Hi,
Thank you for your expression of interest in Project Management. By reading this note, you have just made a giant step in building a globally acclaimed rewarding career and a member of elite group of project managers.
First, I would like to give you a brain teaser with the following facts:
You don't have to be a specific subject area expert to manage project in that area.
Everybody is not meant to be a project manager; but anyone can become.
It is not an infiltrated certification. Hence it is referred to as the elite group.
The above facts, is a scratch on the surface. There are a lot more and the rich content of the PMI project management training modules with qualified on the field trainers will make your experience of passing the rigorous PMP exam fun.
You probably may have been involved in projects or never had. Chances are; you have been doing the right thing the wrong way and this has lead to difficult moments on the project or the project was an outright failure. The point is that you need to understand and speak the language of project management. Simply put, you need to be abreast with the methodology, ethics and code of conduct and generally accepted practises of project management. You need to manage project the PMI way!
Nano Consultz; a consortium of certified PMP brings you a training model that will teach with real life scenario, all that you require to prepare, register and pass your project management exam at first try. Beyond the exam, we want you to know the practise of project management and be able to manage projects without recording failure ( manage constraint; budget, schedule, scope etc) without reducing quality of the deliverable.
Our training package contains the following:
1. Nano Consultz class manual
1. PMBOK (4th edition)
2. Podcast
3. Minimun of four PMP preparatory textbooks
4. Project management templates
5. Practice test and mock exam during the training
6. Tea and Lunch break
7. Post training support program.
Brief introduction to the course content will give you an idea of what to expect at the training. There are Nine knowledge areas and five process groups. The process groups are further broken down into 42 processes. In addition to these, we also have professional responsibility and test taking strategies and study techniques as part of the course.
Project Management knowledge areas (PMBOK 4):
1. Project Management Framework and Integration Management:
The framework captures the whole methodology of project management. It is a brief introduction of what is to come in the course of the training. Integration management prepare the ground for the skills required by a project manager to be able to apply the 9 knowledge areas and 42 processes to manage a project. Hence a project manager is refered to as an integrator.
2. Project Scope Management:
This is the project work. What should be included and what should not be included.
3. Project Time Management:
This refers to the project Schedule. How not to have schedule overrun and not meeting project delivery date.
4. Project Cost Management:
This refers to the project budget. What is refered as sunk cost. Here we also talk about earn value analysis. How to deliver project within budget.
5. Project Quality Management:
This refers to quality standards and measurements. What is meant by sigma 6 and the other measuring standards. Quality control and quality assuarance.
6. Project Human Resources Management:
This refers to the staffing, management plan for acquiring, organizing and developing the project team.
7. Project Communication Management :
This ensures that all project related information are captured, processed, disseminated to the required people ( stakeholders). The information should also be preserved and stored as lesson learned.
8. Project Risk Management:
This refers to the risk involved in projects. When the risk is most and when it is on the low. How to handle risk and how to work around risk.
9. Project Procurement Management:
This refers to all purchases or aquisitions of goods or services. Contracting and all forms of contracts.
NB: Professional Responsibility and test taking strategies and study techniques are bonus to the PMBOK module. However, Professional Responsibility is part of the testing questions you will be tested on. It is simply talking about your adherence to the PMI ethics and code of professional Conduct when you are managing project and relating with people within and outside the project during the project life cycle. It is all for the success of your project.
The Process Groups:
1. Initiation:
This is the process that initiate and authorises the project. It contains sub processes.
2. Planning:
This process plans the project viz a viz the work to be done, deliverable of the project, budget, schedule, procurement, staffing etc. It consist of other processes regarded as sub plan.
3. Execution:
This is the area where we carry out the project work. Here we are actually doing project management. Executing the plan that is laid out in the previous planning process.
4. Monitoring and Control:
This is where we have the project performance evaluation. measuring against a predetermined evaluation standard. Putting control on change, repair, rework etc.
5. Closing:
This is the final stage. It ensures that project is properly closed. Ensures that contract and procurement are well documented and closed appropriately. Ensures that all project documents arel archived and protected. Ensures that all lessons learned are well documented. Ensures that every stage is closed. Finally, ensuring that the project deliverable is accepted and project is closed. Then a sign off party.
In conclusion, you need to know what is required from you to be qualified to write the project management exams and how much it cost to write the exam.
Requirements to write the PMP exam:
1. You must have a B.sc or HND certificate.
2. It is mandatory you have 35 hours contact (ie classroom hours). This is where you need Nano Consultz.
3. You must have 3 years work experience. Otherwise, you will have to write CAPM ( certified associate of project management) as foundation course before your PMP exam.
4. The exam is 200 questions that is computer based( online) and project situational questions. Exam duration is 4 hours and you can take the exam anytime of the year based on available slot from the prometric testing center in Nigeria.
5. You will need to register for the exam online and fill in the application online. It is required that you have your past work or project experience ready and your referral manager's name and position. You print a copy of your application for subsequent random audit by PMI. You could be selected. Once your exam application is approved; you proceed to register and pay your exam fee. The fee is $555 for non PMI member and $409 for PMI members. It is advisable you register as PMI member for $129 before registering for the exam. For registration visit : http://www.pmi.org/
Nano Consultz fee for this training is #50,000. You may also bring your friends that need this training. Payment mode are 2 options: You may pay =N=30,000 into our account( Pls call to request the account number when you are ready) before the commencement date and bring a posted cheque or remaining cash balance to the venue of the training (cheque should clear by training end date). Or you pay whole amount as cheque or cash at the training venue. You will get a =N=5,000 discount for full payment before the training commencement date. Also an additional =N= 5,000 discount if you introduce a friend who commence the training with you. Training duration is 3 weekends (saturdays 9am-5pm and sundays 12pm-5pm) starting 20th August, 2011. The training venue is De-Workmanship training / conference hall, Opposite Ivory health club, Allen Avenue Ikeja, Lagos.
Kind Regards,
Betrand Edeh, PMP
For: Nano Consultz
PS: For people who may not have the time for classroom session for the 3 weekends; we can work out online training. All you require is an internet connection and agreed time. Then we can arrange a time for face to face contact before you take your exam.
