| Managing Projects within Organizations (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course provides a foundational knowledge base reflecting the most up-to-date project management information so learners can effectively put principles to work at their own organizations. This course will assist in preparing the learner for the PMBOK® certification exam. This course is aligned with the PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition, published by PMI®, Inc., 2008. Copyright and all rights reserved. Material from this publication has been reproduced with the permission of PMI®.
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| Project Management Overview (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 1.5 contact hours/PDUsThe course illustrates these concepts through many examples of small and large projects. Learners will also be introduced to the fundamental source of information for project management professionals: the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition published by PMI®. The course will identify key project management concepts and terms, explore the PMBOK® Guide, and the project management Knowledge Areas. This course
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| Project Management Process Groups (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsIn this course, learners will be given an overview of the project management process groups as defined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide - Fourth Edition published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Specifically, learners will be introduced to the following project management process groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing. Learners will also discover how the process groups interact with the nine knowledge areas:
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| Integrated Initiation and Planning (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsIn this course, learners will be given an overview of the Project Integration Management knowledge area. They'll be introduced to best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Specifically, learners will be introduced to Project Integration Management and its processes, the project charter, including the statement of work and business case. They'll also be introduced to the proj
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| Integrated Project Execution, Monitoring, and Control (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 1.5 contact hours/PDUsThis course covers the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the third and fourth processes: Direct and Manage Project Execution and Monitor and Control Project Work. Through interactive learning strategies and realistic scenarios, the learner explores these concepts and gains a better understanding of the project integrative processes in action. This course is aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition, published by the Project Manag
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| Integrated Project Change Control and Close (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 1.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course will equip project managers with the tools and techniques to manage project change in an integrated fashion and to close out phases and projects so that all aspects are brought to a controlled close. The Project Integration Management knowledge area includes six processes, ranging from the creation of the project charter at the beginning of a project through to the close of a project or phase. This course covers the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the fifth and sixth pr
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| Project Requirements and Defining Scope (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course covers all the activities related to planning scope management and developing a project scope statement. Specifically, learners will be introduced to the first two processes in the Project Scope Management knowledge area? Collect Requirements and Define Scope. Learners will be introduced to best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). This course provides a foundat
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| Create Work Breakdown Structure (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 1.5 contact hours/PDUsThis course will highlight the importance of the WBS and how it relates to the overall success of a project. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the project management processes related to creating and verifying a work breakdown structure. This course will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the Create Work Breakdown Structure process, the third process in the Projec
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| Monitoring and Controlling Project Scope (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 1.5 contact hours/PDUsThis course will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the scope management processes that deal with verifying scope and controlling changes to a project's scope baseline. Through interactive learning strategies and realistic scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the monitoring and controlling processes of the scope management knowledge area.
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| Defining and Sequencing Project Activities (PMBOK® Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course covers defining and sequencing project activities in the project management discipline, and introduces best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Specifically, learners will be provided with an overview of the Project Time Management knowledge area and the interrelation with the process groups. The course also explores project activities and activity attributes,
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| Estimating Activity Resources and Durations (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course covers estimating activity resources and durations in the project management discipline, and introduces best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Specifically, learners will be provided with an overview of establishing resource requirements, sources of activity duration information, and methods of estimating activity durations. Some of the duration estimating te
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| Developing and Controlling the Project Schedule (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course covers developing and controlling the project schedule in the project management discipline, and introduces best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Specifically, learners will learn how to analyze activity sequences, durations, and resource and schedule constraints, to create the project schedule. Learners will also calculate the critical path using a forward
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| Estimating and Budgeting Project Costs (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course provides an overview of estimating and budgeting project costs in the Project Cost Management knowledge area, and introduces best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Specifically, this course covers gathering cost information from numerous sources and then utilizing that information to apply tools and techniques such as bottom-up estimating and reserve analysis
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| Controlling Costs (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 1.5 contact hours/PDUsThis course provides an overview of the Control Costs process. It introduces the best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Specifically, the course examines the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the Control Costs process. In terms of the tools and techniques, it shows how to monitor cost performance through earned value management (EVM), forecasting, and other te
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| Project Quality Planning (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsIn this course, learners will be given an overview of the project quality management knowledge area. They'll be introduced to best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Specifically, learners will be introduced to the three processes in the quality management knowledge area and how they fit into the project process groups. This course also covers, in detail, the quality plann
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| Quality Assurance and Quality Control (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsIn this course, learners will be given an overview of the quality assurance and quality control processes within the project quality management knowledge area. They'll be introduced to best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Specifically, learners will be introduced to the tools and techniques used in quality assurance, such as quality audits and performing a process analy
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| Planning Project Human Resources (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course emphasizes the importance of good project human resource management to overall project performance. It covers the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the first two Project Human Resource Management processes: Develop Human Resource Plan and Acquire Project Team. This course provides a foundational knowledge base reflecting the most up-to-date project management information so learners can effectively put principles to work at their own organizations. This course will assist
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| Managing Project Human Resources (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course covers the Develop Project Team and Manage Project Team processes, the third and fourth processes within the Project Human Resources Management knowledge area. Learners will be introduced to best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Techniques for developing project teams, such as training, team-building activities, and recognition and rewards will be discussed.
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| Stakeholders and the Communication Management Plan (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsIn this course learners will learn how to identify project stakeholders, perform a stakeholder analysis, and analyze communications requirements in the development of a communications management plan. This course provides foundational knowledge and up-to-date project management information so learners can put principles to work at their own organizations.
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| Processes for Managing Project Communications (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition-aligned) - 2.0 contact hours/PDUsThis course emphasizes the importance of these Project Communications Management processes and guides the learner through the steps required to successfully implement each one. Specifically, it covers strategies for selecting appropriate methods for communicating with stakeholders and ways to ensure that stakeholders remain supportive of the project. Finally, learners will be introduced to different forms of performance reports. This course provides a foundational knowledge base reflecting the m
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