• PMP Certification
• What Is a Project?
• Project Context
• What Is Project Management?

Section B: Essential Project Management Expertise
 

• Areas of Expertise
• Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Application Area Knowledge
• Enterprise Environment Factors
• General Management Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Knowledge Areas
• Changes in PMBOK® Guide

Section C: Project Management Basics
 

• The Project Life Cycle
• Who Are the Stakeholders?
• Organizational Politics and Influences
• Differentiating Organizational Structure
• The Role of the PMO

Section D: The Project Environment
 

• Managing Project Constraints
• Process Groups
• Process Relationships/Project Life Cycle
• Processes and Knowledge Areas
• Process Interaction Customization

Section E: Project Initiation
 

• Project Initiating Processes
• Project Charter and Purpose
• Project Selection Methods
• Project Management Methodology

Section F: Initiating Tools and Techniques
 

• Project Management Information System
• Using Expert Judgment
• Using MBO
• Accounting Concepts in Project Selection
• Identifying Stakeholders

Session 2
Section A: Integration and Scope Management
 

• Project Planning
• Integration Management
• Scope Management
• Work Breakdown Structure

Section B: Time Management
 

• Time Planning
• Network Diagrams

Section C: Activity Estimation
 

• Estimating Concepts
• Estimating Example
• Estimating Terms to Know

Section D: Cost Management
 

• Cost Management Processes
• Cost Estimating Concepts
• Cost Estimating Formulas
• Accounting Terms Revisited

Section E: Quality and Communication Management
 

• Quality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Conflict Management
• Communication Management
• Communication Methods

Section F: Risk and Procurement Management
 

• Risk Management
• Risk Identification
• Risk Analysis
• Risk Response
• Procurement Management

Session 3
Section A: Project Management Executing Processes
 

• Project Execution
• Assuring Quality
• Managing the Project Team
• Motivational Theories
• Distributing Information
• Managing Stakeholders
• Managing Project Procurement

Section B: Controlling the Project
 

• Project Monitoring and Controlling
• Integration Control
• Reasons for Project Changes
• Controlling Scope

Section C: Controlling the Project Constraints
 

• Controlling the Schedule
• Controlling Cost
• Earned Value Analysis
• Controlling Quality

Section D: Communicating Project Performance
 

• Managing Communication
• Managing Risk
• Managing Procurement

Session 4
Section A: Closing a Project
 

• Project Closing
• Close Project Process
• Criteria for Closure
• Administrative Closure

Section B: Procurement Closure
 

• Procurement Closure Process
• Contract Closure Criteria
• Procurement Closure Activities
• Administrative vs. Procurement Closure

Section C: PMI Code of Conduct
 

• Professional and Social Responsibility
• PMI PMP Code of Professional Conduct
• Responsibility
• Respect
• Fairness
• Honesty
• Administration of the Code

Section D: Exam Day
 

• Exam Tips
• Project Management Structure
• Network Diagrams
• Formulas
• Risk and Contract Management
• Motivational Theories
• Closure Steps
• PMI Code of Conduct