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Preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam |
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Beyond academic credentials, certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) as a project management professional (PMP®) shows the world that you’ve mastered essential project management skills and knowledge. To earn PMI’s PMP® credential, you must demonstrate the required "long-term commitment" to project management professionalism and pass a rigorous, 200-question exam covering the five project management processes and nine knowledge areas in PMI’s project management body of knowledge (PMBOK®). Improve your chances of passing the grueling PMP® certification exam on the first try with this well-proven and successful course. You’ll find out exactly what components of your project management background will be tested so you know where to focus your attention during the vital weeks of preparation You Will Learn How To
- Prepare to pass the PMP® exam
- Navigate the process groups and knowledge areas of the PMBOK® Guide : Fourth Edition
- Identify and map the inputs and outputs of the PMBOK® Guide processes
- Align your project management knowledge with PMBOK® Guide terminology and definitions
- Analyze PMBOK® Guide tools and techniques essential for PMP® exam success
- Create a personalized plan for self-study to focus your efforts after the course
Course Workshop Through a series of individual practice workshops and simulated exams, you build a personalized study plan to ensure your exam preparedness. Workshops include:
- Taking daily PMP®-style practice exams and cross-referencing answers to PMBOK® Guide
- Speaking the PMBOK® Guide language
- Charting Input-Process-Output (IPO) diagrams
- Creating a matrix to map PMBOK® Guide knowledge areas and process groups
- Developing a personalized exam preparation plan and study guide Introduction
- Knowledge areas and process groups of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)
- Characteristics of a project life cycle
- Essential project management skills
Success Rate: 98% for the PMP and 98% for the CAPM
- Defining the knowledge areas
- The Initiating Processes
- The Planning Processes
- The Executing Processes
- The Closing Processes
- Key concepts
- Prominent inputs and outputs
- Planning for the Exam
- Preparing for test day
- Gaining insight into the exam process
- Applying proven tips for exam success
- Conquering exam apprehension
- Relevant tools and techniques
- Key concepts beyond the PMBOK® Guide : Fourth Edition
- Tools and techniques to study
- Significant inputs and outputs
- Important planning concepts
- Exam-relevant tools and techniques
- Primary inputs and outputs
- Additional areas of study
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