PMP Certification:
Project
Management Basics
Topic-Level
Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: At least 36 months of professional project
management experience
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A: About PMP certification
A-1: Discussing the importance of PMP certification
A-2: Discussing the PMP exam eligibility criteria
Topic B: PMP exam content
B-1: Reviewing sample questions
B-2: Understanding the PMP exam environment
Unit 2: Project management context
Topic A: Projects
A-1: Discussing the characteristics of projects
A-2: Differentiating between projects and operations
A-3: Identifying the role of triple constraints
Topic B: Project management concepts
B-1: Defining project management
B-2: Discussing programs, portfolios, and subprojects
B-3: Discussing the role of a PMO
Unit 3: Project management framework
Topic A: Project stakeholders
A-1: Identifying the key stakeholders in a project
A-2: Managing stakeholder expectations
Topic B: Organizational and socio-economic influences
B-1: Identifying the components of a project environment
B-2: Identifying organizational structures
B-3: Examining a project manager’s role in different organizational structures
Topic C: Key project management skills
C-1: Discussing the importance of communication skills
C-2: Discussing conflict management, negotiation, and influencing skills
C-3: Discussing organizational, planning, and budgeting skills
Unit 4: Project management processes
Topic A: Project phases and life cycles
A-1: Identifying the characteristics of a project phase
A-2: Defining a project life cycle
A-3: Defining a product life cycle
Topic B: Processes and process groups
B-1: Defining a process group
B-2: Discussing project management process groups
B-3: Discussing the interaction among process groups
Topic C: Project management knowledge areas
C-1: Discussing project management knowledge areas
C-2: Mapping project management processes to knowledge areas and process groups