Course Specifications

Course Number:

095017

Course Length:

5 days

Course Description

Overview:

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.

Course Objectives:

In this course, you will able to apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects.

You will:

• 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.

PMP® Exam Prep Online Resource tools include:

1. Exam simulator. This critical tool includes over 1,000 practice question with tens of thousands of question variations. Student can take banks of 10 to 200 questions, with full scoring by both PMI Process Groups (e.g., Initiating Process Group, Planning Process Group) and process group and PMI Knowledge Areas (e.g., Project Scope Management, Project Quality Management). The exam simulator provides students with the options of:
1. Taking banks of questions focusing on one more PMI Process Groups
2. Taking banks of questions focusing on one more PMI Knowledge Areas
3. Taking a simulated exam (pulls questions in the same ratios as the real exam)
4. Seeing the answer to each question immediately or seeing the answer to all questions at the end of the exam
5. Taking an untimed exam or a timed exam (using the same timing as the real exam)
2. Definition (glossary) flashcards. This online tool contains over 500 terms with associated definitions taken directly from the PMBOK® Guide. This application will randomly pull a term or definition, and students takes their best guess at the definition (if given a term) or the correct term (If given a definition). This tool can also present the term or definition in a multiple-choice question format.
3. ITTO flashcards. This online tool has many features in common with The Exam Simulator. The student can focus on one or more PMBOK® Guide process groups or Knowledge Areas.
4. Downloadable resources. There are several exam preparation files that are included in this product. Examples include a flowchart with all 49 PMBOK® Guide processes, a file that conveniently includes all PMBOK Guide Processes with all Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs (ITTO), and a file that includes over 40 templates based on the current version of the PMBOK® Guide.

Please note: this product has a six-month subscription.

Target Student:

This course is designed for 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, and who might or might not have received formal project management training. The course is appropriate for these persons if they 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, as well as to apply for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)® Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success in this course, you should be familiar with basic project management concepts and have some working experience with project management. Experience with a specific project management software tool is not required. Basic computing skills and some experience using Microsoft® Office is desirable but not required.

You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses:

• Project Management Fundamentals (Third Edition)
• Microsoft® Office Word 2016: Part 1
• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1

Course-specific Technical Requirements

Hardware:

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:

• 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• CD-ROM drive (if installing any software from a CD-ROM)
• Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
• 1,024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
• Network cards and cabling for local network access
• Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
• Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
• Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen

Software:

• Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2016
• Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional
• If necessary, software for viewing the course slides. (Instructor machine only.)

Course Content

Lesson 1: Defining Project Management Basics

 Topic A: Identify the Concepts of Project Management

 Topic B: Identify the Relationship Between Project Management and the Business

 Topic C: Identify Project Stakeholders and Governance

Lesson 2: Defining Project Management within the Organization

 Topic A: Identify Organizational Influences

 Topic B: Identify the Project Team

 Topic C: Define the Project Life Cycle

 Topic D: Define Agile Methodology

Lesson 3: Defining the PMI® Project Management Methodology

 Topic A: Define the Project Management Processes

 Topic B: Define the Knowledge Areas

 Topic C: Identify Project Information

Lesson 4: Initiating a Project

 Topic A: Initiating Process Group Map

 Topic B: Develop a Project Charter

 Topic C: Identify Project Stakeholders

Lesson 5: Planning a Project

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Develop a Project Management Plan

 Topic C: Plan Scope Management

 Topic D: Collect Project Requirements

 Topic E: Define Project Scope

 Topic F: Create a Work Breakdown Structure

Lesson 6: Planning a Project Schedule

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Schedule Management

 Topic C: Define Project Activities

 Topic D: Sequence Project Activities

 Topic E: Estimate Activity Durations

 Topic F: Develop a Project Schedule

Lesson 7: Planning Project Costs

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Project Cost Management

 Topic C: Estimate Project Costs

 Topic D: Determine the Project Budget

Lesson 8: Planning Project Quality, Resources, and Procurements

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Quality Management

 Topic C: Plan Resource Management

 Topic D: Estimate Activity Resources

 Topic E: Plan Project Procurements

Lesson 9: Planning for Risk

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Risk Management

 Topic C: Identify Risks

 Topic D: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

 Topic E: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

 Topic F: Plan Risk Responses

Lesson 10: Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Communications

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Stakeholder Engagement

 Topic C: Plan Communications Management

Lesson 11: Executing a Project

 Topic A: Executing Process Group Map

 Topic B: Direct and Manage Project Work

 Topic C: Manage Project Knowledge

 Topic D: Manage Quality

 Topic E: Implement Risk Responses

 Topic F: Conduct Procurements

Lesson 12: Working with Stakeholders

 Topic A: Executing Process Group Map

 Topic B: Acquire Resources

 Topic C: Develop a Team

 Topic D: Manage a Team

 Topic E: Manage Stakeholder Engagement

 Topic F: Manage Communications

Lesson 13: Monitoring a Project

 Topic A: Monitor and Control Project Work Data Flow Diagram

 Topic B: Monitor and Control Project Work

 Topic C: Validate Project Scope

 Topic D: Monitor Risks

 Topic E: Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

 Topic F: Monitor Communications

Lesson 14: Controlling a Project

 Topic A: Controlling Process Group Map

 Topic B: Perform Integrated Change Control

 Topic C: Control Project Scope

 Topic D: Control the Project Schedule

 Topic E: Control Project Costs

 Topic F: Control Project Quality

 Topic G: Control Resources

 Topic H: Control Project Procurements

Lesson 15: Closing a Project

 Topic A: Closing Process Group Map

 Topic B: Close Project or Phase

Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition

Appendix B: Mapping Course Content to the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Examination Content Outline

Appendix C: Mapping Course Content to the PMI Talent Triangle®