Part I  The Project Management Life Cycle

1. Introduction

• An introduction to the format and scope of the Course
• PMP Boot Camp Process

2. PMP Credential

• An overview of the PMI requirements for the PMP credential
• The Project Management Institute
• The PMP Credential
• Applying for the Examination
• The PMP Examination
• The Professional Code of Conduct
• Test Subject Areas

3. Project Management Overview

• An introduction to Project Management: what it is, and what it isnt
• What is a Project
• Project Portfolio Management
• Programs versus Projects
• Project Management Office
• Project Phases
• Project Life Cycles
• The Process Groups
• Knowledge Areas
• Stakeholders and Stakeholder Management
• Project Sponsor, Project Manager, Project Definitions

4. The Project Environment

• An overview of the various organizational structures in which a project might operate
• Organizational Types
• Functional Organizations
• Matrix Organizations
• Projectized Organizations

5. The Project Management Life Cycle

• The five process groups that make up the Project Management Life Cycle
• Initiating Process Group
• Planning Process Group
• Executing Process Group
• Monitoring & Controlling Process Group
• Closing Process Group

Part II  The PMI Knowledge Areas

1. The Knowledge Areas

• The nine knowledge areas that operate within the five process groups
• Integration Management
• Scope Management
• Time Management
• Cost Management
• Quality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Communications Management
• Risk Management
• Procurement Management

2. The Elements of Project Management

• A detailed look at each of the Process groups by means of the Knowledge Areas
• Initiating Process Group Inputs and Outputs
• The Project Charter
• The Preliminary Project Scope Statement
• Planning Process Group Inputs and Outputs
• Project Management Plan
• Executing Process Group
• Deliverables, Changes, Corrective Actions
• Monitoring and Controlling Process Group Inputs and Outputs
• Integration Management
• Integrated Management
• Scope Management
• Earned Value, Planned Value, Actual Value
• Cost Performance Index, Schedule Performance Index
• Closing Process Group Inputs and Outputs

3. Exam Memorization Guide

• Useful memorization charts to aid in test taking
• Plan-Do-Check-Act-Cycle
• The Nine Knowledge Areas
• Integration Management Activities
• Scope Management Activities
• Triple Constraints Model
• Time Management Activities
• Cost Management Activities
• Earned Value Analysis
• Quality Management Activities
• Pare to Diagram
• Sigma Values
• The Control Chart
• Ishikawa Diagram
• Quality versus Grade
• Human Resource Management Activities
• Communications Management Activities
• Risk Management Activities
• Risk Responses
• Procurement Management Activities