PMI PMP course Beginner level by Winavit Technologies Pvt Ltd

Introduction to Project Management

What are Projects?
Projects vs. Operations
Project Management and the role of Project Manager
The concept of Progressive Elaboration
PMBOK Guide structure
Interrelationship of Project Management with General Management concepts
The concept of Program Management and Portfolio Management
The concept of Project Management Office (PMO)
Multiple modes of operations of PMO
Quiz Introduction to Project Management

Project Management Context

The concept of Project Lifecycle and its characteristics
Phases defining the Project Lifecycle
Stakeholders in a Project
Varying types of Project organizational structures Functional, Matrix and Projectized their advantages and disadvantages
Quiz Project Management context

Project Management Processes

Project Management vs. Product oriented Processes
Description of five process groups in the Project Lifecycle and their interactions
Characteristics and components of Process groups
Process Interactions / Customization of Processes
Mapping of Project Management Processes across the Process Groups and Knowledge Areas
Quiz Project Management Processes

Project Integration Management

The role of Integration Management in Project execution
Description of multiple ways in a Project can arise
SOW its characteristics
Description of Enterprise Environmental factors and organizational assets which can impact a Project
Description of various Project selection methods like mathematical models and financial criteria like ROI, NPV, IRR etc.
Project Charter its characteristics
Project Management Plan Development
Contents of the Project Management Plan
PMIS its role in effective Project Management
Directing and Managing Project Work
The role of Configuration Management system in a Project environment
Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
Performing Integrated Change Control
How to manage changes in a Project?
Change Control Management activities involved in a Project
Role of Change Control Board in Project environment
Closing a Project ( or a Phase)
Multiple types of closures (Administrative closure and Financial closure)
Updation process to organizational Process assets
Quiz Project Integration Management

Project Scope Management

Project Scope vs. Product Scope and their interrelationships
Importance of Scope Management Plan in the Project
Collect Requirements process
Define Scope Process
Project Scope statement how to prepare and update?
WBS its key role in Project Management
Creating and Managing WBS
Interactions of WBS with other Breakdown structures used in Project Environment
Validate Scope process
Scope Validation vs. Quality Control
Control Scope process
Quiz Project Scope Management

Day 2 of 4
Project Time Management

Importance of Time Management in a Project environment
Define Activities process
Sequence Activities process
Multiple types of dependencies across activities
Precedence Diagramming Method

Estimating Activity Resource process

Estimating Activity Duration process

Various duration estimating procedures Top-Down, Bottom-up, Analogous, Parametric etc.
The concept of Contingency in Time Management
Develop Schedule Process
The importance of calendars in the Scheduling process
The importance of Critical Path in Project Management
Critical Path computation and explanation of its characteristics
Application of techniques like Fast tracking, Crashing, Resource Optimization, PERT etc in schedule development
Use of Modeling techniques in Scheduling
Critical Chain applications
Schedule l data- descriptions
Control Schedule process Revision of schedules
Quiz Project Time Management

Project Cost Management

The importance of Cost Management in Projects
Project Lifecycle costing vs. Product Lifecycle costing
Cost Management Plan and its use in Cost control
Estimating Costs process
Cost Management Plan and its use in Cost control
Analogous, Parametric and Bottom-up methods of Cost estimating
Multiple types of cost estimates Order of Magnitude and Definitive estimates
Determine Budget process
Cost Baseline and its management
Control costs process
Application of Earned value management techniques for Cost Management
Cost and Schedule Performance Indices and their use in Forecasting
Multiple methods of Depreciation
Quiz Project Cost Management

Project Quality Management

Project Quality vs. Product Quality
Concepts of Quality Management
Project Management vis--vis Quality Management
Current themes in Quality Management
Planning Quality Management process
Project Quality Management Plan and Process Improvement Plan
Perform Quality Assurance process
The role of Quality Audits in Quality Management
Perform Quality Control process
Seven basic tools of Quality Control including Control Charts, Cause and Effect diagrams, Pareto Diagrams, Stratification, Histograms, Scatter diagrams etc.
Applicability of Normal distribution in SQC Process capability definitions Pioneers of Quality Deming, Juran, Crosby etc. and their key contributions
Cost of Quality/ Cost of Non-Quality concepts
Quiz Project Quality Management

Day 3 of 4
Project Human Resource Management

Developing Human Resource Management Plan process
Organizational Planning & Structures
Description of OBS and RBS
RAM and RACI Charts
How Staffing Management Plan enables HR Management?
Acquire Project Team Process
Managing Virtual teams in a Project environment
Building effective Project teams
Develop Project Team process
Importance of Trainings in Project team development
Delegation for effective management
Multiple stages of Team Development
Manage Project team process
Performance Appraisals of team members
Types of Power De-facto and Personal Powers
Project Managers leadership styles
Conflict Handling multiple models
How to motivate Team members?
Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs
Fredrick Herzberg s Two-Factor Theory
Theory X, Y and Z descriptions and their application to Project Management
Expectancy Theories
Quiz Project Human Resource Management

Project Communications Management

Planning Communications Management Process
Project Communications structures
Communications requirements analysis in the Project environment
Communication Channels in a Project
Communications Management Plan
Sender Receiver models in the Project environment
Manage Communications process
Communication Methods Push, Pull and Interactive
Control Communication Process
Reporting Performance
Obstacles in cross-cultural communication
Quiz Project Communications Management

Project Risk Management

Risk Management cycle in a Project environment
Plan Risk Management process
Importance of Risk Management Plan in the Risk Management Lifecycle
Types of Risks which can impact a Project
Identify Risks process
Risk identification facilitators Brainstorming, Delphi techniques, SWOT Analysis, Documentation Review, Checklist Analysis etc
Risk Register preparation and updation
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process
Probability Impact Matrix and its use in Risk Management
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process
Use of varying Simulation Techniques
Application of Decision Tree analysis and Sensitivity Analysis tools to Risk Management
Plan Risk Responses process
Strategies of Risk response for positive and negative risks
Different types of Risks Primary Risks, Secondary Risks, Residual Risks etc.
Risk Register updation
Monitor and Control Risks process
Use of Risk Audits, Reserve Analysis and Variance and Trend Analysis in Monitoring and Control of Risks
Corrective and Preventive Actions in Risk Management process
Quiz Project Risk Management

Day 4 of 4

Project Procurement Management

Why Procurement is important for Projects?
Procurement Management lifecycle
Project Manager s Procurement Management responsibilities
Plan Procurement Management process
Centralized vs. Decentralized Procurement organizations
Make or Buy analysis
Major types of Contracts including FFP, Cost plus, T& M and their variations
Risks associated with various types of contracts
Importance of Procurement Management Plan
Creating Procurement SOW and Procurement Documents
Conduct Procurements Process
Various types of Procurement documents incl. RFP, RFQ, IB etc.
Source Selection criteria to analyze vendor responses
Source selection process
Application of Screening and Weighting systems in Procurements selection
Contract negotiations process
Application of Seller rating systems
Use of Independent Estimates
Contract negotiations process
Multiple negotiation tactics
Contracts their legal implications
Control Procurements process
Contract change - how to manage them more effectively
Dispute management processes
Contract documentation file
Discharge of contracts
Close Procurements process
Quiz Project Procurement Management

Project Stakeholder Management

Identify Stakeholders Process
Conducting Stakeholder Analysis Power-Interest Grid
Creating the Stakeholder Register
Plan Stakeholder Management Proces
Stakeholder Engagement Levels
Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix
Manage Stakeholder Engagement process
Control Stakeholder Engagement Process