PMP Certification Preparation

With over a million Project Management Professionals worldwide, the Project Management Institute’s certification program is now a standard across all industries. Becoming a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® involves meeting certain education and experience requirements, and passing a 180-question exam.

The key to passing the exam is to understand the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) view of project management. This means reviewing and understanding PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and the PMI Agile Practice Guide, but also becoming familiar with how PMI expects project managers to apply that knowledge. In most cases, this requires PMP-candidates to become familiar with new concepts during their PMP exam preparation, and/or to “unlearn” practices that they have picked up over the years.

This course provides a solid PMP prep foundation – we present and explain all the concepts you need to know. While other PMP training courses focus on last-minute cramming to prepare you for the exam, we assume you actually want to learn something from your PMP education. No pre-reading is required before taking our course, but you should be prepared to study the materials we provide – it’s a closed book exam.

Who should take this PMP Certification Prep course?

Course participants should be familiar with the certification process, and meet the PMP experience requirements prior to attending. You should also be reasonably familiar with modern project management techniques, as advocated by PMI, and be planning on sitting for the exam within a couple of months of completing this course.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course you will:

• Understand PMI’s approach to project management.
• Understand how the PMP exam is structured, and what kinds of questions will be asked.
• Be very familiar with PMI-advocated project management best practices.
• Possess various tricks, tips, techniques, and templates to help you retain information for the exam.

Materials:

• Hardcopy and electronic versions of the PMI ATP.
• Authorized PMP Exam Prep manual.
• Access to PMI Choice online digital resources.
• Hardcopy Key Consulting 3″ binder of PMP materials to augment and explain the PMI manual.
• 200 sample PMP questions provided by PMI.
• Online access to exam simulator with more than 2000 sample PMP questions.

Prerequisites: PMP certification experience requirements, familiarity with modern project management techniques.

Course Content

Module One:

• Introductions and Expectations
• The Exam and Exam Techniques
• Basic Concepts
• Project Life Cycles
• Introduction to Stakeholders
• The Project Management Plan

Module Two:

• Define Team Ground Rules
• Negotiate Project Agreements
• Empower Team Members and Stakeholders
• Train Team Members and Stakeholders
• Engage and Support Virtual Teams

• Build Shared Understanding about a Project
• Determine the Appropriate Project Methodology/Methods and Practices
• Plan and Manage Scope

Module Four:

• Plan and Manage Scope cont.
• Plan and Manage Schedule

Module Five:

• Plan and Manage Budget and Resources
• Plan and Manage Quality of Products and Deliverables
• Integrate Project Planning Activities

Module Six:

• Plan and Manager Procurement
• Establish Governance Structure
• Plan and Manage Project/Phase Closure

Module Seven:

• Assess and Manage Risks
• Execute Project to Deliver Business Value

Module Eight:

• Manage Communications
• Engage Stakeholders
• Create Project Artifacts
• Manage Project Changes
• Manage Project Issues

Module Nine:

• Ensure Knowledge Transfer for Project Continuity
• Lead a Team
• Support Team Performance
• Address and Remove Impediments, Obstacles, and Blockers
• Manage Conflict

Module Ten:

• Collaborate with Stakeholders
• Mentor Relevant Stakeholders
• Apply Emotional Intelligence
• Manage Compliance Requirements
• Evaluate and Deliver Project Benefits and Value
• Evaluate and Address Internal and External Business Environment Changes
• Support Organizational Change
• Employ Continuous Process Improvement