Course 9060: PMI Certification Preparation Boot Camp

The Project Management curriculum is based on the general knowledge and practices of the Project Management Institute’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)™.

PMI® requires 4500 hours of project management experience to take the PMP® exam. PMI® requires that exam candidates complete 35 contact hours of education to prepare for the exam. This course requires 50-60 hours of work, thus fulfilling the education requirement.

• Master the “people skills” of project management to motivate and empower your people
  Reduce crises and surprises
• Identify the actions/approaches you can take sooner to avoid or mitigate risk
• Discover the basic tools for identifying and measuring risk
• Develop reactive strategies to soften the impact of risks on project schedules, budget, quality and human resources
• Identify risk “symptoms” or triggers to realistically assess what’s ahead and protect your project’s success
• Effectively control scope, cost and outcomes
• Ensure the quality of your project deliverables by improving your project management process
• Reduce the likelihood of project failure or costly rework
• Ensure that project results meet customer requirements—and government, industry and corporate standards
• Increase productivity and cost savings
• Understand the distinctions and application of Quality Planning, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control.
• Understand the Identification, Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis, and Response Development and Monitoring practices concerning a project’s risks.
• Understand the models of communication and conflict resolution.
• Understand the importance of organizational structure and the varying roles of Project Managers within them.
• Improve all levels of project management performance
  Minimize cost overruns and improve on-time delivery through better project tracking
• Provide project stakeholders with timely, effective and realistic feedback
• Avoid misunderstandings that result from poor communication
• Gain organization-wide support for your project
• Ensure project alignment with business goals
•  Improve your people skills and workplace communication techniques through interpersonal skills training 
• Develop effective communications skills, improve your people skills and expand your ability to influence and gain commitment from colleagues, subordinates and superiors.

Knowledge Area

• Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communication, Risk, Procurement, Integration

Phases and Processes:

• Initiation, Planning, Executing, Controlling, Closing

Score 80% or higher on multiple choice tests with scenario type questions:

•  Human Resources - Project manager’s roles, team motivation, management styles, and motivation theory and conflict management.
• Contract & Procurement - Contract management model, contract types, warranties and guarantees, make or buy decisions, change control.
• Risk Management - Risk characteristics, risk management process, risk reserves, time value of money.
• Cost Management - Cost estimating, cost budgeting, forecasting, cost formulas and cost management.
• Quality Management  - Quality concepts, planning, control and assurance, cost of quality, statistical process control.
• Time Management - Work breakdown structure, I & J networks, heuristics, resource leveling, duration compression.
• Scope Management - Project life cycle, project charter, planning process, work authorization, progress reporting, change control management.
• Communications - Communications model, filtering, barriers,  conflict, techniques, channels,  and listening techniques.
• Integration - Integration of all eight previous sections including implementation of the project.
• Professional Responsibility & Ethics - Legal requirements, professional communications, conflict resolution techniques, ethnic & cultural norms, PMP® code of ethics.
• Comprehensive Exam & Test Tips - Rules and tips for taking PMI's® PMP® certification exam plus a comprehensive practice exam. 

• Experienced instructors including senior executives, managers, authors, educators, consultants, course developers, and CTOs.
• Real life examples and practices
• Small class size
• Personalized instructor mentoring
• Ongoing post-training support via e-mail and phone

On-Site Classes 

On-site classes can also be tailored to meet your needs. You might shorten a 20-day class into a 5-day class, or combine portions of several related courses into a single course, or have the instructor vary the emphasis of topics depending on your staff's and site's requirements. We require a minimum of five employees and above. The CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) exam is a six-hour, monitored paper-based exam covering 10 domains of information system security knowledge, each representing a specific area of expertise.

Customize your Boot Camp
TONEX Boot camps can be tailored to meet your specific needs. At TONEX, we gain an in-depth understanding of your organization and your training requirements. We can then customize the Boot Camp to match your project and the attendees' experience and requirements.

• Courses can be delivered to your office, providing content and focus integrated with the immediate needs of your organization.
• TONEX extracts the key elements of the course topics and packages them into an efficient and cost effective Boot Camp by eliminating the overlap and introductory redundancy.
• A customized Boot Camp gives provides immersion into a subject in a comparatively short period of time. For those requiring more detailed views, we offer Advanced courses.

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