PMP: Project Management Professional • Exam-focused training based on PMI-

standardized course materials

• Exam preparation methods
Course Code: PMP
• Advice to participants on the
Duration: 5 days
application form for the PMP
Instructor-led Training (ILT) | Virtual Instructor-
certification exam.
led Training (VILT)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
OVERVIEW
The PMP recognizes demonstrated competence
Project Management Professional (PMP)®
in leading and directing project teams. If you are
credential awarded by Project Management
an experienced project manager looking to
Institute (PMI), USA is the most important
solidify your skills, stand out to employers and
industry-recognized certification for project
maximize your earning potential, the PMP
managers. Globally recognized and demanded,
credential is the right choice for you.
the PMP® demonstrates that you have the
experience, education and competency to
PREREQUISITES
successfully lead and direct projects.
There is no pre-requisite to attend this course;
This PMP Examination Preparation course helps
however it is recommended that delegates
you understand the core principles of PMP® and
fulfill the 36 months of experience leading
provides the skills to pass the demanding and
projects required by PMI.
challenging PMP® examinations. Our training
sessions are based on PMI-standardized course
MODULES
materials for 2021 PMP exams.
Module 1: People
PMP 2021 has been re-designed to be value-
oriented and organized into three domains, i.e.
People, Process and Business Environment. PMP 1. Manage conflict.
focuses on the key skillsets in the PMI Talent
Triangle (Technical Project Management, • Interpret the source and stage of the
Leadership and Strategic and Business conflict.
Management). • Analyze the context for the conflict.
• Evaluate / recommend / reconcile the
Within the three domains of PMP, the Key appropriate conflict resolution solution.
Concepts, Trends and Emerging Practices,
Tailoring Considerations and Consideration of 2. Lead a team.
Agile or Adaptive methods would be covered.
• Set a clear vision and mission.
SKILLS COVERED • Support diversity and inclusion (e.g.,
behavior types, thought process)
• Value servant leadership (e.g., relate
On completion of this course, delegates would
have been exposed to our proven approach of the tenets of servant leadership to the
preparation for the PMP examination via: team)
• Determine an appropriate leadership
style (e.g..directive, collaborative)

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• Inspire, motivate, and influence team • Prioritize critical impediments,
members/stakeholders(e.g., team obstacles, and blockers for the team.
contract, social contract, reward • Use network to implement solutions to
system) remove impediments, obstacles, and
• Analyze team members and blockers for the team.
stakeholders’ influence. • Re-assess continually to ensure
• Distinguish various options to lead impediments, obstacles, and blockers
various team members and for the team are being addressed.
stakeholders.
7. Negotiate project agreements.
3. Support team performance
• Analyze the bounds of the negotiations
• Appraise team member performance for agreement.
against key performance indicators. • Assess priorities and determine
• Support and recognize team member ultimate objective(s)
growth and development. • Verify objective(s) of the project
• Determine appropriate feedback agreement is met.
approach. • Participate in agreement negotiations.
• Verify performance improvements. • Determine a negotiation strategy.

4. Empower team members and 8. Collaborate with stakeholders.

stakeholders.
• Evaluate engagement needs for
• Organize around team strengths. stakeholders.
• Support team task accountability • Optimize alignment between
• Evaluate demonstration of task stakeholder needs, expectations, and
accountability. project objectives.
• Determine and bestow level(s) of • Build trust and influence stakeholders
decision-making authority. to accomplish project objectives.

5. Ensure team members/stakeholders are 9. Build shared understanding.

adequately trained.
• Break down situation to identify the
• Determine required competencies and root cause of a misunderstanding.
elements of training. • Survey all necessary parties to reach
• Determine training options based on consensus.
training needs. • Support outcome of parties' agreement
• Allocate resources for training. • Investigate potential
• Measure training outcomes misunderstandings.

6. Address and remove impediments, 10. Engage and support virtual teams.
obstacles, and blockers for the team.
• Examine virtual team member needs
• Determine critical impediments, (e.g., environment, geography, culture,
obstacles, and blockers for the team. global, etc.)

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 • Investigate alternatives (e.g., • Assess opportunities to deliver value
communication tools, colocation) for incrementally
virtual team member engagement. • Examine the business value throughout
• Implement options for virtual team the project
member engagement. • Support the team to subdivide project
• Continually evaluate effectiveness of tasks as necessary to find the minimum
virtual team member engagement viable product

11. Define team ground rules. 2. Manage communications

• Communicate organizational principles • Analyze communication needs of all

with team and external stakeholders. stakeholders
• Establish an environment that fosters • Determine communication methods,
adherence to the round rules. channels, frequency, and level of detail
• Manage and rectify ground rule for all stakeholders
violations. • Communicate project information and
updates effectively
12. Mentor relevant stakeholders • Confirm communication is understood
and feedback is received
• Allocate the time to mentoring.
• Recognize and act on mentoring 3. Assess and manage risks
opportunities.
• Determine risk management options
13. Promote team performance through • Iteratively assess and prioritize risks
the application of emotional
intelligence. 4. Engage stakeholders

