The Project Management Professional

The PMP Boot Camp is not just a test prep course; we do not create paper PMPs. In our PMP Boot Camp you will get skills-based training developed using a proven methodology to meet your PMP goals while developing and reinforcing real-world project management skills.

The PMP Boot Camp is aligned to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ® Guide) - Fourth Edition.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand how to use Earned Value Analysis to keep a project on-budget and on-time.
• Clearly define the scope of a project and effectively manage it throughout the project's life.
• Learn calculation concepts - not just formulas - that allow the answering of computational questions, no matter how they are presented.
• Minimize the risk of a project through proper risk management and response planning.
• Learn the fundamentals of stakeholder analysis and how to manage stakeholder expectation.
• Learn key Procurement terms, concepts, and calculations such as Privity, the Risk profiles of different contracts, and Point of Total Assumption.
• Learn the five process groups that form the basis of the project management life cycle.
• Understand the nine knowledge areas and how they apply to each of the process groups.
• See how to properly fill out the Project Management Professional examination application.
• Satisfy the educational requirement to sit for the PMP examination.
• Understand the PMI terminology that will be used on the PMP examination.
• See how Quality Planning can be used to ensure project success.
• Know the subject matter that will be tested, the depth to which questions will be asked, and the emphasis that will be placed on each topic.
• Understand how Present Value and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) are calculated and used as part of a Project Charter
• Learn how to construct a dependency network.
• Produce task time estimates that utilize best-practices and are consistently reliable.
• Memorize key terms, equations, and graphs for the PMP examination.
• Take end-of-day quizes to reinforce learning and prepare for the PMP Examination.
• Understand how to determine and measure a project’s Critical Path.
• Develop a study plan to pass the PMP examination on the first try.

This course is intended for the following audience: :

If you are in IT where PMs skills are becoming a necessity or if you are interested in or planning to get your PMP certification, you must take this PMP Boot Camp course. The PMP® certification is a great tool for:

• Project Managers
• IT Managers/Directors
• Outsourcing Professionals
• QA Managers/Directors
• Application Development Managers/Directors
• Business Analysts
• Systems Analysts
• Systems Architect

Part I — The Project Management Life Cycle

1. Introduction

An introduction to the format and scope of the Course

• PMP Certification Boot Camp Process

2. PMP Certification: the Credentials

An overview of the PMI requirements for the PMP certification

• The Project Management Institute
• The PMP Certification
• Applying for the Examination
• The PMP Examination
• The Professional Code of Conduct
• Test Subject Areas

3. Project Management Overview

An introduction to Project Management, what it is, and what it isn’t

• What is a "Project"?
• Project Portfolio Management
• Programs versus Projects
• Project Management Office
• Project Phases
• Project Life Cycles
• The Process Groups
• Knowledge Areas
• Stakeholders and Stakeholder Management
• Project Sponsor, Project Manager, Project Definitions

4. The Project Environment

An overview of the various organizational structures in which a project might operate

• Organizational Types
• Functional Organizations
• Matrix Organizations
• Projectized Organizations

5. The Project Management Life Cycle

The five process groups that make up the Project Management Life Cycle

• Initiating Process Group
• Planning Process Group
• Executing Process Group
• Monitoring & Controlling Process Group
• Closing Process Group

Part II — The PMI® Knowledge Areas

1. The Knowledge Areas

The nine knowledge areas that operate within the five process groups

• Project Integration Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Time Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Quality Management
• Project Human Resource Management
• Project Communications Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Procurement Management

2. The Elements of Project Management

A detailed look at each of the Process groups by means of the Knowledge Areas

• Initiating Process Group Inputs and Outputs
• The Project Charter
• The Preliminary Project Scope Statement
• Planning Process Group Inputs and Outputs
• Project Management Plan
• Executing Process Group
• Deliverables, Changes, Corrective Actions
• Monitoring and Controlling Process Group Inputs and Outputs
• Integration Management
• Integrated Management
• Scope Management
• Earned Value, Planned Value, Actual Value
• Cost Performance Index, Schedule Performance Index
• Closing Process Group Inputs and Outputs

3. Exam Memorization Guide

Useful memorization charts to aid in test taking

• Plan-Do-Check-Act-Cycle
• The Nine Knowledge Areas
• Project Integration Management Activities
• Project Scope Management Activities
• Triple Constraints Model
• Time Management Activities
• Cost Management Activities
• Earned Value Analysis
• Quality Management Activities
• Pareto Diagram
• Sigma Values
• The Control Chart
• Ishikawa Diagram
• Quality versus Grade
• Human Resource Management Activities
• Communications Management Activities
• Risk Management Activities
• Risk Responses
• Procurement Management Activities

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