Course Description
Bootcamp | 35 hours | 3.5 CEUs | $2,995
If you are taking this course, you probably have some professional exposure to the duties of a project manager, or you may be considering embarking on a career in professional project management. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management—both on the job and through professional certification—is becoming the standard to compete in today’s fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to successfully manage projects.
Project managers who have proven skills and experience can find exciting, high-visibility opportunities in a wide range of fields. This course is specifically designed to provide you with the proven, practical body of project management knowledge and skills that you need to demonstrate project management mastery on the job. Additionally, this course can be a significant part of your preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.
Students attending this course will receive the bestselling books: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) - 8th Edition and the Standard for Project Management, PMI's Agile Practice Guide and the PMI Official Curriculum for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam Prep Course.
PMM800 is the fourth course in the Project Management Professional Certificate. To complete the certificate students will also enroll in PMM100, PMM250, & PMM350. Click on each course link for more details and to add to cart.
Course Outline
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- About the PMP course
- About the PMP certification
- About the PMP certification application process
- About the PMP certification exam
- Lesson 2: Setting the Foundation
- PMP exam domains
- What is a project?
- Life cycles and development approaches
- An introduction to governance
- Lesson 3: Stakeholders, Vision, and Communication
- Engage stakeholders
- Develop a common vision
- Plan and manage communication
- Align and manage stakeholder expectations
- Lesson 4: Team, Conflict, and Knowledge
- Lead and structure the team
- Manage conflict
- Ensure knowledge transfer
- Lesson 5: Scope, Value, Resources, Finance, and Risk
- Developing Scope and Value Orientation
- Risk and Compliance Foundations
- Plan and Manage Finance
- Plan and Manage Resources
- Lesson 6: Method, Plan, Schedule, Quality, and Procurement
- Developing and Integrating Project Management Plan and Plan Delivery
- Planning and Managing the Schedule
- Planning and Optimizing the Quality of Products and Deliverables
- Planning and Managing Procurement
- Lesson 7: Execution, Monitoring, Change, and Impediments
- Evaluate Project Status and Manage Artifacts
- Manage and Control Changes
- Remove Impediments and Manage Issues
- Lesson 8: Business Environment Dynamics, Continuous Improvement, and Closure
- Evaluate External Business Environmental Changes
- Support Organizational Change
- Continuous Improvement
- Manage Closures
- Lesson 9: Next Steps
- Review of Resources
- How to study for the exam
- How to pass the first time!
Additional Information
PMP ® Testing Requirements:
– Secondary Degree, 60 months leading projects, and 35 hours project management education
OR
– 4-year degree, 36 months leading projects, 35 hours project management education
All PM experience must have been accrued within the last eight consecutive years unless stated otherwise.
CAPM ® Testing Requirements:
– Secondary degree AND
– 23 hours Project Management education
SLU's Course Kit (included in the course fee):
- PMI's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) - 8th Edition and the Standard for Project Management (Digital Version)
- PMI's Agile Practice Guide (Digital Version)
- PMI Official Curriculum Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam Prep Course, the official student materials for the instructor-led PMP Exam Prep Course delivered by PMI Authorized Training Partners (Digital Version)
- Realistic PMP Exam Practice Question Portal
Prerequisites
Required
- PMM100 Project Management Essentials,
- PMM250 Leading Project Teams
Recommended
- PMM350 Managing Scope, Schedule and Cost or equivalent experience
- AGC600 Agile Project Management Essentials or equivalent experience
Duration
35 Hours | 5 Days or 10 Nights
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