Target audience
The programme is designed for professionals who want to prepare for and pass the PMP * exam to stand out in the labour market and maximize their earning potential:
· Project management professionals,
· Project and programme leaders,
· Managers and staff of project management offices,
· Project administrators,
· Project management consultants,
· Team leads and project team members.
Preliminary requirements
· Compliance with PMI requirements
· Experience in project management or informed project participation
· Good knowledge of the project management framework
Course curriculum
Module 1: Meeting formal PMI requirements
Understand the PMP certification procedure and compliance with PMI requirements:
· PMI website and guidelines such as PMP Guide and PMP Exam Plan
· PMI Membership benefits
· Application form completion and processing. Audit process
· Selection of an exam mode. Payment options. Exam date scheduling
· Preparation approach
· KnowledgeMap interface
Module 2: Building a highly effective team
Learn how to define key team rules, to develop a common understanding, and to engage and support virtual teams:
· Team building
· Ensuring proper development of team members / stakeholders
· Building a common understanding
· Team productivity support
· Consideration and elimination of team obstacles, barriers and blockers
· Capability enhancement for team members and stakeholders
· Engagement and support of virtual teams
· Boosting team productivity through emotional intelligence
Module 3: Leading a team into the right direction
Learn how to co-operate with stakeholders, lead a team and manage conflicts:
· Team leading
· Defining the key team rules
· Conflict management
· Conclusion of project agreements
· Co-operation with stakeholders
· Relevant stakeholder guidance
Module 4: Project launch
Learn how to engage stakeholders, to plan and manage a project scope, and to assess and manage risks:
· Project implementation with the urgency needed to deliver business value
· Communication management
· Risk assessment and management
· Stakeholder engagement
· Budget and resource planning and management
· Timetable planning and management
· Output quality / outcome planning and management
· Scope planning and management
Module 5: Activity performance
Learn how to manage project changes, to identify appropriate project methods and tools and to organise project management:
· Integration of project planning activities
· Project change management
· Procurement management and planning
· Project artefacts management
· Defining appropriate project methodologies / techniques and practices
· Development of a project management structure
· Project challenges management
· Knowledge sharing to ensure project continuity
· Planning and management of project closure or phase-to-phase transitions
Module 6: Always remember about business
Learn how to assess business and external environment developments, to support organisational changes and to improve processes:
· Project compliance planning and management
· Assessment and delivery of project benefits and values
· Assessment and consideration of developments in external business environment in terms of the scope impact
· Organisational change support
Module 7: Passing the certification exam
Be certain of your success:
· PMP mock exam
· Registration for the exam
· Final parting words
· PMP hacks
Programme advantages
1. Pre-testing to assess a current level of knowledge and knowledge gaps
2. Assistance in preparing an application to PMI
3. Understanding of weak topics and challenging areas
4. Individual follow-up learning schedule
5. Certificate for 35 tuition hours
6. Access to training materials and case studies
7. Post-training support:
· Full access to “KnowledgeMap” platform;
· Progress tracking and statistics accumulation
The course is designed to
• Prepare for the exam - it is our main common objective
• Learn various project management tools recognised as international best practices.
• Enhance your knowledge if you are just beginning your project management journey
• Improve your knowledge of English in this area - all the terminology is given in English with translation and explanations in Ukrainian/Russian*
• Meet professionals in this area and share experience and knowledge in preparing for and sitting the exam
*while students can opt for the Russian-language version of the exam during registration, we highly recommend selecting the original English-language version.