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Intermediate Project Management Courses Intermediate Project Management Courses

Preparing for the PMP - Three-Day Seminar

1.0 Introduction

  • Seminar member introduction and overview of course material

2.0 Project Management Terminology

  • Define project management terms

    Group exercise on project management terminology

3.0 Scope Management

  • Initiation
  • Scope statement
  • Project plan
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Scope baseline
  • Scope definition
  • Scope reporting
  • Earned value systems
  • Variance reporting

4.0 Time Management

  • Activity definition
  • Deliverables
  • Sub-deliverables
  • Activity sequencing
  • Dependencies
  • PDM vs. ADM vs. AON
  • Activity – Duration estimating
  • Resource requirements
  • Resource capabilities
  • Historical information
  • Schedule control
  • Performance reports
  • Change requests

5.0 Cost Management

  • Estimating and forecasting
  • Budgeting
  • Cost control
  • Contingency management
  • Earned value reporting
  • BCWS, BCWP, ACWP
  • Variance analysis
  • Progress reporting
  • Present value
  • Net Present Value (NPV)

6.0 Risk Management

  • Identification
  • Qualification
  • Expected value
  • Decision trees
  • Response development|
  • Avoid, accept, mitigate
  • Deflect

7.0 Quality Management

  • Quality planning
  • Six-sigma rule
  • Zero defects
  • Quality assurance
  • Quality Control (QC)
  • Statistical process control
  • Seven basic QC tool

8.0 Human Resource Management

  • Organizational planning
  • Project organizational structure
  • Reporting relationships
  • Staff acquisition
  • Resource staffing
  • Negotiations for team members
  • Team development
  • Theories of motivation
  • Conflict resolution
  • Influence factors

9.0 Procurement Management

  • Procurement planning
  • Solicitation planning
  • Solicitation
  • Source selection
  • Contract administration
  • Contract closeout

10.0 Communications Management

  • Communications planning
  • Communication process
  • Skills, techniques, and styles
  • Information distribution
  • Administrative closure

11.0 Integration Management

  • Project plan development
  • Historical information
  • Constraints and assumptions
  • Project plan execution
  • Overall change control
  • Change control system
  • Confirmation management


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