PMP® Certification Preparatory Course
Live Online | 5-day Intensive and Interactive Training | PMP® Exam Preparatory Course
Our predictive project management course equips organisations with the skills to achieve higher levels of project management maturity. This maturity enables organisations to deliver projects on time, within budget, with the required quality and content, while considering all other aspects of effective project management.
This 5-day intensive and interactive training covers all knowledge areas of predictive project management in detail and prepares the participants for PMI’s Project Management Professional exam. The foundation of the course is based on the comprehensive, 6th Edition of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) by the Project Management Institute (www.pmi.org), and are also aligned with the latest, 7th Edition of the PMBOK, and are fully in line with PMI’s current exam content outlines.
The course is suitable for attendants with no previous knowledge or experience in project management. The tools and techniques of project management are similar across various environments, and this preparatory programme focusses on this generic knowledge, often referred to as ‘technical project management’. To ensure a high-quality learning experience for all participants, this course will have a maximum of 10 participants.
Why PMP®?
In today’s flexible organization, the boundaries between functions are becoming less defined. You are most probably becoming more involved in working on cross-functional projects or leading global teams, even though your title is not necessarily ‘project manager’.
To be effective in this capacity, you need to acquire knowledge, skills and other competences which extend beyond your formal role. Every day we hear of a project that has escalated in cost or has been repeatedly delayed. What is even worse (and often unreported), is that many completed projects leave their ultimate business users unsatisfied.
Could we do better? Definitely! This project management course will enable you to anticipate and cope with issues and problems that you may meet.
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The course is for project managers preparing for the PMP® exam including:
- Managers and executives who already have practical knowledge and experience in project management
- Heads of project teams and team members
- Anyone who would like to systematize their knowledge of project management and obtain the international PMP® certificate
Our courses are intensive and are specially designed to help the candidate apply effective examination techniques. They usually take place over weekdays, conducted solely in English.
The courses are structured as follows:
- a three-day introductory course (part I) to put candidates into context and focus on the fundamental tools and skills.
- a two-day course (part II) focusing on the remaining syllabus and includes revision sessions to practise exam-style questions.
Our course tutors are experts in their field and all have professional experience.
The comprehensive course materials have been specially prepared to cover the PMBOK® Guide Syllabus. They include an extensive bank of questions and answers together with the PMBOK® Guide.
Certificate
Upon completion of the training, participants receive a Certificate of Completion of the Course entitling them to take the exam in accordance with PMI® requirements.
Fundamental Definitions
Project, program, portfolio management
Operations and projects
Project lifecycles
The Environment of Projects
Internal and external influences on projects
Organizational structures and governance
The Role of The Project Manager
Integration on multiple levels
The project manager’s sphere of influence
The Predictive – Adaptive Scale
Business documents
Connection to strategy for both approaches
Project selection methods
Product and value
Benefits of the predictive approach
Benefits of the adaptive approach
The dangers of fake agile
The Project Management Processes
Project management process groups
Integration management
Scope management
Schedule management
Resource management
Cost management
Quality management
Communications management
Risk management
Stakeholder engagement
Procurement management
Managing project changes
Managing project knowledge
Managing project / phase closure
People and Teams
Managing conflict
Leading a team
Managing team performance
Empowering team members
Managing skills and competences
Addressing impediments and obstacles
Negotiating project agreements
Collaborating with project stakeholders
Engaging and supporting virtual teams
Mentoring stakeholders
Using emotional intelligence for team performance
Professional Responsibility and Code of Ethics
Balazs Horvath - a recognized expert in project and business management with more than a decade of experience in various industries around the world. Balazs is an expert in both predictive and adaptive project management.
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Access to articles and know-how is free of charge. Learn about our working methodology – transferring knowledge through real-life examples:
The Modern Project Manager: Predictive or Agile, We Do It All
Free training webinar where we discuss the challenges faced by project managers in an evolving landscape that demands their skills but often overlooks their contributions, highlighting the flexibility and competence needed to support their organizations.
Participants of this 5-day workshop will receive 35 CPD (Continuous Professional Development) credit hours.
Additionally, an EY Certificate of Attendance will be sent out to all participants, which can be used for the PMP® application as a proof of the required project management education covering all topics of the Exam Content Outline. Participants need to be present on 80% of the course (counted in hours) to be given the certificate of attendance.
Our courses fulfil the requirements of the professional development schemes of international professional bodies such as ACCA, IIA, PMI®, etc.
What is the daily agenda?
We will follow a similar schedule on all five days:
8:30 – The virtual classroom opens, feel free to join to make sure no technical problems hinder your participation
9:00 – Course start
~12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch break
17:00 – Course end
Besides the longer lunch break, you will have 10 mins of break every hour.
What's included in the price?
The course material is a digital, printable PDF that you can either follow on your screen or print if you prefer. You will also receive access to The PMP® Exam Simulator – a questions database with 2200+ questions, up to date to the current requirements of the exam. This is going to be your most important resource for the individual preparation for the exam. On the course, we also discuss the paid PMI membership that includes the PMBOK in a legal, downloadable format, and how it could be accessed at no extra cost when you are preparing for the exam.
Is the question database something like Rita’s PMP Exam Prep book?
No, it is more like RMC’s FASTrack. We found this to be a lot more useful than anything in a book format because you can practice for the exam exactly how it will be conducted. It also contains more than 2200+ questions compared to Rita’s book which contains 400+. We provide this database through a trusted, internationally renowned partner, and you can find all the details on the following website:
https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/pmp-exam/the-pmp-exam-simulator
Are the simulator questions from the previous year's exam or are they different?
PMI® never publishes their questions, so all such simulators try to go as close as possible using various ways of coming up with similar questions, based on the Exam Content Outline PMI® publishes. It is continuously updated to any changes PMI® makes to their exam.
Is PMI membership for the year (January – December) or 12 months from the day you sign up?
Membership is for 12 months, regardless of when you sign up.
How long does it take after completing the course before I can take the exam?
Best case scenario – in three weeks after the course (you are already prepared, your application is accepted immediately, you sign up for the closest date once eligible).
Worst case scenario – in two and a half months after the course (your application is selected for an audit – it is random and takes about two months to complete).
Does the PMI® check experience?
Every submitted application is checked for experience. About 10% of applications are selected for an in-depth audit – it is random and takes about two months to complete.
How long does it take to prepare for the exam after the course?
Individual preparation after the course takes about 20-40 hours of honest work, best spent running fully simulated tests using the question database.
