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Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) 4.0 (4th Ed Aligned) Expert Live with Encore

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Target Audience
Prerequisites
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Overview/Description
This course provides Project Managers with the knowledge and skills needed to master the PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition and attain the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification. The PMP® credential is the most widely accepted project certification in the world and the framework on which it is based has set the standard for the project management profession for 25 years. This course is intended to enhance a student’s project experience with global terminology and the proven framework for leading and directing project teams and in delivering project results within the constraints of schedule, budget and resources. The Project Management Institute has modified the previous body of knowledge to consist of forty-two project processes within five process groups and nine knowledge areas. This course will cover these processes in a logical, sequential, and effective way to quickly and effectively prepare learners for the PMP Certification 2009 Exam.

Target Audience
The Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification course is intended for experienced Project Managers seeking educational hours for PMP certification, and is designed to prepare experienced project managers to sit for the PMP exam. Project Managers who have had no formal training on the concepts of the PMBOK Guide, 4th Ed. will enhance their skills in this in-depth course.

Prerequisites
The prerequisites for this course are the same prerequisites that PMI requires for you to become a certified PMP:

Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent and 3 years of project management experience
High school diploma or global equivalent and 5 years of project management experience

Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)

Exams
PMP, 4th Ed.

Accreditation
This course qualifies for 35 PDUs, or 35 Contact Hours for candidates pursuing PMP Certification. PMI requires you to have 35 contact hours to apply for the PMP exam.

Skills
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling and Closing a project across the knowledge areas of Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk and Procurement.

Outline
Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) 4.0 (4th Ed Aligned)

Session 1: Project Lifecycle and Project Processes
Session 2: Project Integration Management and Project Scope Management
Session 3: Project Time Management
Session 4: Project Cost Management and Project Quality Management
Session 5: Project Human Resource Management and Project Communication Management
Session 6: Project Risk Management and Project Procurement Management

Expected Duration (hours)
30.0

Lesson Objectives

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) 4.0 (4th Ed Aligned) Expert Live with Encore

Apply the concepts of the PMBOK Guide, 4th ed. to better manage projects in their work environment

Gain an understanding for the level of competency required for the exam

Reduce study time by focusing on the relevant exam topics

Understand the makeup and format of the PMP 2009 Exam

Comprehend the professional responsibility domain, process groups and knowledge areas of the PMBOK Guide, 4th Edition

Course Number:
LLPM0004