Project Management Proffesional 2011

Overview

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The more important a project, the more it needs a standardised system to plan and organise it to be completed efficiently. The Project Management Institute’s PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is the industry-leading standard for verifying a project manager’s ability to successfully shepherd projects from beginning to end.
This study guide will prepare you to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close a project using project quality standards as laid out in the fourth edition of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). This series of courses will address all the objectives needed to pass the updated Project Management Professional Certification 2011.

The more important a project, the more it needs a standardised system to plan and organise it to be completed efficiently. The Project Management Institute’s PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is the industry-leading standard for verifying a project manager’s ability to successfully shepherd projects from beginning to end.
This study guide will prepare you to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close a project using project quality standards as laid out in the fourth edition of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). This series of courses will address all the objectives needed to pass the updated Project Management Professional Certification 2011.

Description

Updates to the Certification Exam - Duration : 1 Hour(s)

This course provides information about the 2011 update to the Project Management Professional exam.

2. Project Management Framework and Initiating the Project - Duration : 2 Hour(s)

Describe the mapping of the 42 project management processes to the five project management process groups and the nine project management knowledge areas. Identify the differences between functional, matrix and projectised organisations. Understand the importance of Project Initiation. Identify the two general types of project selection methods.

3. Project Planning Processes - Duration : 2 Hour(s)

Summarise information about the Planning Process Group. Explain what makes a WBS so important to a project. Explain how the activity processes in the Planning Process Group affect the project schedule. Identify some common pitfalls that apply to cost estimation. Describe how effective risk management can impact a project. Explain the importance of good communication skills.

4. Project Execution and Quality Management - Duration : 2 Hour(s)

Define a project management plan. List the key PMI quality management principles. Describe the tools and techniques for developing a project team. Discuss the Distribute Information process. Recognise who is responsible for managing stakeholder expectations. Define Project Procurement Management.

5. Project Closing - Duration : 1 Hour(s)

Describe the two processes that compose the Closing Process Group. Identify the documents that are considered a part of procurement documentation. List the criteria necessary to ensure project closure. Describe the importance of lessons learned. Describe the methods for ending a procurement or project.

6. Professional Responsibility - Duration : 1 Hour(s)

Define conflict of interest. List the four values most important to the global project management community. Explain the difference between aspirational and mandatory standards. Discuss the criteria that must be met to file an ethics complaint.

7. Practice Exams - Duration : 2 Hour(s)

Apply for PMP certification. Take the PMP exam. The PMP Certification Process. Taking the Exam. Practice Exam 1. Practice Exam 2.