Fulfills

the Project

Management

Education hours

required for exam

application!

PMP®

EXAMP R E P C O U R S E

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The five-day course that prepares you to pass the PMP® certification exam— on the first try!

■■ Complete the required 35 contact hours/PDUs

■■ Prepare for tough exam questions in all 10 knowledge areas

■■ Take practice tests to identify knowledge gaps

■■ Avoid common test-taking mistakes

■■ Focus your study time ■■ Ease test day anxiety

To enroll, call toll free

1-800-873-7545, on-line at www.skillpath.com

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Why choose SkillPath for your PMP®

certification training?SkillPath is a Project Management Institute (PMI®) Global Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.)Thousands of training organizations offer project management courses. But only a few have been independently assessed against global standards for both project management and continuing education and training. As a PMI® Global R.E.P., SkillPath meets or exceeds PMI’s rigorous standards for quality and effectiveness.

Four top reasons to choose SkillPath as your R.E.P.: 1. Our course is aligned with PMI® standards, and we’re approved to offer this training

2. We’re authorized to offer the required 35 contact hours and Professional Development Units (PDUs) of pre-PMP® exam training

3. We’re carefully reviewed every three years to ensure we meet PMI’s rigorous quality criteria for course content, instructor qualification and instructional design

4. Our trainers are PMP®-certified—their knowledge is up to date and their skills are continually improved

In five intensive days, you’ll master the skills in these 10 essential knowledge areas:

➊ Project Integration Management

➋ Project Scope Management

➌ Project Time Management

➍ Project Cost Management

➎ Project Quality Management

➏ Project Human Resource Management

➐ Project Communications Management

➑ Project Risk Management

➒ Project Procurement Management

➓ Project Stakeholder Management

PLUS: Valuable tips and test-taking strategies to make sure you’re absolutely prepared for test day!

SkillPath’s PMP ® Exam Prep Course is the key piece you need to become eligible for the PMP® credentialAnyone who is planning on applying to take the PMP® certification exam and trying to meet the specific eligibility requirements will benefit from this opportunity to earn the 35 necessary formal education contact hours— all in one complete course.

To enroll, call toll free 1-800-873-7545, on-line at www.skillpath.com

On-site training … We can provide a PMP®-certified trainer and deliver this special five-day test prep course right to your company’s door.

Corporate Strategies by SkillPath can provide customized, you-pick-the-day training on this course—or any program pertinent to your organization’s training goals. Or let our staff of professional trainers add sparkle to your next corporate or association meeting with a stimulating keynote speech designed just for you. Whether you have 3 or 300 people to train, SkillPath is the answer. For complete details and a no-obligation quote, call 1-800-873-7545 and ask for the on-site training department.

PMI®, PMP® and PMBOK® are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc. The PMI Registered Education Provider logo is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. SkillPath claims no ownership interest in the trademarks.

80 percent of organizations

seeking suppliers of project

management training

strongly prefer to work with

PMI® R.E.P.s, according to

a PMI® survey

5 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER:By phone: 1-800-873-7545 By fax: 1-913-362-4241

On-line: Enroll on-line at www.skillpath.com By mail: SkillPath Seminars

P.O. Box 804441 Kansas City, MO 64180-4441

By e-mail: enroll@skillpath.com

Project Development Units (PDUs): This SkillPath course has been pre-approved to offer 35 PDUs, which will be automatically expedited for processing after completion—no delay or additional submission process required. This program also satisfies the 35 contact hours of formal Project Management education required to take the PMP® certification exam.

Cancellations and substitutions. Cancellations received up to five working days before the seminar are refundable, minus a $100 registration service charge. After that, cancellations are subject to the entire seminar fee, which you may apply toward a future seminar. Please note that if you don’t cancel and don’t attend, you are still responsible for payment. Substitutions may be made at any time.

The Proven Way to Gain the Most Important Industry-recognized Certification for Project ManagersAdvance professionally, set yourself apart from your peers, solidify your skills and help put yourself

in position for greater financial opportunities. When you earn PMI’s globally recognized and highly respected Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential, you put your project management career on the fast track.

