Dates:
December 9-13, 2013
Time:
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location:
TU Campus
Fee: *
$2,195 per person
Early
Online Registration (14 days before seminar)
$1,995 per person
*subject
to change for future programs
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PMP® Exam Preparation Course
40 PMI PDUs / 4.0 CEUs
This program is designed to prepare participants pursuing Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification with the Project Management Institute (PMI®). All knowledge areas within the five process groups of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) are covered in depth. Refresh your project management skills and prepare for the national certification exam.
Presentation Topics:
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Project Management Framework: Definitions, changes, certification requirements and application process; |
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Process Areas: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing |
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Integration Management: PM principles, techniques, success factors, plan execution and integrated change control |
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Scope Management: Elements and deliverables, effective close-out of project scope and process groups; |
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Time Management: Activity definition, logic network diagram development, estimating process, schedule development process and techniques; |
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Cost Management: Resource planning process, estimating methods and tools, cost management plan, cost budgeting and control; |
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Quality Management: Concepts and processes of quality management, evolution of quality, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling; |
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Human Resources Management: Key organizational planning, staff acquisition, team development and management; |
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Communication Management: Communication planning process, tools and techniques for information distribution, foundation for conflict resolution, negotiation and team building; |
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Risk Management: Components and concepts of risk management, project risks and sources, risk quantification and response planning, monitoring and control; |
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Procurement Management: Planning, contracts, solicitation process, contract administration, termination and close out process, relationship between procurement and other areas of project management. |
Program Materials Provided:
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Participant's Notebook |
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5th Edition of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) |
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PMP Study Guide with CD containing practice questions |
Other Courses:
Project Management Certificate
Instructor:
Mike Levesque
brings over twenty years of practical experience in the discipline of
project management to Capstone Development International, LLC.
Additionally, he has over ten years of classroom experience in adult
education and serves as adjunct faculty for The University of Texas at
Arlington, The American Management Association, and The International
Institute for Learning and is a former USAF Master Instructor. He is
also an active member of both the Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters of the
Project Management Institute.
As a project director, Mike has successfully planned and executed
projects of varying complexity with budgets in the multi-million dollar
range. His expertise extends to developing project management
methodologies, critical chain project management, risk management,
resource management, establishing long-term customer relations,
organizational dynamics, change management, and instructional system
design.
Applying his worldwide experiences in management and training, Mike
creates practical, results-oriented approaches for defining and
delivering results. Innovative needs analysis techniques and established
methodology have allowed him to guide leading organizations in business,
industry and government through the difficult stages of goals
definition, planning, and schedule analysis to achieve timely and cost
effective programs. Mike has worked with a variety of industries
including PEMEX, J.P. Morgan Chase, General Electric, USAF Red Horse,
Nokia, Alcon Labs, National Instruments, and Brinker International.
In addition to certification as a Project Management Professional by the
Project Management Institute, Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree from
Regis University in Technical Management. He has an additional degree in
Electronics Technology and has continued to advance his education with
courses in time management, production control, inventory management,
master planning, capacity planning, computer programming, ISO 9000
auditor procedures, interactive management, academic counseling,
instructional systems development, test and measurement.