Image by 350.org Project Management Body of Knowledge Training Program for PMP Certification | Program Overview | Deliverables | Details of the Instructor | Course Methodology | What the Course is Not Course Outline: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Course Instructor Processworks is proud to present its hugely successful PMP 35 Contact Hours Training Program. The program provides the participant with the required 35 Professional Development Units, which is the minimum Project Management education criteria to take the PMP exam. *CITREP Endorsed Processworks' Project Management Professional (PMP)
course is endorsed under the Enhanced Critical Infocomm Technology Resource Programme (Enhanced CITREP). CITREP supports up to 80% of the course and certification fees, capped at S,000 per trainee. With effect from 1 April 2009, Organisations who sponsor their employees for full-time training can also benefit from "Absentee Payroll" support under the Enhanced CITREP. For more details on the eligibility criteria and claim conditions*, please visit www.ida.gov.sg/citrep. Marketing Clearance Code: MR Ref: CITREP09/09-04/129 Back to Top Program Overview The profile of this course participant can range from the very experienced to the emerging Project Managers who harbour a strong desire in seeking the PMP professional credential. The suite of deliverables, training and materials for the Program are: The 5 day (or 4 day weekend) instructor-led "Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) for PMP Certification or the 35 Contact Hours" training course. PMI Approved Presentation Slides used by the instructor during the course. A paperback edition of the “Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 4th Edition” Project Management Simulated Test Bank (CD ROM Version), 2500+ Practice Questions. PMP Exam Prep: Book & Audio Bundle, 6th Edition by Rita Mulcahy, PMP, widely considered as the best guide available for PMP exam preparation PMP Exam Processworks Support Back to Top Deliverables Comprehensive Program Deliverables 35 Contact Hours Instructor Led Training 35 Contact Hours Training Course Notes - PMI Approved Course Notes By: Processworks A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) - 4th Edition By: Project Management Institute PMP Exam Prep: Book & Audio Bundle - 6th Edition By: Rita Mulcahy, PMP The Project Management Simulated Test Bank Ver. 10.0a (Test Bank of 2500+ Practice Questions) PMP Exam By: Project Management Institute administered at a Prometric Centre Certificate of Completion with 35 Professional Development Units (35 PDUs) Quizzes, Module Tests, Mock Exam, Scenario Based Discussions...and More.. Back to Top Details of the Instructor Led 5 Day Project Management Body of knowledge (PMBOK Guide) Training for PMP Certification This Project Management Professional (PMP) Contact Hours Training course earning the participants 35 Professional Development Units (PDUs) provides an overview to the fourth edition (2008) of the PMBOK Guide, and additional topics related to project management that will be part of the examination curriculum. The course lectures will be supplemented with suitable handouts and information that can be accessed from the internet for self study, study tips, list of relevant books etc., as preparation for the exam. This course is spaced over 35 hours and requires 5 person-days to complete – the curriculum is intensive. This course shall provide a lot of discussion concerning the Inputs, Outputs, Tools & Techniques of the project management processes (discussed in the PMBOK Guide, it is not designed / intended to cover all that a project manager needs to know about project management. Full attendance for this course will earn a candidate a certificate for completing the 35 hour contact program – now made mandatory by the PMI (Project Management Institute) for PMP aspirants before taking the certification exam. The attendees are not permitted to absent themselves from any session beyond 5 minutes as per the guidelines of awarding the participation certificate and 35 Professional Development Units (PDUs) Back to Top Course Methodology Approximately 1-2 hours of lecturing, discussion and relevant exercises on each chapter, followed by a quick test on the topic covered. Reasoning for selection of the best answer will be discussed The final 3 hours of this program would include a 110 question paper* (simulating the final exam). The answers for these questions would also be discussed in the class. 110 question paper* - Processworks confidential Disclaimer: All test questions are a sample, and success on these questions is not indicative of proficiency for passing the Project Management Professional Exam Who Should Attend? Attendees who intend to write the PMP exam within the next 8 - 16 weeks, and have passed the eligibility criteria prescribed by PMI Projects Leads/Managers - Individuals aspiring to be successful project managers who have at least 3.5 years of project management experience Technical Managers - Handling large projects and needing to understand the project management environment Working Professionals - IT and Non IT Professionals looking for growth opportunities in the project management stream, or seeking a professional methodology for managing projects Consultants - seeking provide better solutions to project management challenges Entrepreneurs - For effective management of projects for containing