Project Management Professional (PMP) - 6th edition - PMP Course

Curriculum

Module 1 Preparing for and Taking the Examination
1. Preparing to Take the Exam and Instructor Introduction
2. Getting Certified to take the examination
3. Examination characteristics
4. Test Taking Tips and Techniques
5. Question Formats
6. Post Certification requirements

Module 2: Process Domain
1. Process Domain and Framework defined
2. Predictive, Iterative, Incremental and Adaptive Project Life Cycles
3. Framework Definitions
4. Project Manager Skills
5. Framework Key Points to Remember
6. Framework Example Questions Review
7. Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Defined
8. Knowledge Area Process Mapping and Definitions
9. Develop Project Charter and Develop Project Management Plan
10. Direct and Manage Project Work, Manage Project Knowledge, and Monitor and

Control Project Work
11. Perform Integrated Change Control
12. Close Project or Phase
13. Integration Key Points to Remember
14. Integration Example Questions Review
15. Project Scope Management Knowledge Area Defined
16. Plan Scope Management and Collect Requirements
17. Nominal Group Technique (Delphi/Opinion Technique)
18. Define Scope and Create WBS
19. Breakdown Structures used in WBS Dictionary
20. Validate Scope and Control Scope
21. Defining Requirements in Agile
22. Prioritizing requirements in Agile, Definition of Done and Rolling Wave Planning
23. Scope Key Points to Remember
24. Scope Example Questions Review
25. Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area Defined
26. Plan Schedule Management, Define Activities, and Sequence Activities
27. Dependencies, Predecessors, Leads, and Lags
28. Estimate Activity Durations
29. Develop Schedule
30. Critical Path Method
31. Schedule Compression
32. Resource Leveling, Schedule Format, and Control Schedule
33. Agile Estimating
34. Agile Schedule Planning and Reporting
35. Schedule Key Points to Remember and Example Question review
36. Project Cost Management Knowledge Area Defined
37. Plan Cost Management and Estimate Cost
38. Types of Cost, Expected Present Value, Sunk Costs, and Depreciation
39. Life Cycle Costing, Status Reporting, and Determine Budget
40. Control Costs, and Earned Value Management
41. Earned Schedule, and Agile Cost Control
42. Cost Key Points to Remember
43. Cost Example Questions Review
44. Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Defined
45. Plan Quality Management
46. Manage Quality
47. Control Quality
48. Continuous Improvement in Agile/Adaptive Life Cycles – Kaizen and Process
Analysis
49. Continuous Improvement in Agile/Adaptive Life Cycles – Retrospectives
50. Quality Key Points to Remember
51. Quality Example Questions Review
52. Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Defined
53. Risk Management Plan and Identify Risks
54. Risk Register and Issues Vs Risk
55. Perform Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis
56. Plan Risk Responses
57. Implement Risk Responses and Monitor Risks
58. Agile Risk Tools and Risk Key Points to Remember
59. Risk Example Questions Review
60. Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Defined
61. Plan Procurement Management and Conduct Procurements
62. Contracts
63. Share and Point of Total Assumption
64. Procurement Documents
65. Non-Competitive Awards and Control Procurements
66. Agile Contracts
67. Procurement Key Points to Remember and Example Questions Review

Module 3: People Domain
1. People Domain and Project Communications Management Knowledge Area
Defined
2. Plan Communications Management
3. Manage and Monitor Communications
4. Agile Communications
5. Communications Key Points to Remember
6. Communications Example Question Review
7. Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Defined
8. Stakeholder Position Descriptions
9. Identify Stakeholders
10. Plan Stakeholder Engagement and Manage Stakeholder Engagement
11. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement and Agile Stakeholder Engagement Techniques
12. Stakeholder Management Key Points to Remember
13. Stakeholder Management Example Question Review
14. Resource Management Knowledge Area Defined
15. Plan Resource Management and Estimate Activity Resources
16. Acquire Resources and Develop Team
17. Manage Team
18. Control Resources and Agile Teaming Concepts
19. Other Agile Teaming Concepts
20. Agile Team Roles and Troubleshooting Agile team issues
21. Resources Key Points to Remember
22. Resources Example Question Review

Module 4: Business Environment Domain
1. Business Environment Domain Defined
2. Project Selection Tools
3. PMO, Organizational Structure, and Reports
4. Agile in the Business Environment
5. Business Environment Key Points to Remember and Example Question Review
6. Course Closing