SEF-PMP7003 - PMP Exam Prep

Course Description

As the demand for skilled project managers is at a critically urgent level, practitioners who hold the PMP certification are well positioned to provide the professional skills necessary to lead project teams and achieve successful project results. The PMP certification recognizes the competence of an individual to perform in the role of a project manager, specifically experience in leading and directing projects. Year after year, the PMP certification has garnered global recognition and commanded a higher salary for certified individuals over non-certified individuals. This is the PMI® Authorized PMP® Exam Prep Course, created by the Project Management Institute and mandated for all PMP® exam prep offerings after January 2, 2021. The Project Management Institute created this course with the goal of not only standardizing the content taught to PMP® candidates but also ensuring a high quality of delivery, by mandating that it be taught only by PMI®-Certified Trainers who are affiliated with Authorized Training Providers (ATPs). The materials used in this course are the official, authorized materials produced and distributed by PMI®. As a Premier ATP, Total Systems Education also has exclusive access to cloned exam questions supplied directly by PMI®, which we include in this course. This course is designed for anyone who has on-the-job project management experience - regardless of their formal job title or prior formal project management training - who seeks to advance their career and take advantage of a wide range of career opportunities by acquiring the highly sought after PMP® Certification. The content of the course is enhanced by our extensive experience and seasoned approach to teaching exam prep. It also contains additional activities, study organization techniques and test-taking strategies which we have developed over the course of many years, and which have yielded very high success rates for our students! The duration of this course is 35 hours. Participants who complete it receive the 35 Contact Hours necessary to sit for the PMP Exam.

Course Outline

1. Creating a high-performing team
   • Build a team
   • Define team ground rules
   • Negotiate project agreements
   • Empower team members and stakeholders
   • Train team members and stakeholders
   • Engage and support virtual teams
   • Build shared understanding about a project
2. Starting the project
   • Determine appropriate project methodology/methods and practices
   • Plan and manage scope
   • Plan and manage budget and resource
   • Plan and manage schedule
   • Plan and manage quality of products and deliverables
   • Integrate project planning activities
   • Plan and manage procurement
   • Establish project governance structure
   • Plan and manage project/phase closure
3. Doing the work
   • Assess and manage risks
   • Execute project to deliver business value
   • Manage communications
   • Engage Stakeholders
   • Create project artifacts
   • Manage project changes
   • Manage project issues
   • Ensure knowledge transfer for project continuity
4. Keeping the team on track
   • Lead a team
   • Support team performance
   • Address and remove impediments, obstacles and blockers
   • Manage conflict
   • Collaborate with stakeholders
   • Mentor relevant stakeholders
   • Apply emotional intelligence to promote team performance
5. Keeping the business in mind
   • Manage compliance requirements

Learner Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

• Apply a standards-based approach to project management
• Create a high-performance team
• Plan and manage a project
• Execute and assess the project work
• Keep the team on track
• Keep the business environment in mind
• Confidently prepare and sit for the PMP Examination!

Instructors

• Curtis Davis

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Project Management with Agile Plus Certificate Program : Project Management with Agile Plus Certificate Program