Course Highlights
  • Earn 35 PDUs/Contact Hours by completing the entire course
  • You will get all the resources you need to pass the PMI PMP certification exam.
  • You will earn 35 exam contact hours as required by PMI
  • You will be able to discuss the PMBOK Guide with confidence.
  • Explain the project management processes
  • Discuss the project management knowledge areas
  • Demonstrate the formulas, charts, and theories of project management
  • Calculate float for complex project network diagrams
  • Memorize the formulas for earned value management
  • Compare and contrast processes, knowledge areas, theories, and project management best practices
  • Build a strong foundation in Agile project management for the new PMP exam
  • Complete hands-on assignments and exercises
Curriculum

11 Topics
Welcome to the PMP Exam Prep Seminar
Certificate of Completion
Frequently Asked Questions
Explore the Entire Course
All About the PMP Exam Details
All About the PMP Exam
PMP Exam Application Audit
PMP Coach: Getting Started
PMP Exam - January 2 2021
90-Question Pre-Assessment Exam
Section Summary: Preparing to Pass the PMP Exam

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Section Overview: Get the Most from the Course
Frequently Asked Questions
PDUs Or Contact Hours
Create a Study Strategy
Explore the PMBOK Guide Sixth Edition
Course Resources
Download the Course Resources 10 min
Maintaining Your PMP
PMP Coach: Confidence
Section Summary: Get the Most from the Course

17 Topics
Section Overview: PMBOK Guide Sixth Edition
Introduction to the PMBOK Guide
Environments in Which Projects Operate
Role of the Project Manager
Project Integration Management
Project Scope Management
Project Schedule Management
Project Cost Management
Quality in Project Management
Project Resources Management
Project Communications Management
Project Risk Management Overview
Project Procurement Management
Project Stakeholder Management
Access the PMBOK Guide Sixth Edition
PMP Coach: Daily Work
Section Summary: PMBOK Guide Sixth Edition Overview

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Section Overview: Project Management Foundations
Projects are Temporary
Project Create Unique Products Services Or Results
Projects Enable Business Value Creation
Project Initiation Context – Why Projects are Created
Defining Project Management
Project Management Application areas
Reviewing a Project Life Cycle
Define a Project
PMP Coach: Don’t Think too Much
Section Wrap: Define Project Management Foundations

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Section Overview: Related Areas of Project Management
Program Management
Portfolio Management
Working with a Project Management Office
Projects Vs. Operations
OPM and Strategies
Understanding the Project Environment
PMP Coach: Know Your Terms
Section Wrap: Related Areas of Project Management

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Section Overview: Project Management Processes Groups and Knowledge Areas
Reviewing the Project Management Process Groups
Work Performance Data Information and Reports
Tailoring the Processes
Introducing Adaptive Environments
Introducing Business Documents
Project Business Case
Project Benefits Management Plan
Reviewing the Project Management Knowledge Areas
Mapping the Processes 120
PMP Coach: What’s your benefit?
Project Foundations
Section Wrap: Project Management Components

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Section Overview: Project Environments
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process assets
Processes Policies and Procedures
Organizational Knowledge Repositories
Organizational Systems
Frameworks
Management Elements
Organizational Structure Types
Project Management Office
PMP Coach: Keep going!
: Defining Organizational Characteristics 60 min
Section Quiz
Section Wrap: Project Environments

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Section Overview: Role of the Project Manager
Definition of a Project Manager
Project Manager’s Sphere of Influence
Project Management Competencies
Technical Project Management Skills
Strategic and Business Management Skills
Leadership Skills
Politics Power and Getting Things Done
: Compare Management and Leadership
Comparing Leadership and Management
Performing Integration
PMP Coach: It’s Problem Solving
Section Quiz
Section Wrap: Role of the Project Manager

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Section Overview: Implementing Project Integration Management
Trends and Emerging Practices in Project Integration Management
Tailoring Project Integration Management
Considerations for Adaptive Environments
Developing the Project Charter
Examining Benefit Measurement Methods
Creating an Assumptions Log
Developing the Project Management Plan
Directing and Managing the Project Work
Actions as Project Manager
Deliverables
Work Performance Data
Issue Log
Manage Project Knowledge
Monitoring and Controlling the Project Work
Performing Integrated Change Control
Map Out Integrated Change Control
Closing the Project or Phase
PMP Coach: Interruptions
Section Quiz
"Section Wrap: Implementing Project Integration Management Project integration

