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In today’s dynamic business landscape, effective project management is essential for organizations aiming to achieve their goals efficiently. A Project Management Office (PMO)® plays a crucial role in ensuring that projects are executed seamlessly, aligning with strategic objectives and delivering value to stakeholders.

In this course, we will delve deep into the fundamentals of PMO®, its functions, implementation strategies, and the benefits it brings to organizations across various industries.

What is a Project Management Office (PMO)®?

A Project Management Office (PMO)® is a centralized entity within an organization responsible for defining and maintaining project management standards, practices, and processes. It serves as a focal point for project management expertise, governance, and decision-making.

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Key Functions of PMO®:

  • Standardization: Establishing standardized project management methodologies and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across projects.
  • Governance: Providing oversight, guidance, and support to project teams to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and compliance with regulations.
  • Resource Management: Optimizing resource allocation, including personnel, budget, and technology, to maximize project efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Risk Management: Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks to minimize disruptions and enhance project outcomes.
  • Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Monitoring project progress, performance metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to provide timely insights to stakeholders.
  • Knowledge Management: Facilitating knowledge sharing and learning from past projects to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Why Implement a Project Management Office (PMO)®?

Implementing a PMO® can yield numerous benefits for organizations, including:

  1. Improved Project Success Rate: By standardizing processes and providing oversight, PMOs increase the likelihood of project success and on-time delivery.
  2. Enhanced Stakeholder Communication: PMOs facilitate transparent communication and collaboration among stakeholders, fostering alignment and trust.
  3. Resource Optimization: Through effective resource management, PMOs ensure that resources are allocated efficiently, minimizing waste and maximizing ROI.
  4. Risk Mitigation: PMOs proactively identify and address project risks, reducing the likelihood of costly delays or failures.
  5. Increased Efficiency and Productivity: By streamlining processes and eliminating redundancies, PMOs enhance productivity and drive operational excellence.
  6. Strategic Alignment: PMOs align project initiatives with organizational goals and strategic priorities, ensuring that resources are invested in projects that deliver the most value.

25,000,000 New Project Management Employees Needed by 2030

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Securing the PMP certification opens doors to a multitude of rewarding career opportunities across diverse sectors such as IT, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and more. With over 1.2 million professionals holding the prestigious PMP certification globally, the advantages are substantial. Statistics reveal that individuals with PMP certification typically earn a median salary that is 16% higher than their non-certified counterparts worldwide. This percentage can soar even higher, reaching up to 32% in the United States alone. Such significant variations underscore the immense value and recognition associated with PMP certification, making it a strategic investment in one’s professional journey.

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Latest Curriculum

Fully updated curriculum aligned with the latest PMP exam content guideline and PMBOK 7 standards.

Detailed Study Guide

Get a step-by-step guide with clarity on daily study goals with expert help all along the way.

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Weekly mentor guidance to ensure continuously improvment in speed, accuracy, concepts.

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Expert guidance on PMI registration, membership, review, and submission of your exam application.

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Need more flexibility with your learning times? Get tried-and-tested training, live or on your schedule.

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  • Repeat with next batch within 60 days.
  • Support until you pass the PMP Exam.

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PMP Training Course Instructor

Project Management Expert and PMP Trainer

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Farooq Quraishi, is a world renowned project management expert with over 23 years of Project Management experience. Farooq is also the Chairman & Managing Director of Cyber Matrix Enterprises Pvt Ltd. and CEO of Solus Informatics Pvt Ltd.

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PREREQUISITES FOR PMP CERTIFICATION TRAINING

If you’re seeking guidance on how to apply for the PMP certification through PMI in a step-by-step manner, simply follow these six steps:

  1. Begin by registering yourself on the official PMI website and providing the necessary credentials to create your profile.
  2. Next, participate in a 35-hour PMP certification training offered by a PMI Authorized Training Partner.
  3. While optional, we highly recommend considering this step: Apply for PMI membership to access special discounts when scheduling your exams.
  4. Within 90 days of registration, complete the online application and submit it. PMI typically takes 4-5 days to review and accept applications, and you’ll receive notification once accepted.
  5. Once your online application is approved, proceed with payment of the fees. This will allow you to progress to the final step.
  6. When you and your Solus Informatics’ mentor feel that you are fully prepared for the PMP exam, proceed to schedule the exam at a nearby test center.

