Learning Objectives
- Acquire test-taking strategies and techniques for the PMP exam.
- Learn project management principles according to the PMI methodology, as described in the PMBOK® Guide 3rd Edition
- Understand the Inputs – Tools and Techniques - 0utputs concepts relationship for the various Project Management processes.
- Know the process groups and processes associated with each of the nine Knowledge Areas, as outlined in the PMBOK® Guide 3rd Edition
- Practice project scenarios to understand how they apply to the PMI methodology.
Project Management Framework
- Project Management terminology
- The Project Life Cycle
- Project Stakeholders and their role in the project
- Company organizational structure and projects
- Project Management Process Groups and their structure
Project Integration Management
- Integration Management as the integration of the project
- The Project Charter
- The Preliminary Scope Statement
- Change Control
- The Project Management Plan
Project Scope Management
- The Scope Management Plan
- The Project Scope document
- The Breakdown Structure
- Scope Verification
- Scope Control
Project Time Management
- Decomposition of project activities
- Network Diagrams
- Critical Path management
- Estimation of project resources and activity durations
- Project schedule analysis and control
Project Cost Management
- Techniques to Estimate Project Resources and Activity Durations
- Cost Budgeting
- Base lining
- Earned Value Management
Project Quality Management
- Quality Programs
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Quality Control
Project Human Resources Management
- Organizational Charts
- Project Roles and Responsibilities
- Team development and motivation theories
- Conflict management
- Performance appraisals
- Leadership power
Project Communications Management
- Project communications requirements
- Communications channels
- Communications distribution methods
Project Risk Management
- Risks and their causes
- Risk Management Plan
- Risk Identification
- Qualitative risk analysis
- Quantitative risk analysis
- Risk response
- Risk monitoring and control
Project Procurement Management
- Make-vs.-Buy decisions
- Contracts
- The Contract Statement of Work
- Procurement documents
- Seller selection criteria
- Contract closure
Professional and Social Responsibility
- Performance Domains
- the four tasks of the Professional and Social Responsibility Domain
- The PMI PMP® Code of Professional Responsibility
Preparing for the Test
- Test-taking strategies
- Study references for the exam
- Exam practice
- How to qualify and apply for the PMP exam
- Learn about the test taking facilities
- Know what content you need to learn
- Learn proven study techniques and get test taking tips
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