Project Management Professional (PMP) Training for PMBOK Guide – 6th Ed.

General Information

Currently this course is open for registration for businesses and legal entities, registered in the EU.

Language of instruction is English. Training materials are provided in English. 

Duration: 5 days (40 training hrs);

Delivery dates: March 12th – 16th 2018;

Instructor: Kostadin Kupenov, PMP;

Location: Westerkade 18, 3116 GK Schiedam, The Netherlands, The training institute for IT professionals.

What is included in the price of the course: 

• Experienced, PMP-certified instructor;
• Certificate of Completion;
• 35 PDUs;
• Training materials from Logical Operations: Project Management Professional (PMP) Training for PMBOK Guide – Sixth Edition;
• Lunches and coffee breaks.

What is not included in the price of the course: 

• Exam;
• Copy of the PMBOK.

Minimum number of participants: 4

Maximum number of participants: 10

This course is delivered in English. Training materials are in English.

Important note regarding the exam

Please have in mind that the PMP exam is changing on 26 March 2018. If you schedule your exam on 26 March or later, you will receive an updated version of the exam that references the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. Anyone taking the exam prior to 26 March 2018 will receive the current version of the exam that references the PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition.

Overview

If you are taking this course, you probably have some professional exposure to the duties of a project manager, or you may be considering embarking on a career in professional project management. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management—both on the job and through professional certification—is becoming the standard to compete in today’s fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects.

Project managers who have proven skills and experience can find exciting, high-visibility opportunities in a wide range of fields. This course is specifically designed to provide you with the proven, practical body of project management knowledge and skills that you need to demonstrate project management mastery on the job. Additionally, this course can be a significant part of your preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.

This course is based on Project Management Professional (PMP) Training for PMBOK Guide – Sixth Edition. PMP®, PMI® and PMBOK® are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

About the Instructor

Kostadin Kupenov holds MSc in Computer Science and has 15+ years of professional experience in Project Management, Software development, People Management, Business and System Analysis.

Kostadin is certified as PMP since 2009 and started delivering instructor-led training in 2012. Since then he has delivered the PMP Training Course over 25 times to hundreds of SMB and corporate customers from a wide variety of industries. He has delivered tens of courses in Project Management and Business Analysis and constantly scores top results in student evaluation feedback forms.

Kostadin Kupenov has proficient technical skills including Programming Languages and technologies: Java (core, servlet, EJB, JSP, AWT, Swing); RMI; HTML/DHTML; JavaScript; XML; XSLT; XSP; Pascal; Lisp; Scheme; Prolog Database Systems: SQL; PL/SQL; ODBC; JDBC; Oracle; MS Access Version Control: CVS Web-Management: Apache Web Server; Apache Tomcat; WebSphere; JBoss Project management tools: Microsoft Project Development tools: Kawa; JBuilder, etc. He has expertise in all phases of the Solution Development Life Cycle, deep knowledge in Analysis and Design using UML and hands-on experience in ITIL, Business Process Modeling with BPMN, Logical Data Modeling, ISO 9001:2000.

Currently Kostadin is Co-Founder and Principal Consultant for Dot Net Bulgaria and serves as Independent Expert to the European Commission. In the past he has been appointed as Head of Business Analysis for Mobiltel (part of Telekom Austria Group) and has served as President of the Bulgarian branch of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). Kostadin speaks fluent English.

Course Objectives

In this course, you will able to apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects.

You will:

• Define project management fundamentals.
• Define project management within the organization.
• Define the project management methodology.
• Initiate a project.
• Develop a project management plan and plan components.
• Plan a project schedule.
• Plan project costs.
• Plan for quality, resources, and procurements.
• Plan for risk.
• Plan stakeholder engagement and communications.
• Execute a project.
• Work with stakeholders.
• Monitor project work, scope, risks, stakeholder engagement, and communications.
• Control project changes, scope, schedule, costs, quality, resources, and procurements.
• Close a project.

Language of instruction

This course is delivered in English. Training materials are in English.

