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Project Management Professional with PMI PMP Exam Prep - Optional Externship - Available 6/1/23

Course Level Introductory
Mode Self-Paced Online
Estimated Time to Complete  4 to 6 months
 
You may register for this course at any time. The course can begin within 2-3 business days of registration. This course is self-paced, so you may begin at your convenience.
 

Course Description

Project Management Professionals have a firm understanding of the basic competencies involved in management and oversight, including areas such as effective time management, managing multiple projects simultaneously, scope and estimation of project undertaking and devising a detailed project plan alongside project risk and cost analysis. The program includes training and exam preparation for students to become a Project Management Professional (PMP®) as designated by the Project Management Institute. The PMP® is the most important industry-recognized certification for project managers. Globally recognized and demanded, the PMP® demonstrates that individuals have the experience, education and competency to lead and direct people and helps individuals to stand out to employers and maximize their earning potential overall.

This program builds successful project managers at all levels of an organization. It provides a comprehensive preparation for the PMP® certification exam including exam-taking tips, 25 comprehensive module quizzes, five process group tests, and two full-length, 200-question practice exams covering the areas of interest from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide), which will provide a report to help you determine your areas of weakness.


Learning Outcomes

  • • Recognize how enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets affect how projects can be managed
  • • Explain the five stages of a project life cycle and illustrate how these stages can overlap in time
  • • Demonstrate how to create a project management plan with subsidiary plans for each of the knowledge areas and explain how progressive elaboration and integrated change management can keep these documents effective and relevant
  • • Explain the overlapping nature of project activities and practice Project Integration Management to coordinate the various project management processes
  • • Illustrate how a project's various baselines (including scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, procurement, and others) are determined, planned for, and managed
  • • Recognize how to effectively manage human resources and communicate with all stakeholders
  • • Explain the key methods used to estimate project schedule and cost at the beginning of a project and to forecast cost and schedule variances at any time during the project
  • • Identify key project stakeholders and continuously engage them in appropriate project activities
  • • Describe how the project management knowledge contained in the PMBOK® Guide can be used in practice
  • • Use Microsoft Office®

Certification Opportunities

After completing this program, learners will have the opportunity to take the leading national/industry-recognized certification exam(s) essential to entry-level employment in this fast-growing field.

 Project Management Institute (PMI)® Project Management Professional (PMP)®

 

 

 


Optional Volunteer Externship Opportunity

Learners who complete this program are eligible to participate in an optional volunteer externship opportunity with a local company/agency/organization whose work aligns with this area of study in order to gain valuable hands-on experience. As learners progress through their eLearning program, an Externship Coordinator will reach out to coordinate placement.

Note: Additional documentation including health records, immunizations, drug-screening, criminal background checks, etc. may be required by the externship facility.

Instructor : CCI
Dates : 06/01/23
Days : Online
From : 01:00:00 - 01:00:00
Fee : $1699.00
Course Number : C042

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options


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