Project Management professional (PMP®) & Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) course
		Content           Course Aims & Objectives     Core Subjects (9)     1. Project Fundamentals     2. Project Framework     3. Project Processes     4. Project Integration Management     5. Project Scope Management     6. Project Time Management     7. Project Cost Management     8. Project Quality Management     9. Project Human Resource Management     more
About the Course Project Management is a growing profession and nearly all sectors of the economy require qualified project managers. The current economic downturn will mean that only the most qualified industry professionals will satisfy the demands of employers.

The PMI Certification course through CMI, will help you achieve Project Management professional (PMP®) or a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) status within 6 months.

What is CMI’s affiliation?
CMI, Communications & Management Institute is a PMI® Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), Provider No. 2788. Through this appointment, CMI has been recognised as a provider of project management courses that can assist you in furthering your education and credentials to achieve PMP®, CAPM or PgMP status. The range of PMI credentials offered through CMI allows you to continue with your ongoing professional development for years to come.

CMI offers project management certification which aligns with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). Depending on your level of project management experience and training, CMI now offers two levels of industry certification. Both the CAPM and PMP® will take you to the next step of building a lifelong and successful career in Project Management.

Objectives
The PMI Project Management Certification course will help you to effectively deal with the tough challenges ahead. It will open up new career opportunities which were previously not available and put you in a better place to make informed decisions.

The PMI Certification course offers PMP or CAPM recognition after successful completion of a final end of course test which is composed of a combination of theory and real-life examples. Apart from the practical application of pm tools and techniques used in real world situations there is a strong focus on the practice of excellence in project management.

The course provides instant credibility in terms of your project management skills, including your understanding of and competence in the PMI Project Management framework. PMI certification implies that your project management practices are current with the best practices of the project management industry and that your approach to pm will develop and mature over time. Many employers now require that project managers have PMI certification. If you don’t have it, you are running the risk of being left behind.

Who Should Attend:

• Advanced Diploma in Project Mgmt (Adv.Dip.PM) – CMI Students and Graduates
• Individuals with more than 3 years project mgmt experience can apply for PMP
• Individuals with no prior project mgmt experience can apply for CAPM
• Individuals with no qualifications who require PM industry certification
• Construction, IT, Banking or Service industry professionals & anyone who seeks to work in Project Mgmt

What You Will Learn:

Upon completion of this course, students will be:

• Fully prepared to sit either the PMP® or CAPM® tests which take place at a designated testing centre in Dublin city centre.
• Instantly recognise and apply PMI standards to project processes.
• Recognise variance from PMI standards in project management practices.
• Recognize PMBOK components and decide whether to use.
• Able to apply PMI standards to real world practice.
• Equipped with latest PM industry knowledge and techniques

Course overview

The course provides an in-depth coverage of the core knowledge areas of the PMBOK® as described below.

Week 1: PMI Exam Application (on-line)

Our lectures will go through step by step the online application for the PMI exams. They will help students with the categorization of their exam. Students will also learn how to document and categorize their experience. The lecturers will explain the application submission guidelines and various options available to the students.

Week 2: Project Fundamentals according to PMBOK

The Body of Knowledge is a practical document defining the broad range of knowledge of project managers. This is the basis for the exam that students must undertake.

Week 3: Project Framework

This module will provide students with the framework essential to the management of projects and will help them to convey fundamental and important concepts.

Week 4: Project Processes

This module examines the various stages in a products life cycle from inception to closure and hand over.

Week 5: Project Integration Management

This module will teach students the fundamental importance of a project manager as an integrator. It will equip them with the knowledge and tools in order to ensure that a project is kept within its boundaries and also within the boundaries of the organisation and the external environment

Week 6: Project Scope Management

Scope is a fundamental aspect of project planning. This module aims to develop and use key constructs that enables project managers to strictly manage this important area

Week 7: Project Time Management

Time management is a central skill of a Project Manager. This module aims to teach students the process and techniques needed for successful time management which will enable them to completed projects on time.

Week 8: Project Cost Management

The completion of the project within its budget is a primary objective for a project manager. This module aims to help students to understand how and why costs occur, planning, estimating and managing project costs to ensure that a project meets budget constraints. The module also aims to teach students how to ensure that the project receives the necessary budget

Week 9: Project Quality Management

With customers expectation increasing, project manager now more than ever need to be sensitive to their customers expectations. This module will examine quality from a project perspective and will help students ensure that the expectations of not only the customer but also the key stakeholders are met.

Week 10: Project Human Resource Management

Project Managers are responsible for building a cohesive team from a group of individual specialists. Effective teamwork is generally at the heart of effective management process. This module helps students to become familiar with the process of forming a team as well as defining key roles and responsibilities of team members. It will also help students to identify the project’s labour and staff requirements, as well as dealing with staff disputes, health and welfare issues

Week 11: Project communications Management

Good communication is essential to a projects success. An effective project manager must communicate the status of the project to all the major stakeholders. This module will go over the various form of communication from written to oral as well as the various methods of communications such as paper electronic etc. It will also deal with how to manage formal meetings with stakeholders.

Week 12: Project Risk Management

Risks are present in every project, whatever the project size or business sector. Risks are also factors that may cause a project to fail. Risk management will cover the process of risk identification, assessment and allocation.

Week 13: Project Procurement Management

In today’s complex environment projects may rely on external products and service for completion. The aim of this module is to teach students to identify all potential acquisitions /transactions, develop a list of procurements, develop a structured approach for procurement management and identify all contract actions/requirements.

Week 14: Exam Preparation

This will prepare students for the exam, teaching the differences between the PMP and CAPM exams. It will also help you to understand the test environment and mindset and increase your confidence and ability in completing the exams.

Why do the PMI Project Management Certification course with CMI?

1. Many public, private, state and semi-state organisations require that project managers hold the PMP® credential or CAPM® Credential as well as a qualification such as an Advanced Diploma in PM offered by CMI.
2. CMI brings over 50 years of combined project management experience from its panel of qualified industry professionals.
3. CMI is a committed partner in project management excellence and will continue to offer choice by adding approved courses.
4. Our list of approved courses allows a Certified PMP & CAPM to meet the required 60 PDU’s every three years. The PMI Project Management Certification Course offers 42 Professional Development Units - PDU’s. The Advanced Diploma in Project Mgmt offered by CMI is approved by PMI and offers 70PDU’s.
5. Online course notes are available at any time with Test and Preparation solutions to the PMP® or CAPM ® exam.
6. Course centrally located off Dame Street, Dublin 2
7. CMI Lecturers offer you stimulating class exercises which allow you to test your project management knowledge/skills in a simulated, certification class environment.

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Cost & Duration

The PMI – Project Management Certification course is 14 weeks duration. The course cost is 1,650euro which is made payable to CMI. Exam fees are paid directly to PMI – Project Mgmt Institute and are extra. The fee is $405 for PMI members, $555 for non-members.

Scheduled Dates 2009

Start: Wednesday 4 February 2009, 18.30 – 21.30, 14wks, OR Saturday 7 February 2009. End: May 2009.
Exam Test: June 2009 (will be confirmed by PMI)