The Kerzner Approach to Project Management Excellence

International Institute for Learning, Inc.
Edison, Houston, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Salt Lake City, Seattle, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The Project Management Certificate Program is scheduled around the world at convenient locations. This program is spread over a 3-month-long period (two days the first two months, three days the third month).

Live eLearning
eLearning sessions are live, interactive and are led by an instructor. This program is 45 hours presented in 15 three-hour sessions.

Who Should Attend
Project managers, team members, field staff members, project engineers, design engineers, project leaders, administrators, industrial engineers, program managers, manufacturing engineers, operations managers, functional managers, Information Technology professionals, R&D managers, marketing directors, Six Sigma Black Belts, and others involved directly or indirectly with projects in virtually every industry.

Performance Focus
The goals of this course are two-fold:


To provide you with the knowledge and skills to perform professional project management in your day-to-day work environment
To impart sufficient knowledge for you to pass the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential examination
Course Overview
MODULE 1: Project Management Framework


PMBOK® Guide �structure and intent
Project Management Maturity Model (PMMM)
Definitions
Project life cycle
Project portfolio management
Project management process groups
Knowledge areas
PMBOK® Guide process model

MODULE 2: Project Integration Management


Defining project success
Triple constraints
Focus of integrated planning
Areas of expertise needed by the project team
Process group interaction in a project
Initiating projects
Developing a project charter
Project selection methods
Benefit measurement methods
Project scope statement
Key project planning deliverables
Change control
MODULE 3: Project Scope Management


Project scope planning
Project scope definition
Scope statement
Statement of work
Work breakdown structure (WBS)
Decomposition
Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
Scope verification
Scope control
MODULE 4: Project Time Management


Project time management processes
Natural transition from scope management
Activity definition processes
WBS decomposition
Activity sequencing
Precedence diagramming method
Precedence relationships
Activity resource estimating
Activity duration estimating
Estimating approached
Schedule development
Critical path method (CPM)
PERT
Critical chain techniques
Schedule negotiations
Schedule control
MODULE 5: Project Cost Management


Cost management plan
Cost estimating
Estimating checklist
Learning curve
Cost budgeting
Reserve
Project life cycle costs
MODULE 6: Project Control


Controlling the project plan
Assessing change
Variance analysis and management
Proactive review process
Earned value management
Causes of schedule delays
Escalation
MODULE 7: Project Risk Management


Risk terminology
Risk management planning
Risk identification
Risk analysis �qualitative and quantitative
Risk response planning
Risk monitoring and control
MODULE 8: Project Human Resource Management


Organizational influences
Organizational structures
Human resource planning
Staff management plans and acquisition
Developing the project team
Team building and leadership
Approaches to conflict
MODULE 9: Project Quality Management


The importance of quality
Historical evolution of quality
Quality planning process
Quality characteristics
Quality policy
Quality assurance
Quality control
Quality tools
Six Sigma
MODULE 10: Project Procurement Management


Procurement planning process
Buyers and sellers
Purchase plans and acquisitions
Types of contracts
Contract costs
Proposals
Contract negotiations
Contract administration
Contract change control
Legal perspectives
Contract closure
MODULE 11: Project Communications Management


Types of communication
Communications process
Barriers to effective communication
Communication planning
Stakeholder analysis
Communications plan
Communication styles
Meetings
Performance reporting
Managing stakeholders
MODULE 12: Professional and Social Responsibility


Professional and social responsibility tasks
Code of conduct
Sample questions
MODULE 13: PMP® Exam Preparation and Review


The PMP® certification process
Project management professional (PMP®) examination specification
PMP® eligibility requirements
The revised PMP® credential examination overview
Knowledge areas review
Additional study references
Formulas and other fun stuff
Earned value terms
Study plan and study groups
Application options
Key Topics


Project Management Framework defines key project management terms, identifies the major PMBOK® Guide �Third Edition process groups and reviews the project management knowledge areas.
Project Integration Management focuses on the importance of having project managers work across the organizational boundaries in order to be successful.
Project Scope Management establishes the foundation of how to systematically identify the key deliverables of the project. After establishing a scope baseline, it is crucial to ensure that there will be a process for managing change.
Project Time Management builds on the deliverables identified in the scope definition process. The project manager breaks these deliverables down further and then develops the project schedule.
Project Cost Management covers establishing a project budget and understanding the different mechanisms used to estimate the cost of a given project.
Project Control Management section stresses an integrated approach for controlling a project.
Project Risk Management is a critical area which enables participants to comprehend what is needed in identifying risk events, analyzing them, and strategies for handling them.
Project Human Resources Management addresses the essential staffing and leadership issues for the project team.
Project Quality Management ensures there is a plan for managing, assuring, and controlling the project’s quality.
Project Procurement Management covers the essentials of procurement decisions, contract administration and closure principles.
Project Communications Management helps participants understand project team communications issues and how to build consensus among various project groups.
Professional and Social Responsibility section outlines the behavioral and ethical aspects of professional project managers. This section enables project managers to exercise the proper judgment in their decision-making process.
Exam Preparation and Review of the program is dedicated to answering participant’s questions and administering a sample final exam that integrates all modules.

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