PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)

The course is designed for participants who have a working knowledge of project management and who are working in a project environment.
It is specifically structured to prepare delegates for PMP Certification - one of the most widely recognised project management certifications worldwide.

By the end of the course delegates will have developed a comprehensive understanding of the PMI's project management process:

• To establish how all project activities are interrelated
• To understand the Professional Responsibilities of project managers
• To know when and how to use recognised tools and techniques on projects
• To understand specific PMI definitions, acronyms and terminology.
• To feel comfortable with the examination format and typical question styles.
• To have gained essentials skills necessary to work as project managers or project team members
• To have developed their interpersonal and general project management skills
• To have attempted a practice examination in hard copy format.
• To have prepared a study plan for passing the PMP or CAPM exam.
• To satisfy the 35 hour formal project management training requirement for future professional certification with the PMI

This five day course has been designed to provide a complete understanding of the PMI approach to project management for those people who will apply it to their projects.

It takes participants through the phases of a project, using the PMI's process groups and integration framework, and is suitable for anyone who requires a working knowledge of the PMI's approach to project management and is considering professional project management certification.

In doing so participants will be prepared for the PMP examination which can be taken at a later date.

It covers the entire PMP syllabus.

Course Topics

This highly interactive course covers the following areas:

• Course Introduction, Setting the Scene and Personal Objectives
• Examination Structure
• Context and Framework of project management
• Professional Responsibility
• Project Integration
• Investment Appraisal
• Initiation and the Project Charter
• Core Planning Processes
• Scope Planning including WBS
• Scheduling and Budgeting
• Project Facilitating Planning
• Quality, Procurement, Communications and Organisation Planning
• Performance Reporting and Earned Value
• Project Plan Development
• Project Plan Execution
• Team Development
• Review and Approval Process
• Overall Change Control
• Scope Verification
• Closing
• Revision of sample questions
• Practice Examination