Project Management

PMI^® Authorized PMP^® Exam Prep

• Virtual Instructor-led: 4-day

Target Audience

This course is designed for individuals who have on-the-job project management experience regardless of whether their formal job role is project manager, who are not certified professionals, and who might or might not have received formal project management training.

Learning Objectives

• Develop professionally by increasing your project management skills.
• Apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management.
• Obtain the knowledge and education credits needed to apply for the Project Management Professional (PMP)^® certification.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Business Environment

• Foundation
• Strategic Alignment
• Project Benefits and Value
  • Evaluate and Deliver Project Benefits and Value
  • Execute Project with Urgency Required to Deliver Business Value
• Organizational Culture and Change Management
  • Support Organizational Change
• Project Governance
  • Establish Project Governance Structure
• Project Compliance
  • Plan and Manage Project Compliance

Lesson 2: Start the Project

• Identify and Engage Stakeholders
  • Collaborate with Stakeholders
  • Engage Stakeholders
  • Manage Communications
• Team Formation
  • Empower Team Members and Stakeholders
  • Ensure Knowledge Transfer for Project Continuity
  • Engage and Support Virtual Teams
• Build Shared Understanding
  • Lead a Team
  • Negotiate Project Agreements
  • Build Shared Understanding
  • Define Team Ground Rules
• Decide Project Approach/Methodology

Lesson 3: Plan the Project

• Planning Projects
• Scope
  • Plan and Manage Scope
  • Plan and Manage Project/Phase Closure or Transition
• Schedule
  • Plan and Manage Schedule
• Resources
  • Build a Team
  • Plan and Manage Procurement (Resources)
• Budget
  • Plan and Manage Budget and Resources
• Risks
  • Assess and Manage Risks
• Quality
  • Plan and Manage Quality of Deliverables
• Integrate Plans
  • Integrate Project Planning Activities
  • Manage Project Changes

Lesson 4: Lead the Project Team

• Craft Your Leadership Style
  • Lead a Project Team
  • Engage and Support Virtual Teams
• Create a Collaborative Project Team Environment
• Empower the Team
• Support Team Member Performance
  • Support Team Performance
  • Promote Team Performance Through the Application of Emotional Intelligence
• Communicate and Collaborate with Stakeholders
  • Manage Communications
  • Collaborate with Stakeholders
• Train Team Members and Stakeholders
• Manage Conflict

Lesson 5: Support Project Team Performance

• Implement Ongoing Improvements — Continuous Improvement
• Support Performance
• Evaluate Project Progress
• Manage Issues and Impediments
• Manage Changes

Lesson 6: Close the Project/Phase

• Project/Phase Closure
• Benefits Realization
• Knowledge Transfer

Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to the Project Management Professional (PMP)^® Exam Content Outline

MDV169e Course Code