Table of content for : PMP

Duration : 32 Hrs

PMP Program Overview

OVERVIEW FULL PMP Syllabus covered in 32 hours
 Concepts explained in extreme details such that more than 50%
preparation is done at completion of training
 Real life example based approach to explain everything.
 Highly interactive encouraging participants to question and
contribute to discussions
 100% exam focus, PMP question orientation
 35 Contact Hours certificate required to apply for PMP
certification

OBJECTIVE The PMP® is the gold standard of project management certification.

Recognized and demanded by organizations worldwide, the PMP®
validates your competence to perform in the role of a project manager,
leading and directing projects and teams
This is a uniquely designed program which blends PMP® exam
preparation with practical learning.
 PMP® exam preparation
 Learn best practices in project management

WHY GET The median salary for PMP® holders in the U.S. is 25% higher than those
CERTIFIED without PMP® certification, according to PMI's most recent Project
Management Salary Survey
CIO magazine ranked the PMP® as the top project management
certification

ELIGIBILITY To apply for PMP® certification candidates must meet following criteria:
 35 contact hours of formal project management education
 Project Management Experience
 Bachelor’s degree - Minimum 3 years/36 months unique non-
overlapping professional project management experience
Secondary degree/High school Diploma/Associate’s
degree - Minimum 5 Years/60 months unique non-overlapping
professional project management experience

OUTCOME After the completion of the course, the participants would be able to:
 Gain a deep understanding of PMBOK®
 Learn how to interpret PMP® questions
 Bridge gaps in your knowledge contributing towards an overall
improvement in your PM capability.
 Feel more confident to manage projects.

DELIVERABLES Deliverables of this program include:

 Coure notes fully aligned to latest PMP® ECO (exam content
outline) from PMI® in soft copy - this along with PMBOK is all
resource you need to crack the exam
 35 contact hours certificate, a pre-requisite to PMP®
certification
 Session recording available on our platform for a one-year
period
 Flash Cards - Process, Document, Tools
 Mock Exams access for one year - 1010 questions
 PMP® application assistance
 Chapter end question discussion – helps learn how to
interpret PMP® questions
 Post training support through our discussion forums

MODE OF The complete program is designed to be delivered ONLINE (MS Team

DELIVERY or Zoom)
HIGHLIGHTS Key aspects of the Program include:
 Each section has definitions, examples, exercises, to facilitate the
learning and application of the contents
 Real life examples are used to explain the concepts
 Highly experienced trainer with rich experience in project
management (20 thousand PMs trained, 950 workshops
conducted)

DURATION 32 Hours

Program Outline & Contents

INTRODUCTION
 Getting to know the participants
 Introduction to PMI®
 PMP® Certification – advantages
 PMP® certification – process and fees related information
 PMP® Application procedures – instructions on how to fill in the form
 PMP® examination – information on the split of questions, question pattern
 PMP® examination – Tips on how to prepare and take the examination (this theme will
be reiterated throughout the course)
 PMP® - Fulfilling the CCR requirements
 Familiarization with course outline
 Familiarization with the protocols and timings
 Expectation setting and clarifications
 Introductory Quiz – to assess the current level of familiarization of the participants with
PMBOK® concepts and assess the gaps.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONTEXT

 Structure of PMBOK®
 Project Management vs. Product oriented Processes
 Description of five process groups in the Project Lifecycle and their interactions
 Characteristics and components of Process groups
 Mapping of Project Management Processes across the Process Groups and Knowledge
Areas
  What are Projects?
 Projects vs. Operations
 Project Management
 Constraints and Assumptions
 The concept of Progressive Elaboration and Rolling wave planning
 The concept of Program Management and Portfolio Management
 The concept of Project Management Office (PMO)
 Types of PMO
 Tailoring PM Methodology
 Organizational Project Management
 Different Life cycles models - Predictive, Iterative & Agile
 The Agile Mindset – Values & Principles
 Various Agile Approaches
 When to use Agile
 Transitioning to Agile
 Mixing Agile Approaches
 Agile Events – Iteration Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Review, Retrospective
 Scrum Roles - Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agile Team
 Time boxing
 Agile Triple constraint theorem
 Varying types of Project organizational structures – Functional, Matrix and Projectized
– their advantages and disadvantages
 Project Management Business Documents
 Enterprise Environmental Factors
 Organizational Process Asset
 Introductory Quiz – Project Management Context.

