Course Descriptions

__MSI/Canterbury | Project Management
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PMP® (Project Management Professional) Exam “Crash Course”


Target Population: Project managers and team members, including support staff who are interested in obtaining PMP® certification through the PMI (Project Management Institute). Attendees should be familiar with the PMBOK® (Project Management Body Of Knowledge) Guide. They should also be ready to supplement this course with additional individual study time, to adequately prepare for the exam.
Group Size: Up to 20 participants
Length of Program: One Day
Course Format: Highly experiential…Theory and principles…”How to” techniques for test preparation and taking the exam…Discussion…Practice test questions including answers and review…Individual and group exercises

The Need
There are occasions when project managers need a refresher program, before they feel comfortable sitting for the PMP® exam. This program reviews all of the required project management knowledge areas, in addition to test taking techniques. This program integrates all of the PMBOK® Guide content into a one day session. The program serves as an ideal review for those individuals who are nearly ready to sit for the PMP® Exam, or those who wish to see the “big picture” of PMI’s project management methodology in one day.

Objectives
 • To review key project management concepts, tools, and outputs that may appear
    on the certification exam
 • To identify common pitfalls test-takers face and how to avoid them
 • To discuss how to calculate answers using a set of common formulas
 • To review eligibility requirements for the PMP® Exam, based on PMI’s criteria
 • To learn how to prepare for taking the PMP® Exam and know the guidelines for
    further study, in order to pass the exam

Program Content
 • PMP® Exam Requirements Overview
 • Review of:
        - PMBOK® Guide, Project Management Framework, and Integration Management
        - Scope and Time/Activity Management
        - Cost and Quality Management
        - Human Resources and Communication Management
        - Procurement and Risk Management

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