Transcript Project Management Professional (PMP)Certification

Project Management Professional
(PMP) Certification
REQUIREMENTS AND PREPARATION
NEDAC Technical Seminar
Presented by:
S. Imran Ahmad, PMP
Agenda ~ Seminar
 Introduction
 1st Session
 Membership and Application
 2nd Session
 PMP Preparation
 Q&A
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Agenda ~ Membership and Application
 What is PMI?
 Membership
 Requirements
 Why Join PMI?
 Certifications
 Fees
 Certification Process
 Eligibility and Requirements
 Application
 Summary
Q&A
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Introduction
 Project Management Institute (PMI)
 Founded in 1969
 Leading membership association for Project
management professionals.
 Not-for-Profit
 based in Pennsylvania, USA
 30 SIGs & 251 Chapters globally
 260,000 Project management Professional PMP
http://www.pmi.org
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PMI Membership
PMI Membership
Individual
Member
$119 + $10 (U.S.)
Plus GST (5%)
Student Member
Retiree Member
Degree Program
$30 + $10 (U.S.)
Plus GST (5%)
Retired PMI Members
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PMI Membership Form
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PMI Membership Form
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Why Join PMI ?
Standards
Career and
Professional
Development
Information
and
Resources
PMI
Certificates
Research
Networking
Advocacy
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What Certifications PMI Offers?
 Program Management Professional (PgMP)
 Project Management Professional ( PMP)
 PMI Risk management professional (PMI-RMP)
 PMI Scheduling Professional ( PMI-SP)
 Certified associate in project Management (CAPM)
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Examination and Renewal Fees
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PMP ~ Credential Process Timeline
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PMP Eligibility requirements
Educational
background
Project management
Experience
Project management
Education
High school Diploma,
Associates Degree or
global equivalent
Minimum five years non
overlapping project
Management experience
during which 7500 hours
spent on Project Tasks.
35 contact hours of formal
project management
education
Bachelor’s degree or
global equivalent.
Minimum three years/36
months of non overlapping
Project management
experience in last 8 years.
during which 4500 hours
spent on project tasks.
35 contact hours of formal
Project management
education
PMP Eligibility requirements
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Project Management Experience:
36 non-overlapping months of project management
experience within the last eight years. That non-overlapping
part means that if you worked on six projects throughout
the month of January that only counts as one month of
project management work, not six months.
Eligibility requires project management experience in:
initiating; planning; executing; monitoring and controlling;
and closing processes. On a single project, you may not
have experience in all five of the process groups, but must
have collectively.
PMP Eligibility requirements
 Contact hours:
contact hours can be achieved by completing courses,
workshops and training sessions provided by one or more of
the following types of educational providers:
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PMI registered Education Provider ( REPs)
PMI Component Organizations
Employer/company sponsored programs.
Training companies or consultants.
Distance-learning companies, including an end-of course
assessment
University /college academic and continuing education program
PMP ~ APPLICATION
 Step 1: Contact/General Information
 Step 2: Education
Highest level attained
 Step 3: Project Management Experience
 Step 4: PM Course
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PMP ~ APPLICATION
Project Management Experience
 Start / End date
 Name of supervisor/Manager
 Project Role
 Job Title/Position
 Primary Industry
 Organization Details & Contact Info.
 Description of Responsibilities
 Number of Hours Spent on Each Domain
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PMP ~ APPLICATION
Project Management Experience
 Description of Responsibilities
 Deliverables
 Tasks
 No. of Characters
 Number of Hours Spent on Each Domain
 Initiating
 Planning
 Executing
 Monitoring & Controlling
 Closing
(5 Tasks)
(6 Tasks)
(8 Tasks)
(4 Tasks)
(7 Tasks)
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PMP ~ APPLICATION
 Save and Come Back
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SUMMARY
 PMI ~ Membership
 Application
 Fees ($40, $129, + GST)
 PMI ~ Certifications
 Program Management Professional (PgMP)
 Project Management Professional (PMP)
 Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
 PMP ~ Requirements
 Application
 Fees ($405, $555, +GST)
 Degree + 4500 Hrs + 35 Hrs Course
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PMP Exam format
 Questions: 200 (175 + 25)
 Examination Time: 4 Hours
 Tutorial Time: 15 Minutes
Process group
Percentage of
Questions
Initiation
11%
Planning
23%
Execution
27%
Monitoring &
Control
21%
Closing
9%
Professional &
Social
responsibility
9%
Agenda ~
PREPERATION
 PMBOK
 PM Framework
 Process Groups
 Knowledge Areas
 Scope Management
 What is a Process?
 Resources
Q & A
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What is in PMBOK
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Project Management Framework.
5 Project Management processes.
9 Project Management knowledge Areas.
44 internal processes.
Input, tools & Technique, Output - ITTOs
Professional & Social responsibility chapter
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Project Management Framework
• Project: Project is a temporary endeavour which has definite start
and end date and create a unique product or service.
• Program : Group of projects, their management is coordinated as
they use the same resource. Or they are part of a large project
broken down into small projects.
• Project Management: Project Management is the application of
knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to a broad range of
activities in order to meet the requirements of the particular
project.
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PM Framework contd,.
 Organizational Structure
Functional
 Matrix
 Weak Matrix
 Strong Matrix
 Balanced matrix
 Projectized
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PM Framework contd.
Functional Organization
PM Framework contd..
Weak Matrix Organization
PM Framework contd..
Strong Matrix Organization
PM Framework contd..
Balanced Matrix Organization
PM Framework contd..
Projectized Organization
PM Framework contd..
Triple Constraints
Project management Processes & knowledge areas mapping
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Project Management Processes Groups
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Initiation
Planning
Execution
Monitoring & Control
Closing
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Process groups
• Initiation Process group:
It is the process of defining and authorizing the starts of a
NEW project or a new phase of a project.
• Planning process group:
The most difficult and the most unappreciated process in
project management. It includes the most processes. The
main purpose of the planning is to facilitate execution
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Process groups
• Execution process group:
It includes the processes used to complete the work
defined in the project management plans to accomplish the
project requirements
• Monitoring & Control process group:
It includes the processes that are performed to observe
project execution so that the potential problems can be
identified in timely manner and a corrective action can be
taken.
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Process groups
• Project Closing process group:
It includes the processes used to formally terminate all
activities of the project or a project phase, hand off the
completed product to project sponsor or close a cancelled
project
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Knowledge Areas
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Integration Management
Scope Management
Time Management
Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resource Management
Communication Management
Risk management
Procurement management
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Scope Management
• Scope:
The sum of all projects
products and their features.
Limitations and inclusions of
expectations.
• Scope Management:
• Processes:
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Scope planning
Scope definition
Create WBS
Scope verification
Scope control
Includes processes required to
ensure that project includes all
the work required and ONLY
the work required to complete
the project.
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What is a process ?
Input
Tools &
Technique
Output
ITTOs
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Scope Management
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Resources for PMP Exam prep
PMBOK
Rita’s Book.
Kim heldman book “PMP project management
Professional Exam study Guide”
PM_study yahoo group.
http://www.pmhub.net
Exam questions : http://www.pmstudy.com
PMI- Lakeshore chapter membership
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Thank you and Good luck
Q&A
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Contact
S. Imran Ahmed
[email protected]
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP) CERTIFICATION
Thank you and Good luck
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