PROJECT INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT

 The role of Integration Management in Project execution
 Description of multiple ways in a Project can arise
 Project Charter – its characteristics
 Description of various Project selection methods – like mathematical models and
financial criteria like ROI, NPV, IRR etc.
 Project Management Plan Development
 Contents of the Project Management Plan
 Managing Project knowledge
 Lessons Learned Register
 Knowledge Management best practices
  PMIS – its role in effective Project Management
 Directing and Managing Project Work
 The role of Configuration Management system in a Project environment
 Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
 Monitoring in Agile - Kanban board, WIP Limits, Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)
 Performing Integrated Change Control
 How to manage changes in a Project?
 Closing a Project ( or a Phase)
 Final Report preparation
 Transition planning
 Transition phases – pre-transition, transition and post transition phases
 Emerging trends in Integration Management
 Considerations for Agile
 Quiz – Project Integration Management

PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT

 Project Scope vs. Product Scope and their interrelationships
 Importance of Scope Management Plan in the Project
 Collect Requirements process
 Requirement gathering techniques
 Catering to compliance requirements
 Requirement Traceability Matrix
 Product Backlog
 Product Roadmap
 Epics/Feature/Story, Story cards, Definition of Done (DoD)
 Product Vision
 Requirement Prioritization
 Backlog Grooming
 Define Scope Process
 Project Scope statement – how to prepare and update?
 WBS – its key role in Project Management
 Creating and Managing WBS
 Validate Scope process
 Scope Validation vs. Quality Control
 Control Scope process
 Emerging trends in Scope Management
Quiz – Project Scope Management
PROJECT SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT
 Importance of Schedule Management in a Project environment
 Plan Schedule Management Process
 Define Activities process
 Sequence Activities process
 Multiple types of dependencies across activities
 Precedence Diagramming Method
 Estimating Activity Duration process
 Various duration estimating procedures – Top-Down, Bottom-up, Analogous,
Parametric, Sprint planning meeting etc.
 The concept of Contingency in Schedule Management
 Agile Estimation – Relative Sizing and Story Points
 T-Shirt sizing, Planning Poker
 Develop Schedule Process
 The importance of calendars in the Scheduling process
 The importance of Critical Path in Project Management
 Critical Path computation and explanation of its characteristics
 Application of techniques like Fast tracking, Crashing, Resource Optimization, PERT etc
in schedule development
 Use of Modeling techniques in Scheduling
 Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
 Agile Release Planning
 Velocity
 Schedule baseline
 Control Schedule process Revision of schedules
 Control schedule techniques
 Burn-up and Burn-down Charts
 Emerging trends in Schedule Management
 Quiz – Project Schedule Management

PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT

 The importance of Cost Management in Projects
 Project Lifecycle costing vs. Product Lifecycle costing
 Cost Management Plan and its use in Cost control
 Estimating Costs process
  Cost Management Plan and its use in Cost control
 Analogous, Parametric and Bottom-up methods of Cost estimating
 Determine Budget process
 Cost Baseline and its management
 Control costs process
 Cost and Schedule Performance Indices and their use in Forecasting
 Emerging trends in Cost Management
 Cost Management in Agile Methodologies
 Quiz – Project Cost Management

PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT

 Project Quality vs. Product Quality
 Concepts of Quality Management
 Project Management vis-à-vis Quality Management
 Current themes in Quality Management
 Planning Quality Management process
 Project Quality Management Plan and Process Improvement Plan
 Quality metrics
 Manage Quality process
 Perform Control Quality process
 Tools of Quality Control – including Control Charts, Cause and Effect diagrams,
Stratification, Checklists, Histograms, Scatter diagrams etc.
 Other quality tools – A/B Testing, NPS, Value stream map
 Cost of Quality/ Cost of Non-Quality concepts
 Emerging Trends in Quality Management
 Agile common Execution Practices - Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development,
using Spikes, Pair programming, Refactoring, Automated Testing
 Quiz – Project Quality Management