The PMP Certificatin Prep course is for Project Managers, Associate/Assistant Project Managers, Team Leads/Team Managers, Project Executives/Project Engineers, Software Developers, Any professional aspiring to be a Project Manager.

To be eligible for the PMP exam, you must meet one of the following criteria:

Possess a secondary degree (such as a high school diploma, associate’s degree, or its global equivalent) and have accumulated 7,500 hours of experience leading and directing projects, in addition to completing 35 hours of project management education.

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Hold a four-year degree and have accrued 4,500 hours of experience leading and directing projects, along with completing 35 hours of project management education.

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To fast-track your advancement in Project Management through PMP certification, follow our carefully tailored learning path aimed at achieving success on your first attempt.

  • Start by completing 35 contact hours/PDUs with either our top-tier live training sessions or a flexible self-paced course, both led by experienced project management professionals.
  • Next, immerse yourself in a meticulously crafted study plan overseen by our Program Director, Kevin Davis, ensuring you’re fully prepared for the PMP exam under expert guidance.
  • Dive into extensive practice using our premium question bank with over 2000 questions, and assess your readiness with unlimited attempts at our five mock exams.
  • Simulate the real exam experience with full-length PMP exam simulations to familiarize yourself with the test structure.
  • Verify your eligibility for the PMP exam and seek endorsement from your mentor on your preparedness.
  • Upon receiving mentor endorsement, proceed to apply for and schedule the PMP® exam. The exam fee is $405 for PMI members and $555 for non-members.

Follow this rigorous, expert-designed approach to excel in your PMP exam on your first try, and PMI will officially recognize you as PMP-certified, listing your name in their registry.

To renew your PMP certification, just follow these three straightforward steps:

  1. Accumulate 60 PDUs over a span of three years.
  2. Log your PDUs into the CCR system, which stands for PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements program.
  3. Complete the renewal payment process.

Preparing for the PMP exam demands commitment and effort. Here are five recommended practices for your PMP Exam preparation:

  1. Enroll in formal training from a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P) of PMI, renowned for offering top-notch PMP training.
  2. Familiarize yourself with the PMP Examination Content Outline.
  3. Develop a comprehensive study plan.
  4. Review the most recent edition of the PMBOK Guide.
  5. Practice with mock exams to sharpen your skills.

To pass the PMP exam, you’ll encounter questions from these three domains:

  1. People (42%): Emphasizes the soft skills necessary for effective team leadership.
  2. Process (50%): Concentrates on the technical elements essential for project success.
  3. Business Environment (8%): Highlights the importance of aligning projects with organizational strategies and objectives.

The PMP certification exam comprises a total of 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Among these, examiners score only 175 questions, while the remaining 25 are pre-test questions that do not affect your final score. You have a time limit of 4 hours to complete the exam, providing ample time to answer each question without feeling rushed. Additionally, there is no penalty for incorrect answers, so it’s advisable to attempt every question to the best of your ability. Doing so significantly increases your chances of achieving a positive outcome in the exam.

The PMP exam lasts for 230 minutes. It covers 180 questions across three domains: People, Process, and Business Environment. The exam includes various question types such as multiple choice, multiple responses, matching, hot spot, and fill-in-the-blank. Online exam participants are given two 10-minute breaks, whereas in-person exam takers do not have scheduled breaks.

PMI relies on subject matter experts to establish the passing score for the exam annually. There is no definitive way of determining the precise score required to pass the PMP exam.

COURSE CURRICULUM

PMP Certification Exam Prep Course Curriculum

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1A Foundation:

  • Foundational project management concepts
  • Project management principles
  • The Agile mindset
  • Tailoring – hybrid approaches, processes and practices in project management

1B Strategic Alignment:

  • Define strategic alignment and business acumen
  • Follow guidelines for effective business decision-making
  • Explore organizational influences on projects
  • Explain how projects align with broader organizational strategy and global trends

1C Project Benefits and Value:

  • 3.2. Evaluate and deliver project benefits and value
    1. Investigate that benefits are identified (3.2.1)
    2. Evaluate delivery options to deliver value (3.2.4)
  • 2.1 Execute project with the urgency required to deliver business value
    1. Assess opportunities to deliver value incrementally (2.1.1)

