More organizations are turning to the Project Management

Institute’s (PMI®) Guide to the Project Management Body of

Knowledge (PMBOK™ Guide) and Project Management Professional

(PMP®) Certification as the source of competency in project

management excellence. Surveys by PMI® have proven that certified

Project Management Professionals experience higher average earnings

and hiring preferences worldwide. This seminar will prepare you to take

this examination. It will cover all key aspects of PMBOK™ and will

prepare you for the examination through review of material, daily test

simulations, and examination taking tips.

• Establish norms and ground rules for effective team communication.

• Generate project requirements and the operational success criteria to be achieved by the project’s

outcome.

• Create a project Work Breakdown Structure with associated Specifications.

• Design a project schedule with activities, durations and interdependencies.

• Delineate, assign and track project resources and associated costs.

• Identify and quantify project risks and develop resolution strategies.

• Understand basic contract types and the project ramifications.

• Identify, capture, measure and analyze important project metrics.

• Create a high-performing project team focused on customer satisfaction.

• Develop and document a comprehensive and integrated project plan.

You must be familiar with the basic elements of work breakdown structures, activity network

diagrams and activity duration estimating, cost estimating, contracting, leadership and team

development, quality management, risk, earned value management and organizational structures for

projects.

You will review all key areas of the PMBOK™ with tips on how to remember specific

information You will take examination simulations that will heighten your readiness for a successful

outcome You will receive tips on taking the examination that will save you time on the examination day

and raise your level of comfort You will receive the recommended references for the PMP®

Certification Exam

The Project Management Framework, Context and Processes developing a mental model

Developing a mental model for organizing and remembering the specific bits of information covered in

the PMBOK™ Guide, the recommended references and the PMP® Certification Exam

and responsibilities and understand the impact of different organizational structures and

reward/recognition strategies.

and Specifications to each other.

determine critical path activities.

resources, and acquire methods for measuring earned value and performance.

strategies, and risk control techniques.

formats for gathering and disseminating project information.

customer and supplier in each type, and their ramifications on completing projects successfully.

customers, suppliers and managers.

• Contract close-out

• Administrative closure

A supporting document is distributed to each student including the project management book of knowledge and

A certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants upon completion of the seminar.