Hone your project management knowledge and take your career to the next level with our Project Management training.

START: Thursday 1/23 6-9:40pm

10 weeks 36 hours

The Schoolcraft College Continuing Education and Professional Development department has partnered with Q'vive, a local leader in innovation strategy and training to offer a ten-week, intensive training program that will prepare you to take the Project Management Institute PMP® or CAPM® certification exam.

Knowledge Areas

         

Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resources Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholders

COST TIME SCOPE QUALITY

Sponsor, Stakeholders Purpose, Justification Requirements, Specs Assumptions, Risks Budget, Milestones Scope, WBS, Schedule Change Control Project Plan Team Management Execution & Control Earned Value Deliverables

Examples of Tools & Techniques

Stakeholder analysis Facilitated workshops Expert judgment Decomposition Precedence diagramming Estimating Project management software Critical path analysis Resource leveling Schedule compression Make-or-buy analysis Cost of quality SWOT analysis Risk analysis Risk mitigation Performance reviews Negotiation Team-building Conflict management Issue log Communication methods Forecasting Variance analysis Earned value Change control Audits

Class Description

Are you preparing for the PMP® or CAPM® exam or looking for valuable project management skills? Gain essential knowledge about project management to deliver results for your stakeholders. Topics include management of integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement. Get tools and techniques for initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects. Do group practice exercises and discuss exam preparation questions. This course targets those that have project team experience, as well as project managers seeking to refresh their knowledge and complement skill sets.

PMP = Project Management Professional CAPM = Certified Associate in Project Management

Learning and Class Room Activities

 Lecture  Class room discussion  Group practice exercises  Exam questions During each class we will work on group projects to apply project management principles.

We will also discuss application in specific (your!) real life situations.

The Learning Pyramid

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*Source data: National Training Laboratories. Bethel, Maine

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With this training, you will be able to…

 Explain the fundamental concepts of project management.

 Explain the five project management process groups , and know how to manage projects throughout the project life cycle .

 Explain the ten project management knowledge areas .

 Explain the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the 47 project management processes .

 Create a project management plan stakeholders .

based on a project charter and input from Determine how to manage a project team to execute the project management plan. Decide how to deal with project changes .

 Manage project documentation effectively, including lessons learned project.

throughout the Explain how to properly close a project or project phase.

Evaluate how professional responsibility drives ethical behavior .

Project life cycle based presentation of:

5 process groups 10 knowledge areas 47 processes 256 inputs 208 tools & techniques 154 outputs Will be delivered in:

10 weeks 36 hours 405 page manual 467 practice questions 45 28 exercises

+ exam strategies

+ PM Process

Flow™ poster + set of

Companion Documents About the exam change:

The 2014 courses prepare for exams based on the new PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition, which was published by PMI in January 2013.

The update to the PMP® Exam was effective on July 31, 2013. The CAPM® Exam was updated on July 1, 2013.

FAQ about the exam changes on PMI's website: http://www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/Home/Standards_FAQ_Brand.ashx

Project Management Institute www.pmi.org

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world’s leading

organization for the project management profession.

 PMI serves practitioners and organizations with standards that describe good practices, globally recognized credentials that certify project management expertise and resources for professional development, networking and community.

 A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) is the recognized standard for the project management profession.

 Provides guidelines for managing individual projects  Defines project management and related concepts  Describes project management life cycle and related processes

Project Management Institute www.pmi.org

PMP

®

Credential Handbook

http://www.pmi.org/en/Certification/~/media/PDF/Certifications/pdc_pmphandbook.ashx

CAPM

®

Credential Handbook

http://www.pmi.org/en/Certification/~/media/PDF/Certifications/pdc_capmhandbook.ashx

Project Management Experience

PMP (Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent)

Minimum three years/36 months* unique non-overlapping professional project management experience during which at least

4,500 hours

were spent leading and directing the project**

PMP (High school diploma, Associates degree)

Minimum five years/60 months* unique non-overlapping professional project management experience during which at least

7,500 hours

directing the project**

CAPM (High school diploma)

see Education Hours (next slide)

were spent leading and

Excel worksheet

Experience_Worksheet.xls

* All project management experience must have been accrued within the last eight consecutive years your application submission.

prior to ** Leading and directing the project as identified with the tasks, knowledge, and skills specific in the

Project Management Professional Examination Specification

. You should have experience in all five process groups across all your project management experience submitted on the application.

However, on a single project, you do not need to have experience in all five process groups.

PMP = Project Management Professional CAPM = Certified Associate in Project Management

Education Hours

PMP (Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent)

35 contact hours

of formal education

PMP (High school diploma, Associates degree)

35 contact hours

of formal education

CAPM (High school diploma)

You must meet one of these two requirements:

23 contact hours

of formal education

OR

1,500 hours

of professional experience on a project team

PMP = Project Management Professional CAPM = Certified Associate in Project Management

Examination Fees

PMI Membership PMI Membership Renewal

Exam Member Exam Nonmember Reexamination Member Reexamination Nonmember Credential Renewal Member Credential Renewal Nonmember

CAPM

$ 225 $ 300

PMP

$ 405 $ 555 $ 275 $ 375 $ 60 $ 150

* Student membership rates are $42 for first year and $32 for renewal. Retirees pay $65 for renewal.

