Project Management for PMP

Lesson 1

I. Project Management Module 1- Overview of Project Management
a. Defining Project Success
b. Defining Roles
c. Committee Sponsorship/Governance
d. Classification of Projects
e. Project Management Growth
f. Product vs. Project Management
g. Stage-Gate Process
h. Project Life Cycles
i. Organizational Structures
j. Organizational Workflow
k. Matrix Layering
l. Transitional Management
II. Project Management Module 2- The Project Office and Team
a. The Staffing Environment
b. Selecting the Project Manager
c. Skill Requirements for Project Manager
d. Next Generation Project Managers
e. The Project Office
f. Project Organizational Chart
g. Management Functions
h. Controlling
i. Directing
j. Project Authority
k. Communications
l. Facilitation
III. Project Management Module 3- Variables for Success
a. Managing Time and Stress
b. Time Robbers
c. Stress and Burnout
d. Conflicts
e. Conflict Resolution Modes
f. Performance Measurement
g. Professional Responsibilities
h. Virtual Project Teams
i. Exam Study Tips
j. Predicting Project Success
k. Understanding Best Practices
l. Working with Executives
IV. Project Management Module 4- Project Planning
a. Validating Assumptions
b. General Planning
c. Statement of Work
d. Planning Cycle
e. Total Project Planning
f. Fast-Tracking
g. Network Scheduling Techniques
h. Network Fundamentals
i. Slack Time
j. PERT/CPM Models
k. Precedence Networks
l. Critical Chain
V. Project Management Module 5- Pricing and Cost Control
a. Project Graphics
b. Customer Reporting
c. Conventional Presentation Techniques
d. Logic Diagrams/Networks
e. Pricing and Estimating
f. Global Pricing Strategies
g. Labor Distributions
h. Pricing Out the Work
i. Understanding Control
j. Operating Cycle
k. Budgets
l. Cost Baseline
VI. Project Management Module 6- Risk Management
a. Trade-Off Analysis in Project Environment
b. Contracts
c. Industry Trade-Off Preferences
d. Definition of Risk
e. Certainty, Risk, and Uncertainty
f. Risk Identification
g. Qualitative Risk Analysis
h. Quantitative Risk Analysis
i. Learning Curves
j. Cumulative Average Curve
k. Sources of Experience
l. Follow-On Orders
VII. Project Management Module 7- Quality Management
a. Contract Management
b. Plan Procurements
c. Definition of Quality
d. Taguchi Approach
e. ISO 9000
f. Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC
g. Modern Developments in Project Management
h. Project Management Maturity Model (PMMM)
i. Capacity Planning
j. Business of Scope Changes
k. Need for Business Knowledge
l. The Project Office
VIII. Project Management Module 8- Future of Project Management
a. Managing Crisis Projects
b. Life-Cycle Phases
c. Victims vs. Villains
d. Changing Times
e. Complex Projects
f. Complexity Theory
g. Scope Creep
h. Project Health Checks
i. Launching the Venture
j. Obtaining Executive Support
k. Collective Belief
l. Signing Up Customers

Lesson 1
Project Management Module 1
Overview of Project Management
• Defining Project Success
• Defining Roles
• Committee Sponsorship/Governance
• Classification of Projects
• Project Management Growth
• Product vs. Project Management
• Stage-Gate Process
• Project Life Cycles
• Organizational Structures

Project Management Module 2
Organizational Structures and the Project Office
• Organizational Workflow
• Pure Product (Projectized) Organization
• Matrix Organizational Form
• Project Management Offices
• Transitional Management
• The Staffing Environment
• Today’s Project Managers
• Organizational Staffing Process
• The Project Office
• The Functional Team

Project Management Module 3
Management Functions and Communications Management
• Controlling and Directing
• Project Authority
• Barriers to Project Team Development
• Value-Based Project Environment
• General Management Pitfalls
• Modeling the Communications Environment
• Project Review Meetings
• Active Listening
• Brainstorming
• Facilitation

Project Management Module 4
Conflicts and Variables for Success
• The Conflict Environment
• The Management of Conflicts
• Conflict Resolution Modes
• Performance Measurement
• Mega Projects
• Internal and External Partnerships
• Virtual Project Teams
• Project Management Effectiveness
• Understanding Best Practices

Project Management Module 5
Executives and Planning
• The Project Sponsor
• The Collective Belief
• Stakeholder Relations Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Business Case
• Life-Cycle Phases
• Life-Cycle Milestones
• Establishing Project Objectives
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Project Selection

Project Management Module 6
Network Scheduling Techniques and Pricing
• Network Fundamentals
• Dependencies
• Network Replanning
• Scheduling Problems
• Global Pricing Strategies
• Pricing Process
• Overhead Rates
• The Pricing Review Procedure
• Systems Pricing
• Project Risks

Project Management Module 7
Cost Control and Metrics
• The Operating Cycle
• Budgets
• The Cost Baseline
• Summary Variances
• Status Reporting
• Project Management Information Systems
• Project Metrics
• Key Performance Indicators
• Value-Based Metrics
• Business Intelligence

Project Management Module 8
Trade-Off Analysis and Risk Management
• Methodology for Trade-Off Analysis
• Contracts
• Industry Trade-Off Preferences
• Project Manager’s Control of Trade-Offs
• Risk Management
• Plan Risk Management
• Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Response
• The Impact of Risk Handling Measurements
• Risk and Concurrent Engineering

Project Management Module 9
Learning Curves and Contract Management
• The Learning Curve Concept
• Graphic Representation
• Developing Slope Measures
• Selections of Learning Curves
• Manufacturing Breaks
• Procurement
• Types of Contracts
• Contract Administration
• Proposal-Contractual Interaction
• Contract Closure

Project Management Module 10
Quality Management and Modern Developments
• The Quality Movement
• Quality Management Concepts
• Acceptance Sampling
• Implementing Six Sigma
• Quality Leadership
• The Project Management Maturity Model
• Project Management Methodologies
• Capacity Planning
• The Business of Scope Changes
• End-of-Phase Review Meetings