PMP® Exam Preparation
2 Days – Course No. PM20
Target AudiencE:
Project Managers preparing to write the PMP®
exam and prefer to develop their own personal study plan.
Prerequisites:
Students should have a solid background and
understanding of project management
Learn How To:
◦ Reduce your study time in half by focusing only on relevant
exam topics
◦ Test taking strategies to help answer any question correctly
◦ Turn double negatives into simple statements easily
course Synopsis:
Beyond academic credentials, certification by
the Project Management Institute (PMI®) as a project management professional
(PMP®) shows the world that you’ve mastered essential project management skills
and knowledge. To earn PMI’s PMP® credential, you must demonstrate the required
"long-term commitment" to project management professionalism and pass
a rigorous, 200-question exam covering the five project management processes
and nine knowledge areas in PMI’s project management body of knowledge
(PMBOK®).
Improve your chances of passing the grueling
PMP® certification exam on the first try with this well-proven and successful
course. You’ll find out exactly what components of your project management
background will be tested so you know where to focus your attention during the
vital weeks of preparation. You’ll become familiar with the makeup and format
of the exam itself, thanks to ESI’s exclusive PMP® Exam: Practice Test and
Study Guide, featuring hundreds of multiple-choice questions and fully
referenced answers. Plus, you’ll get a chance to explore the rationale behind
each answer with your instructor, a certified PMP.
In addition to ESI’s PMP® Exam: Practice
Test and Study Guide, you’ll take home an extensive collection of
exam-preparation study materials, including PMI’s A Guide to the PMBOK® and
ESI’s popular and unique PMP® Challenge! — 600 questions on
spiral-bound, fully tabbed flashcards.
Learn from the project management experts at
ESI how to make the most of your limited study time.
course Topics:
Project Management Process Groups
◦ Initiating processes
◦ Planning processes
◦ Controlling processes
◦ Executing processes
◦ Closing processes
Project Integration Management
◦ 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
◦ Scope planning
◦ Scope definition
◦ Create WBS
◦ Scope Verification
◦ Scope control
Project Quality Management
◦ Quality planning
◦ Perform quality assurance (QA)
◦ Perform quality control (QC)
Project Time Management
◦ Activity definition
◦ Activity sequencing
◦ Activity resource estimating
◦ Activity duration estimating
◦ Schedule development
◦ Schedule control
Project Cost Management
◦ Cost estimating
◦ Cost budgeting
◦ Cost control
◦ Earned value
Project Risk Management
◦ Planning
◦ Identification
◦ Qualitative analysis
◦ Quantitative analysis
◦ Response planning
◦ Risk monitoring and control
Project Human Resource Management
◦ Human resource planning
◦ Acquire project team
◦ Develop project team
◦ Manage project team
Project Procurement Management
◦ Plan purchases and acquisitions
◦ Plan contracting
◦ Request seller responses
◦ Select sellers
◦ Contract administration
◦ Contract closure
Project Communications Management
◦ Communications planning
◦ Information distribution
◦ Performance reporting
◦ Manage stakeholders
Professional Responsibility
◦ Ensuring individual integrity and professionalism
◦ Contributing to the project management knowledge base
◦ Enhancing individual competence
◦ Balancing stakeholders’ interests
◦ Interacting in a professional and cooperative manner
Studying For and Taking the Exam
Other Information:
Professional Development Units (PDUs): 15