Project Management Information Session

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10 weeks 36 hours
Hone your project management knowledge and take
your career to the next level with our Project
Management training.
The Schoolcraft College Continuing Education and
Professional Development department has
partnered with Q'vive, a local leader in
innovation strategy and training to offer a
ten-week, intensive training program that will
prepare you to take the Project Management
Institute PMP or CAPM certification exam.
START Wednesday 1/31 6-940pm
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• Knowledge Areas
• Integration
• Scope
• Time
• Cost
• Quality
• Human Resources
• Communications
• Risk
• Procurement

Sponsor, Stakeholders Purpose, Justification Requi
rements, Specs Assumptions, Risks Budget,
Milestones Scope, WBS, Schedule Change
Control Project Plan Team Management Execution
Control Earned Value Deliverables
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Examples of Tools Techniques Stakeholder
analysis Facilitated workshops Expert
judgment Decomposition Precedence
diagramming Estimating Project management
software Critical path analysis Resource
leveling Schedule compression Make-or-buy
analysis Cost of quality SWOT analysis
Risk analysis Risk mitigation Performance
reviews Negotiation Team-building Conflict
management Issue log Communication
methods Forecasting Variance analysis Earned
value Change control Audits
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Class Description Are you preparing for the PMP
or CAPM exam or looking for valuable project
management skills? Gain essential knowledge
about project management to deliver results for
your stakeholders. Topics include management of
integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human
resources, communications, risk, and procurement.
Get tools and techniques for initiating,
planning, executing, controlling, and closing
projects. Do group practice exercises and
discuss exam preparation questions. This course
targets those that have project team experience,
as well as project managers seeking to refresh
their knowledge and complement skill sets.
PMP Project Management Professional CAPM
Certified Associate in Project Management
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• Learning and Class Room Activities
• Lecture
• Class room discussion
• Group practice exercises
• Exam questions

During each class we will work on group projects
to apply project management principles. We will
also discuss application in specific (your!) real
life situations.
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• With this training, you will be able to
• Understand the fundamental concepts of project
  management.
• Understand the five project management process
  groups, and know how to manage projects
  throughout the project life cycle.
• Understand the nine project management knowledge
  areas.
• Understand the inputs, tools and techniques, and
  outputs of the 42 project management processes.
• Create a project management plan based on a
  project charter and input from stakeholders.
• Manage a project team to execute the project
  management plan, and know how to deal with
  changes.
• Effectively manage project documentation,
  including lessons learned throughout the project.
• Understand how to properly close a project or
  project phase.
• Understand how professional responsibility drives
  ethical behavior.

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Project life cycle based presentation of 5
process groups 9 knowledge areas 42
processes 206 inputs 179 tools
techniques 132 outputs Will be delivered in
10 weeks 36 hours 382 page manual 453
practice questions 21 exercises exam
strategies PMProcess Flow poster
set of Companion Documents
Update about exam change The Winter 2013 course
prepares for exams based on the current PMBOK
Guide Fourth Edition. PMI published the
PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition in
January 2013. The update to the
PMP Exam will be effective on
July 31, 2013. The CAPM Exam will
be updated on July 1, 2013.
FAQ about the exam changes on PMI's
website http//www.pmi.org//media/PDF/Home/
Standards_FAQ_Brand.ashx
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The update to the PMP exam will be effective on
July 31. The CAPM exam will be updated on July 1.
courses based on PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition
October
July
May
2013 January
PMI publishes A Guide to the Project Management
Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) Fifth Edition.

courses based on PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition
Information 734.462.4448 CEPD_at_schoolcraft.edu www
.schoolcraft.edu/cepd/pmp
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Project Management Institute
www.pmi.org The Project Management Institute
(PMI) is the worlds leading organization for the
project management profession.

