PMP® Certification Course Overview
Learning Outcomes
- Master the PMBOK® Guide principles and Project Management processes
- Develop leadership skills to lead cross-functional project teams
- Gain expertise in project planning, scheduling, and budgeting
- Prepare to pass the PMP® Certification Exam with confidence
Prerequisites of the PMP® Certification Course
- Four-Year College / University Degree
- 36 months of experience leading projects within the past eight years
- 35 hours of project management education/training or the CAPM® Certification
- High School or Secondary School Diploma
- 60 months of experience leading projects within the past eight years
- 35 hours of Project Management education/training or the CAPM® Certification
Who should attend this PMP® Certification Course?
- Project Managers
- Team Leaders
- Business Analysts
- Risk Managers
- Quality Assurance Managers
- Project Coordinators
Course Structure
- In the first 3 days, we will cover the essential materials needed to understand Project Management Professional (PMP)®
- The remaining 2 days will cover the essential materials needed to take the PMP® exam
PMP® Certification Course Outline
- Project
- Evolution of Project Management
- Project Management Office (PMO)
- OPM: A System for Value Delivery
- Projects, Programs, Portfolios
- Organisational Structures
- Project Management Principles
- Agile
- Agile Manifesto for Software Development
- Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto
- Agile: The “Far Side” of Adaptive Approaches
- Tailor Projects to Contexts
- Tailor Hybrid Approaches, Processes, Practices and Methods
- Activity
- PMI Talent Triangle®
- Strategic Alignment and Business Management Skills
- Organisational Influences
- External Business Environment
- Internal Business Environment Factors
- OPAs and EEFs
- Activity
- Business Value
- Examine Business Value
- Types of Business Value
- Needs Assessment
- Business Documents
- Benefit Measurement Methods
- Project Selection Using Present Value (PV) and Net Present Value (NPV)
- How OKRs Help Deliver Business Value?
- Incremental Value Delivery
- Change Management
- Manage Organisational Change Impacts on Projects
- Organisational Cultures and Styles
- Risk, Culture and Change in Organisations
- Change Management Framework
- Actions to Support Change
- Plan for Change
- Project Governance
- Governance in Adaptive Projects
- Governance Board
- Governance Defines Escalation Procedures
- Governance and Life Cycles
- Project Phases
- Apply Governance to Predictive Project Phases
- Compliance
- Compliance Requirements
- Compliance Categories Classification
- Compliance Threats
- Treat Compliance as a Project Objective
- Activity
- Typical Project Stakeholders
- Stakeholder and Communications Management
- Stakeholder Identification
- Assess Stakeholders
- Create the Stakeholder Register
- Know Stakeholders
- Directions of Influence
- Salience Model
- Stakeholder Perceptions
- Capture Stakeholder Feedback and Perceptions
- Capture Stakeholder Feedback and Perceptions
- Communication Requirements Analysis
- Communication Methods and Technologies
- Communication Challenges and Considerations
- Communication Model
- Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
- Create a Collaborative Team Culture
- Project Team Formation
- Project Manager Role in Adaptive Teams
- Hybrid Team Formation
- Project Team Composition
- Project Team Roles
- Identify Project Resource Requirements
- T-Shaped People and Self-Organising Teams
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Standards
- Experts and Expert Judgment
- Focus on Team Strengths
- Team Norms
- PMI® Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
- Team Charter and Ground Rules
- Team Communication
- Colocated, Virtual or Both?
- Virtual Team Challenges
- Running Virtual Teams
- Virtual Team Communication Technology
- Address Virtual Team Member Needs
- Seek Consensus for the Project Among the Team and Stakeholders
- Building a Shared Understanding
- Project Vision Statement
- Holistic Understanding of the Project
- Refer to Business Case and Business Needs
- Negotiate and Agree on Project Success Criteria
- Help Everyone Understand the Vision
- Got Agreement on the Project Agreements?
- Project Charter
- Understand How and Why Approaches Differ
- Tailored Development Approaches
- Project or Product?
