NOTE: As of July 1, 2009, the PMP® certification exam will align with the Fourth Edition of the PMBOK® Guide. This course prepares learners who plan to take the updated exam.
After completing this course, you'll be able to:
- Understand how enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets affect how projects can be managed
- Explain the five stages of a project life cycle and understand how these stages can overlap in time
- Understand how to create a project management plan with subsidiary plans for each of the knowledge areas and explain how progressive elaboration and integrated change management can keep these documents effective and relevant
- Understand the overlapping nature of project activities and practice Project Integration Management to coordinate the various project management processes
- Understand how a project's various baselines (including scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, procurement, and others) are determined, planned for, and managed
- Understand how to effectively manage human resources and communicate with all stakeholders
- Understand the key methods used to estimate project schedule and cost at the beginning of a project and to forecast cost and schedule variances at any time during the project
- Understand how the project management knowledge contained in the PMBOK® Guide can be used in practice
Note: Receive 35 PDUs/contact hours to qualify to take the PMI Project Management Professional Exam ®.
This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 180 days.
Target Audience: This course is designed for adult learners interested in preparing to take the PMP® exam.
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide).
Estimated time to complete: 35-40 hours of online course work
Cost: $699.00
Duration: 180 days
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