PMP Exam Prep: eLearning Edition
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Asynchronous e-Learning Course
This e-learning seminar will prepare qualified project managers to sit for the PMP or CAPM Credentialing exam.
The program was created at a live training event giving you the look and feel of being there in person. Once your account is established, you may view this course any time day or night to meet your busy schedule. You will receive all the same course text books and materials as those who attended the live event. Upon completion of all course content you will receive a personal certificate of completion. These course hours may count toward your contact hours required to sit for Project Management Institute’s, Project Management Professional or Certified Associate Project Manager credentialing exams.Course Specifications
Course number: E6102
Internet connection is required. High speed connection is recommended. Lesson’s include streaming video. To test your connection, view our demo lesson for video playback, buffering or disconnection. Frequently being disconnected or lengthy buffering may be limits or constraints imposed by your employer if watching these training video programs at work.
The course will provide 35 contact hours of education by viewing all streaming video lessons and completing all course assignments.
Course Description
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. This course expands upon the basic concepts of project management you discovered in the Project Management JumpStart course, and offers a job-related approach to successful project management across application areas and industries while preparing you for Project Management Institute’s (PMI) professional credentialing exam.
Course Objective: Review PMI® framework and standard for project work while practicing some suggested tools and techniques. Secondly, begin the preparation for the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Project Management Professional (PMP®) credentialing or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) examination.
Target Student: This course is designed for experienced project managers who desire to increase their project management skills, apply a standards-based approach to project management and/or apply for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI®) Project Management Professional (PMP®) Credential exam or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam.
Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following course or have equivalent knowledge:Delivery Method: Instructor led elearning. Each participant will receive one text book authored by Kim Heldman, P.M.P., and current Chief Information Officer for the Colorado Department of Transportation. Participants will also receive a companion CD with six PMP practice exams and two additional CAPM exams. Electronic flashcards and mp3 audio files for exam prep are also provided along with the entire book in PDF form. A participant guide is provided to each attendee with copies of all slides shown in class along with ancillary content.
Course Content
INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL
Getting Started / vii
The Program In Perspective / viii
Training At A Glance / x
MODULES
Introduction / 1
Program Overview / 2
Chapter 1 What Is A Project / 8
Is It a Project / 9
What Is Project Management / 12
Defining Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs / 15
Understanding Organizational Structures / 17
Understanding Project Life Cycles & Project Management Processes / 23
Project Management Knowledge Areas / 27
Chapter 2 Creating the Project Charter & Preliminary Scope Statement / 35
How Projects Come About / 36
Kicking Off the Project Charter / 38
Using Tools & Techniques for Charter Development / 41
Formalizing & Publishing the Project Charter / 47
Developing a Preliminary Project Scope Statement / 50
Chapter 3 Developing the Project Scope Statement / 53
Developing the Project Management Plan / 54
Scoping Out the Project / 57
Formulating Scope Definition / 60
Writing the Project Scope Statement / 64
Chapter 4 Creating the WBS & Communicating the Plan / 69
Creating the Work Breakdown Structure / 70
Communicating the Plan / 78
Identifying Quality Standards / 81
Chapter 5 Risk Planning / 99
Planning for Risks / 100
Risk Management Planning / 102
Identifying Potential Risk / 105
Analyzing Risks Using Qualitative Techniques / 110
Quantifying Risks / 114
Developing a Risk Response Plan / 119
Chapter 6 Resource Planning / 122
Understanding Purchases & Acquisitions / 123
Plan Purchases & Acquisitions / 124
Plan Contracting / 129
Human Resource Planning / 132
Activity Definition / 136
Activity Sequencing / 139
Chapter 7 Creating the Project Schedule & Budget / 144
Activity Resource Estimating / 145
Activity Resource Estimating / 146
Estimating Activity Durations / 149
Developing the Project Schedule / 153
Cost Estimating / 166
Cost Budget Baseline / 171
Bringing It All Together / 175
Chapter 8 Developing the Project Team / 178
Executing the Project Plan / 179
Acquiring the Project Team / 184
Developing the Project Team / 186
Distributing Project Information / 192
Chapter 9 Measuring & Controlling Project Performance / 199
Requesting Seller Responses / 200
Selecting Sellers / 204
Elements of a Contract / 206
Laying Out Quality Assurance Procedures / 208
Monitor & Control Project Work / 210
Administering the Contract / 212
Managing Project Teams / 214
Managing Stakeholders / 217
Establishing Performance Measures / 219
Chapter 10 Monitoring & Controlling Change / 221
Managing Integrated Change Control / 222
Managing Cost Changes / 227
Monitoring & Controlling Schedule Changes / 235
Monitoring & Controlling Risk / 239
Chapter 11 Controlling Work Results & Closing Out the Project / 242
Utilizing Perform Quality Control Techniques / 243
Verifying Project Scope / 254
Controlling Scope Changes / 256
Formulating Project Closeout / 258
Closing Out the Project / 259
Contract Closure / 261
Releasing Project Team Members / 263
Chapter 12 Professional & Social Responsibility / 266
Ensure Personal Integrity & Professionalism / 267
Contribute to the Project Management Knowledge Base / 270
Enhance Personal Professional Competence / 272
Promote Interaction Among Team Members & Other Stakeholders / 274
Appendix 1 Final Exam Prep / 279
The PMP Certification Process / 280
Exam Topics Review / 284
Practice Quiz / 294
Appendix 2 The 44 Project Management Processes / 295
The 44 Project Management Processes / 295
PMP Exam Prep - eLearning Edition $995.00
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