Project Management Certification Examination Preparation
Preparation to Take the Project Management Institute’s PMP ^® and CAPM^® Certification Examinations

This virtual course provides an intensive review of the subject matter tested on the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP^®) and Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM^®) examination.  You will improve your test-taking skills by completing a Sample Examination of 200 questions and by discussing the rationale behind both correct and incorrect answers.  The program is specifically designed to maximize the probability that you will succeed in passing the examination the first time.  Each student will receive handout material and the sample examination questions.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

All individuals who plan to take the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP^®) or Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM^®) examinations should attend this seminar.

PROGRAM FEATURES

This program emphasizes the nine knowledge areas of PMI’s A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge, which serves as the basis for the PMP^® and CAPM^® certification examinations. Upon completion of this program, you will be able to:

• Identify personal strengths and weaknesses in each of the knowledge areas
• Explain the correct answers to each of the Sample Exam questions
• Develop a personalized strategy for passing the PMP^® and CAPM^® Exams

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Introduction and PMP^® Program Overview
• Applying for and Taking the Exam
• Strategies: General and Question-by-Question

Project Management Framework
• Project Life Cycles and Stakeholder Management
• The Triple Constraint and Organizational Issues

Project Scope Management
• Initiating the Project: Project Plans
• Work Breakdown Structures

Project Time Management
• Project Schedules and Logic Diagramming
• Critical Path Analysis and Performance Measurement

Project Human Resource Management
• Project Manager Responsibilities
• Power & Conflict Management

Project Quality Management
• Project Management and Quality management
• Statistical Process Control

Project Cost Management
• Estimating versus Pricing
• Financial Analysis

Project Procurement Management
• Procurement Planning
• Business Issues, Selection, and Evaluation

Project Risk Management
• Expected Values
• Decision Trees and Cause and Effect

Project Communication Management
• Tools and Techniques
• Reporting and Lessons Learned

Professional Responsibility
• Professional Responsibility
• Ethics

Duration: 4 sessions
Time:   8:00 - 11:00 AM ET
           2:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET
           6:30 - 9:30 p.m. ET
Earn: 12 PDUs
Course ID:    PMV010

KNOWLEDGE AREAS ADDRESSED

This program addresses all knowledge areas of the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge.