PMP® Certification Prep

IIL's PMP® Certification Prep course is designed to fully prepare you for the PMP exam and take your project management knowledge and skills to the next level. 

The course content is aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, focusing on the essential Knowledge Areas, Process Groups, and their inter-relationships with each other. You will learn how to use key project management skills, tools, and techniques related to the PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas, develop a personal exam preparation plan, and apply for the PMP exam.  

Note: This course prepares delegates for the current version of the PMP exam, which is effective through June 30, 2020. The new PMP exam will take effect on July 1, 2020. 

Attend our 5-day classroom training in select locations around the world, or online with a live instructor. 

If you prefer to learn at your own pace, consider our on-demand course led by J. LeRoy Ward. 

What’s Included

• The 35 hours of education required by PMI® to apply for PMP certification
  
  
• Mock PMP Exam 
  
  
• Access to IIL's ProjectManagementIQ®  online PMP prep tool, containing over 800 practice questions for the PMP exam (a $249 value)
  
  
• IIL’s PMP Certification Prep course workbook
  
  
• PMI’s PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition (Classroom only)

Our PMP Guarantee: 95% of course participants pass the exam on their first try. If you do not pass on your first attempt, you can receive access to our 12-hour PMP Exam Prep Refresher course, including a live coach, free of charge. 

PREREQUISITES: 

To be eligible for PMP certification, you must meet the standard PMI education and experience requirements. We also recommend 2 or more days of training in basic project management concepts, such as our Project Management Fundamentals course.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Project managers, program managers, project team members, and other professionals involved with projects.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

At the end of this program, you will be able to:

• Apply for the PMP® Exam
• Develop a personal exam preparation plan
• Describe the structure, intent, and framework principles of the current edition of the PMBOK® Guide
• Explain the PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas and Process Groups, and their inter-relationships with each other
• Use selected project management skills, tools, and techniques related to the PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas in the context of various project scenarios and your own project challenges

COURSE OVERVIEW

Getting Started with PMP® Exam Preparation

• Program orientation
• The PMP® certification process
• Project Management Professional (PMP)® Examination Content Outline
• PMP® eligibility requirements
• Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
• Application options

Project Management Framework

• PMBOK® Guide – structure and intent
• Describing project management terminology and definitions
• Differentiating between project, program, portfolio, and operations management
• Defining various lifecycle approaches
• Understanding project management data and information
• Describing Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs) and Organizational Process Assets (OPAs)
• Assessing the skills and qualities of a project manager
• Defining the competencies of a project manager

Project Integration Management

• Review Project Integration Management Knowledge Area
• Develop Project Charter
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Direct and Manage Project Work
• Manage Project Knowledge
• Monitoring & Controlling
• Perform Integrated Change Control
• Close Project or Phase

Project Stakeholder Management

• Review Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area
• Identify Stakeholders
• Plan Stakeholder Engagement
• Manage Stakeholder Engagement
• Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

Project Scope Management

• Review Project Scope Management Knowledge Area
• Plan Scope Management
• Collect Requirements
• Define Scope
• Create WBS
• Validate Scope
• Control Scope

Project Schedule Management

• Review Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area
• Plan Schedule Management
• Define Activities
• Sequence Activities
• Estimate Activity Durations
• Develop Schedule
• Control Schedule

Project Cost Management 

• Review Project Cost Management Knowledge Area
• Plan Cost Management
• Estimate Costs
• Determine Budget
• Control Schedule

Project Resource Management 

• Review Project Resource Management Knowledge Area
• Plan Resource Management
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Acquire Resources
• Develop Team
• Manage Team
• Control Resources

Project Quality Management

• Review Project Quality Management Knowledge Area
• Plan Quality Management
• Manage Quality
• Control Quality

Project Risk Management

• Review Project Risk Management Knowledge Area
• Plan Risk Management
• Identify Risks
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Responses
• Implement Risk Responses
• Monitor Risks

Project Communications Management

• Review Project Communications Management Knowledge Area
• Plan Communications Management
• Manage Communications
• Monitor Communications

Project Procurement Management

• Review Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area
• Plan Procurement Management
• Conduct Procurements
• Control Procurements

Summary and Next Steps

• Program Review
• Mock PMP® Exam
• Getting Prepared for the PMP® Exam
• After the PMP® Exam