This course is intended for candidates undertaking or wish to undertake the Project Management Professional (PMP) examination. The course follows the Project Management Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK) 3rd Edition.
This course is ideal to candidates planning to take the computer-based examination on the following week. The title PMP is an internationally accepted recognition of project management knowledge and professionalism of the successful candidate. Simply put, this is a professional certification of the candidate in the area of project management.
Candidates may only apply to sit for the examination if they have obtained at least a university degree or equivalent, a minimum of 4,500 hours project management experience within 36 months (non-overlapping) prior of the application to sit for the examination, and at least 35 hours of Project Management education. Candidates who do not have a university degree may opt applying for the examination via increased demands on project management experience to 7,500 hours within 60 months (non-overlapping).
The examination may be taken at Prometric computer test centre, at a pre-appointed date and time, at your choice venue; that is, when the application to sit for the examination is successful confirmed through an eligibility letter. The examination consists of 200 multiple-choice answers (1 out of 4 is the right answer), and to be completed within 4 hours. Typically the passing mark is 61%.
Please find the necessary application form and verification form of project management experience in the Certification Handbook. Follow strictly the application instructions, and information you will need to submit with the application. You are recommended to submit the application online via http://www.pmi.org.
The cost for sitting for the examination per candidate is about US$555 (non-PMI® member), and payment is made direct to the Project Management Institute, USA (please see PMP Certification Handbook found at www.pmi.org for complete details). However, it would still be cheaper if the candidate applies to be a PMI® member first, followed by applying to sit for the PMP® Examination. Membership application and pricing details at http://www.pmi.org.
The training uses practical exercises that take individuals outside their comfort zones. By giving the participants help and guidance during the pre-examination process, confidence and skills are strengthened. We make the sessions challenging and practical through the use of simulated test questions, flash cards to help accelerate memory retention and learning, to aid in memory retention and reinforcing classroom materials after the program is completed. Also, by getting candidates to take on the role of setting examination questions would help them learn the process of examination setting and help build confidence. Moreover, this interaction makes classes enjoyable and motivational.
Candidates would be provided with text book, which is the PMBOK Guide containing all the important and essential facts, tips, and terminologies used in the PMP exam to help accelerate knowledge retention. The Facilitator will take them through discussion points and highlights of each PMP module, reinforced with a test of 15-20 key questions upon the completion of each module.
The Course Structure
This course is spread over a 5 days (Monday through Friday or Wednesday through Sunday, 9.00am through 5.00pm), with the intention to take the exam on the following week.
Who Should Attend
Project managers, team members, field staff members, project engineers, design engineers, project leaders, administrators, industrial engineers, program managers, manufacturing engineers, operations managers, functional managers, Information Technology professionals, R&D managers, marketing directors, and others involved directly or indirectly with projects in virtually every industry, and who needs a certification to give the professional recognition to bid for projects.
Module Synopsis
The Introduction provides key fundamentals of project management. Discover the basic facts of project management and its successful implementation, the project sponsor, the life cycle phases, and the main skills and expectations of project managers.
Project Integration Management focuses on the importance of having project managers work across the organisational boundaries in order to be successful.
Project Scope Management establishes the foundation of how to systematically identify the key deliverables of the project. After establishing a scope baseline, it is crucial to ensure that there will be a process for managing change.
Project Time Management builds on the deliverables identified in the scope definition process. The project manager breaks these deliverables down further and then develops the project schedule.
Project Cost Management covers establishing a project budget and understanding the different mechanisms used to estimate the cost of a given project.
The new Project Control Management section stresses an integrated approach for controlling a project.
Project Human Resources Management addresses the essential staffing and leadership issues for the project team.
Project Risk Management is a critical area, which enables participants to comprehend what is needed in identifying risk events, analysing them, and strategies for handling them.
Project Quality Management ensures there is a plan for managing, assuring, and controlling the project's quality.
Project Procurement Management covers the essentials of procurement decisions, contract administration and closure principles.
Project Communications Management helps participants understand project team communications issues and how to build consensus among various project groups.
