PMI Westchester Chapter - PMP Exam Prep Course Description

PMP Certification Exam Preparation

Course Description

This two-day program provides an intensive review of the subject matter tested on the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional Certification Exam. You will improve your test-taking skills by completing a Sample Exam of 180 questions and by discussing the rationale behind both correct and incorrect answers. This program is specifically designed to maximize the probability that you will succeed on the first try.

Upon completion, you will be able to:

Identify personal strengths and weaknesses in each of the knowledge areas
Explain the correct answer to each of the Sample Exam questions
Develop a personalized strategy for passing the certification exam

Day 1	Introduction	Day 2	Project Cost Management
	Certification program overview		Estimating vs. pricing
	Test-taking strategies		Types of estimates
			Cost estimating techniques
	Project Management Framework		Financial analysis
	Project life cycle
	Stakeholder management		Project Procurement Management
	Organizational influences		Procurement planning
			Business issues
	Project Scope Management		Source selection and evaluation
	Initiating the project
	Project plan contents		Project Quality Management
	Work breakdown structures		Key definitions, common tools
			Cost of quality
	Project Time Management		Statistical process control
	Logic diagramming
	Critical path analysis		Professional Responsibility
	Performance measurement		Ethics vs. conduct
			Conflict of interest
	Project Human Resource Mgmt.
	Project manager responsibilities		Project Risk Management
	Power and conflict management		Expected value calculations
			Decision trees
	Project Communication Mgmt.		Cause and effect
	Tools and techniques
	Project reporting		Project Integration Management
	Lessons learned		The Triple Constraint

After this program, you’ll say, "I can pass that exam!"