned value
- Human Resource Management
- Human resource planning
- Project organization structure
- Skill and competency requirements
- Staffing resources
- Team formation and development
- Motivation, managing conflict, negotiation
- Project leadership
- Project Risk Management
- Risk management process
- Risk management plan
- Risk identification
- Risk assessment techniques
- Risk probability analysis
- Decision and rating techniques
- Risk response, monitoring and control
- Risk reporting
- Project Quality Management
- Quality management framework
- Quality planning
- Quality assurance
- Quality standards
- Quality control
- Project Procurement Management
- Procurement process
- Procurement planning
- Solicitation process and planning
- Procurement documents
- Sourcing goods and services
- Selecting contractors and suppliers
- Contract negotiation
- Contract administration
- Contract close-out
- Project Communications Management
- Communications planning
- Identifying stakeholders
- Communications plan
- Skills and techniques
- Progress reporting
- Administrative closure
- Professional Responsibility
- Code of professional conduct
- Code of ethics
- Balancing stakeholder interests
- PMP Exam Prep
- Review of PMP certification process
- Create individual study plan (first day)
- Strategies for taking the PMP exam
- Sample exam, questions and answers
PMI® and PMP® are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations
About the Instructor
Each instructor is an experienced PMP senior project manager professional from industry. They bring a wealth of practical experience to every workshop.
Details:
Course: MGM-531 Duration: 5 Days FEE: $1,899 PDUs: 35
Please direct any additional inquiries regarding this course to Anita Hellstrom, Program Coordinator, by e-mail, FAX: (240) 371-4488 or TELEPHONE: (301) 871-9608.
Call toll free 1-800-683-7267 from anywhere in the Continental U.S. or CANADA.
Last modified July 18, 2006.
