PMI SP Exam Preparation Workshop: 30 Contact Hours, 2024

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Workshop

Lecture 1: Meet Your Instructor

Lecture 2: About PMI

Lecture 3: The PMBOK

Lecture 4: Exam Application Process

Lecture 5: PMI SP Exam Details

Lecture 6: Course Agenda

Lecture 7: Downloadable Workshop Resources

Chapter 2: Project Management Foundations

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Relationship of Projects, Programs, Portfolios, and Operations Management

Lecture 3: Project and Development Lifecycle

Lecture 4: Data, Information, and Reports

Lecture 5: Project Business Documents

Lecture 6: The Environment at which Projects Operate

Lecture 7: The Project Management Office (PMO)

Lecture 8: Project Manager Competencies

Lecture 9: Project Management Processes

Lecture 10: Process Groups and Knowledge Areas

Chapter 3: Agile Foundations

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Why and When to use Agile?

Lecture 3: Agile Vs. Traditional Project Management

Lecture 4: Agile Values and Principles

Lecture 5: Characteristics of Agile Lifecycle

Lecture 6: Agile Teams and Roles

Chapter 4: Managing the Project Scope

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Process 01: Plan Scope Management

Lecture 3: Process 02: Collect Requirements

Lecture 4: Process 03: Define Scope

Lecture 5: Process 04: Create WBS

Lecture 6: Process 05: Validate Scope

Lecture 7: Process 06: Control Scope

Lecture 8: Quiz Answers

Chapter 5: Dealing with the Project Schedule

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Process 01: Plan Schedule Management

Lecture 3: Process 02: Define Activities

Lecture 4: Process 03: Sequence Activities

Lecture 5: Process 04: Estimate Activity Durations

Lecture 6: Process 05: Develop Schedule

Lecture 7: Process 06: Control Schedule

Lecture 8: Quiz Answers

Chapter 6: Project Cost Management

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Process 01: Plan Cost Management

Lecture 3: Process 02: Estimate Costs

Lecture 4: Process 03: Determine Budget

Lecture 5: Process 04: Control Cost

Lecture 6: Quiz Answers

Chapter 7: Project Resources Management

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Process 01: Plan Resources Management

Lecture 3: Process 02: Estimate Activity Resources

Lecture 4: Process 03: Acquire Resources

Lecture 5: Process 04: Develop Team

Lecture 6: Process 05: Manage Team

Lecture 7: Process 06: Control Resources

Lecture 8: Quiz Answers

Chapter 8: Managing Project Communications

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Process 01: Plan Communication Management

Lecture 3: Process 02: Manage Communications

Lecture 4: Process 03: Monitor Communications

Lecture 5: Quiz Answers

Chapter 9: Proactively Managing Risks

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Process 01: Plan Risk Management

Lecture 3: Process 02: Identify Risks

Lecture 4: Process 03: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Lecture 5: Process 04: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

Lecture 6: Process 05: Plan Risk Responses

Lecture 7: Process 06: Implement Risk Responses

Lecture 8: Process 07: Monitor Risks

Lecture 9: Quiz Answers

Chapter 10: Engaging with Stakeholders

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Process 01: Identify Stakeholders

Lecture 3: Process 02: Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Lecture 4: Process 03: Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Lecture 5: Process 04: Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

Lecture 6: Quiz Answers

Chapter 11: Introduction to Scheduling

Lecture 1: Project Scheduling

Lecture 2: Why Scheduling

Lecture 3: Trends and Emerging Practices

Chapter 12: Scheduling model principles and concepts

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Project Lifecycles

Lecture 3: Scheduling Approaches

Lecture 4: Scheduling Tool and Schedule Model

Lecture 5: Schedule Model Instances and Presentations