The student will be performing or preparing for the following job activity:
- Project Manager with the necessary qualifications to take the PMP exam
- Project Manager seeking to better understand the PMI and ISO standard for Project Management skills
The student will be provided with the following job aids and class materials:
- Student Guide providing key exercises that reinforce learning techniques
- A copy of “The PMP Exam – How to pass on your first try”
- 6 months access to InSite, an online study aid with unlimited practice tests
- “The PMP Exam – Study Flash Cards” – designed to help you learn and retain key exam points, formulas, and definitions
- “The PMP Exam – Quick Reference Guide” – a convenient tri-fold document containing all the most important exam content
- Conversations on the PMP Exam – a 5-disc CD set of roundtable discussions about PMP Exam strategies and PM best practices
Prior to the course, the student should have:
- Must have taken a course in basic project management or managed projects
- Meet the qualifications for taking the exam from PMI
- Must read or reviewed the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® Guide and the course material
Student would benefit from having the following working experience:
- Project Knowledge Areas (Integration, Risk, Cost, Communication, Stakeholder, Time, Scope, Procurement, Human Resources, and Quality)
- Project Process Areas (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Monitor & Control, Close)
- Key Project Tools (Work Breakdown Structures, Network Diagrams, Earned Value)
- Project charters
Students should bring to class:
- A copy of the PMI Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) ® Guide, 5th Edition (available as a free download to PMI members)
- The course materials provided
- Comfortable Clothes
- A computer with the rights to access testing software
Purpose: To assure a student passes the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification test in the first try.
Objective: Following this session students will be able to:
- Pass the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP) exam or Certified Associates in Project Management (CAPM) exam on the first try.
- Have a testable knowledge of the PMI Process and Knowledge areas
- Construct a study plan that will give clear steps to follow to succeed
- Have the necessary contact hours required by PMI to qualify for the test
Employing these new skills will result in:
- Passing the PMP exam offered by the Project Management Institute, with full confidence
- Identifying gaps in your knowledge that may hurt you on the exam
- Being more comfortable with the types of questions you will see on the exam
- Using tips to pass the exam that have been used successfully by thousands of people
- Utilizing your personalized test taking strategy
- Applying project management techniques useful in the real world
- Being a better project manager
The course outline is as follows:
Day 1
- Course Introduction
- The Application
- Baseline Exam
- Foundational Concepts
- PMI Process Framework
- Integration Management
- Scope Management
Day 2
- Scope Management (complete)
- Time Management
- Project Network Diagramming
Day 3
- Cost Management
- Earned Value Management
- Communications Management
- Quality Management
- Risk Management
Day 4
- Human Resource Management
- Procurement Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Final Review
- Exam Tips
- Final Exam and Q&A
- Course Wrap Up
