Project Management Professional (PMP)

Overview

Led by renowned PMP® instructor, Barry Mulkhraj, this course is designed to enhance the knowledge and performance of project managers at all levels of experience. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management—both on the job and through professional certification—is essential to compete in today's fast-paced, highly technical, and dispersed workplace. The skills & knowledge gained from this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and enhance your overall job performance. Participants will apply the generally recognized best practices of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) determined by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage and complete projects.

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification is one of the top-paying certifications in the United States, and project managers who complete this certification earn 20% more than those without. Project management experts are in high demand because it is a role that can ensure major projects are executed successfully. The Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification is governed by the Project Management Institute. It is considered the gold standard for project management certifications and validates skills across predictive, hybrid, and agile project approaches and tests your understanding of people skills such as building teams, managing conflict, addressing challenges, and process skills that emphasize the technical aspects of project management such as managing risk, schedules, budgets, and assessing the business environment to make projects successful.

Additionally, this course can be a significant part of your preparation for the PMP® certification for those planning to sit the exam. Attendees will receive the following materials and support services to ensure their readiness to successfully take and pass the certification exam:

• This training satisfies the 35 contact hours required by PMI® to take the PMP® Exam
• Pre & Post-class Assistance completing the PMI® Exam Application
• Personal Mentoring - One 1-hour session
• Rita Mulcahy's™ PMP® Exam Prep Eleventh Edition
• PMP® Exam Prep Slide Deck & Toolkit | Author: Barry Mulkhraj
• PMP® Exam Prep: Questions, Answers, & Explanations: 1000+ Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions (Christopher Scordo) 2021
• Available upon request and at additional charge: Exam simulator for PMP® certification exam environment

Course Objectives

• Define project management fundamentals
• Define project management within the organization
• Define the project management methodology
• Initiate a project
• Develop a project management plan and plan components
• Plan a project schedule
• Plan project costs
• Plan for quality, resources, and procurement
• Plan for risk
• Plan stakeholder engagement and communications
• Execute a project
• Work with stakeholders
• Monitor project work, scope, risks, stakeholder engagement, and communications
• Control project changes, scope, schedule, costs, quality, resources, and procurement
• Close a project

Who Should Attend

• Associate Project Managers
• Project Managers
• IT Project Managers
• Project Coordinators
• Project Analysts
• Project Leaders
• Senior Project Managers
• Team Leaders
• Product Managers
• Program Managers
• Project Sponsors
• Project Team Members seeking the PMP certification

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Defining Project Management Basics

• Identify the Concepts of Project Management
• Identify the Relationship Between Project Management and the Business
• Identify Project Stakeholders and Governance
• Define Interpersonal and Team Skills

Lesson 2: Defining Project Management within the Organization

• Identify Organizational Influences
• Identify the Project Team
• Define the Project Life Cycle
• Define Agile Methodology

Lesson 3: Defining the PMI® Project Management Methodology

• Define the Project Management Processes
• Define the Knowledge Areas
• Identify Project Information

Lesson 4: Initiating a Project

• Initiating Process Group Map
• Develop a Project Charter
• Identify Project Stakeholders

Lesson 5: Planning a Project

• Planning Process Group Map
• Develop a Project Management Plan
• Plan Scope Management
• Collect Project Requirements
• Define Project Scope
• Create a Work Breakdown Structure

Lesson 6: Planning a Project Schedule

• Planning Process Group Map
• Plan Schedule Management
• Define Project Activities
• Sequence Project Activities
• Estimate Activity Durations
• Develop a Project Schedule

Lesson 7: Planning Project Costs

• Planning Process Group Map
• Plan Project Cost Management
• Estimate Project Costs
• Determine the Project Budget

Lesson 8: Planning Project Quality, Resources, and Procurements

• Planning Process Group Map
• Plan Quality Management
• Plan Resource Management
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Plan Project Procurements

Lesson 9: Planning for Risk

• Planning Process Group Map
• Plan Risk Management
• Identify Risks
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Responses

Lesson 10: Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Communications

• Planning Process Group Map
• Plan Stakeholder Engagement
• Plan Communications Management

Lesson 11: Executing a Project

• Executing Process Group Map
• Direct and Manage Project Work
• Manage Project Knowledge
• Manage Quality
• Implement Risk Responses
• Conduct Procurements

Lesson 12: Working with Stakeholders

• Executing Process Group Map
• Acquire Resources
• Develop a Team
• Manage a Team
• Manage Stakeholder Engagement
• Manage Communications

Lesson 13: Monitoring a Project

• Monitoring Process Group Map
• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Validate Project Scope
• Monitor Risks
• Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
• Monitor Communications

Lesson 14: Controlling a Project

• Controlling Process Group Map
• Perform Integrated Change Control
• Control Project Scope
• Control the Project Schedule
• Control Project Costs
• Control Project Quality
• Control Resources
• Control Project Procurements

Lesson 15: Closing a Project

• Closing Process Group Map
• Close Project or Phase

PMI®, PMP®, and PMBOK® are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc.

Due to technical limitations in certain sections, the required format of PMBOK® Guide has been omitted.