PMP

• What is PMBOK and its purpose
• Project Vs operations - PMBOK definitions
• Triple constraint
• Value of Project Management
• Project Manager's role & areas of expertise of Project Manager and Project Team
• Project Life cycle, Product Life cycle & Project Management Life cycle,
• Key Stakeholders
• Organization structures

• Product Oriented process & Project management process
• IPECC
• 9 Knowledge areas Vs 5 Project management process groups

• Project charter
• Project Preliminary Scope statement
• Project Selection Methods (PV, NPV, IRR, Payback period, BCR, Opportunity cost)
• Project Plan or Project Management plan
• Manage and control Project execution
• Integrated Change control (CCB)
• Project closeout
• Integration Management (How to integrate all 9 KA's Vs 5 process groups)

• Project scope planning (Scope Management Plan)
• Scope Definition (Scope Statement)
• Work Breakdown structure (WBS & WBS dictionary)
• Scope Verification process5) Scope Control

• Activity Definition (Activity List)
• Activity Sequencing
  • How to draw a PND using PDM
  • Calculate Float (slack), Total float, free float
  • Identify Critical Path using PND
  • GERT
  • Leads & Lags
• Activity Duration Estimating (Effort estimate Vs Duration Estimate)
• CPM (Forward pass & backward pass) & PERT
• Crashing, Fast-tracking & Resource Leveling
• Gantt Chart, Project calendar, Resource calendar, RAM/RACI, Resource Histogram

• Project Management fundamentals & types of cost
• Depreciation (Straight Line, Accelerated), Sunk costs
• Cost Estimating (Top-down, bottom-up, parametric)
• Accuracy range of estimates (Order of magnitude, conceptual, definite and control)
• Cost budgeting & Cost baseline
• Cost control
• Earned Value Management (EVM) How to calculate PV, EV, AC, SPI, CPI, BAC, EAC, ETC, VAC (including exercises)

• Quality Vs Grade
• Quality Management, TQM, Quality policy, Gold plating
• Quality Management process (QA, QC)
• Quality Planning (Quality management plan)
• Cost of Quality (COQ)
• QA & Quality audits
• QC (Fishbone diagram, Pareto chart, control charts, flow charts, Inspection, Sampling, run chart)

• HR planning (Roles & Responsibilities, Authority, competency, RAM/RACI, etc)
• Roles of Project sponsor, Team member, stakeholder, functional manager, Project manager
• Staffing management plan
• Acquiring Project Team
• Develop Project Team (Team building, 5 Powers of PM, 7 leadership styles etc.)
• Motivational Theories
• Manage Project Team (Manage issues)

• Communication management (compliance, informance and branding type of communications)
• Sender-Medium-Receiver
• Communications planning (communication management plan)
• Information distribution (forms of communication, communication methods & channels)
• How to calculate communication channels
• Performance reporting (Status reports, & other reports, Earned value)
• Manage stake holder's communication
• Project meetings

• Risk Vs Assumptions Vs constraints
• Risk Management Plan
• Risk Identification (Risk Register RR)
• Qualitative Risk analysis (High, medium & low)
• Quantitative Risk Analysis)
• Expected value calculation (Decision tress, Monte Carlo simulation software)
• Risk Response (Avoid, Mitigate, Transfer or Accept)
• Secondary risks, Residual risks & Reserves (Management reserves & Contingency reserves)
• Risk Monitoring and control.

• Purchases and Acquisitions (procurement Management plan)
• Contract & Contract types
  • CR (Cost reimbursable): CPFF, CPPC, CPIF, CPAF
  • FP (Fixed Price): FPIF, FPEFA
  • T& M (Time and Material
• SOW
• Request Seller responses (RFP's)
• Select Sellers
• Contract Administration and contract closure

• Professional Ethics
• Individual Integrity
• Contributing to PM knowledge base
• PMI®'s "Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct"

• Recap
• PMP® Examination, Types of questions, Tips for the exam
• Practice Exam (200 questions)

Candidate needs to fulfill the requirements set by PMI like Education & Experience Requirement, along with clearing the PMP Certification Exam, which is conducted at Prometric Exam Center.

The candidates need to attend 35 hours of class-room training on Project Management by Professional Trainer of Project Management. There is an option of completing 35 thru blended training, mix of class-room and e-Learning.

