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PMP - Project Management Professional

PMP – Project Management Professional course can be done for any person having 4500 hrs and 36 months of unique non-overlapping project management experience leading and directing project tasks and holding a baccalaureate or global equivalent university degree, or he/she should have 7500 hrs and 60 months of experience if he/she does not hold a baccalaureate or global equivalent university degree.

Duration: 35 Contact Hours (4 Days)

Course Content 

Objectives

  • Understand Processes and Knowledge Areas explained in PMBOK® Guide
  • Understand Common Project Management terminology as described by Project Management Institute (PMI,USA)
  • Understand Management concepts/ framework as per PMBOK® guide
  • Receive 35 contact Hours of formal Project Management Training Certificate as part of PMP® certification requirements
  • Major step for getting prepared for the PMP® certification examination

Features

  • Establish a common vocabulary and understanding of basic Project Management terms and concepts as in PMBOK® Guide – viz. project, project management, stakeholders, earned value, scheduling techniques, and Project Managers’ responsibilities and competencies.
  • Describe the purpose, inputs, and outputs of the processes in each of the five Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing.
  • Define the 9 Project Management Knowledge areas & explain the relationship of Process groups, knowledge areas, project phases, project & product Life Cycle.
  • Understand the importance of Project Charter, Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Responsibility Matrix, Network Building, and CPM.
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of what activities, tools, & techniques, are necessary in each phase of a project & understand the PMP® examination nuances.
  • Understand, acknowledge & appreciate importance of Risk management, Procurement Management, Human Resource Management.

Who should attend

Any person having 4500 hrs and 36 months of unique non-overlapping project management experience leading and directing project tasks and holding a baccalaureate or global equivalent university degree, or he/she should have 7500 hrs and 60 months of experience if he/she does not hold a baccalaureate or global equivalent university degree.

Participant’s kit

  • A reference to contents of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) by Project Management Institute, U.S.A.
  • Course material, which includes presentations and comprehensive test on each knowledge area & process groups and a training follow up comprehensive test (Assess yourself!!) on the lines of PMP® examination.
  • Certificate of Participation for 35 Contact hours of training by Vinsys IT Consultancy, PMI R.E.P. Global (formerly System Consultants). Candidates applying for PMP® certification examination, have to submit a minimum of 35 contact hours and Certificate of Formal Project Management education preferably through PMI R.E.P.

 Course Outline

  • Overview of Project Management
  • Introduction and Key Concepts in Project Management
  • Reasons why Project Management is required
  • Differences between Projects & Operations
  • Overview of PMBOK® Guide 
  • Project and Product Life Cycles
  • Organizational Impact
  • Approaches in Organizational structure and its impact
  • Functional vs. Project based & Matrix Structure
  • Understanding process in each knowledge area
  • Project Integration Management
  • Project Scope Management
  • Project Time Management
  • Project Cost Management
  • Project Quality Management
  • Project HR Management
  • Project Communication Management
  • Project Risk Management
  • Project Procurement Management
  • Understanding the importance and utilization of Scope statement
  • WBS
  • scheduling techniques
  • Cost baseline
  • Quality Assurance
  • Communications Plan
  • Managing Human Resources
  • Contract Administration and Risk Response Plan
  • Revision of PMBOK® Guide- through knowledge areas and process groups.
  • Discussions on tips & tricks, 
  • Preparation for PMP® examination. 
  • Assignments, homework and plan for post course studies.

Course Contents

Day 1

  • Introduction: Participants & Faculty
  • Objectives of the Training program
  • Brief information about PMI procedures & PMP exam
  • Understanding Professional responsibility part of PMI certification
  • What is Project? What is Project Management?
  • Why Project? Project Management Context
  • Influencing factors: Project success & Failure
  • Projects & Operations
  • PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas and Process Groups
  • PMBOK® triple constraints & expanded constraints
  • Project Phases, Project Life cycle, Product Life Cycle
  • Types of organizations& its Impact on Project Management
  • Assessment/Pre-assessment “Let’s get into it!”
  • Develop Project Charter Process
  • Project Selection Methods: Understanding of “NPV, ROI, IRR” terminology
  • Identify Stakeholders Process

Day 3

  • Revision of Day-2
  • Estimate Costs Process
  • Determine Budget Process
  • Control Costs Process
  • Earned Value Management (EVM) & Exercise on EVM (Performance Analysis and Forecasting)
  • Assessment Test: Project Cost Management
  • Plan Quality Process
  • Perform Quality Assurance Process
  • Perform Quality Control Process
  • Assessment Test: Project Quality Management
  • Plan Communications Process
  • Distribute Information Process
  • Manage Stakeholder expectations Process
  • Report Performance Process
  • Assessment Test: Project Communications Management

Day 2

  • Revision of Day-1
  • Develop project management Plan Process
  • Collect requirements Process
  • Define Scope Process
  • Create WBS Process
  • Verify Scope Process
  • Perform Integrated Change Control Process (PICC)
  • Direct & Manage project execution Process
  • Monitor & Control project work Process
  • Control Scope Process
  • Assessment Test: Project Scope Management
  • Define Activities Process
  • Sequence Activities Process & Exercise Precedence diagramming method
  • Estimate activity resources Process
  • Estimate activity durations Process
  • Develop Schedule Process
  • Control Schedule Process
  • Assessment Test: Project Time Management

Day 4

  • Develop Human Resource Plan Process
  • Acquire Project Team Process
  • Develop Project Team Process
  • Manage Project Team Process
  • Assessment Test: Project Human Resource Management
  • Assessment=II Progress review
  • Plan Risk Management Process
  • Identify Risks Process
  • Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Process
  • Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Process
  • Plan Risk response Process
  • Monitor & Control Risks Process
  • Assessment Test: Project Risk Management
  • Plan Procurements Process
  • Conduct Procurements Process
  • Administer procurements Process
  • Close Procurements Process
  • Assessment Test: Project Procurement Management
  • Close Project or Phase Process
  • Assessment Test: Project Integration Management
  • Post Training follow up assignment-“Assess Yourself”

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