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PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp

  • Course Code GK2780
  • Duration 5 days

Additional Payment Options

  • GTC 21

    GTC, Global Knowledge Training Credit, please contact Global Knowledge for more details

Public Classroom Price

$1,999.00

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

  • Company Event

    Event at company

  • Public Classroom

    Traditional Classroom Learning

  • Virtual Learning

    Learning that is virtual

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Course Overview

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In this course, you'll gain the essential preparation needed to pass the PMP and CAPM exams. Concentrating on exam content from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge-Fourth Edition (PMBOK® Guide) and other sources, this course includes a wide variety of learning tools and study aids, all using PMI® terminology.

Learning activities in this Boot Camp target each of the three major learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. With the help of a simple tool in the study guide, you can identify your learning style and the learning exercises most closely aligned with your style. You will receive three suggestions for approaches to studying for the exam that focus on the strengths of each learning style.

Course Schedule

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Target Audience

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Associate project managers, project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project sponsors, and project team members seeking the PMP or CAPM certification

Course Objectives

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  • Prepare to take the PMP or CAPM exams
  • Become familiar with PMBOK® Guide terms, definitions, and processes
  • Master test-taking techniques
  • Learn styles and types of questions found on the PMP or CAPM exams
  • PMBOK® Guide's five process groups, nine knowledge areas, and the area of professional and social responsibility

Course Content

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Introduction

  • PMP and CAPM Exam Requirements
  • Exam Questions
  • Maintaining Certification
  • Exam-Taking Tips
  • Assessment Quiz

PM Foundation

  • PM Definitions
  • Project Life Cycle vs. Project Management Life Cycle
  • Organizational Structure
  • Practice Test

PM Process Groups and Knowledge Areas

  • PM Process Groups
  • PM Knowledge Areas

Project Integration Management

  • Overview of Project Integration
  • Develop Project Charter
  • Develop Project Management Plan
  • Direct and Manage Project Execution
  • Monitor and Control Project Work
  • Perform Integrated Change Control
  • Close Project or Phase
  • Summary Exercise
  • Practice Exercises
  • Practice Test

Project Scope Management

  • Overview of Project Scope Management
  • Collect Requirements
  • Define Scope
  • Create WBS
  • Verify Scope
  • Control Scope
  • Summary Exercise
  • Practice Exercises
  • Practice Test

6. Project Time Management

  • Overview of Project Time Management
  • Define Activity
  • equence Activity
  • Estimate Activity Resource
  • Estimate Activity Duration
  • Develop Schedule
  • Control Schedule
  • Summary Exercise
  • Practice Exercises
  • Practice Test

7. Project Cost Management

  • Overview of Project Cost Management
  • Estimate Costs
  • Determine Budget
  • Control Costs
  • Summary Exercise
  • Practice Exercises
  • Practice Test

8. Project Quality Management

  • Overview of Project Quality Management
  • Plan Quality
  • Perform Quality Assurance
  • Perform Quality Control
  • Summary Exercise
  • Practice Exercises
  • Practice Test

9. Project Human Resource Management

  • Overview of Project Human Resource Management
  • Develop Human Resource Plan
  • Acquire Project Team
  • Develop Project Team
  • Manage Project Team
  • Summary Exercise
  • Practice Exercises
  • Practice Test

10. Project Communication Management

  • Overview of Project Communication Management
  • Identify Stakeholders
  • Plan Communications
  • Distribute Information
  • Manage Stakeholder Expectations
  • Report Performance
  • Summary Exercise
  • Practice Exercises
  • Practice Test

11. Project Risk Management

  • Overview of Project Risk Management
  • Plan Risk Management
  • Identify Risks
  • Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
  • Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Plan Risk Response
  • Monitoring and Control Risks
  • Summary Exercise
  • Practice Exercises
  • Practice Test

12. Project Procurement Management

  • Overview of Project Procurement Management
  • Plan Procurements
  • Conduct Procurements
  • Administer Procurements
  • Close Procurements
  • Summary Exercise
  • Practice Exercises
  • Practice Test

13. Professional Responsibility

  • Overview
  • History and vision of PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
  • PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
  • Professional and Social Responsibility
  • Section Review
  • Recurring Themes - PMP Exam
  • Practice Test
  • End of Course Review
  • Simulated Practice Exam
  • Course Exercises
  • Each chapter contains practice exercises targeted at the range of learning styles (Visual, Kinesthetic, Auditory)
  • Network Diagram Exercises
  • Earned Value Exercises
  • Practice Tests

Course Prerequisites

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To be eligible for the CAPM or PMP certification, you must first meet specific education and experience requirements. The PMP Prep Boot Camp satisfies the requirements for contact hours of instruction. The final step in gaining certification is passing a multiple-choice, psychometric-based examination designed to objectively assess and measure your project management knowledge. It is recommended that you have achieved the experience requirements prior to taking this course.

  • Project Management Fundamentals (PM01)
  • IT Project Management (PM11)
  • Applied Project Management (PM08)