- Life Cycle and Development Approach
- Predictive Life Cycle
- Adaptive Life Cycle
- Cadence
- Development Approach and Life Cycle Terminology
- Hybrid Life Cycle and Development Approach
- Hybrid Project Approaches
- What Can Be Tailored?
- Development Approaches
- Assess Complexity
- Suitability Filter
- Scrum
- Scrum Ceremonies
- Project Management Plan
- Project Documents
- Collaborative Planning
- Adaptability and Resilience in Planning
- MVP or MBI?
- Product Roadmap
- Milestones
- Requirements
- Requirements Management Plan
- Collect Requirements Process
- Data Gathering
- Represent Data
- Context Diagrams
- Prototyping
- Scope Management Plan
- Project Scope Statement
- Scope Planning
- Create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Decompose Work in the WBS
- Scope Baseline
- Plan for Transitions / Handovers
- Scope Planning in Adaptive Environments
- Release and Iteration Planning
- Backlogs
- User Stories, Story Maps, Roadmaps
- Prioritise and Refine the Backlog
- Schedule Management Plan
- Hybrid Schedules
- Predictive Schedule Planning
- Break Down Project Activities
- Activity Dependency Types
- Precedence Relationships
- Activity Duration Estimate Terminology
- Critical Path Method
- Network Diagram with Date and Dependencies
- Project Schedule
- Schedule Presentation Formats
- Resource Optimisation
- Schedule Compression Techniques
- Schedule Baseline
- Special Intervals
- Schedule Management in Adaptive Environments
- Working with Features
- Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD)
- Reprioritise Sprint / Iteration Backlog*
- Hybrid Scheduling Models
- Resource Management Plan
- Assign Resources and Allocate Responsibilities
- Use Resource Calendars
- Responsibility Assignment Tools
- Adaptive Resource Planning
- Filling Resource Needs
- Plan the Procurement Strategy
- Procurement Management Plan
- Procurement Documents
- Formal Procurement Processes
- Source Selection Criteria
- Qualified Vendors
- Contracts
- Types of Contracts
- Components of Contracts
- Budget Planning
- Predictive Budget Planning
- Check with Organisation
- Historical Data
- Project Budget
- Budget Considerations
- Project Risks
- Create Risk Strategy
- Refine Risk Management Approach
- Inherent Risk
- Risk Identification Techniques
- Risk Breakdown Structure
- Assess Risks
- Probability and Impact Matrix
- Quantitative Risk Analysis Methods
- Risk Response
- Plan Risk Response
- Risk Response Strategies
- Stakeholder and Customer Expectations of Quality
- Quality Management Plan
- Compliance Requirements
- Quality Standards and Regulations
- Discussion
- Quality Metrics, Checklists, and Processes
- Quality Methods for Continuous Improvement
- Introduction
- Plan for Complexity and Change
- How to Approach Complex Plans?
- Power Skills
- Inclusive Leadership Competencies
- Interpersonal and Team Skills
- Leadership Styles
- Leadership Management
- Servant Leadership
- Growth Mindset
- Team-Building
- Balance Team Tone with Sense of Urgency
- Virtual Team Member Engagement
- Where and How the Team Works?
- “Agile” Space for Hybrid Teams
- Work Information Management Systems
- Information Storage and Distribution
- Standardise Artifacts
- Tailor Artifacts
- Maintain Artifacts
- Version Control
- Empowerment, Unity, Autonomy
- Support Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
- Psychological Safety and Embrace Diversity
- McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
- Uphold Team Charter and Ground Rules
- Use Rewards and Recognition
- Decision-Making
- Display Task Accountability
- Manage and Lead
- Assess Team Member Performance
- Performance Assessment Tasks
- Personality Indicators
- Personality Research to Coach Team Members
- Emotional Intelligence
- Social Skills
- Monitor Stakeholders
- Managing Project Communications
- Reports and Formal Communication
- How to Collaborate?
- Use Information Radiators
- Collaboration Activities
- Communicate and Collaborate to Negotiate
- Meetings
- Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix (SEAM)
- Sharing Culture
- How to Acquire Required Competencies?