15 Topics
Section Overview: Managing the Project Scope
Planning Project Scope Management
Project Scope Vs. Product Scope
Trends and Emerging Practices in Project Scope Management
Considerations for Adaptive Environments
Collecting the Project Requirements
Managing the Project Requirements
Defining the Project Scope Statement
Creating the Work Breakdown Structure
Assignment: Create a WBS
Validating the Project Scope
Controlling the Project Scope
PMP Coach: Control Your Scope
Section Quiz: Project Scope Management
Section Wrap: Managing the Project Scope

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Section Overview: Introducing Project Schedule Management
Trends and Emerging Practices in Project Schedule Management
Considerations for Adaptive Environments
Creating the Schedule Management Plan
Defining the Project Activities
Rolling Wave Planning
Compiling the Activity List
Creating the Milestone List
Sequencing Project Activities
Creating Network Diagrams
Walk Through a Float Sample
Considering Leads and Lags
Estimating Activity Durations
Creating an Analogy
Applying Parametric Estimates
Creating a Three-Point Estimate
Bottom-Up Estimating
Factoring in Reserve Time
Developing the Project Schedule
Evaluating the Project Constraints and Assumptions
Performing Schedule Network Analysis
Find Float
Using a Project Simulation
Applying Duration Compression
Agile Release Planning
Controlling the Project Schedule
Measuring Project Performance
PMP Coach: Control Your Schedule
Section Quiz: Project Schedule Management
Section Wrap: Project Schedule Management

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Section Overview: Project Cost Management
Trends and Emerging Practices in Project Cost Management
Planning the Project Costs
Estimating the Project Costs
Using Analogous Estimating
Using Parametric Estimating
Using Bottom-Up Estimating
Creating a Three-Point Cost Estimate
Creating a Project Budget
Creating the Cost Baseline
Establishing Project Funding Requirements
Implementing Cost Control
Measuring Project Performance
: Calculate Earned Value Management
Section Quiz: Project Cost Management
Section Wrap: Project Cost Management

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Section Overview: Project Quality Management
Looking at the Big Quality Picture
Considerations for Adaptive Environments
Quality and Grade
Planning for Quality
Applying Benchmarking Practices
Design of Experiments
Trend Analysis
Tailoring the Quality Management Processes
Considering the Cost of Quality
Creating the Quality Management Plan
Manage Quality
Design For X
Results of Managing Quality
Controlling Quality in a Project
Inspecting Results
Testing and Product Evaluations
Creating Flowcharts and Control Charts
Creating Pareto Histograms Scatter and Run Charts
Completing a Statistical Sample
Controlling Quality Case Study
Meet Your Quality Goals
Section Quiz: Project Quality Management
Section Wrap: Project Quality Management

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Section Overview: Project Resource Management
Key Concepts for Project Resource Management
Trends and Emerging Practices in Resource Management
Considerations for Adaptive Environments
Preparing for Resource Planning
Relating to Organizational Theories
Creating the Resource Management Plan
Estimating Activity Resources
Acquiring Resources
Negotiating for Resources
Acquiring Staff
Working with Virtual Teams
Developing the Project Team Up
Creating Team-Building activities
Naturally Developing Project Teams
Rewarding the Project Team
Completing Assessments
Managing the Project Team
Managing the Project Team
Controlling Resources
Section Quiz: Project Resource Management
Section Wrap: Project Resource Management

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Section Overview: Project Communications Management
Key Concepts for Project Communications Management
Trends and Emerging Practices in Project Communications Management
Considerations for Adaptive Environments
Communications Planning
Exploring Communication Technologies
Communication Methods
Interpersonal and Team Styles assessment
Data Representation
Creating Successful Communications
Creating the Communications Plan
Managing Project Communications
Case Study for Communications
Monitoring Communications
Section Quiz: Project Communications Management
Section Wrap: Project Communications Management

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Section Overview: Project Risk Management
Key Concepts for Project Risk Management
Trends and Emerging Practices in Project Risk Management
Considerations for Adaptive Environments
Planning for Risk Management
Examining Stakeholder Tolerance
Relying on Risk Management Policies
Creating the Risk Management Plan
Creating Risk Categories
Identifying Risks
Identifying Risks Through Interviews
Analyzing SWOT
Creating a Risk Register
Using Qualitative Risk analysis
Preparing for Quantitative Risk analysis
Applying Sensitivity Analysis
Finding the Expected Monetary Value
Using a Decision Tree
Case Study Risk Response Planning
Performing a Project Simulation
Planning Risk Responses
Justifying Risk Reduction
Implementing Risk Responses
Monitoring Risks
Section Quiz: Project Risk Management
Section Wrap: Project Risk Management