Cost, Schedule, Resource and Quality commitments Back to Top What The Course Is Not A substitute for self-study An accelerated learning offering An indirect method of self-evaluation before the main exam. A means of picking up a question bank Back to Top Course Outline DAY 1 Session 1: Introduction To Project Management Common characteristics operations and projects Differences between projects and operations What is a Project? What is Management? What is Project Management? What a project manager must achieve and do minimally Career progression and competency for project management Normal project temperature & pressures Stakeholder interactions for the project manager Session 2: Project Management Knowledge Area Appreciating the corporate priority chain, project phases, the project lifecycle, the project management lifecycle Understanding project stakeholders and organizational influences Styles, strengths & weaknesses of functional, projectized and matrix organizations Brief discussion and pointers for general management skills - communication, organization, budgeting, leading, managing, negotiating, problem solving Session 3: Project Management Processes Significance of the project management process groups of Initiation, Planning, Executing, Controlling, & Closure Core management processes of Scope, Cost, and Time Facilitating management processes of Quality, HR, Communications, Risk, and Procurement Summarizing the process groups with the project management processes Session 4: Project Integration Management Project plan development – its vitality and methodology Project plan execution & work authorization tips Project status reviews, reports and action planning Project control & change management Back to Top DAY 2 Session 5: Project Scope Management Business background to pre-project activity and associated difficulties for the project manager if not involved in the proposal and bidding phase Significance of selecting a right project Commencing and initiating a project in the right way Importance of the project charter Project scope planning - relevance of the scope statement vis-à-vis future project decisions Scope definition, WBS development, tips, benefits, and uses Scope verification - acceptance of project scope by stakeholders Scope change control – sources of change requests Section 6: Project Time Management Managing time in the project vis-à-vis project realities Defining project activities and sequencing these to form a project network diagram Network diagramming methods Activity duration estimating and determination of the project’s critical path Project schedule development and time/cost tradeoffs Project schedule control – system, performance measurement, PMIS, project re-planning, schedule updates and corrective actions Session 7: Project Cost Management Significance and expectations of project cost management Resource planning/organizational policies for resource optimization Estimation - the basis of project costs and cost estimating techniques Significance of cost control limits and the cost management plan Cost budgeting, the cost baseline, types of project reserves, depreciation methodologies Cost control – cost tracking and cost change approval levels vis-à-vis project performance measurement and variances Earned Value Management (EVM) – terminology, formulas and calculations – interpreting project cost and schedule performance via EVM. Rules for progress reporting Back to Top DAY 3 Session 8: Project Risk Management The what, where and why of project risks Proactive risk management planning Identifying project risks – sources, participants in risk identification, risk categories Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis – methodology, prioritization, benefits, probability -beta and triangular distribution, sensitivity analysis, decision trees, payoff tables, simulation, decision making under uncertainty Risk response planning- techniques, contingency planning, contractual agreements, contingency planning and impact of project risks on the project plan Risk monitoring and control - goals, techniques, work-around plans, corrective actions and change request incorporation Session 9: Project Procurement Management The procurement paradigm, strategies and the procurement cycle Planning project procurement for project needs that can/should be met from outside the performing organization Planning for the management of necessary contracts/documents for subcontractors Soliciting and selecting a suitable subcontractor Administering and closing contracts with subcontractors Back to Top DAY 4 Session 10: Project Quality Management What is quality – the PMI focus The quality management approach and the goals of a quality program Implementing project quality management via Quality Planning vis-à-vis the cost of quality, Quality Assurance - the relevance of process adherence and compliance audits, and Quality Control – inspections and other quality control tools including the interpretations of control charts and data variances (sigma values interpretation), pareto analysis, etc Session 11: Project Communication Management The function of project communication Understanding the communication model, the characteristics of the communication process and the types of project communications Tips for planning project communication- evaluating communication requirements Leveraging technology for communication, communication constraints, stakeholder needs as the basis of