Project Management Professional Preparation

Course objectives

• Map the five process groups and ten knowledge areas to a working project of the participant's choice
• Develop a project charter, scope statement and work breakdown structure that would satisfy an exam assessor
• Apply earned value management to track cost and schedule performance and forecast at completion
• Distinguish predictive, agile and hybrid life cycles and select the right approach for a given project context
• Sit a full-length mock examination and review incorrect answers against the governing body's exam content outline

Who should attend

• Project coordinators and project managers preparing for certification
• Engineers and technical leads moving into formal project management roles
• PMO analysts responsible for project governance and reporting
• Contractors' site and programme staff seeking a recognised credential
• Consultants advising clients on project delivery standards

Course outline

1. 01Project integration, charters and the business case
2. 02Scope, schedule and cost planning fundamentals
3. 03Quality, resources and communications management
4. 04Risk identification, analysis and response planning
5. 05Procurement and stakeholder engagement on the project
6. 06Exam strategy, mock examination and results debrief

Scheduled sessions