PROJECT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 Developing Resource Management Plan process
 Organizational Planning & Structures
 Description of OBS and RBS
 RAM and RACI Charts
 Team Charter
 Estimate Activity Resources
  Resource estimation techniques
 Acquire Resources Process
 Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
 Managing Virtual teams in a Project environment
 Building effective Project teams
 Develop Team process
 Importance of Trainings in Project team development
 Delegation for effective management
 Multiple stages of Team Development
 Manage Team process
 Interpersonal skills – Influencing, Facilitation, Mentoring, Coaching
 Servant Leadership
 Servant Leader responsibilities
 Role of PM in Agile
 Agile Teams
 Agile Roles
 Emotional Intelligence
 Conflict Handling – multiple models
 Control Resources process
 Conducting Performance reviews
 Trends in HR Management
 Agile considerations
 Quiz – Project Resource Management

PROJECTCOMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
 Planning Communications Management Process
 Project Communications structures
 Communications requirements analysis in the Project environment
 Communication Channels in a Project
 Communications Management Plan
 Sender Receiver models in the Project environment
 Manage Communications process
 Communication Methods – Push, Pull and Interactive
 Monitor Communications Process
 Reporting Performance
 Obstacles in cross-cultural communication
 Trends in Communication Management
 Information Radiators
  Kanban Board
 WIP Limits
 Quiz – Project Communications Management

PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT

 Risk Management cycle in a Project environment
 Plan Risk Management process
 Importance of Risk Management Plan in the Risk Management Lifecycle
 Types of Risks which can impact a Project
 Identify Risks process
 Risk identification facilitators – Brainstorming, Delphi techniques, SWOT Analysis,
Documentation Review, Checklist Analysis etc
 Risk Register preparation and updation
 Risk report
 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process
 Probability Impact Matrix and its use in Risk Management
 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process
 Use of varying Simulation Techniques
 Application of Decision Tree analysis and Sensitivity Analysis tools to Risk Management
 Plan Risk Responses process
 Strategies of Risk response for positive and negative risks
 Different types of Risks – Primary Risks, Secondary Risks, Residual Risks etc.
 Implement risk responses process
 Monitor Risks process
 Use of Risk Audits and Reserve Analysis for monitoring of Risks
 Corrective and Preventive Actions in Risk Management process
 Managing project Issues
 Emerging trends in Risk Management
 Agile considerations
 Quiz –Project Risk Management

PROJECT PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT

 Why Procurement is important for Projects?
 Procurement Management lifecycle
 Project Manager’s Procurement Management responsibilities
 Plan Procurement Management process
 Make or Buy analysis
  Major types of Contracts – including FFP, Cost plus, T& M and their variations
 Risks associated with various types of contracts
 Importance of Procurement Management Plan
 Creating Procurement SOW and Bid Documents
 Conduct Procurements Process
 Source Selection criteria to analyze vendor responses
 Source selection process
 Bidder Conferences
 Use of Independent Estimates
 Contract negotiations process
 Multiple negotiation tactics
 Contracts – their legal implications
 Control Procurements process
 Contract change - how to manage them more effectively
 Procurement Audit and Inspection
 Claims administration processes
 Discharge of contracts
 Emerging trends in Procurement Management
 Agile considerations
 Quiz – Project Procurement Management

PROJECT STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

 Stakeholders in Project and their importance
 Identify Stakeholders Process
 Conducting Stakeholder Analysis – Power-Interest Grid
 Creating the Stakeholder Register
 Plan Stakeholder Engagement Process
 Stakeholder Engagement Levels
 Developing Stakeholder Engagement Plan
 Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix
 Manage Stakeholder Engagement process
 Use of interpersonal skills in stakeholder engagement
 Control Stakeholder Engagement Process
 Monitoring effectiveness of stakeholder engagement
 Adjusting strategies and engagement modes
 Considerations in Agile
 Trends in Stakeholder Management
 Quiz: Stakeholder Management
PRFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
 Professional Responsibilities of the Project Manager
 Professional responsibilities towards
o Self
o Profession
o Stakeholders
o Society
 Quiz: Professional Responsibilities