The Project Management Professional 2009 course guides you through the journey of understanding the basic fundamentals involved in high level project management. Discover what defines a project life cycle, how project management process mapping works and how to develop a project scope statement. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge to successfully define and execute projects while gaining a strong understanding of administrative or contract closure.
Session 1
Framework Fundamentals
- PMP Certification
- What Is a Project?
- Project Context
- What Is Project Management?
Essential Project Management Expertise
- Areas of Expertise
- Project Management Body of Knowledge
- Application Area Knowledge
- Enterprise Environment Factors
- General Management Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Knowledge Areas
- Changes in PMBOK® Guide
Project Management Basics
- The Project Life Cycle
- Who Are the Stakeholders?
- Organizational Politics and Influences
- Differentiating Organizational Structure
- The Role of the PMO
The Project Environment
- Managing Project Constraints
- Process Groups
- Process Relationships/Project Life Cycle
- Processes and Knowledge Areas
- Process Interaction Customization
Project Initiation
- Project Initiating Processes
- Project Charter and Purpose
- Project Selection Methods
- Project Management Methodology
Initiating Tools and Techniques
- Project Management Information System
- Using Expert Judgment
- Using MBO
- Accounting Concepts in Project Selection
- Identifying Stakeholders
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Session 2
Integration and Scope Management
- Project Planning
- Integration Management
- Scope Management
- Work Breakdown Structure
Time Management
- Time Planning
- Network Diagrams
Activity Estimation
- Estimating Concepts
- Estimating Example
- Estimating Terms to Know
Cost Management
- Cost Management Processes
- Cost Estimating Concepts
- Cost Estimating Formulas
- Accounting Terms Revisited
Quality and Communication Management
- Quality Management
- Human Resource Management
- Conflict Management
- Communication Management
- Communication Methods
Risk and Procurement Management
- Risk Management
- Risk Identification
- Risk Analysis
- Risk Response
- Procurement Management
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Session 3
Project Management Executing Processes
- Project Execution
- Assuring Quality
- Managing the Project Team
- Motivational Theories
- Distributing Information
- Managing Stakeholders
- Managing Project Procurement
Controlling the Project
- Project Monitoring and Controlling
- Integration Control
- Reasons for Project Changes
- Controlling Scope
Controlling the Project Constraints
- Controlling the Schedule
- Controlling Cost
- Earned Value Analysis
- Controlling Quality
Communicating Project Performance
- Managing Communication
- Managing Risk
- Managing Procurement
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Session 4
Closing a Project
- Project Closing
- Close Project Process
- Criteria for Closure
- Administrative Closure
Procurement Closure
- Procurement Closure Process
- Contract Closure Criteria
- Procurement Closure Activities
- Administrative vs. Procurement Closure
PMI Code of Conduct
- Professional and Social Responsibility
- PMI PMP Code of Professional Conduct
- Responsibility
- Respect
- Fairness
- Honesty
- Administration of the Code
Exam Day
- Exam Tips
- Project Management Structure
- Network Diagrams
- Formulas
- Risk and Contract Management
- Motivational Theories
- Closure Steps
- PMI Code of Conduct
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