Target Student

This course is designed for individuals who have on-the-job project management experience (regardless of whether their formal job role is project manager), who are not certified project management professionals, and who might or might not have received formal project management training. The course is appropriate for these persons if they wish to develop professionally, increase their project management skills, apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management, and seek career advancement by moving into a formal project manager job role, as well as to apply for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should be familiar with basic project management concepts and have some working experience with project management. Experience with a specific project management software tool is not required. Basic computing skills and some experience using Microsoft® Office is desirable but not required.

Alternatively, you can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses:

• Project Management Fundamentals (Third Edition)
• Microsoft® Office Word 2016: Part 1
• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1

Course Content

Lesson 1: Defining Project Management Basics

 Topic A: Identify the Concepts of Project Management

 Topic B: Identify the Relationship Between Project Management and the Business

 Topic C: Identify Project Stakeholders and Governance

Lesson 2: Defining Project Management within the Organization

 Topic A: Identify Organizational Influences

 Topic B: Identify the Project Team

 Topic C: Define the Project Life Cycle

 Topic D: Define Agile Methodology

Lesson 3: Defining the PMI® Project Management Methodology

 Topic A: Define the Project Management Processes

 Topic B: Define the Knowledge Areas

 Topic C: Identify Project Information

Lesson 4: Initiating a Project

 Topic A: Initiating Process Group Map

 Topic B: Develop a Project Charter

 Topic C: Identify Project Stakeholders

Lesson 5: Planning a Project

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Develop a Project Management Plan

 Topic C: Plan Scope Management

 Topic D: Collect Project Requirements

 Topic E: Define Project Scope

 Topic F: Create a Work Breakdown Structure

Lesson 6: Planning a Project Schedule

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Schedule Management

 Topic C: Define Project Activities

 Topic D: Sequence Project Activities

 Topic E: Estimate Activity Durations

 Topic F: Develop a Project Schedule

Lesson 7: Planning Project Costs

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Project Cost Management

 Topic C: Estimate Project Costs

 Topic D: Determine the Project Budget

Lesson 8: Planning Project Quality, Resources, and Procurements

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Quality Management

 Topic C: Plan Resource Management

 Topic D: Estimate Activity Resources

 Topic E: Plan Project Procurements

Lesson 9: Planning for Risk

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Risk Management

 Topic C: Identify Risks

 Topic D: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

 Topic E: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

 Topic F: Plan Risk Responses

Lesson 10: Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Communications

 Topic A: Planning Process Group Map

 Topic B: Plan Stakeholder Engagement

 Topic C: Plan Communications Management

Lesson 11: Executing a Project

 Topic A: Executing Process Group Map

 Topic B: Direct and Manage Project Work

 Topic C: Manage Project Knowledge

 Topic D: Manage Quality

 Topic E: Implement Risk Responses

 Topic F: Conduct Procurements

Lesson 12: Working with Stakeholders

 Topic A: Executing Process Group Map

 Topic B: Acquire Resources

 Topic C: Develop a Team

 Topic D: Manage a Team

 Topic E: Manage Stakeholder Engagement

 Topic F: Manage Communications

Lesson 13: Monitoring a Project

 Topic A: Monitor and Control Project Work Data Flow Diagram

 Topic B: Monitor and Control Project Work

 Topic C: Validate Project Scope

 Topic D: Monitor Risks

 Topic E: Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

 Topic F: Monitor Communications

Lesson 14: Controlling a Project

 Topic A: Controlling Process Group Map

 Topic B: Perform Integrated Change Control

 Topic C: Control Project Scope

 Topic D: Control the Project Schedule

 Topic E: Control Project Costs

 Topic F: Control Project Quality

 Topic G: Control Resources

 Topic H: Control Project Procurements

Lesson 15: Closing a Project

 Topic A: Closing Process Group Map

 Topic B: Close Project or Phase

Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition

Appendix B: Mapping Course Content to the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Examination Content Outline

Appendix C: Mapping Course Content to the PMI Talent Triangle™