This class is geared to Project Managers interested in completing Project Management Institute (PMI) certification as well as enhancing their project management competencies. PMI is the sole provider and industry standard for Project Management Certification worldwide. Project Managers will be prepared to sit for the PMP (Project Management Professional) exam as well learn specific techniques to apply immediately on the job.
Project Managers who lack the requisite number of hours to qualify for the PMP Exam may want to consider sitting for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam.

Who Should Attend?

• project managers
  
• team members
  
• project leaders, functional managers
  
• IT professionals
  
• project engineers
  
• design engineers
  
• industrial engineers
  

What Will You Learn?

• How time, cost, scope and quality can be used as critical success factors
  
• Techniques for developing project objectives, statement of work, and work breakdown structure
  
• Methods of handling changes
  
• How to develop network diagrams to effectively schedule tasks and resources
  
• Resource allocation and scheduling techniques including crashing and fast tracking
  
• Techniques for dealing with project conflict
  
• How to use earned value techniques
  
• How to manage risk including identification, analysis, response planning and control
  
• Quality tools you can use on the job
  
• Dealing with third party vendors
  
• Understanding types of contracts
  
• Techniques for project communication
  
• Ethics and professional responsibility
  

Class Topics

• PMP Certification Process: PMP application process, eligibility requirements, study references, study plan, completion of the registration form and how to be successful on the exam
• Integration Management: project constraints, initiating projects, statement of work, developing a project charter, key deliverables
• Scope Management: collecting requirements, project scope statement, work breakdown structure, responsibility matrix and scope control
  
• Time Management: work break down decomposition, activity sequencing, diagramming methods, duration and effort estimation, schedule development, CPM, critical chain techniques and schedule control
• Cost Management: estimate costs, determine budget, and control costs
• Quality Management: historical evolution of quality, quality process, quality tools

• Human Resource Management: HR planning, acquiring, developing and managing the project team
  
• Communications Management: explaining the communication process, channels and communication styles, communications plan, stakeholder analysis and communicating to stakeholders
  
• Risk Management: risk identification, risk analysis – qualitative and quantitative-- risk response planning, monitoring risk
• Procurement Management: types of contracts, procurement process, buyers and sellers, contract administration and closure
  
• Professional Responsibility: professional and social responsibility, code of conduct

What Are the Class Benefits?

• All topics are based on PMI's PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge)
• Receive a 600 page workbook
  
• Four session class over two weeks fits easily into your schedule
  
• Cost competitive with other comparable classes
  
• Training uses accelerated techniques including hands-on experiences, case studies and experiential discussion
  
• Upon completion, the project manager will be prepared to sit for PMP exam
  
• Emphasis on techniques that can be applied in the workplace
  
• We work with participants to develop a personalized study plan
  
• Over 750 sample test questions are provided
  

I took the PMI exam yesterday and passed.... I was happy with
the score. Your class and materials were an immense help. I would definitely recommend the class. .... Regards, Carole"