Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) 4th
Edition
Overview/Description
This course provides Project Managers with the knowledge and
skills needed to master the PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition and attain
the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification. The PMP®
credential is the most widely accepted project certification in the
world and the framework on which it is based has set the standard
for the project management profession for 25 years. This course is
intended to enhance a student's project experience with global
terminology and the proven framework for leading and directing
project teams and in delivering project results within the
constraints of schedule, budget and resources. The Project
Management Institute has modified the previous body of knowledge to
consist of forty-two project processes within five process groups
and nine knowledge areas. This course will cover these processes in
a logical, sequential, and effective way to quickly and effectively
prepare learners for the PMP Certification 2009 Exam.
Target Audience
The Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification course
is intended for experienced Project Managers seeking educational
hours for PMP certification, and is designed to prepare experienced
project managers to sit for the PMP exam. Project Managers who have
had no formal training on the concepts of the PMBOK Guide, 4th Ed.
will enhance their skills in this in-depth course.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites for this course are the same prerequisites
that PMI requires for you to become a certified PMP:
- Bachelor's degree or global equivalent and 3 years of project
management experience
- High school diploma or global equivalent and 5 years of project
management experience
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Exams
PMP, 4th Ed.
Accreditation
This course qualifies for 35 PDUs, or 35 Contact Hours for
candidates pursuing PMP Certification. PMI requires you to have 35
contact hours to apply for the PMP exam.
Skills
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling and
Closing a project across the knowledge areas of Integration, Scope,
Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk and
Procurement.
Outline
- Session 1: Project Lifecycle and Project Processes
- Session 2: Project Integration Management and Project Scope
Management
- Session 3: Project Time Management
- Session 4: Project Cost Management and Project Quality
Management
- Session 5: Project Human Resource Management and Project
Communication Management
- Session 6: Project Risk Management and Project Procurement
Management
Objectives
- Comprehend the professional responsibility domain, process
groups and knowledge areas of the PMBOK Guide, 4th Edition
- Understand the makeup and format of the PMP 2009 Exam
- Reduce study time by focusing on the relevant exam topics
- Gain an understanding for the level of competency required for
the exam
- Apply the concepts of the PMBOK Guide, 4th ed. to better manage
projects in their work environment