Project Management Certification DC/MD/VA IT Training Course

Project Management Professional (PMP®) Course
Baltimore | Columbia | Maryland | Washington DC | Northern Virginia

Are you seeking a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Training Course for Baltimore-Columbia in Marylandor Washington DC?

This course helps professionals meet all of the PMP qualifications necessary to advance in their field.  Completing projects in the time allotted and according to the budget is critical.

Leading organizations establish a competitive advantage by continually enhancing their project management capabilities. Certified project managers are employed in the government sector, commercial space and other types of organizations as well.  They remain in such high demand due to their ability to increase the percentage of successful projects through the application of standardized and evolving principles of project management.

The Project Management Professional (PMP®) Course Description:

If you are a student taking this 5 day course, you most likely have professional exposure to the various duties of a project manager. You might also be considering embarking on a new career path involving in professional project management. The ability, as a project manager, to utilize project management best practices both on the job and throughout professional certification is rapidly becoming the universal standard to compete in today’s highly technical and fast-paced workplaces. In this particular course, you will apply many of the generally recognized practices of quality project management that are acknowledged by the renowned Project Management Institute (PMI) to effectively and efficiently manage projects.

The course is optimal for an individual who wishes to both develop professionally and increase their project management skills. This course also applies a standards-based and formalized approach to project management. Our students will seek career advancement by ultimately moving into an official project manager job role, and applying for the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI®) Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification.

Upon the successful completion of this course, graduates will have the ability to:

  • Define professional project management.
  • Initiate various projects.
  • Plan all types of project work.
  • Develop schedules for projects.
  • Develop budgets and cost estimates.
  • Plan communications, staffing and project quality.
  • Analyze various risks and plan responses for them.
  • Plan project procurements.
  • Execute work involved with the project.
  • Manage project procurement.
  • Control and monitor project work.
  • Control and monitor project schedule and costs.
  • Control and monitor project performance and quality.
  • Control and monitor project risks and procurements.
  • Finish the project.

The Project Management Professional (PMP®) Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Examining and Understanding Professional Project Management

Topic 1A: Identify Processes of Project Management

Topic 1B: Identify Social and Professional Responsibilities

Topic 1C: Identify the Interpersonal Skills Required to be a quality Project Manager

Lesson 2: Initiate a New Project

Topic 2A: Examine the Context of Project Management

Topic 2B: Examine the Selection of Projects

Topic 2C: Prepare a Statement of Work for a Project

Topic 2D: Create a Project Charter

Topic 2E: Identify Stakeholders of a Project

Lesson 3: Planning Work for a Project

Topic 3A: Identify the Necessary Elements of a Proper Project Management Plan

Topic 3B: Document Requirements of a Stakeholder

Topic 3C: Create a Scope Statement

Topic 3D: Develop a Breakdown Structure for the Work Involved

Lesson 4: Developing Schedules for Projects

Topic 4A: Create a List of Activities

Topic 4B: Create a Network Diagram of a Project Schedule

Topic 4C: Estimate Resources Needed for an Activity

Topic 4D: Estimate The Duration of Project Activities

Topic 4E: Develop a Schedule for a Project

Topic 4F: Identify the Critical Path

Topic 4G: Optimize the Schedule for the Project

Topic 4H: Establish a Schedule Baseline

Lesson 5: Developing Budgets and Cost Estimates

Topic 5A: Estimate The Cost of Projects

Topic 5B: Estimate the Cost Baseline

Topic 5C: Reconcile Costs and Funding

Lesson 6: Planning Project Quality, Communications and Staffing=

Topic 6A: Create a High Quality Management Plan

Topic 6B: Document the Project Responsibilities, Roles, and Reporting Relationships

Topic 6C: Create a Management Plan for Communications

Lesson 7: Analyzing Various Risks and Planning Responses Accordingly

Topic 7A: Examine a Plan for Risk Management

Topic 7B: Identify Both Project Risks and Their Triggers

Topic 7C: Perform Risk Analysis Qualitatively

Topic 7D: Perform Risk Analysis Quantitatively

Topic 7E: Develop a Risk Response Plan

Lesson 8: Planning Procurements of Project

Topic 8A: Plan Procurements of a Project

Topic 8B: Prepare a Procurement Statement of Work

Topic 8C: Prepare Documents for a Procurement

Lesson 9: Executing Work for a Project =

Topic 9A: Identify the Direct and Manage The Project Execution Process

Topic 9B: Execute a Plan for Quality Assurance

Topic 9C: Acquire A Project Team

Topic 9D: Develop A Project Team

Topic 9E: Manage A Project Team

Topic 9F: Distribute Information Pertaining to the Project

Topic 9G: Manage Stakeholder Expectations and Relationships

Lesson 10: Managing Project Procurement

Topic 10A: Examine the Process of Conduct Procurements

Topic 10B: Obtain Responses from Various Sellers

Topic 10C: Determine The Project’s Sellers

Lesson 11: Controlling and Monitoring Project Work

Topic 11A: Identify the Control and Monitor Project Work Process

Topic 11B: Develop an Integrated Change Control System

Topic 11C: Utilize the Integrated Change Control System

Topic 11D: Review Various Deliverables and the Work Results

Topic 11E: Control the Scope of the Project

Lesson 12: Controlling and Monitoring Project Schedule and Costs

Topic 12A: Control the Schedule of the Project

Topic 12B: Control the Costs of the Project

Lesson 13: Controlling and Monitoring Project Performance and Quality

Topic 13A: Perform Regular Quality Control

Topic 13B: Report on the Performance of a Project

Lesson 14: Controlling and Monitoring Project Risks and Procurements

Topic 14A: Control and Monitor Project Risks

Topic 14B: Administer Procurements for the Project

Lesson 15: Finish the Project

Topic 15A: Finish Project Procurements

Topic 15B: Finish the Project or Phase Administratively

Appendix A: PMP Certification Mapping
Appendix B: Various Updates to the PMBOK® Fourth Edition Guide

The Project Management Professional (PMP®) Course Exam:

Details of the Exam:

  • Questions: 200 questions
  • Score Needed to Pass: The exam is a Pass or Fail. There is no score given. The candidates must get 61% of the questions correct in order to pass.
  • Duration of the Test: 4 Hours
  • Format of the Test: multiple choice
  • Delivery of the Test: The PMP exam is offered as a computer-based test. The test is distributed through the global network of Prometric testing centers.

PMP Measures The Following Skills:

Initiating is 11%: 23 questions
Planning is 23%: 43 questions
Executing is 26%: 53 questions
Control & Monitor is 21%: 42 questions
Closing is 9%: 18 questions
Professional Responsibility is 9%: 18 questions

Price of the PMP Exam: $555.00

Phoenix TS is a certified testing center for Prometric. Students can register their PMP Certification Exam at any of the Phoenix TS test centers located in the Washington DC, Baltimore, Columbia, Maryland, and Northern Virginia areas. Students can register by going to the Prometric website and/or calling us directly at 301-258-8200.

The Project Management Professional (PMP®) Course Standard Price:

Total Price: 

$2,495.00

 Cost Includes:

  • Class exercises and training instruction
  • Courseware books, notepads, highlighters, pens and other material
  • Option of retaking the course
  • Sample Exam Questions provided by leading industry vendors
  • A full breakfast that includes an assortment of fruits, bagels, yogurt juices and doughnuts
  • Coffee/tea/soda will be available all day
  • Freshly baked cookies in the afternoon (participating locations)

The Project Management Professional (PMP®) Group Price:

Please call us at 301-258-8200 in order to discuss group pricing.

 

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