Practical PMP with MS Project 2010 training

Course details

While the PMP® certification is in itself a credential that will open up a lot of doors for you, it does not teach the practical aspects of project management. In order to put all your theoretical knowledge to practical use, hands-on knowledge of tools such as the Microsoft Project will stand you in good stead. Our workshop combines the theoretical aspects of your PMP® training together with the practical applications of MS Project and MS Excel. You will learn to use the practical applications outlined in Microsoft Project, while adhering to the industry best-practices defined in the PMBOK ® Guide.

Before we proceed, please think about these questions for a moment:

• Will you go to a Doctor who has a degree in MBBS, but does not know how to operate on a patient? - OR -
• Will you go to a Doctor who has operating experience and also has an MBBS degree?
• Will you recruit a Java/J2EE Programmer who has a certification from Oracle on Java/J2EE, but does not know how to code in Java? - OR -
• Will you recruit a Java/J2EE programmer who has a Certification and also knows how to code based on practical knowledge?
• Finally, will you recruit a Manager or a candidate for a Managerial role, who is a Certified PMP®, but does not know how to apply the principles of PMP® in a real world using management tools? - OR -
• Will you recruit a Manager who is a Certified PMP® and knows how to apply the Principles of PMBOK® in the real world with practical tools such as MS Project, MS Excel?

Course Outline

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• PMI® and PMBOK® Guide
• Certifications offered from PMI®
• What are PMP® and MSP
• Pre-requisites, Exam Syllabus, Exam Pattern – PMP®
• PMI® Contact Details

MS Project 2010

• Understanding MS Project Certification
• Certifications offered from Microsoft
• Pre-requisites, Exam Syllabus, Exam Pattern – MSP
• Microsoft Contact Details

Module – 2: Project Management Framework

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Project, Project/Program/Portfolio Management
• PMO, Role of PM; Assumptions and Constraints
• Enterprise Environmental Factors, Organizational Process Assets
• Organizational Structure, Project Vs Product Life Cycle

MS Project 2010

• Starting with MS Project
• Ribbon Mechanism – Various Important Tabs
• Various Important Views and their Usage
• Hands on Practical and Quiz Session

Module – 3: Project Management Processes

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Project Life Cycle Overview
• Project Management Process Groups
• Project Management Knowledge Areas and Process Areas
• Life Cycle Mapping with Process Groups

MS Project 2010

• Applicability of MS Project in various Process Groups
• Applicability of MS Project in various Knowledge Areas
• Usage and Limitations

Module – 4: Project Integration Management

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Role of Project Team and Sponsor
• Project Selection Methods
• Process Areas
  • Develop Project Charter
  • Develop Project Management Plan
  • Direct and Manage Project Work
  • Monitor and Control Project Work
  • Perform Integrated Change Control
  • Close Project or Phase

MS Project 2010

• Understanding MPP file and MS project template
• Backstage View, Project Statistics and Project Properties
• Developing a Project Management Plan
• Understanding Monitoring and Controlling in MS Project
• Integrating Change Requests
• Closure and archiving of MS Project

Hands on Practical and Quiz Session

Module – 5: Project Scope Management

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Project Scope Vs Product Scope
• Process Areas
  • Plan Scope Management
  • Collect Requirements
  • Define Scope
  • Create WBS
  • Validate Scope
  • Control Scope

MS Project 2010

• Scope Management in MS Project
• Various Types of Tasks, Using Work Packages
• WBS Creation, WBS Code, WBS Updates
• Advanced WBS Techniques
• Validating and Controlling Scope with Inactive/Placeholder/Completed Tasks
• Task Hyper-linking and Documentation

Hands on Practical and Quiz Session

Module – 6: Project Time Management

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Project Schedule and Time Management
• Gantt Charts and Network Diagram
• Estimation and Schedule Network Analysis Techniques
• PERT, Critical Path, Schedule Compression
• Process Areas
  • Plan Schedule Management
  • Define Activities
  • Sequence Activities
  • Estimate Activity Resources
  • Estimate Activity Durations
  • Develop Schedule
  • Control Schedule

MS Project 2010

• Task Linking and Dependencies
• Lead and Lag; Network Diagram and Analysis
• Checking Critical Path and Critical Path Analysis
• Schedule Compression – Fast Tracking, Crashing
• Various Resources and Work, Material Resource Assignment
• Work, Unit and Duration – Schedule Calculation
• Resource Over-allocation and Levelling
• Developing & Controlling by Baselining and Variance Tracking
• Multiple Baseline management
• Calendar management – Project, Resource and Task

Hands on Practical and Quiz Session

Module – 7: Project Cost Management

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Cost Estimating Vs Cost Budgeting
• Process Areas
  • Plan Cost Management
  • Estimate Costs
  • Determine Budget
  • Control Costs
• Earned Value Management, Terminologies and Calculations

MS Project 2010

• Standard Rate, Overtime Rate
• Resource Assignment and Cost Update
• Work, Unit, Duration and Resource – Cost Calculation
• Cost Table Views and Customizing Tables/ Other Views
• Earned Value Management (EVM)

Hands on Practical and Quiz Session

Module – 8: Project Quality Management

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Understanding Quality and Quality Management
• Cost of Quality and Seven Tools of Quality
• Process Areas
  • Plan Quality Management
  • Perform Quality Assurance
  • Control Quality

MS Project 2010

• Quality Related Cycles, Tasks
• Cost Resources for Quality Tasks
• Quality Management and Contro

