Description
What is a TONEX Boot Camp?
TONEX PMI Certification Training Boot Camp is an intensive learning experiences that covers the essential elements of project management. Boot camps are ideal for busy professionals who want to stay current in their fields but have limited time to be away from the office.
All boot camp includes:
- Experienced instructors including senior technology leaders, project managers, technical authors, engineers, educators, consultants, course developers, and CTOs.
- Real life examples and practices.
- Small class size.
- Personalized instructor mentoring.
- Pre-training discussions
- Ongoing post-training support via e-mail, phone and WebEx.
What will you learn at the TONEX PMI Certification Preparation Boot Camp?
This intensive boot camp will aid boot camp attendees in preparing for the PMP Certification exam. The five project management processes (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing) will be covered and cross-referenced to the nine knowledge areas (Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Risk, Procurement, Human Resources, Communication, and Integration) of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The course is structured around lecture, workshops, discussion, practice exams, tips and questions, as well as specific studying and preparation practices.
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.
Objectives
- 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.
Course Outline
Knowledge Area
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Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communication, Risk, Procurement, Integration
Phases and Processes:
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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.
Additional Information
Don't Delay -- Space is Limited!
Take advantage of group discounts! Organize a group enrollment -- you save your company money and enhance the skills of everyone who attends. Individuals and small groups please contact us in regards to available seats and dates. Call Today: 888-TO-TONEX / International +1-972-735-8686.
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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.
On-Site Classes
TONEX Training boot camps can be held on-site and tailored to meet your organizational needs. You may shorten or extend the length or a course 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 for on-site training.
Call today: 888-TO-TONEX/ International +1-972-735-8686.
Who Should Attend
This boot camp is suitable for Mid- to senior-level project managers and directors, program managers, directors and product development professionals and anyone who is interested in PMI Certification.