PMI-SP^SM Certification Exam Prep Course

International Institute of Project Management (IIPM^®), a Global Registered Education Provider (REP) of PMI^®, USA is conducting PMI-SP^SM Exam Prep Course Public / Corporate Training Courses in the week ends / weekdays / evenings totaling to 30 hours of Contact education covering knowledge of and skills in all
5-domains/areas of PMI-SP^SM specification requirements. This course fulfills the new mandatory requirement of PMI^® for 30 hrs of training with special emphasis on scheduling as per PMI-SP^SM specification requirements (related to scheduling in Project Management), before any one applies for the PMI-SP^SM exam. The below modules of the PMI-SP^SM Exam Prep Course offered by us highlight and explain briefly the contents of each modules.

            
PMI-SP^SM Eligibility Requirements

  The PMI-SP^SM Role Delineation states that candidates for the credential:

• Can create and maintain the project schedule

• Be able to analyze the project schedule

• Should be able to report and communicate the schedule to the project team

To be eligible for the PMI-SP^SM credential, you must meet certain educational  and professional experience requirements. All project management experience must have been accrued within the last five consecutive years prior to your application submission.

 

Who Should Attend

Project Managers, Team leaders/Members, Field Staff Members, Project Engineers, Design Engineers, Project Leaders and Administrators, Industrial Engineers, Program Managers, Manufacturing Engineers, Project Coordinators, Operating Managers, Functional Managers, Information Technology Professionals, Software Developers, Quality & Testing Engineers, Sales & Marketing professionals, Civil/Mechanical/Electrical engineers, Procurement specialists, Event mangers, R&D Managers, others involved directly or indirectly with Project Management.

 

Key Deliverables 

The course consists of more than 10 excellent deliverables. Some of the key deliverables are:

• Access to PMI's Practice Standard for Scheduling - 1st Edition.
   

• Scheduling Maturity Assessment - GAP assessment on scheduling practices which presents the gap in knowledge of participants to put them in the right frame of mind about their current awareness of Scheduling Knowledge irrespective of field / experience- OPTIONAL
   

• Excellent Training Materials aligned to the New PMI's Practice Standard for Scheduling-1st Edition, PMBOK^® Guide - 3rd Edition and Project Scheduling Examination Specification.
   

• Additional Training Materials - One copy per participant
   

• PMI-SP^SM Exam Prep Course Practice CD: 250 Q&A. Users can take as many mock tests as needed using our CD to reinforce knowledge and increase confidence level. Many questions are supplied with hints/explanation for the correct answer.  
   

• PMI-SP^SM Exam Prep Course oriented Tips & Traps- A very useful deliverable
   

• PMI-SP^SM Exam Prep Course Process-wise Questions Distribution pattern - A very good input.
   

• Industry oriented Practical Tips - Tips that carry lots of practical use.
   

• IIPMMSPROJECTUsers -Yahoo group - Free Subscription to all IIPM^® Patrons with about 100 PMI-SP^SM Aspirants/MS Project users exchanging news and views about Project Scheduling and MS Project -
  A very useful group for passing the exam, discussion, doubts, templates, tips etc- NEW DELIVERABLE
   

• Examples/Templates linked to MS Project- Many PMI's Practice Standard for Scheduling, PMBOK^® Guide & Project Scheduling Examination Specification terms are explained & linked to the relevant feature in MS Project to show the practical application - A unique feature of IIPM^®.
   

• PMI-SP^SM Exam Prep Course Simulated Mock Test - Conducted at the end of the course which amply demonstrates the knowledge & confidence gained in the course.
   

• PMI-SP^SM Exam Application Form : A Screen-shot step-by-step Demo - A unique feature of IIPM^® and a rare opportunity / deliverable by an REP
   

• PMI-SP^SM Exam Experience Distribution: Sample XLS Template with duly filled-in fields for participants use during exam application form. A unique feature of IIPM^®.
   

• CASE STUDY applying the skills learned to a sample IT / Construction / Manufacturing project - Conducted at the end of the course - which has boosted the confidence of the participants to apply the learned concepts to practical use. From the group of participants, 2 volunteers will act as Project Managers and will manage the project Live. The Faculty will moderate and act as the Owner of the project. Other participants will act as other Key Stakeholders.
   

• Access to PMI's Practice Standard for Scheduling, PMBOK^® Guide -2004 ,3rd Edition, Project Scheduling Examination Specification and Internationally famous Project Planning, Scheduling & Controlling specific books.
   

• Access to an excellent library with 250 International books on Project Management, Project Planning, Scheduling & Controlling, Construction/IT Project Management. The library can be used for further study related Situational Questions on exam and for references / research work on any topic in Project Management for gaining PDUs.
   

• 30 hours mandatory Scheduling Education / Contact Hours Certificate, which fulfills the mandatory Scheduling Education Requirements as per PMI®, USA.
   

• Guest House for outstation candidates: IIPM^® can arrange for well-furnished, A/C Guest House accommodation for outstation candidates @ Rs. 900/- per day extra. IIPM^® understands your needs. This is a special additional service to our outstation candidates.

