PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP®) EXAM BOOT CAMP
Be completely prepared for the PMP® Exam

A 5-day, 35 PDU (3.5 CEU) instructor-led program This program was designed to help you pass the PMP® Certification Exam and expand your opportunities within your organization and your industry. This comprehensive, 5-day course will ensure that you are well prepared to take the exam. The program was developed by a firm whose former partners revised the PMP® Exam and wrote the first edition of The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (The PMBOK® Guide) for the Project Management Institute (PMI®). The program provides an intensive review of the knowledge areas that form the basis of the PMP® Exam. You will be able to identify your strengths and weaknesses in each of these areas and develop a personalized strategy for passing the exam. The program mixes lecture, hands-on workshops, on-line testing, and written sample examinations to reveal the full array of questions and question-answering strategies. After completing your intensive PMP® Boot Camp, you will be ready to pass the exam on your first try.    Upon completion, you will be able to: Recognize the general themes, concepts, and format of the PMP® process Master The PMBOK® Guide's "Framework for Project Management" Understand how the test writers have thought about the topics featured in previous PMP® Exams Identify your strengths and weaknesses in order to focus your review on the right sections of The PMBOK® Guide Become familiar with the process of taking the real PMP® Certification Exam Understand and use the key concepts of the progress measurement technique known as "earned value" Apply concrete steps to address test-taking anxiety . Define what you need to do to pass the exam on your first try Who will benefit? Project managersProject managers who seek an additional professional certification Anyone interested in passing the PMP® Exam on the first try Those who want to become project managers Anyone who works closely with project managers Those interested in refining their general project management knowledge seeking additional professional certification    Agenda Day 1 What does the PMP designation mean? What is the PMP® Exam like? What are the critical precursors to a project? What are the five Process Groups and the seven critical Integrating Processes? How do you sort the 44 processes two ways? Process Group: Initiation (2 processes in order) Charter and Preliminary Scope Statement: High-level estimates Scope: Scope statement, WBS, WBS dictionary, deliverables, verify and validate Quality: General knowledge, control chart, names Sample written exams on Scope and Quality . On-line exam on Initiation Day 2 Process Group: Planning (21 processes in order) Time: Sequencing, critical path, total float, merge, schedule baseline Cost: Range-based estimating, cost baseline Sample written exams on Time and Cost On-line exam on Planning Day 3 Risk: Threat vs. opportunity, risk register, risk chart, decision trees Process Group: Executing with progress reporting (7 processes in order) Earned value: Integrated performance baseline Sample written exams on Risk and Earned Value (in cost and time) On-line exams on Planning and Executing Day 4 Process Group: Controlling with Integrated Change Control (12 processes in order) Process Group: Closing (2 processes in order)  Human Resource: General knowledge, RAM, LegoKid exercise Communication: Communication plan, input-output model, n(n+1)/2 Contracting: Scale of risk, kinds of contracts Sample written exams on HR, Communication, Contracting On-line exams on Controlling and Closing Day 5 Professional responsibility: Reporting and compliance 44 Processes, all in order, with at least one output Earned value revisited, with additional exercises Sample written exam on Professional Responsibility On-line exam on cost (earned-value) Special focus sessions on topics that need to be reviewed Sample written exam on personal weak areas On-line exams on personal weak areas What should you do just before the test? Contact us early to be sure to get the training dates you need.