1D Organizational Culture and Change Management

  • 3.4 Support organizational change
    1. Assess organizational culture (3.4.1)
    2. Evaluate impact of organization change to project, and determine required actions (3.4.2)
    3. Evaluate impact of the project to the organization and determine required actions (3.4.3)

1E Project Governance

  • 2.14 Establish project governance structure
    1. Determine appropriate governance for a project (e.g., replicate organization governance) (2.14.1)
    2. Define escalation paths and thresholds (2.14.2)

1F Project Compliance

  • 3.1 Plan and manage project compliance
    1. Confirm project compliance requirements (e.g., security, health and safety, regulatory compliance (3.1.1)
    2. Classify compliance categories (3.1.2)
    3. Analyze the consequences of non-compliance (3.1.5)

2A 1.9 Identify and Engage Stakeholders

  • 1.9 Collaborate with stakeholders
    1. Evaluate engagement needs for stakeholders (1.9.1)
  • 2.4 Engage stakeholders
    1. Analyze stakeholders (power interest grid, influence, impact) (2.4.1)
    2. Categorize stakeholders (2.4.2)
    3. Develop, execute, and validate a strategy for stakeholder engagement (2.4.4)
  • 2.2 Manage communications
    1. Analyze communication needs of all stakeholders (2.2.1)
    2. Determine communication methods, channels, frequency, and level of detail for all stakeholders (2.2.2)

2B Team Formation

  • 1.4 Empower team members and stakeholders
    1. Organize around team strengths (1.4.1)
  • 2.16 Ensure knowledge transfer for project continuity
    1. Discuss project responsibilities within team (2.16.1)
    2. Outline expectations for working environment (2.16.2)
  • 1.11 Engage and support virtual teams
    1. Examine virtual team member needs (e.g., environment, geography, culture, global, etc.) (1.11.1)
    2. Investigate alternatives (e.g., communication tools, colocation) for virtual team member engagement (1.11.2)

2C Build Shared Understanding

  • 1.2 Lead a team
    1. Set a clear vision and mission (1.2.1)
  • 1.8 Negotiate project agreements
    1. Analyze the bounds of the negotiation for agreement (1.8.1)
    2. Assess priorities and determine ultimate objective(s) (1.8.2)
    3. Determine a negotiation strategy (1.8.5)
    4. Participate in agreement negotiations (1.8.4)
  • 1.10 Build shared understanding
    1. Survey all necessary parties to reach consensus (1.10.2)
    2. Support outcome of parties’ agreement (1.10.3)
  • 1.12 Define team ground rules
    1. Communicate organizational principles with team and external stakeholders (1.12.1)
    2. Establish an environment that fosters adherence to ground rules (1.12.2)

2D Decide Project Approach/Methodology

  • 2.13 Determine appropriate project methodology/methods and practices
    1. Assess project needs, complexity, and magnitude (2.13.1)
    2. Recommend project execution strategy (e.g., contracting, financing) (2.13.2)
    3. Recommend a project methodology/approach (i.e., predictive, agile, hybrid) (2.13.3)

3A Planning Projects

  • Differentiation of Planning for Predictive vs Adaptive Approaches

3B Scope

  • 2.1 Execute project with the urgency required to deliver business value
    1. Support the team to subdivide Project tasks as necessary to find the minimum viable product (2.1.3)
  • 2.8 Plan and manage scope
    1. Predictive vs Adaptive approach for scope
    2. Determine and prioritize requirements (2.8.1)
    3. Break down scope (e.g., WBS, backlog) (2.8.2)
  • 2.17 Plan and manage project/phase closure or transitions
    1. Determine criteria to successfully close the project or phase (2.17.1)

3C Schedule

  • 2.6 Plan and manage schedule
    1. Predictive vs Adaptive approach for schedule
    2. Estimate project tasks (milestones, dependencies, story points) (2.6.1)
    3. Utilize benchmarks and historical data (2.6.2)
    4. Prepare schedule based on methodology (2.6.3)

3D Resources

  • 1.6 Build a team
    1. Deduce project resource requirements (1.6.2)
  • 2.11 Plan and manage procurement (resources)
    1. Define resource requirements and needs (2.11.1)
    2. Communicate resource requirements (2.11.2)
    3. Manage suppliers/contracts (2.11.3)
    4. Plan and manage procurement strategy (2.11.4)
    5. Develop a delivery solution (2.11.5)