Project Scheduling Exam Domains
 

  The course covers the knowledge of and the skills in the following 5-domains as laid out in the PMI's Credential for Project Scheduling Examination Specification

• Domain I: Schedule Mission Management

• Domain II: Schedule Creation

• Domain III: Schedule Maintenance

• Domain IV: Schedule Analysis

• Domain II: Schedule Communication / Reporting

The Program Structure

   PMI-SP^SM Exam Prep Course Programs are scheduled around the world at convenient locations.  This
 30-hour contact education course can be taken either on

• 2 Week-ends (Sat / Sundays) 9.0 am thru 7.0 pm 
                                        Or

• Continuous days Sat - Tue, 9.0 – 6.0 pm for 4 days  

DAY 1:

1. Introduction to Project Scheduling Management

• Introduction
• Project Planning
• Scheduling
• Controlling
• Problems

2. Bar Charts and Milestone Charts

• Introduction
• Development of Bar Chart
• Short comings of Bar Charts and Remedial Measures
• Milestone Charts
• Development of PERT Network
• Problems

3. Elements of Network

• Introduction
• Event
• Activity
• Dummy
• Network Rules
• Graphical Guidelines for Network
• Problems

4. PERT TIME ESTIMATES

• Introduction
• Uncertainties : Use of PERT
• Time Estimates
• Frequency Distribution
• Mean, Variance, Standard Deviation
• Probability Distribution
• Beta Distribution
• Expected Time

5. PERT TIME COMPUTATION

• Introduction
• Earliest Expected Time
• Formulation of TE
• Latest Allowable Occurrence Time
• Software Effort Estimation Techniques
• Formulation for TL
• Combined Tabular Computations for TE and TL

DAY 2:

6. PERT NETWORK ANALYSIS

• Slack
• Critical Path
• Examples
• Probability of Meeting Schedule Date
• Problems

7. CPM NETWORK ANALYSIS

• CPM : Process
• CPM : Networks
• Activity Time Estimate
• Earliest Event Time
• Latest Allowable Occurrence Time
• Combined Tabular Computations for TE and TL
• Start and Finish Time of Activity
• Float
• Critical Path and Critical Activity
• Examples

8. RESOURCES ALLOCATION

• Introduction
• Resource Usage Profiles : Histogram
• Resources Smoothing
• Resources Leveling
• Problems

DAY 3:

  MS Project® - Practical Session

1. MS Project® Basics

• What is a Project?
• Understanding the Project Cycle
• Project Management and Software

2. Exploring MS Project®

• Exploring the Project Application Window
• Opening More than One Project
• Changing views
• Opening an Existing File
• Using the File Open Dialog Box
• Saving Project Files
• Using the File Open Dialog Box
• Using the Auto Save Option
• Printing in project
• Using Print Preview
• Changing Page setup Options
  • Sending the File to the Printer
  • Closing Project Files

3. Creating a Project from Start to Finish

• Setting Project Information
• Establishing Start and Finish Dates
• Setting the current Date and the Status Date
• Selecting a Project Calendar
• Priority
• Statistics
• Defining the Project Calendar
• Setting the Standard Calendar
• Changing Working Times
• Creating Additional Calendars
• Setting Project Properties
• Using the summary Tab

4. Entering Project Tasks

• Planning Project Tasks
• Types of Tasks
• Entering Tasks in Gantt chart View
• Entering Tasks
• Editing Tasks
• Using the Outlining Features
• Entering Milestones
• Entering Recurring Tasks

DAY 4:

5. Scheduling and Linking Project Tasks

• Identifying Predecessor and Successor Tasks
• Using different Types of Relationship
• Establishing Links
• Linking Tasks by Using Toolbar or Using Drag-and-Drop
• Allowing for Task Delays and Overlaps
• Entering Lags and Lead Time

6. Defining Project Resources and Costs

• Understanding Resources
• Estimating Resource Requirements
• Entering Resource Information In project
• Using the Assign Resources Dialog Box
• Using the Resource Sheet
• Using the Resource Information Dialog Box
• Adding Resources Using Resource Pools
• Entering Additional Cost Information
• Entering Fixed Costs
• Understanding Total Costs

7. Assigning and Scheduling Resource and Costs

• Working with Duration, Work, and Units
• Assigning Resources
• Assigning a Work Resource from the Assign Resources Dialog Box
• Assigning Resources Using the Task Form
• Assigning Material Resources to Tasks. Contouring Assignments
• Applying pre-designed contour
• How task types and contour interact
• Editing a contour
• Identifying over allocations
• Locating the over allocated segments
• Viewing tasks with over allocations
• Resource leveling
• Using Projects leveling feature
• Leveling resources on your own
• Preparing for Project sign off
• Tools to avoid scope creep
• Capturing baseline data to Track progress

8. Tracking Project Progress

• Updating Tasks with Actual Data
• Understanding the Project Update Fields
• Entering Task Update Data
• Tracking Time phased Actual Work

9. Using Views to Evaluate Data

• Calendar View
• Choosing Dates to Display
• Formatting the Calendar
• Gantt Chart View
• Network Diagram View
• Task Usage View
• Tracking Gantt View
• Resource Views
• Resource Graph
• Resource Sheet
• Resource Usage
• Task Tables

10. Assessing and managing schedule risks

• Assessing risks
• Viewing tasks with uncertain duration
• Viewing tasks with external dependencies
• Viewing tasks with long duration
• Identifying environmental risks
• Using PERT to estimate duration
• Developing PERT estimates
• Using PERT views
• Changing the PERT weights
• Viewing the critical path

11. Using Reports to Analyze Data

• Using Reports
• Overview Reports
• Current Activities Reports
• Cost Reports
• Assignment Reports
• Workload Reports
• Summary Reports
• Other Reports

Duration: 4 days (Continuous Days)

Course Fee: Rs. 18,000 + 12.36 % ST

Dates: 11, 12, 13, 14 Sep 2008