Project
Management
Skills Body Of Knowledge (PMP)

Course Description: If you are taking this course, you probably have some professional exposure to the duties of a project manager, or you may be considering embarking on a career in professional project management. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management—both on the job and through professional certification—is becoming the standard to compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) to successfully manage projects.

Benefits: Individuals who enhance their project management knowledge in best-practice tools and techniques, and hone skills through competency-based training have a competitive career advantage over those whose credentials simply attest to theoretical-level knowledge.

Audience: This course is designed for persons who have on the job experience performing project management tasks, whether or not project manager is their formal job role, who are not certified project management professionals, and who might or might not have received formal project management training. The course is appropriate for these persons if they wish to develop professionally, increase their project management skills, apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management, seek career advancement by moving into a formal project manager job role, as well as to apply for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI®) Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with project management concepts and some working experience with project management are required. Experience with a specific project management software tool is not required. Microsoft Word Level 1 is required.
Project Management Fundamentals is recommended.