- Plan for Training, Coaching and Mentoring
- Value of Training, Coaching and Mentoring
- Elements of Training
- Coach Teams and Individuals in Project Management
- Self-Organising Teams Collaborate and Learn
- Measure Training Outcomes
- Maintain Mentorships
- Why Conflict Management Matters?
- Causes of Conflict
- Conflict as Part of Team Culture
- How to Handle Conflict?
- Continuous Improvement (CI)
- Kaizen
- Assess Current CI Methods
- Conduct Retrospectives
- Improve Your Improvement Methods
- Update Processes and Standards
- Interactive/Discussion
- Project Team Leadership Objectives
- Manage with Objectives, Tolerances, Thresholds
- Optimise Communication
- Feedback to Support High Performance
- Support Team Task Accountability
- Show Roles and Responsibilities
- Curate Knowledge as an Asset
- Incorporate Knowledge Transfer Opportunities
- Knowledge Management
- Right Way to Motivate Team
- Continuously Realign Team Efforts with Value Delivery
- Check on Artifact Maintenance
- Guidelines to Measuring Performance
- Report on Performance
- Schedule Management Tools
- Task Board
- Estimate Velocity
- Continuous Flow Diagram
- Budget Challenges
- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- EAC/ETC Analysis
- EVM
- Manage and Lead Resources
- Physical Resource Management
- Update Resource Allocation
- Handle Contract Changes and Disputes
- Quality Management Guidelines
- Quality Audit
- Control Quality Tools
- Control Quality Process
- Data Visualisation
- Data Visualisation Quality Tool
- Ensure Quality of Processes and Product
- Verify Deliverables
- Evaluate and Manage Risk
- Monitor Risks
- Review Reserves
- Risk Register
- Interactive/Discussion
- Manage Compliance as the Highest Priority
- Examine Business Value
- Issue or Impediment? Just Solve the Problem
- Risks and Issues
- Issue Resolution
- Discover and Solve Impediments Using Scrum
- Remove Impediments
- Causes of Project Changes
- Changemaker and a Change Leader
- Monitor the External Business Environment
- Change Requests
- Change Control Systems
- Manage Contract Changes and Resolve Problems
- Contract Change Control System
- Types of Contract Changes
- Legal Concepts When Managing Disputes
- Process, Adjudicate and Communicate Claims
- Update Project Management Plan
- Why Projects or Phases Close?
- Transitions
- Transition / Handover Readiness
- Transition / Handover Activities
- Interactive / Activity
- Paying and Closing Contracts
- Finalising Contracts
- Early and Long-Term Benefits Realisation
- Benefits Management Plan
- Knowledge Management During Closing
- Conduct Project Retrospective
- Finalise Lessons Learned
- Consolidating Lessons Learned
- PMP is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
- PMI is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
- PMBOK is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
- The PMI Registered Education Provider logo is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Ways to take this course
Classroom Training
Face-to-face sessions led by expert instructors, fostering interactive learning experiences and collaboration among delegates.
Online Instructor-Led Training
Live virtual classes led by experienced trainers, offering real-time interaction and guidance for optimal learning outcomes.
Online Self-Paced Training
Flexible learning at your own pace, with access to comprehensive course materials and resources available anytime, anywhere.
On-Site Training
Customised courses delivered at your location, tailored to your specific needs and scheduling preferences.
PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp Calender
PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp
£3395
2nd January 2024
6th January 2024
(5 days)Virtual
PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp
£3395
8th January 2024
12th January 2024
(5 days)Virtual
PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp
£3395
13th January 2024
17th January 2024
(5 days)Virtual
PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp
£3395
15th January 2024
19th January 2024
(5 days)Virtual
PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp
£5995
4th March 2024
8th March 2024
(5 days)Sheffield
PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp
£5995
29th July 2024
2nd August 2024
(5 days)Sheffield
Worldwide Learning Experience
These courses cater to learners worldwide, offering flexible options to fit your schedule and location.
Learning Path Towards Success
Explore
Dive into our comprehensive courses to find the best fit for your career goals.
Study
Avail our high-quality learning resources to scale up your career.
Practice
Gain hands-on experience through practical exercises, assignments and case studies.
Succeed
Achieve the skill set to attain a competitive edge in the job market.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the PMP® Certification Course?
