TAP-a-PM

Project and Program Managers

Course Title: PMP/CAPM Certification Prep.

Prerequisite: Prior knowledge of or experience in Project Management

Course Description: This course teaches the students key elements of Project Management per Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ®) Fourth (2009) Edition. Students are instructed in all of the material that the Project Management Institute (PMI ®) considers important enough to be included in their certification exam for their PMP or CAPM credentials. In addition the students are exposed to several quizzes or practice exam questions to prepare them for the PMI certification exam.  The following will be discussed:  Project Management Framework including concepts and practice of Project Management, and Project Life cycle and organization; Project Management Processes, process groups, Flow diagrams, and documents; Integration of all Project Management Processes; Project Scope Management; Project Time Management, schedules and network diagrams; Project Cost Management; Project Quality Management; Project HR Management; Project Communications Management; Project Risk Management; Project Contract and Procurement Management; and Code of Professional Conduct. This covers all five domains that PMI tests the students for the PMP or CAPM certification exam namely, Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing, in addition to Professional and Social Responsibility.  

Case studies, small projects and quizzes will also assist the students’ learning in this course.


Units: 40 Contact Hours (Interactive lectures, labs and quizes)

Schedule: Thursdays at 7:00 PM PST starting Jan 14, 2010 until March 25, 2010

Instructors: Ali Daimee, Jim Huether, Zafar Mahmood and Jane Yee

Online Tools Support: Zafar Mahmood and Madhurika Dev

Course Objectives: This course teaches the students key elements of Project Management per Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ®) Fourth (2009) Edition. It focuses on fulfilling PMI ® requirements for the 35 contact Hours of PM instructions. Students taking this class will learn:
1. All five domains of Project Management, namely: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing in addition to Professional and Social Responsibility;
2. All nine Key Knowledge Areas and associated processes of PM;
3. Knowledge and practice exercises of typical PMI ® CAPM and PMP certification exam.

Instruction Method: Online interactive Lecture and Instruction, Reference web sites, online discussions and hands-on practice exercises by lab teams.
 
Week 1 PMBOK Chapters 1 and 2 – PM Framework, PLC and Organization  
Week 2 PMBOK Chapter 3 – Project Management Processes for a Project; Project Management Knowledge areas PMBOK Chapter 4 - Project Management Integration of all five Domains. Quiz and sample test questions  
Week 3 Review of Chapter 3 and 4; Review of Lab progress PMBOK Ch 5 - Project Scope ManagementQuiz and sample test questions  
Week 4 Review of Chapter 5; Review Lab  PMBOK Chapter 6 - Project Time Management Guidelines to Develop Team project Schedule & OptimizationQuiz and sample test questions
  
Week 5 Review of Chapter 6 and labs progress PMBOK Chapter 7 - Project Cost Management Guidelines to develop Team Project Costs and Optimization (Teams); Quiz and sample test questions  
Week 6 Review of Chapter 7 and lab progress PMBOK Chapters 8, 9 & 10 - Project Quality, HR and Communications Management Quiz and sample test questions Q&A
  
Week 7 Review of Chapter 8, 9 and 10; Review Labs PMBOK Chapter 11 - Project Risk Management Guidelines to develop Team Project Risk Management Plan (Teams)
    
Week 8 Review of Chapter 11 and lab progress PMBOK Chapter 12 - Project Procurement Management Quiz and sample test questions Q&A, Explanation of Assignments, Break, etc.
  
Week 9 Review of Chapter 12 ; Review LabsProject Closure ; Professional Responsibility and Ethics 2.     Quiz and sample test questions.     Q&A, Test Tips 
 
Week 10 Overall Test tips and review of sample questions;    Discuss the Test Center environment and Test strategy;   Explain Final Test and Submission  
Week 11 Final Exam Due on 3/24/2010; presentations and formation of study groupsResults and Graduation on 3/25/10Team PresentationsGuest SpeakerStudy Team formationAwards Class Evaluation