Instructor-Led Project Management Training

Project Management Professional

5 days

As the world’s leading authority on project management, PMI created PMP Certification to recognize project managers who have proven they have the skills to successfully manage projects. Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification represents an elite group of project managers. It proves project leadership experience and expertise in any way of working.

PMP certification validates that you are highly skilled in: 

  • People: Recognizing you have the skills to effectively lead and motivate a project team throughout a project.
  • Process: Using predictive, agile and hybrid approaches to determine which way of working is best for each project.
  • Business Environment: Highlighting the success of a project and its impact overall strategic organizational goals.

Course Outline

Module One: Getting Started

  • Icebreaker
  • Housekeeping Items
  • The Parking Lot
  • Workshop Objectives

Module Two: Introduction to Project Management

  • What is a Project?
  • What is Project Management?
  • What is a Project Manager?
  • The Value of Project Management
  • 7th Edition Changes
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Value Delivery

  • Creating Value for Organizations
  • Governance Systems
  • Functions That Support Products
  • Project Influences
  • Product Management
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Project Management Values

  • Code of Ethics
  • Responsibility
  • Respect
  • Fairness
  • Honesty
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Project Management Principles (I)

  • What are Principles?
  • The Development of Principles
  • General Management Principles
  • Stewardship
  • Team
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Project Management Principles (II)

  • Stakeholders
  • Value
  • Systems Thinking
  • Leadership
  • Tailoring
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: Project Management Principles (III)

  • Quality
  • Complexity
  • Risk
  • Adaptability and Resiliency
  • Change
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Project Performance Domains (I)

  • What is a Project Performance Domain?
  • Stakeholder Performance Domain
  • Team Performance Domain
  • Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance Domain
  • Planning Performance Domain
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Project Performance Domains (II)

  • Project Work Performance Domain
  • Delivery Performance Domain
  • Measurement Performance Domain
  • Uncertainty Performance Domain
  • Interactions Among the Domains
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: The Tailoring Process

  • What is the Tailoring Process?
  • Tailoring Considerations
  • Aspects to Tailor
  • Tailoring With the Performance Domains
  • Diagnostics
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Models, Methods, and Artifacts

  • Defining the Terms
  • Commonly Used Models
  • Commonly Used Methods
  • Commonly Used Artifacts
  • What to Avoid
  • Practical Illustration
  • Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise
  • Review of Parking Lot
  • Lessons Learned
  • Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations

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