Introduction to PMP Certification Course

Based on PMBOK Fourth Edition

Agenda

What is PMP and PMI PMP Exam Syllabus What is the PMP Exam Like About this Tutorial

What is PMP and PMI ?

PMP: Project Management Professional PMI: Project Management Institute PMI is an Organization. PMP is a certification. PMI conducts PMP Examinations. PMP certification is valid for 3 Years. PDU: Professional Development Unit PMBOK: Project Management Body of Knowledge. PMBOK is a Text Book for the PMP Exam

Pre-requisite for the PMP Exam

Category College / University Education Bachelors Degree High School Graduate PM Training PM Experience Total Experience Three Years within last 6 years Five Years within last 8 years

One

35 Contact Hours 35 Contact Hours

4,500 hours

Two

7,500 hours

REP: Registered Education Provider Application can be submitted online. Once you pay the Exam fee, PMI sends Authorization Letter. You must write the exam within one year of receiving the Authorization Letter.

About the PMP Exam

Total number of Questions: 200. But, out of this 25 questions are test question for future tests. Only 175 questions are scored. PMI grades students on each of the five process groups and based on this grading they declare a PMP pass or fail. How many grades one has to score to pass the PMP exam is not made public by PMI. The grading used is Below Proficient, Proficient and Moderately Proficient in each of the five Process groups. Total duration of the exam is 4 hours. You get 1 Point for every right question. There is no penalty for wrong answers.

Project Management Process Group Project Initiating Project Planning Project Executing Project Monitoring & Control Project Closing

Percentage of Questions 13 24 30 25 8

PMP Exam Syllabus

There are 9 Knowledge Areas. They are: Project Integration Management Project Scope management Project Time Management Project Cost Management Project Quality Management Project Human Resource Management Project Communications Management Project Risk Management Project Procurement Management

There are 5 Process Groups. They are: Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring & Controlling Closing

There are 42 Project Management processes. For example, Develop Schedule is one of these 42 processes, which is part of the Planning process group and is also part of the Project Time Management knowledge area.

About this Tutorial

There are total of 13 lessons. This being the first one.

The other Lessons are: Lesson 2: Project Management Framework Lesson 3: Project Management Processes Groups Lesson 4: Integration Management Lesson 5: Scope Management Lesson 6: Time Management Lesson 7: Cost Management Lesson 8: Quality Management Lesson 9: Human Resource Management Lesson 10: Communication Management Lesson 11: Risk Management Lesson 12: Procurement Management Lesson 13: Professional and Social Responsibility

Day 1

Day 2

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