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AMA’s Comprehensive Project Management Workshop
Seminar No: 06595-XNBB
CEU Credits: 3.0
Length: 5 days
Boost PM expertise and map a course for PMP® certification in just five days.
Want to move ahead toward achieving your Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification while gaining new PM skills and enhancing existing ones? In this week-long, situational learning program, you’ll examine a complete arsenal of PM competencies and methods and learn a common and precise language to communicate and define project needs effectively. In addition, you’ll acquire skills to resolve project issues through an alignment with the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). This seminar will help you roadmap your PM future—and your ongoing career success.
AMA’s Comprehensive Project Management Workshop is recommended as a prerequisite to seminar #6590, AMA’s PMP Exam Prep Express.
How You Will Benefit
- Learn all aspects of project management from the perspective of the PMBOK Guide
- Acquire necessary prerequisite knowledge to enter a PMP Exam Prep training program
- Achieve competence in the nine project management knowledge areas and five process groups
- Master the 44 competencies outlined in the PMBOK Guide
- Learn the techniques of documenting project risks, assumptions, and constraints
- Become skilled at identifying and performing stakeholder analysis
- Learn how to develop a WBS and create a project charter
- Get skills to determine the critical path of a project
- Learn how to staff your project for optimum results
- Become skilled in executing, monitoring, and controlling the tasks defined in your project plan
What You Will Cover
Day 1
Examining the Project Management Framework
- Exploring characteristics of projects
- Reviewing project management terminology
- Differentiating project life cycles from product life cycles
- Considering organizational influences
Reviewing the Project Management Body of Knowledge
- Describing the project management process groups
- The project management knowledge areas
- Project management competency standards
Initiating the Project
- Using project selection methods
- Defining project scope
- Documenting project risks, assumptions, and constraints
- Identifying and performing stakeholder analysis
- Developing the project charter
Day 2
Planning the Project
- Defining and recording requirements, constraints, and assumptions
- Identifying project team members and defining roles and responsibilities
- Creating the work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Developing the change management plan
- Identifying risks and defining risk strategies
- Obtaining plan approval
- Conducting the kickoff meeting
Day 3
Executing the Project
- Executing the tasks defined in the project plan
- Ensuring a common understanding and setting expectations
- Implementing a quality management plan
- Executing approved changes, actions and workarounds
- Improving team performance
Day 4
Monitoring and Controlling the Project
- Measuring project performance
- Verifying and managing changes to the project
- Ensuring that project deliverables conform to quality standards
- Monitoring all project risks
Day 5
Closing the Project
- Obtaining final acceptance for the project
- Getting financial, legal, and administrative closure
- Releasing project resources
- Identifying, documenting, and communicating lessons learned
- Creating and distributing a final project report
- Archiving and retaining project records
- Measuring customer satisfaction
Who Should Attend
Project management professionals with at least three years professional project management experience, during which 4,500 hours have been spent leading and directing project tasks. For more information call 1-800-262-9699.
PMP, PMBOK and the PMI R.E.P. logo are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Extended Seminar Description
Learning Objectives
- Recognize, Apply, and Align Your Project Management Approach with the Fundamental Concepts of Project Management in the PMBOK® Guide
- Connect the Process Groups, Knowledge Areas, and Processes in a Practical and Usable Way
- Build the Key Deliverables and Structure to Get Your Project Started Effectively and Efficiently
- Develop a Comprehensive and Appropriate Project Management Plan as a Blueprint to Effective Project Execution
- Implement the Project Plan By Managing, Coordinating, and Collaborating with the Project Team and Key Project Stakeholders
- Monitor and Control Project Work to Meet Well-Defined Performance Objectives and Success Criteria
- Develop and Implement a Plan to Close the Project and Transition Ongoing Product Support to Operations
Module 1
- Define Key Characteristics of Projects, Products, Programs and Portfolios
- Introduce Project Management Terminology Based upon the PMBOK® Guide
- Recognize Organizational and Environmental Influences on Our Projects
- Identify Key General Management and Interpersonal Skills of Effective Project Managers
Module 2
- Define and Map the Project Management Process Groups, Knowledge Areas and Processes
- Use the PMBOK® Guide as a Reference for Your Projects
- Establish a Project Management Methodology and Project Management Information System (PMIS)
Module 3
- Apply Project Selection Methods to Select the Right Projects
- Identify and Analyze Key Project Stakeholders
- Develop the Project Charter
Module 4
- Develop the Key Elements of the Project Management Plan
- Collect and Define Stakeholder Requirements
- Define and Detail the Project Scope Baseline
- Develop the Project Schedule Baseline
- Identify the Project Team Members and Their Skills/Roles/Responsibilities
- Plan Stakeholder Communications
Module 5
- Create the Project Budget or Cost Baseline
- Establish a Sound Project Quality Baseline
- Determine How to Approach and Conduct Project Risk Management Activities
- Analyze the Procurement Requirements for the Project
- Obtain Approval for the Completed Project Management Plan
Module 6
- Conduct an Effective Project Kick-Off Meeting
- Authorize and Manage Project Work to Achieve Project Objectives
- Implement Approved Change Requests and Corrective/Preventive Actions
- Manage the Project Team While Work Is Being Done
- Identify Qualified External Sellers While Work Is Being Performed
- Communicate Information Effectively During Project Execution
Module 7
- Monitor and Control the Triple Constraint: Scope, Schedule, Budget
- Compare Actual Project Performance Against the Project Management Plan
- Forecast Future Project Performance and Trend Analysis
- Manage Project Changes as Work Is Being Done
- Identify, Track, and Monitor Project Issues and Risks
- Report Project Status and Progress Measurements
Module 8
- Achieve Administrative Closure for the Project
- Document Formal Acceptance of the Final Project Outcome
- Close Out the Project Contracts
- Create and Distribute the Final Project and Lessons Learned Reports
- Archive and Retain Project Records
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