The course consists of 5 days (40 hours) of intensive workshops aiming to achieve two objectives:

   -To provide participants a good understanding of the project management framework as described in the PMBOK and to prepare qualified participants for taking the PMP examination;

   -To equip participants with skills and techniques for managing real-life projects.

Our key differentiators from other PMP exam prep courses offered in Macau and Hong Kong are:

­    -This is one of the first and most successful PMP preparation courses offered in Macau and Hong Kong with a very high exam passing rate; hundreds of participants have been certified since its first class in 2003,

­    -The course receives consistently excellent feedback from participants.

­    -There are more than 10 case studies for group discussion illustrating how PM theories work in real life projects, and prepare you for the difficult situational questions in the PMP at the same time.

­    -Professional trainers with more than 20 years of large-scale project management experience; more than 10 years of PMP training experience, and excellent training skills helping participants learn key concepts with ease.

This is a practical project management course focusing on the 5 core PM process groups and 10 knowledge areas as outlined in the PMBOK Guide. Theoretical framework, tools and techniques, and all the project management processes in the PMBOK Guide will be introduced and supplemented by real-life soft skills for project managers. Case studies and group discussion are key components of this course to help illustrate the principles behind PMBOK

1   Overview of Project Management

   -Basic concept review and project management trend

   -Comparison of projects with ongoing operations

   -Project stakeholders, objectives and tradeoffs

   -Organization structure and project management

   -Life cycle models and the interaction among process

   -Overview of the process groups and nine knowledge areas

2   Integration Management

   -Overall project planning

   -Change control management

   -Overall project monitoring and control

   -Project closure

3   Scope Management

   -Scope definition, planning, and control

   -Developing WBS and project plan

   -Scope change control

4   Time Management

   -Project scheduling

   -Network diagrams, PDM, and dependency

   -Resource optimization

   -Schedule control 
   -Advanced topics including critical chain and duration compression techniques

5   Cost Management

   -Project costing, sizing, budgeting, cost/benefits analysis

   -Analogous estimation, parametric estimation, bottom-up estimation

   -Reserve analysis and contingency planning

   -Earned value analysis

6   Risk Management

   -Concept of risk

   -Tools & techniques in risk planning, identification, analysis, risk response and control

   -Risk planning techniques including brainstorming, Delphi method, SWOT analysis

   -Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis

   -Decision tree and Monte Carlo analysis

7   Quality Management

   -Basic concept of quality management, quality standards, cost of quality, tools of quality management

   -Quality movement, quality planning, quality assurance, quality control, and continuous process improvement

   -Seven basic tools of quality control

8   Human Resources Management

   -Organization planning, staff acquisition, & team development

   -Team building, group dynamics, fundamental interpersonal relations and behaviour

   -Maximizing interpersonal relationships

   -Motivational basis for human interaction

   -Sources pf power for project managers

9   Communication Management

   -Concepts, tools and techniques in project communication planning, distribution, and reporting

   -Stakeholder analysis

   -Managing conflicts: Sources of conflict, organizational conflict-management styles

   -Essential project management communication skills: Facilitating meeting, emails,

   -Proactive listening, and presentation

   -Understanding and mastering negotiating-stages of negotiation, negotiation as a collaborative process, and negotiation tactics

10   Stakeholder Management

   -Identification of stakeholders

   -Stakeholder analysis and stakeholder register

   -Managing conflicts: Sources of conflict, organizational conflict-management styles

   -Managing stakeholder expectation

11   Procurement Management

   -Organizing and planning for contracting, contract payment types, contract ad-ministration and closing

   -The life cycle of a contract

   -Contract types, contracting methods, and risk in contracts

   -Make-or-buy decision

12   Professional Responsibilities

   -Code of ethics

   -Professional responsibilities of a project manager

   -Socio-economic factors in projects

   -Global projects and cultural issues

13   Exam Drill