Introducing the updated PMI Authorized PMP ® Exam Prep v3—the official PMI prep course to advance your project management skills and prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP ®) certification exam. It also helps to apply updated principles and concepts as a project manager.
Developed by PMI and validated by PMP ® certification holders, this course aligns to the PMP Exam Content Outline and satisfies the 35 training hours required to apply for the PMP ® certification. The course also provides access to online flash cards and several test bank questions that are provided by PMI. ®
The current PMP® exam is NOT based solely on the 6th or the 7th edition of the PMBOK® but rather on the 2021 PMI® Exam Content Outline and multiple references including the Agile Practice Guide. Our facilitators are contributors to the 5th, 6th and 7th editions of the PMBOK® and a Premier PMI®ATP and authorized PMP® instructors. They have also participated in the updating of the June 2021 content as well as being key developers of the v3 release of the PMP® course materials and practice questions.
Course materials:
Presentation slides and other content from PMI (including Mastery Questions and Answers)
Flash cards of PMP terms
Agile Introduction video
Test bank questions for each of the six lessons, plus agile concepts (presented 20 at a time to encourage continual review more frequently).
Greta’s Guide to ACE the PMP Book (available March 1 on Amazon in both hard copy and ebook versions)
Additional content for those preparing for the PMP exam (including having their application approved by PMI)
Test simulator with 2000+ test questions provided by PMI (and written by the same individuals who have written actual exam questions – but not accepted for the exam, mostly because duplicated questions or those very close in content). Random questions presented 60 at a time to replicate the exam environment.
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Prerequisites
Attendees should understand and meet the experience requirements for the PMP® certification application.
Detailed Class Syllabus
Lesson 1: Business Environment
Define “project” and how it relates to the larger discussion of “project management.”
Discuss the different types of organizational structures and how they relate to your project’s management.
Discuss the principles of project management.
Discuss the principles of agile and how they relate to your project’s management.
Discuss strategic alignment and its elements.
Explain the impact of business factors on strategic alignment.
Determine how projects align with business strategy.
Identify the types of business value.
Describe change management theory and its relation to organizational change.
Define and discuss project governance.
Explain project compliance and its importance
Lesson 2: Start the Project
Define and discuss stakeholders and the most effective ways to communicate with them.
Explain the best ways to form a team.
Describe how to build the most effective understanding of a project and how doing so relates to executing a project successfully.
Explain the different types of hybrid and adaptive life cycles.
Lesson 3: Plan the Project
Explain the importance of a project management plan.
Discuss the content of subsidiary project plans.
Provide an overview of scope planning in both predictive projects and adaptive environments.
Provide an overview of schedule planning in both predictive projects and adaptive environments.
Determine the budgeting structure for a project
Identify strategies for dealing with risks and risk planning.
Define quality and how it relates to the outcomes and deliveries for a project.
Discuss what resources are and how they are involved in planning for the procurement of external resources for a project.
Discuss the importance of integrating project management plans into your change management process.
Lesson 4: Lead the Project Team
Discuss the guidelines for developing leadership competencies and skills.
Address leadership styles, and the components of leading a successful team, either in person or virtually.
Describe artifacts and the strategies for their use.
Identify the characteristics and core functions of empowered teams.
Explain strategies and forms of communication for collaborating in a project team environment.
Learn the value of training, coaching, and mentoring for a team.
Explain the importance of conflict management.
Discuss the causes and levels of conflict and their outcomes.
Lesson 5: Support Project Team Performance
Explain the various methods for implementing improvement.
Explain the various methods for performance measurement.
Compare these methods with a focus on communication and accountability.
Identify the methods for implementing a project and the issues and impediments that arise during a project.
Describe the methods for implementing changes during a project.
Lesson 6: Close the Project/Phase
Define the reasons and activities related to the closure of a phase or a project.
Explain the benefits gained from a project or phase, and how they are managed, sustained, etc.
Examine the reasons for knowledge transfers and how they relate to the closure of a phase or project.