This completely online and self-paced project management program builds successful project managers at all levels of the organization. It provides a comprehensive preparation for the PMP® certification exam including exam taking tips, ten comprehensive module quizzes, and two full-length, 200-question practice exams covering the PMBOK® Guide areas of knowledge.

After completing this course, you'll be able to:

• Understand how enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets affect how projects can be managed
• Explain the five stages of a project life cycle and understand how these stages can overlap in time
• Understand how to create a project management plan with subsidiary plans for each of the knowledge areas and explain how progressive elaboration and integrated change management can keep these documents effective and relevant
• Understand the overlapping nature of project activities and practice Project Integration Management to coordinate the various project management processes
• Understand how a project's various baselines (including scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, procurement, and others) are determined, planned for, and managed
• Understand how to effectively manage human resources and communicate with all stakeholders
• Understand the key methods used to estimate project schedule and cost at the beginning of a project and to forecast cost and schedule variances at any time during the project
• Understand how the project management knowledge contained in the PMBOK® Guide can be used in practice

Note: After successful completion, you will receive 35 PDUs/contact hours to qualify to take the PMI Project Management Professional Exam®. Successful completion means completing all assignments in the course, and scoring a minimum of 70% on the second 200-question practice test.

Target Audience: This course is designed for adult learners interested in preparing to take the PMP® exam.

Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites: Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK® Guide).