The new Professional Responsibility section outlines the behavioural and ethical aspects of professional project managers. This section enables project managers to exercise the proper judgement in their decision-making process.
The last portion of the program is dedicated to answering participants’ questions and administering a sample final exam that integrates all modules.
Discussions of case studies and exercises emphasise the learning across the five process areas and the professional responsibility domain.
PMI® certification process to become a PMP®
Define processes, methodologies, and concepts within the 9 knowledge areas
Define key terms
Describe application of principles and techniques to manage projects
Personal expectations correlated to learning objectives
Identify need for Project Management
Course materials
MODULE 2: Project Integration Management
Concept of Integration Management
Techniques for development and execution of successful projects
Project Management Methodology
Triple Constraints
Project Stakeholders
Project Plan development activities
Steps for successful project plan execution
Approach for overall change control
MODULE 3: Project Scope Management
Project Initiation process
Project Selection techniques
Project Charter and the Project Sponsor
Scope Statement
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
Change Control Management
Supporting project plan assists overall
Project plan
Activities required for the Close-out of Scope
MODULE 4: Project Time Management
Activity definition process
Templates
Sequencing activities
Dependencies Analysis
Network diagrams
Activity duration estimating
Effort versus duration estimates
Resource complexity factors
Top-down and bottom-up estimating
Schedule development
Critical Path Method (CPM)
PERT
Resource loading and levelling
Duration compression
Project management software
MODULE 5: Project Cost Management
Cost Management Activities
Resource planning process
Cost Management Plan
Cost budgeting - contingencies
Cost control elements
MODULE 6: Project Control
Variance and change
Change management plan
Earned Value Management
Variance analysis
Schedule efficiency
Schedule variance
MODULE 7: Project Human Resource Management
Organisational planning
Organisational structures
Matrix vs. Projectised management
Roles and responsibilities
Staff acquisition activities
Team development
Building effective teams
Management styles
Motivational needs
Conflict Handling
MODULE 8: Project Risk Management
Concepts of risk management
Types of risk
Risk tolerance levels
Risk factors
Risk planning meeting
Risk Management Plan (example)
Brainstorming, SWOT analysis, and checklists
Sources of risk
Information gathering techniques
Subjective analysis techniques
Risk rating techniques, trends and probability
Descriptive statistics
Expected monetary value
Decision trees
PERT approximation
Qualitative rating system
Risk response planning
Risk monitoring and control
Periodic risk assessment reviews
Risk reporting
Corrective actions
MODULE 9: Project Quality Management
Concepts of quality management
Cost of Quality variables
Quality planning process
Benefits of proactive actions
Quality policy
Benchmarking
Flowcharting
Design of experiments
Checklists
Quality assurance process
Quality standards
Quality control process
Incremental verification/testing
Control Charts
Pareto Charts
Statistical Sampling
Trend analysis
MODULE 10: Project Procurement Management
Procurement Planning Process
Contract types
Level of risk desired
Scope definition
Solicitation planning
Proposal development
Source selection process
Screening and weighting system
Contract negotiations
Independent estimates
Contract management process
Contract administration
Close-out processes
MODULE 11: Project Communications Management
Communications planning process
Stakeholder analysis
Communications Management Plan
Tools information distribution
Communication skills
Information retrieval and distribution systems
Effective meetings
Performance reporting formats
Conflict resolution and team building
Administrative closure steps
MODULE 12: Professional Responsibility
Legal, ethical, and professional behaviour
Relationship of professional responsibility domain and the 9 areas of knowledge in the PMBOK® Guide
Code of conduct
Cultural sensitivity in International Project Management
MODULE 13: PMP® Preparation
Review of PMP® Certification process
Test-taking strategies
Review of the 5 project management process areas and the professional responsibility domain
Review the 9 knowledge areas
Review formulas
Building a network diagram
Calculating Critical Path
Review of sample certification exam
Q & A
Pre-requisites: To those who are keen on taking the PMP Examination, you'll need to satisfy
a pre-requirement of 35 hours Project Management Education and at least
4,500 hours of project-related work experience over a period of no more than
6 years before the date of the intended examination. Information on the prestegious PMP certification can be found at www.pmi.org
