As the demand for skilled project managers is at a critically urgent level, practitioners who hold the PMP certification are well positioned to provide the professional skills necessary to lead project teams and achieve successful project results.
The PMP certification recognizes the competence of an individual to perform in the role of a project manager, specifically experience in leading and directing projects. Year after year, the PMP certification has garnered global recognition and commanded a higher salary for certified individuals over non-certified individuals.
This is the PMI® Authorized PMP® Exam Prep Course, created by the Project Management Institute and mandated for all PMP® exam prep offerings after January 2, 2021. The Project Management Institute created this course with the goal of not only standardizing the content taught to PMP® candidates but also ensuring a high quality of delivery, by mandating that it be taught only by PMI®-Certified Trainers who are affiliated with Authorized Training Providers (ATPs). The materials used in this course are the official, authorized materials produced and distributed by PMI®. As a Premier ATP, Total Systems Education also has exclusive access to cloned exam questions supplied directly by PMI®, which we include in this course.
This course is designed for anyone who has on-the-job project management experience - regardless of their formal job title or prior formal project management training - who seeks to advance their career and take advantage of a wide range of career opportunities by acquiring the highly sought after PMP® Certification.
The content of the course is enhanced by our extensive experience and seasoned approach to teaching exam prep. It also contains additional activities, study organization techniques and test-taking strategies which we have developed over the course of many years, and which have yielded very high success rates for our students!
The duration of this course is 35 hours. Participants who complete it receive the 35 Contact Hours necessary to sit for the PMP Exam.
1. Creating a high-performing team
Build a team
Define team ground rules
Negotiate project agreements
Empower team members and stakeholders
Train team members and stakeholders
Engage and support virtual teams
Build shared understanding about a project
2. Starting the project
Determine appropriate project methodology/methods and practices
Plan and manage scope
Plan and manage budget and resources
Plan and manage schedule
Plan and manage quality of products and deliverables
Integrate project planning activities
Plan and manage procurement
Establish project governance structure
Plan and manage project/phase closure
3. Doing the work
Assess and manage risks
Execute project to deliver business value
Manage communications
Engage Stakeholders
Create project artifacts
Manage project changes
Manage project issues
Ensure knowledge transfer for project continuity
4. Keeping the team on track
Lead a team
Support team performance
Address and remove impediments, obstacles and blockers
Manage conflict
Collaborate with stakeholders
Mentor relevant stakeholders
Apply emotional intelligence to promote team performance
5. Keeping the business in mind
Manage compliance requirements
Evaluate and deliver project benefits and value
Evaluate and address internal and external business environment changes
Support organizational change
Employ continuous process improvement