project communication, evaluating project communication interfaces Project information distribution - creating successful communications, communication terms, skills and dimensions, types of project records Performance reporting vis-à-vis project status, progress and forecasts - reviewing project performance and performance related issues, the goals of analyzing project variances, the significance of performance reports and documentation of change requests Administrative closure - the relevance of performance measurement documentation, product documentation and other project records, the creation of sensible project archives, procurement issues and project subcontracting, formal project closure, and the documentation of lessons learned Back to Top DAY 5 Session 12: Project Human Resource Management The challenge of managing human resources with insights to project roles & responsibilities Skills & responsibility for HR Management – moving the team along & working with the HR department Organizational planning - understanding the business environment, and the handling of internal and external project stakeholders Managing staff acquisitions vis-à-vis staffing pool realities Developing project team members and motivating the workforce HR practices and organizational theories Creating the right project team – leading and developing the project team through the stages of team development Leadership styles and types of leadership power Handling project conflict – methodology and tips Final Session Mock Exam & Test Evaluation Course Wrap-up, Participant Feedback and Questions and Answers Back to Top Course Instructor - KAVITA MARGARET SINGH, PMP Kavita Margaret Singh, PMP Head of Project Management, Processworks PMP since 2002, PMP Course Author and Facilitator since 2003. Trained 800+ aspiring PMPs. Kavita has more than 20 years of professional experience in Project Management & Process Improvements across various firms. She trains and facilitates Processworks 35 Contact Hours PMP Preparation Course. She has taught this course since 2003. She has trained more than 800 aspiring PMPs through numerous batches and across geographies that include Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Vietnam and all over India. Kavita is also the course author for the Processworks PMP program. Kavita is a champion instructor for the PMP Preparation Course. Her key strengths are keeping her students engaged through the long and grueling class, simplifying the concepts through anecdotes, analogies and through story telling, and motivating her class to excel. Her training feedback is consistently excellent. Further to the PMP Preparation Courses, Kavita teaches courses relating to a suite of Project Management topics that include Essentials of Project Management, Risk Management, Subcontractor Management, Making Project Managers, Software Project Management, Work Breakdown Structure etc. In addition to Project Management, Kavita has taught courses on Process Writing skills, Peer Reviews and Quality Management. Kavita speaks at Project Management conferences and events. Her presentation on “Succession Planning” at the Asia Pacific Project Management Conference 2009 co-hosted by PMI, Malaysia Chapter was voted as the best conference presentation. She also spoke on “Integrated Visioning of the Project Managers role” at PM Footprints organized by the PMI Bangalore Chapter. Prior to Processworks, Kavita was working at IBM Global Services. She was part of the Software Quality Assurance (SQA) team for driving the organizational processes and their compliance to CMM Level 5. She has also spent several years at Citibank, Tokyo where she was part of the SQA team working towards CMM Level 4. Kavita is a resident of Bangalore, India and she travels to South East Asia frequently to perform consulting and training assignments. Currently, Kavita serves as a Senior Consultant and the Lead for PMI Suite of Services at Processworks. Back to Top LOCATION Singapore COURSE DATES January 17th to 21st, 2011 COURSE FEES Course Fees (Inclusive of the Exam Fees) SGD 2,770 per participant VENUE Landmark Village Hotel (formerly known as Golden Landmark Hotel) 390 Victoria Street Singapore 188061 COURSE TIMINGS 0900 to 1700 hrs AVAILABLE DISCOUNTS 10% group discount for four registrations from the same company. 15% group discount for nine or more registrations from the same company. One discount scheme applicable at a time Fees is inclusive of refreshments, lunch & workshop kit. Back to Top PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS To register, please email at vishal@processworksgroup.com name of the participants and the billing instructions. Alternately, please request for a registration form via email. MORE INFORMATION Vishal Manghani Processworks Pte. Ltd. 100, Jalan Sultan, #09-05, Sultan Plaza Singapore 199001 Phone: 65-6299 5023 Mobile: 65- 9237 7351 Fax: 65-6234 4357 Email: vishal@processworksgroup.com Web: www.processworksgroup.com REGISTRATION TERMS All payments to be made in the favor of “Processworks Pte. Ltd." Payments may be made through cheque, interbank transfer or through credit card using Paypal. All registrations are required to be fully paid prior to the start of the course. Any cancellations received within the last ten calendar days would be liable for 50% of the course fees. No-shows shall be fully charged. Back to Top "YOU ARE JUST ANOTHER PROJECT MANAGER TILL YOU ARE CERTIFIED" The PMP