• Assess behavior through the use of • Analyze stakeholders (e.g., power

personality indicators. interest grid, influence, impact)
• Analyze personality indicators and • Categorize stakeholders
adjust to the emotional needs of key • Engage stakeholders by category
project stakeholders. • Develop, execute, and validate a
strategy for stakeholder engagement
14. Build a team.
5. Plan and manage budget and resources
• Appraise stakeholder skills.
• Deduce project resource requirements. • Estimate budgetary needs based on the
• Continuously assess and refresh team scope of the project and lessons
skills to meet project needs. learned
• Maintain team and knowledge transfer. • from past projects
• Anticipate future budget challenges
Module 2: Process • Monitor budget variations and work
with governance process to adjust as
1. Execute project with the urgency necessary
required to deliver business value • Plan and manage resources

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6. Plan and manage schedule 10. Manage project changes

• Estimate project tasks (milestones, • Anticipate and embrace the need for
dependencies, story points) change (e.g., follow change
• Utilize benchmarks and historical data management practices)
• Prepare schedule based on • Determine strategy to handle change
methodology • Execute change management strategy
• Measure ongoing progress based on according to the methodology
methodology • Determine a change response to move
• Modify schedule, as needed, based on the project forward
methodology
• Coordinate with other projects and 11. Plan and manage procurement
other operations
• Define resource requirements and
7. Plan and manage quality of needs
products/deliverables • Communicate resource requirements
• Manage suppliers/contracts
• Determine quality standard required for • Plan and manage procurement strategy
project deliverables • Develop a delivery solution
• Recommend options for improvement
based on quality gaps 12. Manage project artifacts
• Continually survey project deliverable
quality • Determine the requirements (what,
when, where, who, etc.)for managing
8. Plan and manage scope the project artifacts
• Validate that the project information is
• Determine and prioritize requirements kept up to date (i.e., version control)
• Break down scope (e.g., WBS, backlog) and accessible to all stakeholders
• Monitor and validate scope • Continually assess the effectiveness of
the management of the project artifacts
9. Integrate project planning activities
13. Determine appropriate project
• Consolidate the project/phase plans methodology/methods and practices
• Assess consolidated project plans for
dependencies, gaps, and continued • Assess project needs, complexity, and
business value magnitude
• Analyze the data collected • Recommend project execution strategy
• Collect and analyze data to make (e.g., contracting, finance)
informed project decisions • Recommend a project methodology/
• Determine critical information approach (i.e., predictive, agile, hybrid)
requirements • Use iterative, incremental practices
throughout the project life cycle (e.g.,
lessons learned, stakeholder
engagement, risk)

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 14. Establish project governance structure • Determine potential threats to
compliance
• Determine appropriate governance for • Use methods to support compliance
a project (e.g., replicate organizational • Analyze the consequences of
governance) noncompliance
• Define escalation paths and thresholds • Determine necessary approach and
action to address compliance needs
15. Manage project issues (e.g., risk, legal)
• Measure the extent to which the
• Recognize when a risk becomes an issue project complies
• Attack the issue with the optimal action
to achieve project success 2. Evaluate and deliver project benefits
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders and value
on the approach tore solve the issues
• Investigate that benefits are identified
16. Ensure knowledge transfer for project • Document agreement on ownership for
continuity ongoing benefit realization
• Verify measurement system is in place
• Discuss project responsibilities within to track benefits
team • Evaluate delivery options to
• Outline expectations for working demonstrate value
environment • Appraise stakeholders of value gain
• Confirm approach for knowledge progress
transfers
3. Evaluate and address external business
17. Plan and manage project/phase closure environment changes for impact on
or transitions scope

• Determine criteria to successfully close • Survey changes to external business

the project or phase environment (e.g., regulations,
• Validate readiness for transition (e.g., to technology, geopolitical, market)
operation steam or next phase) • Assess and prioritize impact on project
• Conclude activities to close out project scope/backlog based on changes in
or phase (e.g. final lessons learned, external business environment
retrospective, procurement, financials, • Recommend options for scope/backlog
resources) changes (e.g. schedule, cost changes)
• Continually review external business
Module 3 : Business Environment environment for impacts on project
scope/backlog
1. Plan and manage project compliance
4. Support organizational change
• Confirm project compliance
requirements (e.g., security, health and • Assess organizational culture
safety, regulatory compliance) • Evaluate impact of organizational
• Classify compliance categories change to project and determine
required actions
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• Evaluate impact of the project to the
organization and determine required
actions

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