Project Management Professional Certification 2009

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Personnel Management

Summary:

The more important a project, the more it needs a standardized system to plan and organize it to be completed efficiently. The Project Management Institute’s PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is the industry-leading standard for verifying a project manager’s ability to successfully shepherd projects from beginning to end. This study guide will prepare you to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close a project using project quality standards as laid out in the fourth edition of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). This series of courses will address all the objectives needed to pass the Project Management Professional Certification 2009.

 

Audience:

This series is for anyone preparing for the PMP certification exam or anyone who wants an introduction to the principles and processes of Project Management.

Features:

  • Flash and audio provide animated, interactive Lesson Introductions, Activities, and Simulations.
  • Flash scenarios use real world situations to illustrate course concepts.
  • Streaming video scenarios illustrate real world issues and solutions discussed in the course.
  • Audio accompanies each lesson page throughout the course.
  • Decision Point activities allow learners to work toward an outcome in an interactive environment.
  • Activities allow learners to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment.
  • Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied.
  • A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.
  • Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.
  • Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.
  • Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
  • A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.
  • A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.
  • Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.

 

Includes:

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Project Management Framework and Initiating the Project

Summary:

This course provides an introduction to Project Management, the Project Management Framework, and Project Initiation.

Objectives:

  • Describe the mapping of the 42 project management processes to the five project management process groups and the nine project management knowledge areas
  • Identify the differences between functional, matrix and projectized organizations
  • Recognize the importance of Project Initiation
  • Identify the two general types of project selection methods

Topics:

  • Project Management Basics
  • Project Management and Related Areas
  • General Management and Project Constraints
  • Project Management Processes
  • The Importance of Project Initiation
  • Project Selection Methods
  • Stakeholder Identification

Technical Requirements:

P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.
Project Planning Processes

Summary:

This course provides an introduction to the Planning Process Group and the activities that take place within that group. This includes development of the project management plan, the WBS, and the project schedule.

Objectives:

  • Summarize information about the Planning Process Group
  • Explain what makes a WBS so important to a project
  • Explain how the activity processes in the Planning Process Group affect the project schedule
  • Identify some common pitfalls that apply to cost estimation
  • Describe how effective risk management can impact a project
  • Explain the importance of good communication skills

Topics:

  • The Planning Process Group
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • The Activity Processes
  • Schedule Development
  • Estimating Costs and Determining a Budget
  • Risk Management Principles and the PMI Philosophy
  • Communications Planning

Technical Requirements:

P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.
Project Execution and Quality Management

Summary:

This course provides an introduction to the Executing Process Group and the project management processes that make up this group.

Objectives:

  • Define a project management plan
  • List the key PMI quality management principles
  • Describe the tools and techniques for developing a project team
  • Discuss the Distribute Information process
  • Recognize who is responsible for managing stakeholder expectations
  • Define Project Procurement Management

Topics:

  • Direct and Manage Project Execution
  • Project Quality Management and the PMI Philosophy
  • Perform Quality Assurance
  • Developing a Project Team
  • Distribute Information
  • Manage Stakeholder Expectations
  • Procurement Management Principles and the PMI Philosophy

Technical Requirements:

P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.
Project Monitoring and Control

Summary:

This course provides information about the project management Monitoring and Controlling Process Group processes.

Objectives:

  • Summarize the Perform Integrated Change Control process
  • Describe Project Scope Management
  • List the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs to Verify Scope and Control Scope
  • Explain how Monitor and Control Risks fits within Project Risk Management
  • Describe the purpose of performance reporting

Topics:

  • Performing Integrated Change Control
  • Project Scope Management
  • Performing Quality Control and Monitoring Risks
  • Reporting Performance

Technical Requirements:

P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.
Project Closing

Summary:

This course provides information about the project management Closing Process Group. It also covers procurement documentation and dealing with closing procurement contracts.

Objectives:

  • Describe the two processes that compose the Closing Process Group
  • Identify the documents that are considered a part of procurement documentation
  • List the criteria necessary to ensure project closure
  • Describe the importance of lessons learned
  • Describe the methods for ending a procurement or project

Topics:

  • Closing the Project
  • Project Closure Criteria

Technical Requirements:

P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.
Professional Responsibility

Summary:

This course provides information about the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and the values that support the Code.k

Objectives:

  • Define conflict of interest
  • List the four values most important to the global project management community
  • Explain the difference between aspirational and mandatory standards
  • Discuss the criteria that must be met to file an ethics complaint

Topics:

  • What Is Professional Responsibility
  • Responsibilities to the Profession
  • Additional Responsibilities

Technical Requirements:

P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.
Practice Exams

Summary:

This course provides information on preparing to take the PMP certification exam. It also contains two practice exams.

Objectives:

  • Apply for PMP certification
  • Take the PMP exam

Topics:

  • The PMP Certification Process
  • Taking the Exam
  • Practice Exam 1
  • Practice Exam 2

Technical Requirements:

P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.

 

 

 

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Project Management Professional Certification 2009

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