Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification: Sixth Edition – 40 PDU

Project Management Professional (PMP)® Training for PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition

If you are taking this course, you probably have some professional exposure to the duties of a project manager, or you may be considering embarking on a career in professional project management. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management—both on the job and through professional certification—is becoming the standard to compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects. Project managers who have proven skills and experience can find exciting, high-visibility opportunities in a wide range of fields. This course is specifically designed to provide you with the proven, practical body of project management knowledge and skills that you need to demonstrate project management mastery on the job. Additionally, this course can be a significant part of your preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.

Duration: 5 Days

Prerequisites

• Familiar with basic project management concepts
• Some working experience with project management
• Basic computing skills and some experience using Microsoft® Office (recommended)
• Obtain the level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses: Project Management Fundamentals (Third Edition), Microsoft® Office Word 2016: Part 1, and Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1

Audience

• Individuals who have on-the-job project management experience (regardless of whether their formal job role is project manager), who are not certified project management professionals
• Individuals who wish to develop professionally, increase their project management skills, apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management, and seek career advancement by moving into a formal project manager job role
• Individuals looking to apply for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)® Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification

Learning Objectives

• Define project management fundamentals
• Define project management within the organization
• Define the project management methodology
• Initiate a project
• Develop a project management plan and plan components
• Plan a project schedule
• Plan project costs
• Plan for quality, resources, and procurements
• Plan for risk
• Plan stakeholder engagement and communications
• Execute a project
• Work with stakeholders
• Monitor project work, scope, risks, stakeholder engagement, and communications
• Control project changes, scope, schedule, costs, quality, resources, and procurements
• Close a project

Topics

• Defining Project Management Basics
• Defining Project Management within the Organization
• Defining the PMI® Project Management Methodology
• Initiating a Project
• Planning a Project
• Planning a Project Schedule
• Planning Project Costs
• Planning Project Quality, Resources, and Procurements
• Planning for Risk
• Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
• Executing a Project
• Working with Stakeholders
• Monitoring a Project
• Controlling a Project
• Closing a Project