Good news: No longer does preparing for the challenging, 200-question exam have to be a dreaded chore you put off or avoid altogether. Attend SkillPath’s PMP® Exam Prep Course and see how easy it is to prepare, study, take the test and succeed.

SkillPath, a leader in training since 1989, has attained the coveted Global Certification status and, using its business training pedigree, has put together the definitive PMP® test preparation course. This in-depth training program was built by a PMI®-certified instructor—whose students boast a stellar 96% pass rate— to target the critical expertise you need to master to pass the rigorous PMP® certification exam. After completing this specialized five-day course, you’ll have the proven blueprint and absolute confidence you need to be successful on your very first exam session!

Prepare for test day: ■■ Define PMI® terms, acronyms

and formats

■■ Identify PMI® processes and 10 knowledge areas

■■ Understand Inputs, Tools and Techniques and Outputs for 47 separate process groups

Personalize your study plan: ■■ Take practice test questions

■■ Focus your study on your problem areas

■■ Develop your own personalized study plan

■■ Review more than 400 sample exam questions in Rita Mulcahy’s PMP® Exam Prep book—included with your registration

Practice what you’ve learned: ■■ Apply proven test-taking tips

for exam success

■■ Ease anxiety on test day

■■ Be ready for the tough questions

■■ Learn the most common mistakes and how to avoid them

PROGRAM SCHEDULE: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day (35 total hours)

DAY 1Introduction; Organizations, Stakeholders and Teams; the Project Management Framework; Processes and Project Selection

DAY 4Project Communications Management, Project Risk Management and Project Procurement Management

DAY 2Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management and Project Time Management

DAY 5Project Stakeholder Management, Professional and Social Responsibility, Exam Review and Practice Exam

DAY 3Project Cost Management, Project Quality Management and Project Human Resource Management

SkillPath’s Guarantee. If you don’t pass the PMP® certification exam on your very first try after completing this training, you can retake this PMP® Exam Prep Course within six months at no additional cost.

Introduction to Project Management, PMI® and the PMBOK ® Guide

Your PMI®-certified trainer will lay the groundwork for this five-day course by defining common project management terms you’ll need to know for your PMI® test prep. Using the PMBOK® Guide, you’ll learn how to:

■■ Identify the difference between projects and operations

■■ Detail the responsibilities and competencies of project managers

■■ Differentiate between a weak, balanced and strong matrix organization

■■ Pinpoint project Inputs, Tools and Techniques and Outputs (ITTOs)

■■ Understand the project life cycle—whether it’s predictive, iterative, incremental or adaptive

■■ Describe the various phases of project management

■■ Discuss the purpose of the PMBOK® Guide and how it’s best used for project management success

The PMI® FrameworkYou’ll move on to your in-depth study with an overview of the different knowledge areas defined in the PMBOK® Guide and the five basic process groups involved throughout each of the 10 areas. You’ll learn the guidelines for project information and discover the various creative group planning methods and how to use them in project management. We’ll introduce various models that are used for project selection, and you’ll be able to practice using mathematical models for project selection.

As you cover each of the PMI® knowledge areas, you’ll identify the process groups involved in each area. Using the PMBOK® Guide, you’ll analyze and break down the Inputs, Tools and Techniques and Outputs for each process. Then you’ll dive into test-specific information for each of the 10 knowledge areas, including:

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 1 : Project Integration Management

■■ Describe how the processes and activities need to work together

■■ Understand the process for making changes and why it’s important

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 2 :

Project Scope Management■■ Describe the guidelines for scope management

■■ Discuss the guidelines that apply to collecting requirements

■■ Explain how to correctly define the scope of a project

■■ Identify the difference between the project charter and the project scope statement

■■ Recognize the components of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 3 : Project Time Management

■■ Identify the components of a schedule management plan

■■ Describe how to graphically display sequencing activities

■■ Estimate activity durations using the program evaluation and review technique (PERT)

