Project Management

This course is based primarily on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI)® A Guide to the Project Management Body Of Knowledge, Fifth Edition (PMBOK® Guide) standards and certification Process for the designation of PMP® Project Management Professional from PMI. It is a comprehensive course that will assist individuals in preparing for the PMI’s PMP® certification exam.

How participants will benefit after the course:
• Courseware and Instructor is accredited by PMI (DaySpring Limited)

• Identify useful techniques for preparing for and taking the PMP exam.

• Describe the project management framework including the processes within each knowledge area and process group.

• Apply the project management framework to situational types of questions selecting the best answer amongst four choices.

• Apply earned value formulas appropriately and interpret the results.

• Apply PMI’s professional responsibility policies to project scenarios.

• 36 Project Management Contact Hours for PMP Exam

• 35 PDUs (Category A from DaySpring Limited)

Contents of Training:

Day 1: Project Management – Introduction
 The Ark of Noah
 Change and business as usual
 Basics on Project Management, output, outcome and benefit
 All About the PMP Exam
 Project, Program and Portfolio Management
 Business Value, Role of Project Manager, Project Management Body of Knowledge
 Organizational Influences and Project Life Cycle
 Exercise

Day 2: Project Management Processes
 Project Life Cycle and Project Management Processes
 The five project management process groups
 Process groups, knowledge areas and project management process mapping
 Identify Stakeholders, Stakeholder Management and Engagement
 Develop Project Charter
 Exercise

Day 3: Project Scope Management
 Plan Scope Management
 Collect Requirements
 Define Scope
 Create WBS
 Validate Scope
 Control Scope
 Work Book and Exercises

Day 4: Project Schedule Management
 What is Project Time Management
 What is a Project Schedule
 Practice Standard for Scheduling
 The Project Time Management Processes
o Plan Schedule Management
o Define Activities
o Sequence Activities
o Estimate Activity Resources
o Estimate Activity Durations
o Develop Schedule
o Control Schedule

Day 5: Project Cost Management
 What is Project Cost Management
 Cost estimating vs Cost Budgeting
 Control Accounts
 The Project Time Management Processes
o Plan Cost Management
o Estimate Costs
o Determine Budget
o Control Budget
 Earned Value Management (EVM)
 Project Selection Methods

Day 6: Project Quality Management
 What is Quality and Quality Management?
 Cost of Quality (COQ) and CoPQ
 Practice Standard for Scheduling
 The Project Quality Management Processes
o Plan Quality Management
o Perform Quality Assurance
o Control Quality
 Seven Basic Tools of Quality

Day 7: Project Human Resource Management
 What is Human Resource Management
 The Human Resources Management Processes
o Plan Human Resource Management
o Acquire Project Team
o Develop Project Team
o Manage Project Team
 Motivation Theory
 Powers of project manager
 Conflict Management

Day 8: Project Communications Management
 What is Communication Management in Project
 Communication methods, technology and channels
 Basic Communication model
 The Project Communication Management Processes
o Plan Communication Management
o Manage Communications
o Control Communications
 PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and social responsibility

Day 9: Project Risk Management
 What is Risk and Risk Management?
 What is at Risk?
 Practice Standard for Scheduling
 The Project Risk Management Processes
o Plan Risk Management
o Identify Risks
o Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
o Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
o Plan Risk Responses
o Control Risks

Day 10: Project Procurement Management
 What is Project Procurement Management
 Contract, Centralize and Decentralize contracting
 Key terms in procurement management
 The Project Procurement Management Processes o Plan Procurements Management
o Conduct Procurements
o Control Procurements
o Close Procurements

Day 11: Project Stakeholders Management
 Stakeholders
 Common Stakeholders on a Project
 Stakeholders Power/Interest Grid
 Stakeholders engagement assessment matrix
 Skills needed to manage Stakeholders
 The Project Stakeholders Management Processes
o Identify Stakeholders (Detail)
o Plan Stakeholder Management
o Manage Stakeholder Engagement
o Control Stakeholders Engagement

Day 12:
Project Integration Management
 What is Project Integration Management
 Who is ‘Project Integrator’
 The Project Integration Management Processes
o Develop Project Charter (Detail)
o Develop Project Management Plan
o Direct and Project Execution
o Monitor and Control Project Work
o Perform Integrated Change Control
o Close Project or Phase

Project Management