Course Objective:
You will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) to successfully manage projects. This course will satisfy the 35 required hours by PMI to take the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification: Sixth Edition Exam
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.
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.
Pre-Requisites
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.
Modules:
Lesson 1 – Introduction
- Course Introduction
- About PMI
- Project Management Framework
Lesson 2 – Project Management
- Introduction to Project Management
- Project Context
Lesson 3 – Initiating
- Initiating Process Group
- Develop Project Charter.
- Identify Stakeholders
Lesson 4 – Planning (Part 1 of 4)
- Planning Process Group
- Plan Communications
- Collect Requirements
- Define Scope
- Create WBS
Lesson 5 – Planning (Part 2 of 4)
- Define Activities
- Sequence Activities
- Estimate Activity Resources
- Develop Schedule
Lesson 6 – Planning (Part 3 of 4)
- Develop Human Resource Plan
- Estimate Costs
- Determine Budget
- Plan Procurements
- Plan Quality
Lesson 7 – Planning (Part 4 of 4)
- Plan Risk Management
- Identify Risks
- Preform Qualitative Risk Analysis
- Preform Quantitative Risk Analysis
- Plan Risk Responses
- Develop Project Management Plan
Lesson 8 – Executing (Part 1 of 2)
- Executing Process Group
- Acquire Project Team
- Conduct Procurements
- Direct and Manage Project Execution
- Distribute Information
Lesson 9 – Executing (Part 2 of 2)
- Manage Stakeholder Expectations
- Preform Quality Assurance
- Develop Project Team
- Manage Project Team
Lesson 10 – Monitoring & Controlling (Part 1 of 3)
- Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
- Control Scope
- Control Schedule
- Control Costs
Lesson 11 – Monitoring & Controlling (Part 2 of 3)
- Administer Procurements
- Monitor and Control Project Work
- Preform Integrated Change Control
Lesson 12 – Monitoring & Controlling (Part 3 of 3)
- Preform Quality Control
- Report Performance
- Monitor and Control Risks
- Verify Scope
Lesson 13 – Closing 291
- Closing Process Group
- Close Procurements
- Close Project or Phase
Lesson 14 – Professional and Social Responsibility