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Section Overview: Project Procurement Management
Key Concepts for Procurement Management
Emerging Trends in Procurement
Procurement Considerations for Agile Projects
Planning for Procurement
Planning for the Project Requirements
Determining the Contract Type
Determining to Make or Buy
Creating Procurement Management Plan
Creating the Procurement Documents
Conducting Procurements
Selecting the Seller
Controlling Procurements
Preparing for Contract administration
Performing Claims Administration
Performing Contract Closure
Case Study for Procurement
Section Quiz: Project Procurement Management
Section Wrap: Project Procurement Management

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Section Overview: Project Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management
Identifying the Project Stakeholders
Performing Stakeholder Analysis
Planning Stakeholder Management
Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
Mapping Stakeholder Engagement
Section Quiz: Project Stakeholder Management
Section Wrap: Project Stakeholder Management

4 Topics
Section Overview: Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Responsibilities to the Profession
Download the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Section Quiz: PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

10 Topics
Agile Overview
Agile Slide Deck - Resource
Agile Mindset
Agile Manifesto
Agile Manifesto and Principles
Nine Keys of Great Agile Projects
Diving Deeper: Scrum Basics
Agile Terms
Agile Introduction Quiz
Agile Introduction Conclusion

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Overview: Agile Components
Consider Predictive or Hybrid Approaches
Incremental and Iterative Life Cycles
Walking through a Sprint
Agile Sprint Planning
Hosting a Daily Scrum
Completing the Sprint Review
Performing a Sprint Retrospective
Sprint Activity Considerations
Exploring Scrum
Exploring Scrum Conclusion

9 Topics
Meeting the Agile Project Team Overview
Scrum Team Rules and Characteristics
Meet the Product Owner
You are the Scrum Master
Consider Other Agile Roles
Management and Leadership
Agile Roles and Responsibilities
Management and Leadership Assignment
Agile Roles and Responsibilities Conclusion

10 Topics
Refining Requirements Overview
Working With User Stories
Hosting Workshops
Working With Agile Modeling
Use Case Diagram Purpose
Defining Data Models
Contracts and Agile Approaches
Value-Based Analysis
Refining Requirements
Refining Requirements Conclusion

9 Topics
Estimating User Stories and Iterations Overview
Providing Estimate Ranges
Voting on Requirements
Creating Product Roadmap
Defining Releases and Iterations
Estimating Story Sizes
Planning for Iterations
Estimating User Stories and Iterations
Estimating User Stories and Iterations Conclusion

8 Topics
Agile Project Performance Overview
Monitoring Project Progress
Earned Value Management in Agile
Agile Project Accounting
Measurements in Agile Projects
Understanding Team Velocity
Agile Performance Quiz
Agile Project Performance Conclusion

7 Topics
Exploring Different Agile Approaches Overview
All About Kanban
eXtreme Programming
Lean Product Development
Other Agile Approaches
Exploring Different Agile Approaches Quiz
Exploring Different Agile Approaches Conclusion

8 Topics
Agile Projects and Products Overview
Releasing the Product
Regulations Risk and Requirements
Creating Project Priorities
Agile Project Prioritization Schemes
Low Tech and High Touch Solutions
WIP and Little’s Law
Agile Projects and Products Conclusion

6 Topics
Testing and Verifying in Agile Projects Overview
Verification and Validation
Continuous Integration System
Exploring Test-Driven Development
Testing and Verifying in Agile Projects Quiz
Testing and Verifying in Agile Projects Conclusion

17 Topics
Agile Stakeholder Engagement Overview
Stakeholder Engagement in Agile
Incorporating Stakeholder Values
Building Stakeholder Synergy
Leading Stakeholder Conversations
Creating an Agile Charter
Agile Communication Consideration
Agile Knowledge Sharing
Social Media and Agile Projects
Agile Collaboration
Green and Red Zones
Negotiation and Collaboration
Resolving Conflicts in Agile Projects
Agile Teams Considerations
Completing Team Assessments
Agile Stakeholder Engagement Quiz
Agile Stakeholder Engagement Conclusion

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Agile Project Risk and Issues Overview
Problem Detection and Resolution
Completing Variance Analysis
Working With the Risk-Adjusted Backlog
Problem Solving is Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement Tasks
Hosting the Project Pre-mortem
Completing a Product Review
Retrospective for People Improvement
Agile Project Risk and Issues Overview
Agile Projects and Risk Conclusion

14 Topics
Section Overview: PMP Blitz Review
Project Integration Management
Project Scope Management
Project Schedule Management
Project Cost Management
Project Quality Management
Project Resources Management
Project Communications Management
Project Risk Management
Project Procurement Management
Project Stakeholder Management
Section Wrap: Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Map out the ITTOs
Section Wrap: PMP Blitz Review

3 Topics
End of Course Assessment Exam
PMI Certificate of Completion for PMP Application
Wrapping up the Entire Course

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