The Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam Boot Camp

PART I — THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIFE CYCLE

1. Introduction

An introduction to the format and scope of this project management training course

• PMP Certification Boot Camp Process

2. PMP Certification: the Credentials

An overview of the PMI requirements for the PMP certification 

• The Project Management Institute
• The PMP Certification
• Applying for the Examination
• The PMP Examination
• The Professional Code of Conduct
• Test Subject Areas

3. Project Management Overview

An introduction to Project Management, what it is, and what it isn’t

• What is a "Project"?
• Project Portfolio Management
• Programs versus Projects
• Project Management Office
• Project Phases
• Project Life Cycles
• The Process Groups
• Knowledge Areas
• Stakeholders and Stakeholder Management
• Project Sponsor, Project Manager, Project Definitions

4. The Project Environment

An overview of the various organizational structures in which a project might operate

• Organizational Types
• Functional Organizations
• Matrix Organizations
• Projectized Organizations

5. The Project Management Life Cycle

The five process groups that make up the Project Management Life Cycle

• Initiating Process Group
• Planning Process Group
• Executing Process Group
• Monitoring & Controlling Process Group
• Closing Process Group

PART II — THE PMI® KNOWLEDGE AREAS

1. The Knowledge Areas

The nine knowledge areas that operate within the five process groups

• Project Integration Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Time Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Quality Management
• Project Human Resource Management
• Project Communications Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Procurement Management

2. The Elements of Project Management

A detailed look at each of the Process groups by means of the Knowledge Areas

• Initiating Process Group Inputs and Outputs
• The Project Charter
• The Preliminary Project Scope Statement
• Planning Process Group Inputs and Outputs
• Project Management Plan
• Executing Process Group
• Deliverables, Changes, Corrective Actions
• Monitoring and Controlling Process Group Inputs and Outputs
• Integration Management
• Integrated Management
• Scope Management
• Earned Value, Planned Value, Actual Value
• Cost Performance Index, Schedule Performance Index
• Closing Process Group Inputs and Outputs

3. Exam Memorization Guide

Useful memorization charts to aid in test taking

• Plan-Do-Check-Act-Cycle
• The Nine Knowledge Areas
• Project Integration Management Activities
• Project Scope Management Activities
• Triple Constraints Model
• Time Management Activities
• Cost Management Activities
• Earned Value Analysis
• Quality Management Activities
• Pareto Diagram
• Sigma Values
• The Control Chart
• Ishikawa Diagram
• Quality versus Grade
• Human Resource Management Activities
• Communications Management Activities
• Risk Management Activities
• Risk Responses
• Procurement Management Activities

If you are in IT where PMs skills are becoming a necessity or if you are interested in or planning to get your PMP certification, you must take this PMP Boot Camp course. The PMP® certification is a great tool for:

• Project Managers
• IT Managers/Directors
• Outsourcing Professionals
• QA Managers/Directors
• Application Development Managers/Directors
• Business Analysts
• Systems Analysts
• Systems Architect

• Prepare to take the PMP or CAPM® exams
• Become familiar with PMBOK® Guide terms, definitions, and processes
• Master test-taking techniques
• Learn styles and types of questions found on the PMP or CAPM exams
• PMBOK® Guide's five process groups, ten knowledge areas, and the area of professional and social responsibility

• 200 multiple choice questions (175 scored) over 4 hours proctored at Prometric testing facility
• Exam questions based on A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) 5th Edition