Credential If you enjoy the prestige that comes from being the best in your field, then you'll appreciate the professional advantages derived from attaining the PMP, the profession's most globally recognized and respected credential. The PMP designation following your name tells current and potential employers that you have demonstrated a solid foundation of knowledge from which you can competently practice project management. To be eligible for a PMP Credential, you must first meet specific educational and project management experience requirements and agree to adhere to a code of professional conduct. The final step to becoming a PMP is passing a rigorous multiple-choice examination designed to objectively assess and measure your ability to apply project management knowledge in the following six domains: initiating the project, planning the project, executing the project, monitoring and controlling the project, closing the project, and professional and social responsibility. This computer-based examination is administered globally with translation aids in 10 languages. **extracted from the Project Management Institute website www.pmi.org Our Clients for PMP Preparation Courses Aboitiz Transport System (ATSC) Corporation, Philippines Accenture, Philippines Aditi Technologies, Bangalore, India Aetos, Singapore Agility Logistics Services, Singapore Agilent Technologies, Malaysia Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Philippines Black Box Network Services, Singapore British Telecom Singapore, Singapore Cocolife Pte. Ltd., Philippines Construction Industry Devt. Board (CIDB), Malaysia CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd, Singapore CrimsonLogic Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India Dell Asia Pacific Ltd, Malaysia Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore DHL, Malaysia eBworx Berhad, Malaysia ESRI, Singapore Elitecore Technologies, India ENSR, Philippines EPCOS Pte Ltd, Singapore Ericsson, Malaysia Emerson, Philippines Gemalto Pte Ltd, Singapore Geodata Systems Technologies, Inc., Philippines Government Service Insurance System, Philippines Great Eastern Life Assurance, Singapore Harita TVS Technologies Limited, India IBM Global Services, Malaysia IBM Malaysia, Malaysia IBM Software Group, Malaysia Infopro Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Intel Corporation, Malaysia Intel Microelectronics, Penang, Malaysia Intel Products, Kulim, Malaysia Jabil Circuits, Malaysia Laser Soft Infosystems Ltd, Chennai, India Laggui and Associates, Inc., Philippines Lawson PSSC, Inc., Philippines Manila Electric Company (MERALCO), Philippines MISNet Inc., Philippines MMC AMEC, Russia Millieniuem IT, Sri Lanka Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore Nigerdocks, Nigeria NCS Pte. Ltd., Singapore Newspage Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia Novell Software Development(I) Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India Nucleus Software, Noida, India Osram Semiconductors, Malaysia Panasonic R&D Centre, Malaysia POS Malaysia Petronas Gas Limited, Malaysia Phillip Morris, Malaysia Prudential Services Asia, Malaysia RHB Bank Berhad, Malaysia Reuters, India Samarai Consult, Germany SAP Labs, Bangalore, India Sarawak Information Systems Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd, India Satyam Computer Services Ltd, India Schlumberger Oil Field Support, Malaysia Singapore Computer Systems Limited, Singapore Singapore Exchange, Singapore Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd, Singapore ST Microelectronics, Singapore Starhub Ltd, Singapore Sykes Asia, Inc., Philippines Systems Access Limited, Singapore Telekom Applied Business Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Toyota Motor Asia Pacific, Singapore United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation, Philippines Vanguard Engineering & Oilfield Serivces, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Yokogawa Electric (M) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia Zeomega, India And many more.. Processworks is a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P) of Project Management Institute since 2005 (PMI) and is designated as Global Provider. Processworks Project Management Practice Processworks Project Management practice includes a suite of services on Project Management area. These services are rendered through a combination of training courses and seminars, certifications and conferences. The list of Project Management courses by Processworks includes: 1. Essentials of Project Management (14 PDUs) 2. Learnings from Project - The Lessons Learnt workshop (7 PDUs) 3. Using Microsoft Project for Effective Project scheduling (14 PDUs) 4. Fundamentals of Software Project Management 5. Prince 2 Foundation and Practitioner Courses and Certifications. 6. Program Management (PgMP) Professional Certification Course (21 PDUs) 7. Making Project Managers - 8 Day Program 8. Asia Pacific Project Management Conference in partnership with the PMI Malaysia Chapter, (7 PDUs) CLIENT SPEAK From Rajive Silva, Project Manager Millennium IT, Sri Lanka "Kindly share with Kavita that us 3 (Kamila, Tharaka and I from MIT) all got through the PMP certification. We wanted to thank for a fruitful training done by Kavita which resulted in this achievement and also thank Processworks for the organizing of it which was very impressive. "
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