1. About the PMP Certification Exam FREE CHAPTER

• Course Introduction
• Your PMP Exam Journey - How Does It Look Like
• Qualifying Criteria to Appear for the PMP Exam
• Applying to the PMP Exam - What to Expect
• Maintaining Your PMP Credentials
• PMP Exam Content
• Number of Exam Questions and Duration of the Exam
• Exam Question Types
• Exam Tips

2. The Big Picture of Project Management

• The Big Picture of Project Management
• The Six W's of Project Management
• Example: Pyramid Project (Waterfall/ Predictive Approach)
• Example: Project Mortar and Pestle (Agile/Adaptive Approach)
• The Big Picture of Project Mortar and Pestle
• Example: Project Mortar and Pestle by Drones (Adaptive/Agile Approach)
• The Big Picture of Project Mortar and Pestle by Drones

3. The Project Management Framework

• What Is a Project?
• What Is Project Management
• Delivering Value on a Project
• System of Value Delivery
• System of Value Delivery - Examples
• Systems Thinking - Inputs, Outputs, Tools, and Techniques
• The Matrix Environment
• Enterprise Environment Factors and Organization Process Assets
• Project Constraints
• Process Groups
• Integration Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Scope Management
• Schedule Management
• Cost, HR, Quality, and Risk Management
• Communication and Procurement Management
• Knowledge Areas and Process Groups

4. Why Do We Do This Project (Integration Management)

• Develop Project Charter
• Project Charter Template
• Digital Content Artifacts: Project Charter

5. Who Are on the Project (Stakeholder Management)

• Stakeholder Register Template
• Digital Content Artifacts: Stakeholder Register
• Identify Stakeholders

6. What Is to Be Done on the Project (Scope Management)

• What Is Project Scope
• Collect Requirements
• Define Scope
• Create WBS
• Project Scope Baseline
• Digital Content Artifacts: Project Scope Baseline
• Microsoft Project as a Tool for Project Management
• MS Project - User Interface Explained
• MS Project - Entering Scope Items

7. When Are Things to Be Done on the Project (Schedule Management)

• Define Activities
• Sequence Activities
• Estimate Activity Durations
• Develop Schedule
• Critical Path Method
• Compressing Schedule: Crashing and Fast-Tracking
• Digital Content Artifacts: Milestones, N/W Diagrams, Dur. Est, Project Schedule
• Microsoft Project - Entering Activities and Duration
• Microsoft Project - Sequencing Activities and Creating Gantt Chart
• Microsoft Project - The Project Schedule

8. How Much/How Many of the Project (Cost, HR, Quality, Risk Management)

• Estimate Costs
• Determine Budget
• Digital Content Artifacts: Project Budget
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Digital Content Artifacts: Project Resources
• Plan Quality
• Digital Content Artifacts: Quality Metrics
• Introduction to Risks
• Identify Risks
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Responses
• Digital Content Artifacts: Risk Register

9. Where in the Project (Communication and Procurement Management)

• Plan Communication
• Digital Content Artifacts: Communications Plan
• Plan Procurement
• Digital Content Artifacts: Make/Buy Decisions, SOW

10. How Are Things Done on the Project (Integration Management)

• How Are Things Done on the Project
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Individual Management Plans
• Digital Content Artifacts: Management Plans
• Digital Content Artifacts: Project Management Plan
• Direct and Manage Project Work
• Digital Content Artifacts: Parts of Product/Service, Work Performance Information
• Manage Project Knowledge
• Digital Content Artifacts: Lessons Learned
• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Digital Content Artifacts: Change Request, Work Performance Reports
• Perform Integrated Change Control
• Steps to Perform Change Control
• Digital Content Artifacts: Approved Change Requests
• How to Control Cost - Budget at Completion (BAC)
• How to Control Cost - Planned Value (PV)
• How to Control Cost - Earned Value (EV)
• How to Control Cost - Schedule Variance (SV) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
• How to Control Cost - Actual Cost (AC), Cost Variance, and Cost Performance Index
• How to Control Cost - Budget Forecasting - Estimate at and to Completion
• Close Project or Phase
• Digital Content Artifacts: Product/ Service, Lessons Learned, OPA Updates

11. Principles of Project Management (Topics from the PMBOK 7 Guide)

• Introduction to Principles of Project Management
• Principle #1: Be a Diligent, Respectful, and Caring Steward
• Principle #2: Create a Collaborative Project Team Environment
• Principle #3: Effectively Engage with Stakeholders
• Principle #4: Focus on Value
• Principle #5: Recognize, Evaluate, and Respond to System Interactions
• Principle #6: Demonstrate Leadership Behaviors
• Principle #7: Tailor Based on Context
• Principle #8: Build Quality into Processes and Deliverables
• Principle #9: Navigate Complexity
• Principle #10: Optimize Risk Responses
• Principle #11: Embrace Adaptability and Resiliency
• Principle #12: Enable Change to the Envisioned Future State

12. Lean

• Definable Work Versus High-Uncertainty Work
• Mortar and Pestle Chocolate Factory - Introduction
• Inside the Mortar and Pestle Chocolate Factory: Production - Operations
• Value Stream
• Lead Time and Cycle Time
• Technology Value Stream
• Throughput
• Requirements
• Kanban
• Kanban Board
• Batch Size
• WIP Limits

13. Introduction to Agile

• Introduction to Agile
• The Agile Manifesto
• User Stories
• Product Backlog - An Inventory of User Stories
• Project Lifecycles
• Predictive Lifecycle
• Iterative Lifecycle
• Incremental Lifecycle
• Agile Lifecycle
• Lifecycle Continuum
• Hybrid Lifecycles
• Product Owner

14. Creating an Agile Environment

• Agile Mindset
• Servant Leader
• Agile Team
• Role of a Project Manager in Agile environment

15. Delivering in an Agile Environment

• Iteration Planning - Backlog Preparation and Refinement
• Demonstration/Reviews
• Iteration Retrospectives
• Daily Stand-Ups
• Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and Minimum Marketable Product (MMP)
• MVP Example: Mortar and Pestle App
• Scrum
• Definition of Done
• Story Points
• Velocity

16. Implementing Scrum – A Practical Example

• Implementing Scrum in 10 Easy Steps
• Scrum Applied to the Mortar and Pestle Project - Introduction
• Introducing the Mortar and Pestle Project Scrum Team
• Create and Prioritize the Product Backlog
• Refine and Estimate the Product Backlog Items
• Estimation of User Stories in the Product Backlog
• Sprint Planning
• Make Work More Visible
• Daily Scrum/Daily Stand-Up Meeting
• Sprint Demo/Sprint Review
• Sprint Retrospective
• Implementing Scrum - Wrapping-Up

17. PMP Exam Application – How to Create a Compelling Application

• PMP Exam Application - Account Creation and Entering Educational Credentials
• PMP Exam Application - Entering Your Work Experience
• Course Conclusion Message and Instructions to Obtain Course Completion Certificate