Street Legal offers the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Training in two formats.  First is a number of scheduled courses for Knoxville/Oak Ridge, TN and Houston, TX area professionals at our office locations.  Second, Street Legal offers client site courses for companies with a larger group of participants, those outside the local area or preferring to have training conducted at their company location.  Street Legal has conducted training for companies such as US Army Corp of Engineers, ExecuTrain, The Training Associates and Connecticut Computer Services. Our instructor has over 15 years of project management experience. In the last year, Street Legal has provided training for close to 200 professionals with a 99% success rate.

Objective:

The PMP Class, offered through Street Legal, is designed to prepare students to complete the PMP Application Process, study proficiently for the exam, set expectations for exam day, take and pass the PMP Exam. The course covers the information presented in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), including the 9 Knowledge Areas, 5 Process Groups and 42 Processes. The tools used in the class include the PMBOK, Street Legal Workbook, Study Guide, Sample Review Questions, a Sample Test CD, and a simulated mini project.  The course was designed to be interactive and engage multiple learning senses to help the student retain information and provide the best opportunity for passing the PMP Exam.

Who benefits:

The Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is the most industry-recognized project management credential in the world. This globally recognized certification is high in demand as it verifies that you have the education, experience and competencies in leading and directing project teams.

If you are an experienced project manager looking to solidify your skills, stand out to employers and maximize your earning potential, the PMP credential is the right choice for you.

Professionals from a range of industries with various titles such as Project Managers, Engineers, IT Professionals, Program Managers, Schedulers, Health Care Professionals and Coordinators who have experience working on projects or in a project environment and desire to develop professionally are excellent candidates for the course. The PMP Certification will allow you to expand your skill set and professional knowledge, earn instant credibility within the field of project management, and distinguish you from your competitors and peers.

Course Outline:

• Topic 1: Define the term "Project Management":
  • How the project organization is established
  • The processes that make-up a project
• Topic 2: Explain the process for initiating a project to include:
  • Project charter
  • Identifying the stakeholder
  • Selecting project formulas
• Topic 3: Describe the process for planning project work taking into consideration:
  • Initiating a project management plan
  • Collecting project requirements
  • Defining the scope of the project
  • Creating a project scope baseline
• Topic 4: Initiate and create a project baseline schedule including the following key elements:
  • Creating an activity list
  • Properly sequencing activities
  • Resource loading the activities
  • Applying realistic durations to an activity
  • Creating a schedule
• Topic 5: Establishing a cost baseline including:
  • Cost estimate
  • Budget
• Topic 6: Describe the process for creating a:
  • Quality Management Plan
  • Human Resources Plan
  • Communications Plan
• Topic 7: Describe the process for creating a Risk Management Plan:
  • Establishing a "Risk List"
  • Creating a qualitative risk analysis
  • Creating a quantitative risk analysis
  • Determining risk responses
• Topic 8: Describe the process for creating a "Procurement Plan":
  • Identifying contract types
  • Planning the procurements
• Topic 9: Describe the processes for executing project work:
  • Directing and Managing Project Execution
  • Executing Quality Assurance
  • Establishing Project Management Team
  • Managing Stakeholder Communication
  • Conducting Procurements
• Topic 10: Explain how to monitor and control project work to include:
  • Changes to the project
  • Scope of the project
  • Schedule and cost baselines
  • Quality and performance of activities
  • Analyzed risks and contracts
• Topic 11: Describe how to close a project:
  • Closing a project or phase
  • Close the procurements
• Topic 12: Explain the essentials of code of ethics, professionalism and good interpersonal skills