The PMP® Certification Course is a training course designed to equip delegates with the tools to gurprepare participants for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification exam.
Who is eligible to attend the PMP® Certification Course?
Professionals with Project Management experience and aspiring Project Managers looking to obtain the PMP® Certification can attend this course.
What topics are covered in the PMP® Certification Course?
The course covers Project Management processes, PMBOK® Guide principles, leadership skills, risk management, and stakeholder management.
Will the PMP® Course help me advance my career?
Yes, obtaining the PMP® Certification can significantly enhance career prospects by demonstrating proficiency in Project Management, leading to potential promotions and increased job opportunities.
How long is the course?
The PMP® Course is a 5-day course.
Is there a prerequisite for attending the PMP® Certification Course?
Yes, participants must meet specific experience requirements set by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The prerequisites are mentioned in detail under the ‘Course Overview’ section.
Is the PMP® Certification globally recognised?
Yes, it is recognised as a prestigious certification in the arena of Project Management worldwide.
Is the PMP® Certification Course available online or in-person?
The course can be accessed in both online and offline mode.
What is the validity period of the PMP® Certificate?
The PMP® Certification needs to be renewed every three years through earning and reporting Professional Development Units (PDUs) to demonstrate ongoing commitment to professional development.
How can I maintain my PMP® Certification after passing the exam?
PMP® credential holders must earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) through ongoing education and project management-related activities to maintain their certification.
Find Your Best Course With Us
Discover the best courses tailored to your career goals. Get in touch with our support team for expert guidance.
Explore Our Client Saying
PRINCE2 Training has been an invaluable investment for us. The course was engaging, the material was excellent, and the instructors truly knew their stuff. It's not just about getting certified; it's about gaining skills that move our projects and our people forward.
Michael Carter
Project DirectorThe depth and clarity of the PRINCE2 Training have surpassed all our expectations. Our team now approaches projects with greater confidence and a solid framework, leading to more predictable and successful results. We're truly grateful for the transformation.
Samantha Wong
Project LeadChoosing PRINCE2 Training was a pivotal decision for our team. The structured approach and practical insights have significantly improved our project delivery times and outcomes. It's clear why PRINCE2 is a leader in Project Management training!
David Patel
Senior Project CoordinatorAs a Project Manager, I can confidently say that registering for PRINCE2 Training was a game-changer for me. The comprehensive curriculum and practical approach gave me the tools and strategies I needed to excel in my role.
Emily Johnson
Project ManagerPRINCE2 Training was a game-changer for our team. The standardised approach to project management not only improved our efficiency but also enhanced collaboration and communication among team members. We're already seeing the positive impact of implementing PRINCE2 methodologies in our projects. Thank you for such a valuable learning experience!
Ada Richman
Project Governance DirectorI can't say enough good things about PRINCE2 Training! The instructors were passionate about the subject matter and went above and beyond to ensure that all participants understood the material. Whether you're new to project management or looking to enhance your skills, I highly recommend investing in PRINCE2 Training.
Rod Stewart
IT Project ManagerAs someone with limited experience in project management, I found PRINCE2 Training to be incredibly valuable. The course content was well-structured and easy to follow, even for beginners like me. I appreciated the emphasis on practical application, which allowed me to immediately implement what I learned in my workplace.
Luca Bianchi
Program DirectorPRINCE2 Training provided me with the tools and techniques I needed to excel in my project management career. The practical exercises and real-world examples helped me apply the concepts to my job immediately. I'm grateful for the valuable skills I gained through this training program.
Henri Mitchell
Business Transformation ManagerI had been looking for a comprehensive project management course, and PRINCE2 Training exceeded my expectations. The material was thorough, the instructors were engaging, and the support staff were always available to answer my questions. Thanks to PRINCE2, I feel confident tackling any project that comes my way.
Loren Crookes
Risk Management SpecialistRegistering for the PRINCE2 Training Was a Game-changer For Me! The Course Structure Was Well-organised, The Instructors were knowledgeable, and the hands-on approach really helped solidify my understanding of project management principles. Highly recommended!