Description
Important note regarding the exam:
Please have in mind that the PMP exam is changing on 26 March 2018. If you schedule your exam on 26 March or later, you will receive an updated version of the exam that references the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. Anyone taking the exam prior to 26 March 2018 will receive the current version of the exam that references the PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition.
Overview:
If you are taking this course, you probably have some professional exposure to the duties of a project manager, or you may be considering embarking on a career in professional project management. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management—both on the job and through professional certification—is becoming the standard to compete in today’s fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects.
Project managers who have proven skills and experience can find exciting, high-visibility opportunities in a wide range of fields. This course is specifically designed to provide you with the proven, practical body of project management knowledge and skills that you need to demonstrate project management mastery on the job. Additionally, this course can be a significant part of your preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.
About the Instructor:
Jordan Serbezov (PMP) holds MSc. in Strategic Management from Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria – „Business & Economics“. Jordan has 14+ years experience in project management, including managerial experience across regions, functions and cultures. Strong projects & teams leader with hands-on experience in strategic management, business operations, transitions & transformations, and customer service.
Currently Jordan holds the position of EMEA Resource Management Center Lead in DXC Technology, where he oversees the Labor Demand & Supply Management, operational & people management of the LDSM teams, escalations, compliance, optimizations & continuous improvement.
Fluent in English and German, Jordan Serbezov lives in Sofia, Bulgaria with his family.
Course Objectives:
In this course, you will able to apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) to successfully manage projects.
You will:
- Define project management fundamentals.
- Define project management within the organization.
- Define the project management methodology.
- Initiate a project.
- Develop a project management plan and plan components.
- Plan a project schedule.
- Plan project costs.
- Plan for quality, resources, and procurements.
- Plan for risk.
- Plan stakeholder engagement and communications.
- Execute a project.
- Work with stakeholders.
- Monitor project work, scope, risks, stakeholder engagement, and communications.
- Control project changes, scope, schedule, costs, quality, resources, and procurements.
- Close a project.
Target Student:
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 project management professionals, and who might or might not have received formal project management training. The course is appropriate for these persons if they wish to develop professionally, increase their project management skills, apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management, and seek career advancement by moving into a formal project manager job role, as well as to apply for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success in this course you should be familiar with basic project management concepts and have some working experience with project management. Experience with a specific project management software tool is not required. Basic computing skills and some experience using Microsoft Office is desirable but not required.
You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses:
- Project Management Fundamentals (Third Edition)
- Microsoft® Office Word 2016: Part 1
- Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1
Course Content
Lesson 1: Defining Project Management Basics
Topic A: Identify the Concepts of Project Management
Topic B: Identify the Relationship Between Project Management and the Business
Topic C: Identify Project Stakeholders and Governance
Lesson 2: Defining Project Management within the Organization
Topic A: Identify Organizational Influences
Topic B: Identify the Project Team
Topic C: Define the Project Life Cycle
Topic D: Define Agile Methodology
Lesson 3: Defining the PMI® Project Management Methodology
Topic A: Define the Project Management Processes
Topic B: Define the Knowledge Areas
Topic C: Identify Project Information
Lesson 4: Initiating a Project
Topic A: Initiating Process Group Map
Topic B: Develop a Project Charter
Topic C: Identify Project Stakeholders
Lesson 5: Planning a Project
Topic A: Planning Process Group Map
Topic B: Develop a Project Management Plan
Topic C: Plan Scope Management
Topic D: Collect Project Requirements
Topic E: Define Project Scope
Topic F: Create a Work Breakdown Structure
Lesson 6: Planning a Project Schedule
Topic A: Planning Process Group Map
Topic B: Plan Schedule Management
Topic C: Define Project Activities
Topic D: Sequence Project Activities
Topic E: Estimate Activity Durations
Topic F: Develop a Project Schedule
Lesson 7: Planning Project Costs
Topic A: Planning Process Group Map
Topic B: Plan Project Cost Management
Topic C: Estimate Project Costs
Topic D: Determine the Project Budget
Lesson 8: Planning Project Quality, Resources, and Procurements
Topic A: Planning Process Group Map
Topic B: Plan Quality Management
Topic C: Plan Resource Management
Topic D: Estimate Activity Resources
Topic E: Plan Project Procurements
Lesson 9: Planning for Risk
Topic A: Planning Process Group Map
Topic B: Plan Risk Management
Topic C: Identify Risks
Topic D: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Topic E: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Topic F: Plan Risk Responses
Lesson 10: Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
Topic A: Planning Process Group Map
Topic B: Plan Stakeholder Engagement
Topic C: Plan Communications Management
Lesson 11: Executing a Project
Topic A: Executing Process Group Map
Topic B: Direct and Manage Project Work
Topic C: Manage Project Knowledge
Topic D: Manage Quality
Topic E: Implement Risk Responses
Topic F: Conduct Procurements
Lesson 12: Working with Stakeholders
Topic A: Executing Process Group Map
Topic B: Acquire Resources
Topic C: Develop a Team
Topic D: Manage a Team
Topic E: Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Topic F: Manage Communications
Lesson 13: Monitoring a Project
Topic A: Monitoring Process Group Map
Topic B: Monitor and Control Project Work
Topic C: Validate Project Scope
Topic D: Monitor Risks
Topic E: Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
Topic F: Monitor Communications
Lesson 14: Controlling a Project
Topic A: Controlling Process Group Map
Topic B: Perform Integrated Change Control
Topic C: Control Project Scope
Topic D: Control the Project Schedule
Topic E: Control Project Costs
Topic F: Control Project Quality
Topic G: Control Resources
Topic H: Control Project Procurements
Lesson 15: Closing a Project
Topic A: Closing Process Group Map
Topic B: Close Project or Phase
