PMP® Exam Preparation

Credits/Units      1.4 CEU / 14 PDU       

Course description
This course is intended to prepare project managers for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Exam offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). This course will enable you to identify your personal strengths and weaknesses regarding mastery of the five Process Groups and nine Knowledge Areas, and enable you to develop a personal study program to prepare for the PMP® Certification Exam.

Who should attend
Anyone who has at least three years of experience working in a project-oriented environment, has already completed a rigorous certificate or self-study program and wants a compressed, targeted approach toward preparing for the PMP® should attend this class.

What you will achieve

• A clear understanding of the PMP® Certification Exam registration requirements and process
• An orientation to the concepts and format of the PMP® Certification Exam, including a review of question breakdown by process group
• An opportunity to take an online pre-test consisting of 100 practice questions, and a 100-question post-course exam modeled after questions encountered on the PMP® Certification Exam
• Identification of key areas for further development in order to create a personal learning plan to improve performance in these areas
• Discussion of the key topics found on PMP® Certification Exams
• A review of studying and test-taking techniques from certified PMP®s

What you will learn

• Project Integration Management – development and execution of the project plan and overall change control
• Project Scope Management – planning, definition, change management and verification of the project scope
• Project Time Management – activity/task definition, dependencies, schedule development and time control
• Project Cost Management – resource planning, estimating, budgeting and control
• Project Risk Management – planning to avoid, transfer, reduce and control risk
• Project Quality Management – quality planning, control and assurance as well as quality control tools
• Project Procurement Management – knowledge of procurement and solicitation planning, bidding/request for proposals and contractor/ supplier selection
• Project Communications Management – communications planning, information distribution, progress reporting and administrative closure
• Project Human Resource Management – effective use of people, including organizational planning, staff acquisition and team development
• Other topics covered on the exam

Agenda

Day One

• Course Introduction
• PMI® and PMP® Overview
• Project Management Framework
• Project Management Process Overview
• Project Integration Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Time Management

Day Two

• Project Risk Management
• Project Procurement Management
• Professional and Social Responsibility
• Preparing for the PMP® Exam
• Study Strategies and Practice Exam

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