Course number HE550S

Delivery method
Instructor-led training (ILT)
Onsite dedicated training (OST)

Course overview
This 5-day accelerated course is geared toward participants who seek to kick-start their preparations for the PMP® exam. Focus on the five PMBOK® Guide processes and the nine knowledge areas, as well as the critical topic of professional responsibility. Discover key concepts to apply as you manage projects. Obtain the PDUs you need to take the exam. Gain confidence by answering sample exam questions.

Prerequisites
Formal project management training such as that available in the Project Management Fundamentals (HC577S) course plus other core project management courses

Audience
This course is intended for project managers who are preparing to take the certification examination

Course objectives
Learn how to:

• Maximize your time in preparing for the PMP® exam
• Master critical terms and concepts in project management
• Apply key concepts to your work in project management
• Evaluate your own strengths and weaknesses to best focus your study efforts
• Identify key elements of each of the project management processes
• Identify and incorporate best practices relating to professional responsibility
• Determine critical versus non-critical study areas
• Avoid common pitfalls associated with taking the exam

Next steps
Recognition of your knowledge and skill by passing the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification appropriate to your country or region

Benefits to you

• Master key concepts in each of the five processes and in Professional Responsibility
• Apply some of the more critical concepts to your work in project management
• Practice using sample test questions formatted similarly to the actual exam
• Review critical components so you are ready to take the actual exam

Course outline

Overview

• Project Management Trends
• Key Definitions
• Triple Constraint
• Customer-Driven Focus
• Processes
• Knowledge Areas
• Project Life Cycle
• Stakeholders
• Benefits
• Project-Based Organizations
• Project Success

Initiating

• Definition
• Inputs
• Project Selection Process and Methods
• Requirements Development Process
• Expert Judgment
• Project Charter
• Project Scope Statement
• Assigning the Project Manager
• Constraints and Assumptions

Planning

• Planning Processes
• Project Management Plan Development
• Project Management Plan
• Scope Planning
• Product Analysis
• Scope Definition
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Control Account and Work Package
• WBS Dictionary
• Schedule Challenges
• Activity Definition
• Activity List
• Activity Sequencing
• WBS and Network Schedules
• Types of Network Diagrams
• Three Point Estimating
• Critical Path
• Task Relationships
• Activity Resource Estimating
• Activity Duration Estimating
• Resources and Estimates
• Schedule Development
• Lead and Lag
• GERT
• Duration Compression
• Resource Leveling
• Critical Chain
• Gantt and Milestone Charts
• Cost Estimating
• Types of Estimates
• Methodologies
• Cost Budgeting
• Quality Planning
• Communications Planning
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Risk Management Planning
• Risk Identification
• Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Decision Tree Analysis
• Risk Response Planning
• Risk Response Strategies
• Organizational Planning
• Organization Structures
• Project Manager Roles
• Project Conflicts
• Motivation Theories
• Staff Acquisition
• Procurement Planning
• Plan Contracting

Executing

• Direct and Manage Plan Execution
• General Management Skills
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Audits
• Team Development
• Team-Building Process
• Information Distribution
• Communications Model
• Project Records
• Request Seller Responses
• Select Sellers
• Contract

Controlling

• Integrated Change Control
• Change Control System
• Configuration Management
• Performance Reporting
• Earned Value
• Scope Change Control
• Scope Verification
• Quality Control
• Project Team Management
• Risk Monitoring and Control
• Contract Administration

Closing

• Contract Closeout
• Procurement Audit
• Procurement Documentation
• Administrative Closure
• Project Closure
• Lessons Learned

Professional Responsibility

• Key Web Sites
• Guiding Philosophy
• Individual Integrity and Professionalism
• Contribute to the Project Management Knowledge Base
• Enhance Personal Professional Competence
• Respecting Personal, Ethnic, and Cultural Differences

Study Tips

• Time Management
• Other Tips
• Taking the Test

• Upis u radnu knjižicu: ne
• Certifikat: ne
• Uvjerenje: ne
• In-house: ne
• Svjedodžba: ne
• Diploma: ne