Launch into Project Management Updated for PMBOK Version 4

    

Summary:
This course is designed to provide participants with the critical aspects of the project management discipline while preparing them for Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. As a result, participants receive both practical, hands-on training on how to make projects succeed and exposure to essential PMBOK concepts required for passage of the PMP exam. The course covers all project management life-cycle processes including: project initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and control, and closing.

Duration:
5 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course will be of special value to anyone who is preparing for the PMP or CAPM exam and would like more hands-on training than is typically provided. Other who will benefit include newly assigned project managers and team leads, project managers who are looking for a refresher on basic concepts and techniques, and Project Management Office staff..

Topics:

• Project Management Terminology
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Charter
• Triple Constraint Model
• Project Requirements
• Scope Definition and Decomposition
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Activity Definition and Sequencing
• Time and Schedule Estimating
• Schedule Development
• Critical Path Method
• Cost Estimating and Control
• Earned Value Analysis
• Team Roles and Responsibilities
• Resource Allocation and Loading
• Project Risk Planning
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Response Planning
• Project Change Management and Control
• Quality Planning and Control
• Lessons Learned

Prerequisites:
This course assumes minimal experience with project work.

Last Update: May 22, 2012