Course Details
Course Description:
The Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep Boot Camp course is a 4-day course that is designed to provide students the essential preparation needed to pass the PMP and CAPM?exams. Concentrating on exam content from?A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOKGuide) - Sixth Edition?and other sources, this course includes a wide variety of learning tools, practice questions, study aids, and post-learning resources all using Project Management Institute (PMI) terminology.
The class is also designed to ensure a 100% pass rate for each learner by offering different approaches to studying for the exam through your learning style (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic).
The classroom and virtual versions of this interactive course include:
- A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK Guide) - Sixth Edition
- Over 600 practice questions
- PMP Exam prep study guides with supplemental MP3 audio downloads
- Exercises throughout to reinforce PMP and CAPM exam concepts
- Handy reference charts
- Exercises to increase memory recall
- Electronic flashcards accessible through MyGK
- Please note that the?On-Demand?version of this course does not include a copy of?A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK?Guide) - Sixth Edition,?flash cards, or reference charts
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PMI-ACP, CAPM PMI Talent Triangle and PMP are?registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Prepare to take the PMP or CAPM exams
- Become familiar with PMBOK Guide terms, definitions, and processes
- Master test-taking techniques
- Learn styles and types of questions found on the PMP or CAPM exams
- PMBOK Guide's five process groups, ten knowledge areas, and the area of professional and social responsibility
Target Student:This course is designed for the following students:
- 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
- Project team members seeking the PMP or CAPM certification
Prerequisites: Students should possess the following experience before attending the course:
To be eligible for the CAPM or PMP certification, you must first meet specific education and experience requirements. The PMP Exam Prep Boot Camp satisfies the requirements for contact hours of instruction. The final step in gaining certification is passing a multiple-choice, psychometric-based examination designed to objectively assess and measure your project management knowledge. It is recommended that you have achieved the experience requirements prior to taking this course.
Course Outline
Introduction
- PMP and CAPM Exam Requirements
- Exam Questions
- Maintaining Certification
- Exam-Taking Tips
- Learning Styles
- Pre-Test
- Project Management Concepts
- PM Definitions
- Organizational Structure
- Project Life Cycle and the Project Management Process Groups
- PM Process Groups
- PM Knowledge Areas
- Practice Test
- PM Process Groups and Knowledge Areas
- Role of the Project Manager
- Project Management Competencies
- Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Practice Test
- Initiating Process Group
- Develop Project Charter
- Identify Stakeholders
- Practice Test
Planning Process Group
- Plan Scope Management Process
- Collect Requirements Process
- Define Scope Process
- Create WBS Process
- Plan Schedule Management Process
- Define Activities Process
- Sequence Activities Process
- Estimate Activity Durations Process
- Develop Schedule Process
- Plan Cost Management Process
- Estimate Cost Process
- Determine Budget Process
- Plan Quality Management Process
- Plan Resource Management Process
- Estimate Activity Resources Process
- Plan Communications Management Process
- Plan Risk Management Process
- Identify Risks Process
- Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Process
- Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Process
- Plan Risk Responses Process
- Plan Procurement Management Process
- Plan Stakeholder Engagement Process
- Develop Project Management Plan Process
- Practice Test
Executing Process Group
- Manage Quality Process
- Acquire Resources Process
- Develop Team Process
- Manage Team Process
- Manage Communications Process
- Implement Risk Responses Process
- Conduct Procurements Process
- Manage Stakeholder Engagement Process
- Direct and Manage Project Work Process
- Manage Project Knowledge Process
- Practice Test
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
- Validate Scope Process
- Control Scope Process
- Control Schedule Process
- Control Costs Process
- Control Quality Process
- Control Resources
- Monitor Communications Process
- Monitor Risks Process
- Control Procurements Process
- Monitor Stakeholder Engagement Process
- Monitor and Control Project Work Process
- Perform Integrated Change Control Process
- Practice Test
Closing Process Group
- Close Project or Phase Process
- Practice Test
Course Exercises
- Each chapter contains practice exercises targeted at the range of learning styles (Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic)
- Network Diagram Exercises
- Earned Value Exercises
- Practice Tests
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The Contract Management Principles and Practices course is a 4-day course that is designed to teach students how to manage all aspects of project procurement effectively. Students will understand the logic behind contracting principles and practices, and they will learn the terms, techniques, and tools of converting project needs into outsourced goods and services. Students will learn to ensure successful procurements by gaining an understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of the internal and external stakeholders involved in the procurement chain.
This is a skills-building course, and students will spend 70% of class time working on contracting activities, from requirements documentation through to contract closure. Exercises include the development of a procurement strategy, contract selection, revising and updating SOWs, risk management, negotiating claims settlement, and collection of lessons learned.
Students pursuing a university-recognized and/or accredited certificate in Canada or continuing education units in the US must attend at least 90% of class time, participate in class exercises and section-knowledge checks, and score at least 70% on an end-of-class, multiple-choice assessment.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Steps and stages of contract management from needs analysis to closure
- Terms and terminology of contracting and procurement
- Legal requirements of contracts and their implications
- Ingredients for contracting success
- Stakeholder mapping and expectations analysis
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