As a project manager, do you feel confident in your ability to effectively plan, execute, control, and close the projects that are assigned to you?  If not, or if you’d like to learn to perform your job more easily, look no further—this five-day class from STAT-A-MATRIX, delivered by our partner,  Boston University’s Corporate Education Center, will give you the background and tools you need to optimize your role in the project management process. Even better, this course will help you prepare for Project Management Professional® (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute® (PMI).

Course Objectives

• Define the scope of a project.
• Develop and manage a project schedule.
• Understand the differences between qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and when it is appropriate to use each.
• Manage conflict on the project team and among stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve common communications issues.
• Distinguish between core and facilitating processes of project management.
• Prepare for the PMP® certification exam.

Topics

• Key project management definitions, concepts, and processes
• Integration processes required to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate project management activities with their relevant groups
• Risk identification, management, and response
• Teams, including development and methods used to guide teams through the various stages of the project
• Cost management, including estimating, budgeting, monitoring, and controlling
• Quality plan development, utilization, and maintenance
• Contract and procurement documents
• Evaluation criteria
• Overview of the PMP® certification exam

Who Should Attend
Program managers, project managers, and project leaders with experience managing project teams; individuals interested in obtaining their PMP® certification.

Prerequisites
At least 2–4 years of experience working in a project manager role and leading a team, familiarity with and understanding of PMI® and the PMBOK® Guide, and/or interest in and sufficient experience (4,500 hours over 5 years) to take the PMP certification exam.

 

CEUs: 3.5
Number of Days: 5