■■ Practice sequencing activities

■■ Practice determining the critical path and calculating float

■■ Describe the two most common ways to compress a schedule: Fast tracking and crashing

F I V E - D A Y

TEST PREP TRAINING AGENDA

5 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER:By phone: 1-800-873-7545 By fax: 1-913-362-4241

On-line: Enroll on-line at www.skillpath.com By mail: SkillPath Seminars

P.O. Box 804441 Kansas City, MO 64180-4441

By e-mail: enroll@skillpath.com

Along with your pre-approved 35 PDUs, you’ll take home …

■■ The PMBOK ® Guide, Fifth Edition

■■ Rita Mulcahy’s PMP ® Exam Prep, Eighth Edition

■■ Project Management Knowledge Area and Process Group Matrix

■■ PM Exam Key Data template

■■ PM ITTO processes

■■ Practice exam progress tracking

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day

5 DAYS OF

TRAINING!

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 4 : Project Cost Management

■■ Define important cost management terms you’ll find on the test

■■ Identify the tools and techniques used to estimate project costs

■■ Understand the elements that make up a project budget estimate

■■ Practice using the earned value management (EVM) method to determine variances and forecast

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 5 : Project Quality Management

■■ Describe the difference between quality assurance and quality control

■■ Discuss quality terms and tools used in project quality management

■■ List the 7 basic quality tools and how they are used in project management

■■ Understand the difference between special and random causes of variation

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 6 : Project Human Resource Management

■■ Understand the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in a project

■■ List the stages of team development

■■ Identify the different types of power a project manager possesses

■■ Review HR organizational theories and how they pertain to innovation

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 7 : Project Communications Management

■■ Practice determining the number of communication channels between stakeholders of a project

■■ List the communication models and methods used in project communications

■■ Identify the different types of communication blockers

■■ Review the components that should be included in a communications management plan

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 8 : Project Risk Management

■■ Understand the various risk categories and types of risk in a project

■■ Discuss the 6 risk management process steps

■■ Identify the types of tools used when creating a risk management plan

■■ Review the tools used to perform risk analysis

■■ Plan risk responses for responding to risk

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 9 : Project Procurement Management

■■ Discuss the basics of contracts

■■ Identify the types of documents used in procurement

■■ Describe the 5 steps of procurement negotiations

■■ Review the various types of contracts and the risks associated with each

■■ Practice determining final fees and prices in common project scenarios

K N O W L E D G E A R E A 1 0 : Project Stakeholder Management

■■ Evaluate stakeholders based on their influence and interest in a project

■■ Discuss the tools and techniques used to engage stakeholders in the project

Ethics and ResponsibilityYou’ll discuss in detail the project manager’s responsibilities to the profession, the customer and the public:

■■ Understand the framework for ethical behavior and professional conduct provided by PMI

■■ Evaluate the 4 categories of professional and social responsibility

PMP® Exam Prep

We not only cement your PM skills; we also polish your test-taking proficiency! With tons of practice test questions and explicit tips to ensure exam success, you’ll be able to focus your learning on specific problem areas and develop your own personalized study plan—for better results with less stress.

■■ Prepare for the tough questions and ease test anxiety

■■ Learn the most common mistakes and how to avoid them

■■ Identify your strengths and weaknesses with Rita Mulcahy’s PMP® Exam Prep, covering more than 400 sample exam questions

■■ Gain the skills you need to pass the test on your very first try!

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The five-day course that prepares you to pass the PMP® certification exam— on the first try!

■■ Complete the required 35 contact hours/PDUs ■■ Prepare for tough exam questions in all 10 knowledge areas■■ Take practice tests to identify knowledge gaps■■ Avoid common test-taking mistakes■■ Focus your study time ■■ Ease test day anxiety

To enroll, call toll free

1-800-873-7545, on-line at www.skillpath.com

Fulfills

the Project

Management

Education hours

required for exam

application!

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