• PMI serves practitioners and organizations with
  standards that describe good practices, globally
  recognized credentials that certify project
  management expertise and resources for
  professional development, networking
  and community. 
• A Guide to the Project Management Body of
  Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) is the recognized
  standard for the project management
  profession.
• Provides guidelines for managing individual
  projects
• Defines project management and related concepts
• Describes project management life cycle and
  related processes

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Project Management Institute www.pmi.org PMP
Credential Handbook http//www.pmi.org/en/Certific
ation//media/PDF/Certifications/pdc_pmphandbook.a
shx CAPM Credential Handbook http//www.pmi.org/e
n/Certification//media/PDF/Certifications/pdc_cap
mhandbook.ashx
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• Project Management Experience
• PMP (Bachelors degree or global equivalent)
• Minimum three years/36 months unique
  non-overlapping professional project management
  experience during which at least 4,500 hours were
  spent leading and directing the project (used
  to be project tasks)
• PMP (High school diploma, Associates degree)
• Minimum five years/60 months unique
  non-overlapping professional project management
  experience during which at least 7,500 hours were
  spent leading and directing the project (used
  to be project tasks)
• CAPM (High school diploma)
• see Education Hours (next slide)

PMP Handbook updated 4/17/12
Excel worksheet Experience_Worksheet.xls
All project management experience must have
been accrued within the last eight consecutive
years prior to your application
submission. Leading and directing the project
as identified with the tasks, knowledge, and
skills specific in the Project Management
Professional Examination Specification. You
should have experience in all five process groups
across all your project management experience
submitted on the application. However, on a
single project, you do not need to have
experience in all five process groups.
PMP Project Management Professional CAPM
Certified Associate in Project Management
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Education Hours PMP (Bachelors degree or global
equivalent) 35 contact hours of formal
education PMP (High school diploma, Associates
degree) 35 contact hours of formal
education CAPM (High school diploma) You must
meet one of these two requirements 23 contact
hours of formal education OR 1,500 hours of
professional experience on a project team
PMP Project Management Professional CAPM
Certified Associate in Project Management
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Examination Fees
CAPM PMP
PMI Membership 139 139
PMI Membership Renewal 129 129
Exam Member 225 405
Exam Nonmember 300 555
Reexamination Member 150 275
Reexamination Nonmember 200 375
Credential Renewal Member 60
Credential Renewal Nonmember 150
Student membership rates are 42 for first year
and 32 for renewal. Retirees pay 65 for
renewal. Effective 1 April 2012 a 70 fee will be
charged if you reschedule or cancel your exam
within 30 calendar days of the appointment.
PMP Project Management Professional CAPM
Certified Associate in Project Management
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Updates to the PMP Exam effective August 31
PMBOK Guide 4th Edition remains in effect, but
30 of exam content changed due to testing of the
Professional and Social Responsibility content
area (Domain 6) in every domain rather than as a
separate domain on the examination. Approximately
30 of the PMP exam content will change. Certain
examination areas will be tested in a different
way. Specifically, the Professional and Social
Responsibility content area (Domain 6) will now
be tested in every domain, rather than as a
separate domain. The RDS revealed that
professional and social responsibility is
integrated into all of the work of project
management. Therefore, PMIs Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct should be viewed as
integrated into the day-to-day role of a project
manager and important in each phase of the
project lifecycle.
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Worldwide Active Credential Holders
500,082
40 in past 3 yrs
PMP
thousands
356,419
Jan 15, 2013 3,599 project management job
openings in MI http//www.indeed.com
CAPM
98 in past 3 yrs
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PMP Project Management Professional CAPM
Certified Associate in Project Management
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streamlining the intersection of innovation
strategy, new product development, and project
management
Eric van der Meulen, President
qvive.biz 248.231.7452
eric_at_qvive.biz consulting interim
management training
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Eric van der Meulen, PMP President Founder
Q'vive, LLC
Experienced leader in product and process
development, engineering, and rd, with broad
expertise in plastics, innovation strategy, and
stage-gate project management.   Credentialed
Project Management Professional (PMP) with more
than 20 years experience in project and program
management for large and small companies, both as
functional leader and as consultant. Holds
patents in the area of printing and other aspects
of polycarbonate automotive glazing. Received
2006 Frost Sullivan Award for Technology
Innovation.
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Week 1 Agenda

