Master Certificate In Project Management Knowledge Areas

Course details

Today’s ever-changing business environment requires new approaches to Project Management, which has become an important tool for dealing with time-to-market, resources, limitations, downsizing and global competition. As markets and project organizations become more dynamic, administrative and technical skills alone are no-longer sufficient to deal with the complexities of modern project undertakings. In recent years, the Project Management Professional Certifications “PMP, PMI-RMP, SP, etc” from the Project Management Institute “PMI” have become the most sought after certification in the world of project management professionals for those who are practicing project management in their work. As per the Project Management Institute “PMI Global Standards”, the knowledge & skills needed for the project management professionals are derived from 9 Areas of Knowledge which are: Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resource, Communications, Risk and Procurements Management. This program will go through these areas of knowledge in some degree of details and will offer a good opportunity for the participants to share their experience and enhance their knowledge and skills in project management. The program will also offer a good opportunity for those who are interested to go for the PMP, PMI-RMP, and SP exams where they will be fully acquainted about the process, tricks, tips that will help them to pass them. The candidates will also be oriented in using the MS Project as an effective tool in planning the project schedule.

Objectives:

Upon the completion of the program, the candidates will be able to:

• Understand the new concepts of Project Management created by PMI.
• Understand and practice the whole areas of knowledge in the PMBOK® "the latest version, 4th edition" and correlate them with the process groups of project management in addition to the Professional and Social Responsibility.
• Understand the nature and tricks of the PMP, PMI-RMP and SP Exams
• Determine the gap areas that the participants may have.
• Develop Confidence.
• Understand the new concepts of Project Management created by PMI.
• Understand and practice the following areas of knowledge as per the PMBOK® "the latest version, 4th edition" and correlate them with the process groups of project management in addition to the Professional and Social Responsibility:
• Project Communications Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Procurement Management

Who should attend:

Project managers, program managers and project management practitioners who are, or will be involved in the areas of engineering, production, data processing, research and development, construction, corporate planning, finance & marketing.

This program is of particular importance to executives, managers and supervisors in government and industry who are concerned with effectively managing ventures and projects where cost, schedule and performance of programs must meet rigid requirements.

Certified PMPs attending this program will earn 75 PDUs which are sufficient for them to renew their PMP credential.

Daily Outlines:

Workshop (1) Project Integration, Scope and Time Management:

1st day:

• Introduction
• Pre-assessment
• Project Management Framework
• Project Management Skills
• Project Life Cycle & Product Life Cycle
• Program Management & Portfolio Management
• Project Management Process Groups
• Role of the Project Manager and the Project Management Team in Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling and Closing the Project
• Test Your Knowledge 1
• Project Management Areas of Knowledge:

2nd & 3rd days:

• Project Scope Management:
• Introduction of MS Project
• Test Your Knowledge 3

4th & 5th days:

• Project Time Management:

6th & 7th days:

• Project Cost Management:
• Test Your Knowledge 5
• Workshop 4

8th & 9th days:

• Project Quality Management:
• Project Health & Safety and Environment Management
• Test Your Knowledge 6
• Mid Program Assessment

10th day:

• Project Human Resource Management
• Test Your Knowledge 7