If a candidate holds a Bachelor or Equivalent University Degree at a time, then its need to attend minimum 4500 hours of Project management experience and covering the 5 process groups.

If a candidate holds a high school diploma or Equivalent secondary school at a time, then he need to attend minimum 7500 hours of Project management experience and covering the 5 process groups.

On Becoming a member of PMI by paying necessary fees, you can access to various information on the PMI Website, which includes access to the softcopy of A Guide to the "Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK® Guide)

If you are a PMI member you also get discounts on the various examinations certified by PMI. Other benefits are listed on the PMI Website

PMP application process involves the following steps:

• You fill an application form and submit to PMI for PMP exam.
• PMI reviews your application and if it is determined to be complete, PMI will send you an email to pay the exam fee. Your application approval is valid for one-year from the date you receive the approval email.
• After you pay for the exam, PMI will send you an email indicating one of the following next steps:
  • Examination scheduling instructions to help you schedule your examination
  • Application has randomly been selected for PMI's audit process
• If you receive exam scheduling instructions, you can go ahead and schedule your exam with Prometric.
• If your application is selected for an audit, PMI will provide you the follow-up instructions to submit with the audit.

It's a 4 hours Exam, 200 multiple questions. Out of 200 questions, 175 are used for scoring the exam.

You are not allowed to take anything except your ID card in the exam center. You will be provided with ruff papers, pencils, a calculator and an ear plug.

The first 15 minutes, you will be asked to go over a lecture. 5 minutes to review lecture.

You can use 10 minutes of this time to jot down formulas, all processes, and knowledge areas on your scratch paper as you did in 'Exam Cheating Sheet Workbook'.

Don't skip this step. During the exam, you need to focus on the question instead of trying to remember formulas. You can just refer to the written formulas when those questions arise rather than having to reach into your memory during the stress of a timed exam.

It depends on how much experience you share in project mgmt filed, & how familiar you are with PMI's terminology. However, it's advisable to study 2 to 3 hours every day for min. 2 months, before taking exam.

With our e-Learning or online training facility, you can complete you requirement of getting 35 hours PDUs.

PMI regularly conduct audits of candidate applications. The audit process is primarily random, and once a candidate submits the application, then the candidates is agreed to act in accordance with with PMI's audit terms.

Process of Audit:
Candidates will be asked to submit his supporting documentation (certificates), which includes educational certificates, signatures of your manager(s) from the project(s) which you have mentioned on the Experience Verification Forms and copies of certificate from the training institute to meet the required 35 contact hours of project management training.

If you fail to meet audit requirements, you will receive a refund less a processing fee. But those who fail an audit after attaining the credential are not entitled to a refund.

The new material which is aligned with PMBOK 4th edition can be downloaded and printed. Therefore, you don't have to be online to study. You can study whenever and wherever you want.

If you register today, you receive a transcript and certificate after you complete studying our course material. The timing would be completely depending on your study. We send you certificate of course completion within 2 business days after we receive the notification from you.

In-class trainings are extremely expensive. If you will pay from your pocket, it is unnecessary. Self study with PMBOK and one book or online course would be sufficient.

You should read PMBOK for the Exam for sure. However, only PMBOK itself is not sufficient. If you take a look at PMBOK, it is more like a dictionary, and provides only theory. There are also some concepts PMBOK does not cover although PMI includes those concepts in the PMP Exam. Therefore, in addition to PMBOK, you must study from another resource. It can be a course, or a book, or an online training.

The test does not have to be simulation or software. Please note that, the tests in software mode are very expensive because of the way it is presented. We prepared our test in a pdf format to keep our prices low.

If your score is about 80%, it is the right time for you to write the test. Please note that it also depends on the sample test you take. There are some tests out there, much more difficult than the actual exam.

After completing 35 hours of training, we will issue a certificate stating your participation as per guidelines of PMI, with our certificate you shall claim your 35 hours PDUs from PMI. PMI must recognize it.

The PDU is the measuring unit used to quantify approved learning and professional service activities. Typically, one PDU is earned for every one hour spent in a planned, structured learning experience or activity. Fractions of PDUs may be reported in 0.25 increments following one full hour.

You will get 60 PDUs during each CCR cycle over 3 years.

The PMP Certification Exam itself is done by Project Management Institute (PMI). PMI is the owner of this certification and provides the real exam. We provide the training for the preparation of the PMP Exam. For the location of the PMP Exams, you can get more information in PMI's website.