3E Budget

  • 2.5 Plan and manage budget and resources
    1. Estimate budgetary needs based on the scope of the project and lessons learned from past projects (2.5.1)
    2. Anticipate future budget challenges (2.5.2) Plan and manage resources (2.5.4)

3F Risks

  • 2.3 Assess and manage risks
    1. Determine risk management options (2.3.1)
    2. Iteratively assess and prioritize risks (2.3.2)
  • 3.1 Plan and manage project compliance
    1. Determine necessary approach and action to address compliance needs (risk, legal) 3.1.6)
    2. Determine potential threats to compliance (3.1.3)

3G Quality

  • 2.7 Plan and manage quality of products/deliverables
    1. Determine quality standard required for project deliverables (2.7.1)
  • 3.1 Plan and manage project compliance
    1. Use methods to support compliance (3.1.4)
    2. Measure the extent to which the project is in compliance (3.1.7)

3H Integrate Plans

  • 2.9 Integrate project planning activities
    1. Consolidate the project/phase plans (2.9.1)
    2. Assess consolidated project plans for dependencies, gaps, and continued business value (2.9.2)
    3. Analyze the data collected (2.9.3)
    4. Collect and analyze data to make informed project decisions (2.9.4)
    5. Determine critical information requirements (2.9.5)
  • 2.10 Manage project changes
    1. Determine strategy to handle change (2.10.2)

4A Craft Your Leadership Style

  • I.2 Lead a team
    1. Value servant leadership (e.g., relate the tenets of servant leadership to the team) (1.2.3)
    2. Determine an appropriate leadership style (e.g., directive, collaborative) (1.2.4)
    3. Distinguish various options to lead various team members and stakeholders (1.2.7)
  • 1.11 Engage and support virtual teams
    1. Implement options for virtual team member engagement (1.11.3)

4B Create a Collaborative Project Team Environment

  • 2.12 Manage project artifacts
    1. Determine the requirements (what, when, where, who) for managing the project artifacts (2.12.1)
    2. Validate that the project information is kept up to date (i.e., version control) and accessible to all stakeholders (2.12.2)

4C Empower the Team

  • 1.2 Lead a team
    1. Support diversity and inclusion (e.g., behavior types, thought process) (1.2.2)
    2. Inspire, motivate, and influence team members/stakeholders (e.g., team contract, social contract, reward system) (1.2.5)
  • 1.4 Empower team members and stakeholders
    1. Determine and bestow level(s) of decision-making authority (1.4.4)
  • 1.14 Promote team performance through the application of emotional intelligence
    1. Assess behavior through the use of personality indicators (1.14.1)
    2. Analyze personality indicators and adjust to the emotional needs of key project stakeholders (1.14.2)

4E Communicate and Collaborate with Stakeholders

  • 2.2 Manage communications
    1. Communicate project information and updates effectively (2.2.3)
    2. Confirm communication is understood and feedback is received (2.2.4)
  • 1.2 Lead a team
    1. Analyze team members and stakeholders influence (1.2.6)
  • 2.4 Engage stakeholders
    1. Engage stakeholders by category (2.4.3)
  • 1.9 Collaborate with stakeholders
    1. Optimize alignment between stakeholder needs, expectations, and project objectives (1.9.2)
  • Build trust and influence to accomplish project objectives (1.9.3)
    1. 3.2 Evaluate and deliver project benefits and value
    2. Apprise stakeholders of value gained by the project (3.2.5)
  • 3.2 Evaluate and deliver project benefits and value
    1. Apprise stakeholders of value gained by the project (3.2.5)

4F Train Team Members and Stakeholders

  • 1.6 Build a team
    1. Appraise stakeholder skills (1.6.1)
  • 1.5 Ensure team members/stakeholders are adequately trained
    1. Determine required competencies and elements of training (1.5.1)
    2. Determine training options on training needs (1.5.2)
    3. Allocate resources for training (1.5.3)
    4. Measure training outcomes (1.5.4)
  • 1.13 Mentor relevant stakeholders
    1. Allocate the time for coaching mentoring (stakeholders)(1.13.1)
    2. Recognize and act on coaching mentoring opportunities (1.13.2)

