The workshop provides practical tips and tools that can be used in any organization’s project scheduling practices for predictive, hybrid, and agile approaches. In these expanded sessions, you will also have time to practice your exam-taking skills with coaching from a credentialed instructor.
Who Should Attend
The workshop is designed for project schedule practitioners as well as project managers, project participants, and line managers who work directly with schedules and who wish to prepare for the PMI-SP® exam.
The overall goals of this course are to:
Assist participants in successfully preparing to achieve the credential PMI-SP®
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the scope, value, and benefits of the PMI-SP® credential
- Explain relevant scheduling concepts in the Practice Standard for Scheduling, the PMBOK® Guide and Process Groups: A Practice Guide
- Prepare a Schedule Strategy
- Plan for success with the tools and techniques employed by successful schedule managers
- Assess the schedule performance and manage change
- Determine relevant tools and techniques necessary to finalize the schedule work
- Support the stakeholders’ relationships and project communications
- Prepare a study plan that will allow you to pass the exam
Syllabus
Getting Started
- Introductions
- Course orientation
Becoming a PMI-SP®
- Overview of the PMI-SP® credential
- Eligibility requirements
- Exam Content Outline
- The Credential Examination
Scheduling Concepts and Standards
- Role of the Practice Standard for Scheduling
- The schedule model principles and concepts
- Schedule model good practices
- Scheduling components and schedule conformance index
Schedule Strategy
- Project schedule configuration management
- The project charter
- The project management plan
- Identify the development approach
- Plan schedule management
- Agile / hybrid release planning
Schedule Planning and Development
- Project Scope Management
- Project Resource Management
- Project Schedule Management
- Project Cost Management
- The Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
- Project Risk Management
Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
- Project Execution, Monitoring and Controlling
- Validate and Control Scope
- Control Schedule
- Control Cost
- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Implement and Monitor Risk
Schedule Closeout
- Close project or phase
- Completion of contractual agreements
- Project documents updates
- Final product, service, or result transition
- Final report and update OPAs
Stakeholder Communications Management
- Communications management processes
- Stakeholders register and engagement plan
- Communication requirements analysis
- Communications management plan
- Reporting to others
Summary and Next Steps
- Cross-Cutting Knowledge and Skills
- Study tips
- Sample exam questions
- Review goal and objectives
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
School Notes: Note: International Institute for Learning may reach out to you directly for additional information prior to your class starting date.
