About Project Management and the Course Project Management is one of the five fastest growing careers in the United States. The ever increasing pace of change in organizations today has led to the growth of the management approach known as Managing by Projects. The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge was published by the Standards Committee of PMI to provide a comprehensive description of these practices. Numerous major corporations and other organizations use project management training to assure that project team members and their executive leadership have a common baseline language and understanding as they undertake projects. The common language becomes particularly important in joint ventures and projects involving multiple organizations.
Presentations cover widely accepted concepts, tools and techniques.
In addition to the presentations, the course includes group exercises utilizing actual projects and short sample tests which reinforce the sessions and demonstrate the types of questions found in the certification examination. Throughout the course emphasis is placed on pro active planning, frequent and useful project performance monitoring, and effective control mechanisms. Course material includes a participant notebook, an outline of the certification examination, suggestions for preparing for the certification examination, a one hundred and sixty question sample examination and an examination formula page. See the alternative suggestions for doing this below. Principles and Practices of Project Management Course Outline Session I Introduction .