PMP ® Certification Prep 1

About This Course

Learn how to prepare for the Project Management Institute's prestigious PMP® certification exam. Master the first seven chapters of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®, Guide), 5th edition--the essential resource for the PMP® certification exam. Find out about the 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas, five Process Groups, and 47 project management processes. Raise your project management IQ by discovering tips and techniques related to the questions you'll encounter on the PMP® exam. Use proven learning strategies to help absorb key terminology, concepts, and formulas.

This course, the first part of a two-course series, will demystify the PMBOK®, Guide, including relationships between inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs. The course will also bring clarity to such topics as precedence diagramming, estimating, and scope management.

ed2go is a global Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s) offer programs and courses that are preapproved for professional development units through PMI® and have been reviewed by a project management professional (PMP®) to ensure that they meet PMI®'s expectations for professional development in project management.

This program/course is a good choice for those looking for project management experience and those aspiring to obtain a PMI® credential. It's also an excellent choice for existing PMI® credential holders looking for an approved activity for PMI®'s continuing certification PDUs. At the end of this course, you'll receive a certificate indicating your completion of PDUs equal to the number of hours of this course through ed2go, R.E.P. #3213. Please visit pmi.org to learn more about PMI®'s credentials and how they may fit into your continuing education plans.

Note: Please make sure you have a copy of the 5th Edition PMBOK®, Guide for this course as it supersedes the 4th Edition.

Course Revised April 2013

About The Instructor

This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions. The instructor for this course will be Tony Swaim.

Tony Swaim has helped many clients, colleagues, and students reach their professional and personal goals. He has been an online instructor since 1998 and has taught at colleges and universities across the United States since 1981. His focus areas are project management, purchasing, continuous process improvement (CPI)/Six Sigma, and supply chain management. Tony manages a successful consulting firm, and his industry experience includes 20 years of supply chain management. He earned an MBA from California State University, Long Beach, and holds professional certifications in six disciplines, including the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

Syllabus

A new section of each course starts monthly. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.

Week 1

Wednesday - Lesson 01

PMI®, PMBOK® Guide, and PMP®

Friday - Lesson 02

Projects & Project Management

Week 2

Wednesday - Lesson 03

Phases, Stakeholders, and Structures

Friday - Lesson 04

PMBOK®, Guide's Process Groups

Week 3

Wednesday - Lesson 05

Process Interactions

Friday - Lesson 06

Develop Project Charter and Project Management Plan

Week 4

Wednesday - Lesson 07

Collect Requirements and Define Scope

Friday - Lesson 08

Create WBS, Validate and Control Scope

Week 5

Wednesday - Lesson 09

Define and Sequence Activities

Friday - Lesson 10

Estimate Activity Resources and Durations

Week 6

Wednesday - Lesson 11

Develop and Control Schedule

Friday - Lesson 12

Interpersonal Skills

Requirements

Required text: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®, Guide), 5th Edition.

Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at Adobe Downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader).