PMI-SP^SM Certification Exam Prep ONLINE 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 / Online/ Corporate Training Courses in the week ends / weekdays  totaling to 30 hours of Contact / Online, web- based 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 the following excellent deliverables. Some of the key deliverables are:
 

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

• Acess to PMI-SP^SM Exam Prep Course Practice online question bank: 400 Q&A - Ver 1.0. Users can take as many mock tests as needed using our online question bank 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
   

• 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
   

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

• CASE STUDY applying the skills learned to a sample IT / Construction / Manufacturing project - Conducted as part of the course - which has boosted the confidence of the participants to apply the learned concepts to practical use.
   

• 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. This facility can be extended to online candidates at Chennai from IIPM's library.
   

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

The Program Structure

Chapter 1-Introduction

• Why Scheduling
• Overview
• Purpose
• Applicability

Chapter 2- The Schedule Development Process

• Schedule Development Process Overview
• The Scheduling Method
• The Scheduling Tool
• The Schedule Model
• The Project Schedule
• Maintenance

Chapter 3-Schedule Model Good Practices Overview

• Purpose of the schedule model
• Designing of the schedule model
• Elements of Developing a Good Schedule
   - Developing the Scheduling Framework
   - Developing the Base Line Schedule

Chapter 4-Scheduling Components

• Scheduling Components - What are they?
• How to Use the Components List

PART: III - Project Planning and Controlling :Theory & Practice
 

Chapter 1: Project Planning and Scheduling Introduction

• Introduction
• Project Planning
• Scheduling
• Controlling
• Problems

Chapter 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

Chapter 3: Elements of Network

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

Chapter 4: PERT Network Introduction & Analysis

• What Is PERT?
• Network Construction
• PERT Chart
• Steps in the PERT Planning Process
• Benefits of PERT
• Limitations

Chapter 5: CPM Network Analysis

• CPM - Critical Path Method
• Steps in CPM Project Planning
• CPM : Process
• CPM : Networks
• Activity Time Estimate
• Earliest Event Time
• Latest Allowable Occurrence Time
• Combined Tabular Computations for T_E and T_L
• Start and Finish Time of Activity
• Float
• Critical Path and Critical Activity
• Examples

Chapter 6: CPM Cost Model

• Introduction
• Project Cost
• Indirect Project Cost   
• Direct Project Cost
• Slope and Direct Cost Curve
• Contacting the Network for Cost Optimization

Chapter 7: Resource Allocation

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

Chapter 8: SCHEDULE COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES

• Fast Tracking
• Crashing
• Time - Cost Tradeoff Analysis
• De-scoping
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Schedule Compression

TEMPLATES

A host of following practical,  useful, and  editable templates are provided for participants use in the day to day job.

Template 1:  Network Rules for Critical Path Method (PPT)

Template 2:  Earned Value Management Chart (PPT)

Template 3: Time-Cost Tradeoff Curves (DOC)

Template 4: CSS (MPP - MS Project)

Template 5: SPM (MPT MS Project Template)

 
CASE STUDIES
     The following case studies/Papers from project planning scheduling, controlling areas will help the students to relate the theory learnt to practical problems / application in the field.
  

Case Study 1:  Scheduling Basics
Case Study 2:  Cost and Schedule Control for Engineering Contracts
Case Study 3:  Project Planning–Then Scheduling
Case Study 4: Effective Planning Techniques for the Execution of an EPC Project
 

PRACTICE E-CARDS (FLASH CARDS)

This is a unique feature for the participants which provides about 50 Flash Cards for practicing exam like questions to reinforce their web based online learning from this course.


Study Mode Test

IIPM strongly recommends to take the study mode tests to reinforce the learning and improve the chances of success. In study mode tests, one can view the answers and practice questions from study areas.

Simulated Mock Exams

Participants can take any number of such mock tests. Each test contains 100 questions and should be completed within 2 hours. Exiting before completing all the 100 questions will cancel the total test and will not be counted towards the final score and  Contact Hours/ Study hours credit (2 hours).

GLOSSARY

Many important terms related to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling are explained here.

 Time Management  DVDs by Mr. Ari

Participants can buy Project Time Management Classroom session DVDs by Mr. Ari as per PMBOK® Guide 3rd edition video-captured 3 years ago on DVDs during Project Time Management class as one of the 9 KAs presented during PMP exam prep session to supplement the study towards PMI-SP^SM exam prep just at $150 per set of 4 DVDs. These DVDs are live classroom session on Project Time Management in Classroom style with participant's interaction captured into DVDs for aiding / assisting / reinforcing the online PMI-SP^SM study. Please note that these DVDs are not classroom session of PMI-SP^SM exam prep course. These DVDs can be used just to aid PMI-SP^SM exam prep but not as the main tool for the same. However, the PMI-SP^SM exam is mainly based on the Project Time Management chapter of PMBOK® Guide 3rd edition; Hence, these DVDs will still be useful. Click here for buying the DVDs as a COMBO Offer - (Shopping Cart item # 11A)

Duration: 90 days (3 Months) with 24 X 7 access with limited Email and Telephone Support.

Course Fee: $250

(Note: If you would like to study PMI-SP^SM in a Classroom mode, please consider our                         
PMI-SP^SM CLASSROOM Course)
 

Course Lead Facilitator / Faculty Profile:

Mr. O. Arivazhagan, B.E (Honors), PMP, PMI-SP, MBB, CFM (HFI, USA)

Mr. O. Arivazhagan, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) , a certified Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP^SM) from PMI®, USA, a Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB), and a Honors graduate in Civil Engineering from University of Madras has, in total, 23 years of cumulative professional experience in Domestic & International EPC/Turnkey Projects, Software projects, and in conducting Project Management Training programs. He has successfully organized & conducted more than 40,000 person-hours of training(http://www.iipmchennai.com/feedback1.html) in project management around the globe and is a frequent speaker on project management in various corporate, forums/conferences around the world (http://www.iipmchennai.com/Archive.html). He has Managed, Estimated, Designed, Planned, Tendered, Coordinated, Executed projects in various capacities and has handled projects in Industrial, Power sector/ Software fields worth more than US$ 100 million in countries including India, Saudi Arabia and UAE. He has developed/managed software projects for the automation of Industrial structures, Foundation design, Preprocessors for Tower Analysis, CAD fabrication drawings in Auto LISP/VBA/ BASIC. He has managed and implemented large ERP projects for construction project companies. He was General Manager of a large contracting company in the middle-east. He is an active member of PMI®, USA.

  He was on the Board of Directors of PMI's DPC-SIG in the capacity of Vice Chair: Marketing for the period of 2001 to 2004. Also
Mr. Arivazhagan is one the leaders in the DPC Leaders' group. He has delivered several lectures/training programs on Project Management in India, Middle-East, and Asia-pacific & USA. He is an active user of MS Project 2003. He enjoys teaching/training/consulting and his areas of interests/ specializations are Construction Project Management, Software Project Management & Event/Movie Projects Management.

  Mr. Arivazhagan is a certified film maker/director from Hollywood Film Institute, Los Angeles, USA. His vision is to introduce project management principles and techniques in Movie projects to manage movie projects" on time and within budget”
(www.idm-madras.com).

  Mr. Arivazhagan is also a social activist and is interested in helping the poor and underprivileged in whatever way he can. (http://www.iipmchennai.com/ss.html)

Mr. Arivazhagan is one of Founding Directors of PMI® Chennai Chapter. See chapter.pmi.org/chennai/newletter.html.

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