4G Manage Conflict

  • 1.1 Manage conflict
    1. Interpret the source and stage of the conflict (1.1.1)
    2. Analyze the context for the conflict (1.1.2)
    3. Evaluate/recommend/reconcile the appropriate conflict resolution solution (1.1.3)
  • 1.12 Define team ground rules
    1. Discuss and rectify ground rule violations (1.12.3)
  • 1.10 Build shared understanding
    1. Investigate potential misunderstandings (1.10.4)
    2. Break down situations to identify the root cause of a misunderstanding (1.10.1)

5A Implement Ongoing Improvements

  • Continuous Improvement
    1. Plan Continuous Improvement Methods, Procedures, and Tools
    2. Assess CI framework
    3. Plan CI methods, procedures, tools
    4. Recommend/Execute CI steps

5B Support Performance

  • 2.2 Manage communications
    1. Communicate project information and updates effectively (2.2.3)
    2. Confirm communication is understood and feedback is received (2.2.4)
  • 1.4 Empower team members and stakeholders
    1. Support team task accountability (1.4.2)
    2. Evaluate demonstration of task accountability (1.4.3)
  • 1.6 Build a team
    1. Continuously assess and refresh team skills to meet project needs (1.6.3)
    2. Maintain team and knowledge transfer (1.6.4)
  • 1.11 Engage and support virtual teams
    1. Continually evaluate effectiveness of virtual team member engagement (1.11.4)
  • 2.11 Manage project artifacts
    1. Continually assess the effectiveness of the management of the project artifacts (2.12.3)
  • 2.13 Determine appropriate project methodology/methods and practices
    1. Use iterative, incremental practices throughout the project life cycle (e.g., lessons learned, key stakeholder engagement, risk) (2.13.4)

5C Evaluate Project Progress

  • 2.8 Plan and manage scope
    1. Monitor and validate scope (2.8.3)
  • 2.6 Plan and manage schedule
    1. Measure ongoing progress based on methodology (2.6.4)
    2. Modify schedule, as needed, based on methodology (2.6.5)
    3. Coordinate with other projects and other operations (2.6.6)
  • 2.5 Plan and manage budget and resources
    1. Monitor budget variations and work with governance process to adjust as necessary (2.5.3)
  • 2.1 Execute project with the urgency required to deliver business value
    1. Examine the business value throughout the project (2.1.2)
  • 2.7 Plan and manage quality of products/deliverables
    1. Recommend options for improvement based on quality gaps (2.7.2)
    2. Continually survey project deliverable quality (2.7.3)

5D Manage Issues and Impediments

  • 2.15 Manage project issues
    1. Recognize when a risk becomes an issue (2.15.1)
    2. Attack the issue with the optimal actions to achieve project success (2.15.2)
    3. Collaborate with relevant stakeholders on the approach to resolve the issues (2.15.3)
  • I.7 Address and remove impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team
    1. Determine critical impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team (1.7.1)
    2. Prioritize critical impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team (1.7.2)
    3. Use network to implement solutions to remove impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team (1.7.3)
    4. Re-assess continually to ensure impediments, obstacles and blockers for the team are being addressed (1.7.4)

5E Manage Changes 3.3 Evaluate and address external business environment changes for impact on scope Survey changes to external business environment (e.g., regulations, technology, geopolitical, market) (3.3.1) Assess and prioritize impact on project scope/backlog based on changes in external business environment (3.3.2) Recommend options for scope/backlog options (e.g., schedule, cost changes) (3.3.3) Continually review external business environment for impacts on project scope/backlog (3.3.4) 2.10 Manage project changes Anticipate and embrace the need for change (e.g., follow change management practices (2.10.1) Execute change management strategy according to the methodology (2.10.3) Determine a change response to move the project forward (2.10.4)

6A Project/Phase Closure

  • 1.8 Negotiate project agreements
    1. Verify objective(s) of the project agreement is met (1.8.3)
  • 2.17 Plan and manage project/phase closure or transitions
    1. Validate readiness for transition (e.g., operations team or next phase) (2.17.2)
    2. Conclude activities to close out project or phase (e.g., final lessons learned, retrospectives, procurement, financial, resources) (2.17.3)

6B Benefits Realization

  • 3.2 Evaluate and deliver project benefits and value
    1. Document agreement on ownership for ongoing benefit realization (3.2.2)
    2. Verify measurement system is in place to track benefits (3.2.3)

6C Knowledge Transfer

  • 2.16 Ensure knowledge transfer for project continuity
    1. Confirm approach for knowledge transfers (2.16.3)

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