PMP® Review and Preparation
Express 2-Day Workshop
NEW: Public Workshops for this C.O.R.E. Skills program are now available
Workshop Overview
This course is designed to present the best management practices for self and group study preparation for the Project Management Institute's (PMI) certification exam: Project management Professional (PMP).
Each attendee is presented with an opportunity to create a baseline assessment of the test readiness, a thorough and complete review the theory of Project Management as detailed in the Project Managmement Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition, Project Management Institute, Inc., 2008 and a final assessment with personal study strategies.
Attendees are introduced and will work in hands–on environment with the five process areas, the nine knowledge areas and the 44 processes contained in the PMBOK® Guide.
The course is designed to review the content of the five process areas and their content. As most project management courses focus on knowledge areas, this course presents the integration needed to create a successful personal success plan.
Of the Participants who have taken the course and subsequently sat for the exam, 99% have passed the certification exam on their first try.
Target Workshop Audience
Project leaders studying for the PMP exam
Length of Workshop
2 Days
What You Will Learn
- An understanding of the PMP Certification Exam registration requirements and registration process
- Baseline assessment of fifty exam-like questions to provide insight to test readiness
- A complete review of the PMBOK® Guide by process group
- An introduction to important test areas and concepts that are not found in the PMBOK® Guide, yet are expected for exam success
- A final classroom exam assessment of one hundred exam-like questions that will provide the attendee with the ability to develop a personal test strategy for success
- Discussion of test taking and passing strategies
Workshop Benefits
- Develop personal skills that provide the foundation for success in passing the PMP exam the first time
- Complete review of the PMI PMBOK® Guide by process area, that covers the knowledge areas and processes that are contained following:
- Initiating processes
- Planning processes
- Executing processes
- Monitoring & Controlling processes
- Closing processes
- Methods of creating a personal study strategy
- Presentation of key topics areas of information that are not included in the PMBOK® Guide, yet are a part of the examination criteria
PDUs
14 Units (2 day workshop)
Prerequisites
None
Materials Provided
Course notebook including practice exams, The Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK® Guide) and a recommended study list.
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