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What is this course about?
Certification as a Project Management Professional PMP® is
one of the few project management qualifications that is recognised worldwide. There is a PMI chapter in nearly every country.
The Project Management Institute of America PMI®, award PMP® status to experienced project managers who pass
the PMI® examination. You may then put the letters PMP after your name.
This combined distance learning and classroom course will help you prepare for PMI®'s PMP® examination.
You can attend a class in Southampton UK or cut your costs by arranging the class to be run on your premises, anywhere in Europe, at a time suitable to you.
How do I become a PMP®?
You must have 4 years experience (less if you are a graduate) of project management.
You must have had 35 hours of project management training.
You must apply to PMI® for PMP® certification demonstrating you meet the criteria above.
You will receive a letter informing you how to book a PMI® examination seat.
You'll notice that attending a PMI® exam preparation course is not mandatory.
However the PMP® exam is based on the "Project Management Body of Knowledge". This document often refers to, rather than describing, established knowledge such as motivation theories or earned value management. You may need help with these subjects.
It is quite possible to pass the exam as a result of self study and experience. But if you prefer the confidence that a classroom course should give you we look forward to seeing you.
So, what should I do now?
Have a look at the Project Management Professional Handbook
under Professional Development and Careers section of the PMI® web site www.pmi.org. Complete the
application form to apply for PMP certification and submit it online to PMI®.
Note: it will take you many hours to collect the data you'll need to put on the application
form.
Order the "Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge", known as the PMBOK,
from the PMI® bookshop site at www.pmi.org.
Book onto this course: dates, venues, bookings.
Book yourself to sit the PMI® exam. Note, you must do this separately from booking onto
this course. The exam locations and booking process will be sent to you by PMI® when your application is accepted. We recommend you take the exam a week or two after attending this course.
And when I've got everything booked?
Read the book I will send to you some 6 weeks before your booking date. This is the distance learning section of this course. This great book is more readable than the PMBOK and covers, in detail, items which are only mentioned in the PMBOK. Included are clear examples, pictures and short tests.
Read the PMBOK. Then read it again. Then read it again! However experienced you are as
a project manager you may find the PMI® terminology unfamiliar, and that the structure takes
some getting used to. You may even disagree with one or two things in the PMBOK. (But remember, whatever the PMBOK says is correct as far as the exam is concerned!)
Come along to this course. You must be familiar with the PMBOK before you attend. We
will do a little test at the start of the course just to make sure... But don't worry, it's not a pass or fail test - nobody gets booted off the course. You must bring your PMBOK along to the
course.
Be prepared to do homework in the evenings of the course. How much will depend on your prior
knowledge. For example, if you've never seen a PERT network we'll give you some light reading
to do in the evening. If you're an expert already and you did well on the start of course test
the hotel has a nice bar...
At the end of the course most people will feel fairly confident about sitting the PMI® exam.
However, some will feel they're not ready but, vitally, they will know their areas of weakness and can brush up in these areas in the week or two between the course and sitting the exam.
A day or so before the exam revise by studying the PMBOK and course notes again.
Sit the exam.
Most people pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't we will offer you a free place on a subsequent course and focus with you on your areas of weakness. But we are confident
this won't be necessary!
Do I have to be really really clever to pass the PMI® exam?
No. If you have experience of projects, study the PMBOK and apply yourself during the
course you should pass OK. As with all exams, the ability to learn and a good memory may help you get a better score in the exam, but you only have to pass to become a PMP.
Will this course teach me how to manage projects?
No. This course assumes you already know how to do that. If you are looking for a course
that teaches how to manage projects we would recommend this one for anyone involved in
I.T. projects: I.T. Project Management
Training Course in UK.
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