PMP Certification Prep

This training will help the students to learn the PMI standard based on Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and also prepare them to pass the PMP exam.

Process groups:

• Initiating Process Group: define a project or a new phase of an existing project, secure approval to start the project / new phase
• Planning Process Group: establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to achieve the project objectives
• Executing Process Group: complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project requirements
• Monitoring & Controlling Process Group: track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify areas of changes required and initiate the corresponding changes
• Closing Process Group: formally complete the project / phase

Knowledge areas:

• Project Integration Management: identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate different activities within the project management process groups
• Project Scope Management: ensure the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully
• Project Schedule Management: manage the timely completion of the project
• Project Cost Management: planning, estimating, budgeting, financing, funding, managing, and controlling costs so the project can be completed within the approved budget
• Project Quality Management: incorporating the organization’s quality policy in order to meet stakeholder’s expectations
• Project Resource Management: identify, acquire, and manage the resources needed for the successful completion of the project
• Project Communication Management: ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, control, monitoring, and ultimate disposition of project information
• Project Risk Management: planning, identification, analysis, response planning, response implementation, and monitoring risks on a project
• Project Procurement Management: purchase or acquire products and services needed from outside from the project team
• Project Stakeholder Management: identify the people, groups, or organizations that could be impacted by the project, analyze stakeholder expectations and their impact on the project, and develop appropriate management strategies for effectively engaging stakeholders in project decisions and execution

Below diagram shows the relationship between process groups and knowledge areas.

As per PMI, PMP exam will focus on below domains:

• People
• Process
• Business Environments

Half of the exam will represent predictive project management approaches and the other half will represent agile or hybrid approaches.

There are noticeable differences between exam outline and PMBOK. PMBOK is not enough to pass the exam. This training will equip students with necessary knowledge which will cover PMBOK and agile / hybrid approaches. This training will also cover Agile Practice Guide available with PMBOK Sixth Edition.

There will be quiz at the end of each topic along with mock exams. Lean Coffee session will be organized for the students so that they can brainstorm different ideas.

Pre-requisites for PMP Prep

• Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and IT Project Implementation
• Good Communication
• Coaching Skills
• Ideally previous experience as Business Analyst or QA or 1-2 years within IT will be great