Hands on Practical and Quiz Session

Module – 9: Project Human Resource Management

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Project HR Management Fundamentals
• Process Areas
  • Plan Human Resource Management
  • Acquire Project Team
  • Develop Project Team
  • Manage Project Team
• Forms of Power, Conflict Management
• Motivation Theories

MS Project 2010

• Work Resources and types of works resources
• Work Resources Vs Cost and Material Resources
• Various Calendars; Working with Resource Calendars
• Working with Resource Pooling
• Team Planner View and Resource Planning

Hands on Practical and Quiz Session

Module – 10: Project Communication Management

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Communication methods, technology and channels
• Basic communication model and mechanism
• Process Areas
  • Plan Communication Management
  • Manage Communications
  • Control Communications

MS Project 2010

• MS Project as Project Information Management System
• Project reporting with Sorting, Grouping and Filtering
• Performance Reporting via Reporting option of MS Project
• Distributing Information Timeline View, PDF/Image Reports
• Built-in Reports, Custom and Visual Reports

Hands on Practical and Quiz Session

Module – 11: Project Risk Management

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Risk Management, Categorization
• EMV Analysis, Decision Tree Analysis
• Risk Reserve and Contingency Reserve
• Process Areas
  • Plan Risk Management
  • Identify Risk
  • Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
  • Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Plan Risk Responses
  • Control Risks

Quiz Session

Module – 12: Project Procurement Management

PMBOK®

• Understanding Contract and different types
• Advantages and disadvantages of various contracts
• Process Areas
  • Plan Procurement Management
  • Conduct Procurements
  • Control Procurements
  • Close Procurements

Quiz Session

Module – 13: Project Stakeholder Management

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Understanding various types of stakeholders
• Stakeholder Register
• Various Analytical Techniques for Stakeholder Analysis
• Various Management and Interpersonal Skills
• Process Areas
  • Identify Stakeholders
  • Plan Stakeholder Management
  • Manage Stakeholder Engagement
  • Control Stakeholder Engagement

MS Excel 2010 & MS Project 2010

• Stakeholder Register management with Excel
• Import, Export, Merge, Append with existing Excel from MS Project
• Stakeholder Reporting with MS Project

Hands on Practical and Quiz Session

Module – 14: Professional and Social Responsibility

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Vision and Purpose
• Applicability
• Structure and Values supporting the Code
• Aspirational and Mandatory Standards
• Value – Responsibility
• Value – Respect
• Value – Fairness
• Value – Honesty

Module – 15: Tips and Tricks with PMP® / MSP Exam Prep

PMBOK® 5th Edition

• Tips and Tricks on PMBOK®
• Preparing for PMP® Exam from PMI®

MS Project 2010

• Tips and Tricks on MS Project
• Preparing for MS Project Exam from Microso

Course Benefits

From the Course:

• Study PMBOK® Guide's 5 Process Groups, 10 Knowledge Areas, 47 Process Areas and all ITTOs and learn how to apply them with MS Project 2010
• Gain skills needed to pass the PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Exam
• Learn PMBOK® Guide terms, definitions, and processes
• Practise styles and types of questions modelled on PMP® Exam
• Apply International Project Management Standards from PMI (the PMBOK® Guide) to real-world situations

MS Project 2010

• Learn to apply PMBOK® Principles with Microsoft Project 2010
• Lean how to create project, WBS, work packages, tasks, summary tasks and other varieties of tasks
• Learn to create activities, define relationships, analyse Network Diagram assign various work, material and cost resources
• Learn analyse critical path, forward/backward pass, resource levelling and baseline the project plan
• Learn import/export, calendar mechanism, multiple baselining for project
• Learn to track the project plan and measure various variances

From the Workshop:

PMP:

• 100 days access to our PMP® e-learning program
• PMBOK® 5th Edition Handbook (Not applicable in India)
• 35 PDUs certificate on completion of course
• 6 Full-Length Mock Exams featuring 1200 practice questions
• Knowledge Area Questionnaire featuring 300 questions on the 10 Knowledge Areas
• PMP® Exam Blue print (PMP® Exam Application steps and procedure)
• PMP® Math Formula sheet with examples
• Exam Tips and Techniques to clear Certification
• Quick Revision of course outline (Video)
• 14 Hrs of High Quality full length Audio-Video in keeping with the chapters in PMBOK® 5
• PMP® Exam Test Drive Series (Video simulation of the PMP® Exam)
• Free Project Management Templates ready to use for your company projects (No public distribution)
• Hard copy of the courseware
• Downloadable courseware e-book
• Complete PMP® Application assistance (Assistance with PMI® Registration, PMI® Membership, & PMI® Application procedure)
• End-to-end support via phone, mail, and chat

MS Project 2010

• 4 days interactive, classroom based training program on PMBOK® and MS Project 2010
• 32 Hrs. training, Hands-on sessions
• 100 day access to MS Project 2013 online content
• 16 PDUs award post online access
• Easy-to-understand MS Project Reference Handbook combined with PMP® Preparation Material and step by step guidance on 10 Knowledge Areas
• Sessions conducted by highly experienced and skilled trainers
• Dedicated post training support and assistance
• Hard copy of the courseware

Certification

Project Management Professional, PMP® is a credential offered by the Project Management Institute - PMI®, USA. Practical PMP will be based on PMP pattern but with equal emphasis on knowing the practicality of PMP with the help of Microsoft Project 2010.