Effective 1 April 2012 a $70 fee will be charged if you reschedule or cancel your exam within 30 calendar days of the appointment.

PMP = Project Management Professional CAPM = Certified Associate in Project Management

Worldwide Active Credential Holders

600

PMP

500 605,909 400 300 200 356,419

Apr 15, 2014

4,590 project management job openings in MI

http://www.indeed.com

100 0 Oct 09 10,003 Jan 10 Apr 10

CAPM

Jul 10 Oct 10 Jan 11 Apr 11 Jul 11 Oct 11 Jan 12 Apr 12 24,789 Jul 12 Oct 12 Jan 13 Apr 13 Jul 13 Oct 13 Jan 14

+44% in past 3 yrs

PMP CAPM

+81% in past 3 yrs

PMP = Project Management Professional CAPM = Certified Associate in Project Management

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Eric van der Meulen , PMP

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Received 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation.

Week 1 – Agenda

 Introductions, Goals  Framework, Definitions  Project, Project Management  Project Management Skills  Organizational Project Assets, Enterprise Environmental Factors  Organizational Structures  Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas  The Project Life Cycle  Project Management Process Groups  Project Management Knowledge Areas Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 16 Agenda

PMBOK 1.2

What is a Project?

    A project A project is a temporary endeavor has specific start and end dates A project    creates a unique product or service Product Service includes components, enhancements of items or service capability, such as a support function Result includes outcome, document, organizational change includes improvements A project  is different from operations

Operations

is permanent or semi-permanent work that repeatedly produces or provides the same product or service  Ongoing execution of repetitive process following existing procedures

Project: A temporary endeavor to create a unique product, service, or result.

Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 17 Framework, Definitions

Why Must a Project be Managed?

How the customer explained it How the Project Manager understood it How the Analyst designed it http://andysowards.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/134931180_347671be56_o.jpg

How the Programmer wrote it How the Business Consultant described it How the project was documented Framework, Definitions http://andysowards.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/134931180_347671be56_o.jpg

What Operations How the customer was How it was supported installed billed What the customer really needed

Managing Project Constraints

 Project Management is the discipline of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.

 The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while balancing various project constraints including scope , time , cost , quality , and resources .

 Changing one constraint affects other constraint(s) PMBOK 1.3

Constraint: A limiting factor that affects the execution of a project or process.

Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 19 Framework , Definitions

PMBOK 2.1.1

Project Life Cycle

 All projects, regardless of size and complexity, can be mapped to the following life cycle structure Starting the project Organizing and preparing Carrying out the work Closing the project

Level of Project Activity

(Cost, Staffing level) Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 20 Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas Project Charter Project Management Plan

Time

Accepted Deliverables Archived Project Documents

PMBOK 3.3-4

Process Groups

 

Project Initiating

   Select best project given resource limits Business case Project charter  Assign project manager

Project Planning

 Define work requirements, quality and quantity of work    Define resources needed Schedule activities Evaluate risks Kerzner, Harold. Project Management. 10th ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009 (p. 3) Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 21 Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas

Project Charter Project Management Plan

Process Groups

  

Project Executing

   Negotiate for team members Direct and manage the work Help team members improve

Project Monitoring & Controlling

  Track progress Compare actual to predicted outcome  Analyze variances, impacts, and adjust

Project Closing

 Verify that all the work has been accomplished  Contractual, Financial, Administrative closure Kerzner, Harold. Project Management. 10th ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009 (p. 3) Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 22 Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas

Deliverables Accepted Deliverables

Approved Change Requests Lessons Learned PMBOK 3.5-7

Project Boundaries

Project Boundaries Monitoring & Controlling Project Initiator/ Sponsor Project Inputs Initiating Closing Project Deliverables End Users PMBOK 3.3

Project Records Process Assets Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 23 Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas

Practice Exam Question

Which of the following represents the project manager’s responsibility in regard to change on a project?

A.

B.

Influence the factors that cause project change.

Ensure all changes are communicated to the change control board.

C.

D.

Deny change whenever possible.

Prioritize change below execution.

Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 24 Exam Questions

Practice Exam Question

What is the function of the project sponsor? A.

B.

C.

To help manage senior management expectations.

To be the primary interface with the customer.

To fund the project and formally accept the product.

D.

To help exert control over functional managers.

Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 25 Exam Questions

Practice Exam Question

Which of the following is the best description of critical path? A.

B.

C.

The activities that represent critical functionality.

The activities that represent the largest portions of the work packages.

The activities that represent the highest schedule risk on the project.

D.

The activities that represent the optimal path through the network.

Project Management Essentials Week 1 – Slide 26 Exam Questions

Hone your project management knowledge and take your career to the next level with our Project Management training.

START: Thursday 1/23 6-9:40pm

10 weeks 36 hours

The Schoolcraft College Continuing Education and Professional Development department has partnered with Q'vive, a local leader in innovation strategy and training to offer a ten-week, intensive training program that will prepare you to take the Project Management Institute PMP® or CAPM® certification exam.