Introduction to PMI’s
“A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge”
(3 Days)

Course Description:
If you’re looking for a starting point to explore the rigors of becoming a Project Management Professional (PMP®), this is the course for you. Learn what you need to know to complete your project on time, within budget, and with satisfied customers inside and outside the organization. This intensive three day course provides an in-depth review of project management standards, tools and techniques as presented in the Project Management Institute’s “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide®), Fourth Edition.” Course instruction will be supplemented with case studies and class exercises to highlight proven strategies for dealing with typical “real life” project threats: scope creep, unrealistic time schedules, dissatisfied stakeholders, cost overruns, etc.

By the end of the course, participants will have covered all of the project management process groups and knowledge areas presented in the PMBOK. They should have a thorough understanding of how a project manager can use these resources in order to improve a project’s chances for success. Students will have also worked in teams to create some of the key documents associated with a project: Project Charter; Scope Statement; Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); Risk Register, Staffing Plan, and Communications Plan.

Intended Audience:
Operating managers, project managers, program managers, executive sponsors, key stakeholders and project team members who desire a thorough review of the essential skills and techniques of project management.

Prerequisites:
Project Management Overview or previous practical knowledge of project management practices.

Course Content:
Introduction/ Brief Overview

• Project Management Framework
• Project, Program and Portfolio Management

Project Management Processes for a Project

• Project Management Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing

Project Integration Management

• Develop Project Charter
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Monitor and control project work

Project Scope Management

• Define scope
• Create WBS

Project Time Management

• Define and sequence activities
• Estimate activity resources and durations
• Develop and control schedule

Project Cost Management

• Estimate Costs
• Determine Budget

Project Quality Management

• Plan quality
• Perform quality assurance & quality control

Project Human Resource Management

• Acquire project team
• Develop and manage project team

Project Communications Management

• Identify stakeholders
• Manage stakeholder expectations

Project Risk Management

• Identify risks
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis

Project Procurement Management

• Plan procurements
• Conduct and administer procurements

PMBOK Guide:
Knowledge Areas

• Project Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement

Process Groups

• Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing