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Project Management Professional (PMP) Bootcamp

Oklahoma City - MAY 11 - 15, 2009.
Cost:  $2,200.00

Course Objective
To prepare the student for the PMP® certification examination with a comprehensive overview of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), including guided study of those knowledge and experience areas required for certification.

Required Text
Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute.
ISBN 1-930699-50-6 (CD-ROM) or
ISBN 1-930699-45-X (paperback)

Course Description
Participants who complete this rigorous course of study will be prepared to sit for the PMP® Certification Examination. The course will cover the standards used in conjunction with the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Third Edition.

To achieve PMP® certification, each candidate must satisfy all requirements of education and experience established by PMI® and must demonstrate an acceptable level of understanding and knowledge about project management that is tested by the Project Management Professional Certification Examination. To retain PMP® certification, credential holders must demonstrate ongoing professional commitment to the field of project management by satisfying PMI’s Professional Development Program requirements.

This course will prepare the student for the PMP® exam. Actual examination and granting of the PMP® credential are the explicit purview of PMI®.

Schedule

Session 1   
Introduction to the PMP® Examination from PMI®

The Project Management Framework (PMBOK® Section I)  

• Introduction (PMBOK® Chapter 1)
• Purpose of the PMBOK® Guide
• What is a Project?
• What is Project Management?
• The PMBOK Guide® Structure
• Areas of Expertise
• Project Management Context  

Project Life Cycle and Organization (PMBOK® Chapter 2)

• The Project Life Cycle
• Project Stakeholders
• Organizational Influences  

The Standard for Project Management of a Project (PMBOK® Section II)

Project Management Processes for a Project (PMBOK® Chapter 3)

• Project Management Processes
• Project Management Process
• Groups Process
• Interactions Project Management
• Process Mapping  

Homework: Framework, Life Cycle, Processes

 

Session 2 
The Project Management Knowledge Areas (PMBOK® Section III)

Project Integration Management (PMBOK® Chapter 4):

• Develop Project Charter
• Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Direct and Manage Project Execution
• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Integrated Change Control
• Close Project

Project Scope Management (PMBOK® Chapter 5):

• Scope Planning
• Scope Definition
• Create WBS
• Scope Verification
• Scope Control

 Project Time Management (PMBOK® Chapter 6):

• Activity Definition
• Activity Sequencing
• Activity Resource Estimating
• Activity Duration Estimating
• Schedule Development
• Schedule Control

Homework: Knowledge Areas, Integration, Scope, Time
 

Session 3  
Project Cost Management (PMBOK® Chapter 7):

• Cost Estimating
• Cost Budgeting
• Cost Control

Project Quality Management (PMBOK® Chapter 8):

• Quality Planning
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Perform Quality Control

 Project Human Resource Management (PMBOK® Chapter 9):

• Human Resource Planning
• Acquire Project Team
• Develop Project Team
• Manage Project Team

Project Communications Management (PMBOK® Chapter 10)

• Communications Planning
• Information Distribution
• Performance Reporting
• Manage Stakeholders

Homework: Cost, Quality, HR, Communications
 

Session 4  
Project Risk Management (PMBOK® Chapter 11):

• Risk Management Planning
• Risk Identification
• Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Risk Response Planning
• Risk Monitoring and Control

 Procurement Management (PMBOK® Chapter 12)

• Plan Purchases and Acquisitions
• Plan Contracting
• Request Seller Responses
• Select Sellers
• Contract Administration
• Contract Closure
• Professional Ethics and Responsibility (www.pmi.org)

Homework: Risk, Procurement; Prepare for Final Exam
 

Session 5  
Review of Project Management Body of Knowledge, Third Edition

• Memory Triggers and Testing Tips
• Practice Exam

 

About the Instructor - Howard Morris, PMP

Howard is a technology architect with over 25 years experience as a project and program manager in the military, defense contracting, and home building industries as well as in civilian government,. He has most recently developed an integrated solution for constructing ‘energy neutral’ homes using existing, commercially viable technologies and comprehensive project management methodologies.
 
Since 1981 he has taught adults a broad range of Project Management topics including inventory management, logistics, operational procedures, software, hardware maintenance, personal ethics and accountability, history, finance, marketing, physical fitness and many others.