• Introductions, Goals
• Framework, Definitions
• What is a Project?
• What is Project Management?
• Project Management Skills
• Organizational Structures
• Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas
• The Project Life Cycle
• Project Management Process Groups
• Project Management Knowledge Areas

Agenda
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What is a Project?
PMBOK 1.2

• A project is a temporary endeavor
• A project has specific start and end dates
• A project creates a unique product or service
• A project is different from operations
• Project is a temporary endeavor
• Operations is permanent or semi-permanent work
  that repeatedly produces or provides the
  same product or service
• Ongoing execution of activities providing a
  repetitive service

Project A temporary endeavor to produce a unique
product or service.
Framework, Definitions
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Why Must a Project be Managed?
Why Project Management?
How the Analyst designed it
How the Programmer wrote it
How the Business Consultant described it
How the customer explained it
How the Project Manager understood it
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How the project was documented
What Operations installed
How the customer was billed
How it was supported
What the customer really needed
Framework, Definitions
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What is Project Management?
PMBOK 1.3

• Project Management is the discipline of planning,
  organizing and managing resources to bring about
  the successful completion of specific project
  goals and objectives.
• The primary challenge of project management is to
  achieve all of the project goals and objectives
  while balancing various project constraints
  including scope, time, cost, quality, and
  resources.

Framework, Definitions
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Process Groups
PMBOK 3.3-4

• Project Initiating
• Select best project given resource limits
• Business case
• Project charter
• Assign project manager
• Project Planning
• Define work requirements, quality and quantity of
  work
• Define resources needed
• Schedule activities
• Evaluate risks

Kerzner, Harold. Project Management. 10th ed.
Hoboken, NJ Wiley, 2009 (p. 3)
Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas
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Process Groups
PMBOK 3.5-7

• Project Executing
• Negotiate for team members
• Direct and manage the work
• Work with team members to help them improve
• Project Monitoring Controlling
• Track progress
• Compare actual outcome to predicted outcome
• Analyze variances and impacts, make adjustments
• Project Closing
• Verify that all the work has been accomplished
• Contractual, Financial, Administrative closure

Kerzner, Harold. Project Management. 10th ed.
Hoboken, NJ Wiley, 2009 (p. 3)
Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas
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Project Life Cycle
PMBOK 2.1.1

• All projects, regardless of size and complexity,
  can be mapped to the following life cycle
  structure

Carrying out the work
Starting the project
Organizing and preparing
Closing the project
Level of Project Activity (Cost, Staffing level)
Project Charter
Project Management Plan
Accepted Deliverables
Archived Project Documents
Time
Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas
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Project Boundaries
PMBOK 3.3
Project Boundaries
Project Deliverables
End Users
Project Inputs
Project Initiator/ Sponsor
Project Records
Process Assets
Life Cycle, Knowledge Areas
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Practice Exam Question

• Which of the following represents the project
  managers
• responsibility in regard to change on a project?
• Influence the factors that cause project change.
• Ensure all changes are communicated to the change
  control board.
• Deny change whenever possible.
• Prioritize change below execution.

Exam Questions
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Practice Exam Question

• What is the function of the project sponsor?
• To help manage senior management expectations.
• To be the primary interface with the customer.
• To fund the project and formally accept the
  product.
• To help exert control over functional managers.

Exam Questions
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Practice Exam Question

• Which of the following is the best description of
  critical path?
• The activities that represent critical
  functionality.
• The activities that represent the largest
  portions of the work packages.
• The activities that represent the highest
  schedule risk on the project.
• The activities that represent the optimal path
  through the network.

Exam Questions
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10 weeks 36 hours
Hone your project management knowledge and take
your career to the next level with our Project
Management training.
The Schoolcraft College Continuing Education and
Professional Development department has
partnered with Q'vive, a local leader in
innovation strategy and training to offer a
ten-week, intensive training program that will
prepare you to take the Project Management
Institute PMP or CAPM certification exam.
START Wednesday 1/31 6-940pm