Key Features of this PMP Certification Training:
- Choose from on-demand and instructor-led learning options
- Exclusive LinkedIn group membership for peer and SME community support
- After-course instructor coaching benefit
- PMBOK® Guide — Sixth Edition and additional exam prep resources included
You Will Learn How To:
- Prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam
- Navigate process groups and knowledge areas from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the PMBOK® Guide — Sixth Edition
- Analyze the tools and techniques of the PMBOK® Guide processes
PMP Certification Instructor-Led Course Information
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PMP Training Course Description
Through concentrated practice exams and activities, you learn essential Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) terminology, tools and techniques, as well as the specialized elements beyond the PMBOK® Guide required to pass the exam. Some overnight study is required to prepare for the daily practice exams. You will leave this course having created a personalized study plan designed for ultimate exam success.PMP Training Course Description
Requirements/Recommended Experience
This course is valuable for experienced project managers who are planning to take the PMP soon. At least three years’ experience as a project manager and related project management training is assumed prior to taking this course.
Additionally, you must earn 35 PMI Professional Development Units (PDUs) to take the PMP exam. This course provides the 35 required PMI PDUs for candidates to be eligible to take the PMP exam.
Who Should Attend This PMP Class
- Anyone meeting the requirements to take the PMP exam to get PMP certified
- Typical job roles include: Associate project managers, project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project sponsors
All-Inclusive: 4thdacad PMP Exam Prep Guarantee, After-Course Coaching
4thdacad is with you from the beginning of your planning until you pass your PMP exam. This PMP training course includes Unlimited FREE course retakes, plus coaching with your instructor to help you prepare for your exam or answer real-world project management challenges.
Project/Program Management Learning Path
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PMP Instructor-Led Course Outline
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Introduction
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition)
- Key terms and the project life cycle
- Identifying Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs) and Organizational Process Assets (OPAs)
- Organizational structure and influences
- Mapping the interrelationships of the ten knowledge areas to the five process groups
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Project Integration and Scope Management
Identifying and integrating processes and activities
- Identifying a new project, business case and strategy
- Defining and coordinating all subsidiary plans
- Change-control and configuration management
- Determining key deliverables and conducting benefit analysis
Defining, validating and controlling the scope
- Facilitating requirements-gathering using interviews, workshops and decision-making techniques
- Requirements changes and traceability matrices
- Creating the WBS and setting the baseline
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Project Time and Cost Management
Time management
- Defining and sequencing activities
- Estimating activity resources and durations with analogous, parametric and three-point techniques
- Developing the schedule with PDM, ADM and CDM diagrams
Determining the cost baseline and applying Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Identifying costs and calculating performance baseline
- Assessing EVM key dimensions, variances and indices
- Forecasting with EVM
- Performance reporting
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Project Quality Management
Implementing systems for quality
- Preventing nonconformance through Cost of Quality (CoQ)
- Performing continuous improvements
Tools and techniques to study
- Planning for quality using statistical tools
- Implementing quality metrics and audits
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Project Human Resource, Communications and Stakeholder Management
Developing the plan and acquiring the team
- Creating hierarchical and matrix charts (RAM & RACI)
- Developing the team: team building, Tuckman model, recognition and rewards
- Motivational theories and conflict resolution techniques
Efficiently communicating with stakeholders
- Distributing information with communication models
- Applying communication theory and the levels of power
Managing stakeholder engagements
- Identifying and analyzing stakeholders, and managing their expectations
- Increasing support and minimizing resistance
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Project Risk and Procurement Management
Assessing project risks
- Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
- Evaluating Expected Monetary Value (EMV)
Exam-relevant tools and techniques
- Developing threat/opportunity response strategies
- Reassessing and controlling risks
Procurement management
- Performing make-or-buy analysis
- Formally accepting the product and closing the project
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Planning for the Exam
Preparing for test day
- Applying proven tips for exam success
- Conquering exam apprehension
Personalizing your study plan
- Identifying your strengths and weaknesses
- Optimizing your study time and focus
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Professional Responsibility and Ethics
- The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
- Balancing the interest of all stakeholders
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