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Course Objective: You will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) to successfully manage projects.
Target Student: This course is designed for persons who have on the job experience performing project management tasks, whether or not project manager is their formal job role, who are not certified project management professionals, and who might or might not have received formal project management training.
The course is appropriate for these persons if they wish to develop professionally, increase their project management skills, apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management, seek career advancement by moving into a formal project manager job role, as well as to apply for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI®) Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with project management concepts and some working experience with project management are required. Experience with a specific project management software tool is not required.
- Microsoft Word Level 1 is required.
- Project Management Fundamentals is recommended.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- describe professional project management.
- initiate a project.
- plan project work.
- develop project schedules.
- develop cost estimates and budgets.
- plan project quality, staffing, and communications.
- analyze risks and plan risk responses.
- plan project procurements.
- execute project work.
- manage project procurement.
- monitor and control project work.
- monitor and control project schedule and costs.
- monitor and control project performance and quality.
- monitor and control project risks and procurements.
- close the project.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Examining Professional Project Management
Identify Project Management Processes
Identify Professional and Social Responsibilities
Identify the Interpersonal Skills Required for a Project Manager
Lesson 2: Initiating a Project
Examine the Project Management Context
Examine Project Selection
Prepare a Project Statement of Work
Create a Project Charter
Identify Project Stakeholders
Lesson 3: Planning Project Work
Identify the Elements of a Project Management Plan
Document Stakeholder Requirements
Create a Scope Statement
Develop a Work Breakdown Structure
Lesson 4: Developing Project Schedules
Create an Activity List
Create a Project Schedule Network Diagram
Estimate Activity Resources
Estimate Duration for Project Activities
Develop a Project Schedule
Identify the Critical Path
Optimize the Project Schedule
Establish a Schedule Baseline
Lesson 5: Developing Cost Estimates and Budgets
Estimate Project Costs
Estimate the Cost Baseline
Reconcile Funding and Costs
Lesson 6: Planning Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications
Create a Quality Management Plan
Document the Project Roles, Responsibilities, and Reporting Relationships
Create a Communications Management Plan
Lesson 7: Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Responses
Examine a Risk Management Plan
Identify Project Risks and Triggers
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Develop a Risk Response Plan
Lesson 8: Planning Project Procurements
Plan Project Procurements
Prepare a Procurement Statement of Work
Prepare a Procurement Document
Lesson 9: Executing Project Work
Identify the Direct and Manage Project Execution Process
Execute a Quality Assurance Plan
Acquire the Project Team
Develop the Project Team
Manage the Project Team
Distribute Project Information
Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations
Lesson 10: Managing Project Procurement
Examine the Conduct Procurements Process
Obtain Responses from Sellers
Determine Project Sellers
Lesson 11: Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
Identify the Monitor and Control Project Work Process
Develop an Integrated Change Control System
Utilize the Integrated Change Control System
Review Deliverables and Work Results
Control the Project Scope
Lesson 12: Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Costs
Control the Project Schedule
Control Project Costs
Lesson 13: Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance and Quality
Perform Quality Control
Report on Project Performance
Lesson 14: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks and Procurements
14A: Monitor and Control Project Risks
14B: Administer Project Procurements
Lesson 15: Closing the Project
Close Project Procurements
Close the Project or Phase Administratively
Appendix A: PMP Certification Mapping
Appendix B: Updates to the PMBOK® Fourth Edition Guide
Text
Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification: Fourth Edition
PMP Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for the PMP credential, you must meet certain educational and professional experiencerequirements. All project management experience must have been accrued within the last eight consecutive years prior to your application submission.
Educational Background
Project Management Experience
Project Management Education
Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree or global equivalent)
Minimum five years/60 months unique no overlapping professional project management experience during which at east 7,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks*, 35 contact hours of formal education
OR
Four-year degree (bachelor’s degree or global equivalent) Minimum three years/36 months unique non-overlapping professional project management experience during which at least 4,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks*, 35 contact hours of formal education
*Leading and directing project tasks as identified in the Project Management Professional Examination Specification.
You should have experience in all five process groups across all your project management experience submitted on the application. However, on a single project, you do not need to have experience in all five process groups.
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