This program is best delivered in two sections, a 3-day and a 2-day program. We recommend at least two weeks between sections.

Over 5,000 people have attended this training and only 6 did not pass their PMP Exam on the first attempt; 4 of the 6 passed on their second attempt.

This program is designed to prepare participants pursuing Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification with the Project Management Institute (PMI®). All knowledge areas within the five process groups of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) are covered in depth. Previous participants have concluded that this is an excellent program for those striving for certification.

Presentation Topics:

• Project Management Framework
• Process Areas - Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing
• Integration Management
• Scope Management
• Time Management
• Cost Management
• Quality Management
• Human Resources Management
• Communication Management
• Risk Management
• Procurement Management

Materials Provides for the PMP Exam Preparation Course

• 3 Ring Binder
• 2008 Edition of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 4^th Edition

Instructional plan, methods and techniques:

This course is taught using a combination of lecture and instructor feedback. The primary course objective (passing the PMP® examination) is met by the participants demonstrating mastery of the skills through class discussions.

Program Outline  

Integration Management

•  Importance of integrative project management

•  PM principles, techniques and success factors

•  Stakeholders

•  Planning elements and development

•  Plan execution steps for success

•  Organized integrated change control

•  HR and communication management importance

•  Process groups

• Planning

• Project plan development

• Execution

• Project plan execution

• Controlling

• Integrated change control

 Scope Management

• Scope management processes, activities and documentation items

• Project initiation process

• Project selection techniques

• Project charter

• Describe the elements and deliverables for Scope Management

• Project objectives

• Scope statement

• Work breakdown structures

• Change management process

• Subsidiary management plans

• Describe the required activities to effectively close out a Project Scope

• Process Groups

• Initiation

• Scope planning

• Scope definition

• Scope verification

• Scope change control

 Time Management

• Time management process

• Activity definition process

• Create an activity list

• Decomposition of the Work Breakdown Structure

• Use of activity list templates

• Logic network diagram development

• Dependencies

• Predecessors

• Types of network diagrams

• Creating a network diagram

• Describe activity duration estimating processes

• Difference between “effort and elapsed time” estimates

• Factors that drive effort/elapsed time estimates

• Top down and bottom up estimating techniques

• Analogous, parametric and expert estimating approaches

• Describe the schedule development process

• Scheduling techniques: PERT, CPM and Critical Chain

• Duration compression and impact on project objectives (scope, quality, risk, cost, etc.)

• Process to identify/calculate critical path and slack/float time

• The inclusion of schedule reserves

• Need for multi-project resource planning for single project

• Describe the use and value of project management software for scheduling

• Describe schedule control, including corrective action

• Process Groups

• Planning

• Activity definition

• Activity sequencing

• Activity duration estimating

• Schedule development

• Controlling

• Schedule control

• Activities and processes required to identify and manage project costs

• Resource planning process to identify resources

• Estimating methods and tools to effectively estimate costs

• Cost management plan

• Cost budgeting process

• Contingency and management reserves

• Cost control and its elements

• Process Groups

• Planning

• Resource planning

• Cost planning

• Cost budgeting

• Controlling

• Cost control

 Project Control

• Describe process steps to effectively execute, monitor and control a project

• Relationship to AOK

• Critical issues

• Identify and define variance and change

• Processes for change management

• Change management plan

• Impact of change on schedule, cost, quality, resources and risk

• Escalation and technique application

• Earned value analysis

• Identify and evaluate variance

• Variance response

• Evaluate project schedules

• Schedule efficiency

• Schedule variance

• Alternative plans

• Process Groups

• Executing

• Project plan execution

• Quality assurance

• Team development

• Information distribution

• Solicitation

• Source selection

• Contract administration

• Controlling

• Integrated change control

• Scope verification

• Scope change control

• Schedule control

• Cost control

• Quality control

• Performance reporting

• Risk monitoring and control

 Human Resources

• Human resources processes

• Key concepts of organizational planning

• Theories and structures

• Roles and responsibilities

• Interface and authority relationships

• Communication of needs to stakeholders

• Staff acquisition activities to identify, acquire and manage human resources

• Key concepts of team development

• Techniques to build and maintain effective teams

• Management styles and professional skills that influence leadership

• Describe key concepts and techniques of team management techniques

• Evaluate motivational needs

• Manage or resolve conflicts

• Process Groups

• Planning

• Organizational planning

• Staff acquisition

• Executing

• Team development

 Risk

• Define risk management terms and processes

• Components and concepts of risk management to determine application

• Identify project risks and sources

• Assess risks using subjective analysis techniques

• Risk quantification

• Risk response planning

• Types of responses

• Risk monitoring and control

• Project control process

• Process Groups

• Planning

• Risk management planning

• Risk identification

• Qualitative risk analysis

• Quantitative risk analysis

• Risk response planning

• Controlling

• Risk monitoring and control

 Quality

• Describe the concepts and processes of quality management

• Evolution of quality

• Quality planning process

• Quality assurance process

• Quality control process and tools

• Process Groups

• Planning

• Quality planning

• Executing

• Quality assurance

• Controlling

• Quality control

• Describe the procurement planning process

• Identify contract types, characteristics and usage

• Describe solicitation planning

• Describe the solicitation process and steps for proposal development

• Contract management process

• Contract administration, termination and closeout processes

• Relationship between procurement and other areas of project management

• Process Groups

• Planning

• Procurement planning

• Solicitation planning

• Executing

• Solicitation

• Source selection

• Contract administration

• Closing

• Contract closeout

  Communication

• Describe the communications planning process

• Identify key elements of a communication plan

• Identify tools and techniques for information distribution

• Describe different types of meetings

• Identify common formats of reporting

• Describe relationship between communications management and controlling process areas

• Describe how effective communication is a foundation for conflict resolution, negotiation and team building

• Identify steps for administrative closure

• Process Groups

• Planning

• Communications planning

• Executing

• Information distribution

• Controlling

• Performance reporting

• Closing

• Administrative closeout

Professional Responsibility

 Course Wrap-up