PMP ® Certification Prep 2

About This Course Prepare to take--and pass--the Project Management Institute's PMP® certification exam. Master chapters seven through 13 of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the most essential resource for the PMP® certification exam. Learn all 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 techniques to help you absorb key terminology, concepts, and formulas.

In this, the second part of our two-part certification preparation series, your instructor will continue to demystify the PMBOK®, Guide, including relationships between inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs. You'll also gain a strong understanding of such topics as earned value management, risk management, simulation, sensitivity analysis, and make-or-buy analysis. In addition to learning about the PMBOK®, Guide, you'll gain insight into PMI®'s code of professional responsibility and discover powerful techniques you can use to continue preparing for the PMP® exam after this course is over.

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.

Course Revised May 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

Project Cost Management I

Friday - Lesson 02

Project Cost Management II

Week 2

Wednesday - Lesson 03

Project Quality Management I

Friday - Lesson 04

Project Quality Management II

Week 3

Wednesday - Lesson 05

Human Resources Management

Friday - Lesson 06

Communications Management

Week 4

Wednesday - Lesson 07

Project Risk Management I

Friday - Lesson 08

Project Risk Management II

Week 5

Wednesday - Lesson 09

Procurement Management

Friday - Lesson 10

Project Stakeholder Management

Week 6

Wednesday - Lesson 11

Integration Management

Friday - Lesson 12

Ethics and Professional Conduct

Requirements

Completion of Tony Swaim's PMP® Certification Prep 1 online course (or equivalent experience), plus the following 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).