Course Description

Project Management Basics/Fundamentals is BMC’s online/onsite course for 1, 2, 3, or 4 days to build your project management skills and competencies and prepare for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification exam. This course has been developed and created by the CEO of BMC, Dr. Azhar Khan, who is a PMP®® certification holder. It is based on the PMBOK® Guide—Sixth and Seventh Editions.

The proposed training course would enable participants to use the PMI® (Project Management Institute) system of managing projects from start to completion. For this purpose, PMBOK® 7th Edition (Project Management Body of Knowledge), which is the PMI’s international standard for managing projects (list price US $ 99/copy), will be provided to each participant. The proposed training would also introduce participants to Agile basics, popular Agile methodologies, and key Agile tools and techniques. The course includes everything you need to test your understanding of project management knowledge, tools, and techniques and also prepares you for the CAPM® certification examination. It will also cover the 23 contact hours required to apply for the CAPM® certification.

Course Objectives:

To provide a framework for structuring the Project Management Body of Knowledge according to the PMBOK® 7th edition to understand basic concepts of project management;

To learn basic tools, techniques, best practices, methodologies, project life cycle, and processes of project management;

To learn scheduling and resource allocation techniques with PERT/CPM and Earned Value;

To learn and apply five process groups, ten knowledge areas, and 49 processes to establish a roadmap for project implementation from start to completion;

· To learn managerial and leadership techniques to transform into effective managers. 

· To prepare for the CAPM® certification exam with a three-hour final practice exam, developed and validated by BMC’s experts who are PMP® certified.

Agile Project Management uses an iterative approach, which focuses on delivering project outputs as quickly as possible and in a progressive manner, rather than the one-time planning and delivery approach. Often, the software and product development industries use this approach. 

Using the iterative approach, Agile Project Management principles enable software developers to constantly adjust and review their software development processes. This helps to improve their performance incrementally and come up with a quality product. 

The PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® is one of the fastest-growing certifications in the field of IT project management. Earning a PMI-ACP® certification helps a person demonstrate knowledge of agile principles and skills with agile techniques. 

Our PMI-ACP® Certification Course will help your participants implement Agile practices appropriate for your organization and gain the skills and knowledge required to sit for the PMI-ACP® certification exam. We will also guide and support the participants with the complete process, from filling out the PMI-ACP® application to achieving the certification in the shortest possible time. We will provide participants with study material and training handouts in soft copies, which will help in preparation for the certification exam. 

This PMI-ACP® course covers agile methodologies, tools, and techniques and provides real-life scenarios throughout the course. It also includes the concepts of the newly added Agile Practice Guide, a reference resource for the PMI-ACP® exam. This training program is aligned with the latest PMI® guidelines to help your delegates pass the PMI-ACP® exam.

Exam Content Outline 

The following table identifies the proportion of questions from each domain that will appear on the examination. These percentages are used to determine the number of questions related to each domain and task that should appear on the multiple-choice format examination. 

The Course Goals

1. To understand the importance of Agile certification and its utilization for various organizations and why PMI-ACP® certification is so beneficial. 

2. To learn the basic requirements for PMI-ACP® certification and how to pass this certification exam in the first attempt.

3. How can PMI-ACP® certification benefit individuals to achieve career objectives as Agile Project Managers, and how can their organizations benefit?

4. To develop and inculcate real-world Agile Project Management knowledge into participants to pass the certification exam easily.

5. To prepare the participants to obtain PMI-ACP® certification and be ready for a high-impact Agile Project Management role.

Training Contents:

a. Domains

The training will cover all the domains:

1. Agile Principles and Mindset

2. Value-driven Delivery

3. Stakeholder Engagement

4. Team Performance

5. Adaptive Planning

6. Problem Detection and Resolution

7. Continuous Improvement

b. Other contents

1. Course Introduction, Eligibility Requirements, Certification Fees, and Renewal Process.

2. Agile Principles and Mindset, Introduction to Agile, The Agile Manifesto, Agile Project Life Cycle Characteristics, Agile Methodologies, Agile Estimation, and Agile Analysis and Design.

3. Agile methodologies:

• Scrum

• Extreme Programming (XP)

• Feature-Driven Development (FDD)

• Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)

• Crystal family of methods (i.e., Crystal Clear,

Crystal Yellow, Crystal Orange, etc. 

• Lean software

The Project Management Institute (PMI)® offers a professional credential for project risk managers, known as the PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®. The proposed course will prepare participants to appear in certification examinations and also apply attained knowledge at the workplace for better risk management of projects.

