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PRJ 116 - PMP Exam Preparation (7 Days)

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Course Description

This course aims to help participants to learn, understand and appreciate critical and important PMP exam tips and hints, which increases their chances to pass the exam at the first attempt. Through sharing relevant exam experiences participants will get exposed to the best approach towards sitting and passing the exam. At the same time, the course will take participants through all aspects of project management and provides extended tools and techniques in managing projects. This course looks at the practical tasks, tools, techniques and skills that need to be undertaken or applied to ensure a project happens as planned, results are achieved and the project is completed to specification, on time and on budget.

 

Participants in this course will get a free original copy of the PMP Guide.

Course Objectives

  • Learning project management fundamentals
  • Learning new tools and techniques presented in a series of exercises
  • Understanding the role of the project manager
  • Understanding of the key skills needed to ensure project success
  • Learning and practicing different exam hints and techniques

Who Should Attend?

  • Project Directors
  • Project Managers
  • Project Supervisors
  • Anyone looking for obtaining international standards and recognition in project management.

Course Details/Schedule

Day 1

  • Introduction to:
  1. Project Management Institute (PMI) & PMI Certificates
  2. PMI Membership benefits
  3. The PMBOK® Guide purpose and structure
  4. PMP exam requirements and conditions
  5. PMP exam registration/exam preparation process
  • Project management concepts and definitions
  • The project manager’s role and competences

Day 2

  • The project manager interaction levels
  • Organizational influences and project life cycle
  • Types of project organizations
  • Organizational project management maturity level (OPM3)
  • Project stakeholders and governance
  • The project team and project phases

Day 3

  • The project management process groups
  • Project initiating process group
  • Project planning process group
  • Project executing process group
  • Project monitoring & controlling process group
  • Project closing process group

Day 4

  • Project information & Project knowledge areas
  • Project integration and project charter
  • Developing the project management plan
  • Change requests and change management
  • Project scoping, scope baseline and Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Day 5

  • Project scheduling and schedule baseline
  • Sequencing project activities
  • Planning project activities’ resources and durations 
  • Project costing and budget determination and control
  • Project and product quality assurance
  • Quality analysis and control

Day 6

  • Acquiring, developing and leading the project team
  • Project communication and performance reporting
  • Project risks' identification and analysis
  • Risk response planning
  • Risk control

Day 7

  • Project procurements and contracts
  • Project stakeholder management and engagement
  • Project lessons learned
  • Project closing and project documentation
  • Course wrap up and reaping the fruits