Every business decision and management projects involve an element of risk. There are risks encompassed in the case of any organization involving capital equipment and huge investments for producing goods and services. They implement such projects, which are highly vulnerable to project, product, and organizational risks. In the PMI-RMP® training course, participants will learn how project risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and contingency plans prepared. The participant will also learn about assigning risk management responsibility and tools and techniques for identifying and analyzing risks.

The proposed PMI-RMP® is an intensive and extensive customized case-based course for project environments. The course will cover basic concepts, skills, competencies, tools, and techniques of risk management to ensure that participants learn the nature of risk, risk identification, risk management planning, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and planning for risk responses. The attained knowledge can be applied at the workplace for better management of processes and projects by mitigating the impacts of impending risks.

The PMI-RMP® Course

Project risks present enormous challenges, and if unmanaged, they can cause cost and time overruns, scope and quality compromises, missed objectives, and even project failure. If they are managed professionally, they can offer competitive advantages and greater opportunities. Risk management is an essential aspect of all organizational activities. To augment risk management skills, organizations need to get their pertinent staff (PMI-RMP)® certified to:

Identify problems before they occur. 

Assess project risks.

Mitigate threats.

Maximize positive results and meet deadlines.

Diminish threats and enhance opportunities.

Save time and resources for projects and performing organizations.

The proposed project risk management course is a four-day concise, comprehensive, and crisp training that covers core competencies associated with effective and efficient project risk management practices. 

This course is in complete compliance with the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Guidebooks, the Project Management Body of Knowledge, and PMBOK® 6th and 7th Editions. The proposed training course would be fully customized and delivered to the exact requirements of the client through a combination of lectures, role plays, group work, past examples, sample questions, and case studies. The course facilitator, Professor Dr. Azhar Khan, is a highly educated, qualified, and experienced trainer, professor, speaker, mentor, leader, and project manager based in Connecticut, USA. He has conducted PMI-RMP® and PMP® (Project Management Professional) trainings all over the globe.

The Course Goals

To provide a framework for structuring the Project Management Body of Knowledge according to the PMBOK® 6th and 7th editions and Risk Practice Standard to understand basic concepts of project risk management;

To identify the most generally accepted practices within the discipline of project risk management;

To learn risk identification, risk documentation, risk tracking, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and planning risk responses;

To learn how to prepare a risk register;

To pass the PMI-RMP® examination in the shortest possible time.

Training Contents

Understanding of Course and Credential Overview and the Way to Pass the PMI-RMP® Certification Examination in the First Attempt.

(PMI-RMP® Certification Course Details, Prerequisites, Arrangements, Logistics, etc.

(PMI-RMP)® requirements, application process, fee, payment process, audit, etc.

Introduction to Project Risks

Negative and Positive Risks

Types of Risks (Classification)

Risk, Certainty, Uncertainty, Probability, Impact, Risk Score and Expected Monetary Value

Risk Management Framework

Principles and Concepts 

Introduction to Project Risk Management Processes

Project Stakeholders, Their Risk Tolerance, and Risk Appetite 

Plan Risk Management 

Contents of the Risk Management Plan

Identify Risks

Perform qualitative risk analysis.

Perform quantitative risk analysis.

Plan Risk Responses

Control Risks

Preparation and Contents of Risk Register

Practice Examination (2.5 Hours and 115 Questions)

Examination Tips and Tricks

Domain-wise Training Contents

· Domain I: Risk Strategy and Planning

Perform Document Analysis

Assess the project environment for threats and opportunities.

Confirm risk thresholds based on risk attributes

Document a Risk Management Plan

Plan and lead risk management activities with stakeholders.

Domain II: Risk Identification

Conduct Risk Identification Exercise

Examine assumption and constraint analyses.

Document risk triggers and thresholds based on context/environment

Develop Risk Register

Domain III: Risk Analysis

Perform Qualitative Analysis

Perform quantitative analysis.

Identify threats and opportunities.

Domain IV: Plan Risk Response

Plan Risk Response

Implement Risk Response

Domain V: Monitor and Close Risks

Gather and analyze performance data.

Monitor residual and secondary risks.

Provide the information required to update relevant project documents.

Monitor Project Risk Levels

Case Studies

1. Understanding Risk

2. Risk Management Tools

Group Works

1. Preparation of a Risk Management Plan

2. Preparation of Risk Register

Problems

1. Probability X Impact = EMV (Expected Monetary Value)

2. Decision Tree Problems 

3. Contingency and Management Reserve Calculations