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Project Management Professional (PMP®)

Exam Preparation Course

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Fall 2018 Syllabus Course Objective

To prepare the student for the PMP® certification examination with a rigorous review of Project Management

best practices that include guidance of those knowledge and experience areas required.

Contact Information

Instructors: The course is team taught by PMI members who have completed the PMP® certification

and are practicing Project Managers. The course manager and lead instructor is Ann

Long, PMP.

Phone: Meinders School of Business (Melissa Cory at (405) 208-5540),

or Ann Long at (405) 401-7209

Email: Contact Ann Long at: [email protected]

Course Information

Meeting Place: OCU Meinders School of Business, Room TBD

Meeting Time: Saturday Mornings

8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Duration: September 8, 2018 – November 10, 2018

* A final course exam will be available at 1pm on November 10, 2018. Access to final

course exam will close at 6:00pm on Saturday, November 17, 2018

On-Line Access: Online access to the material and final course exam is available thru

Oklahoma City University’s Desire to Learn (D2L) - https://ocuonline.okcu.edu/

Required Text

Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide),

Sixth Edition, published by the Project Management Institute.

ISBN 978-1-935589-79-2 (CD-ROM) or ISBN 978-1-628253825 (paperback)

Project Management Institute, Q & As for the PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition, published by the Project

Management Institute. ISBN 978-1-62825-461-7

Course Description - The Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) Examination Preparation

program at Oklahoma City University is offered by a Registered Education Provider (REP®) with the Project

Management Institute (PMI). Participants who complete the rigorous course of study will be prepared to sit for

the PMP® Certification Examination. The course will cover the standards used in conjunction with the Guide to

the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Sixth Edition – PMI’s flagship publication has

been updated to reflect the latest good practices in project management. New to the Sixth Edition, each

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knowledge area will contain a section entitled Approaches for Agile, Iterative and Adaptive Environments,

describing how these practices integrate in project settings. It will also contain more emphasis on strategic and

business knowledge—including discussion of project management business documents—and information on

the PMI Talent Triangle™ and the essential skills for success in today’s market.

To achieve PMP® certification, each candidate must satisfy all educational and experiential requirements

established by PMI and must demonstrate an acceptable and valid level of understanding and knowledge about

project management that is tested by the Project Management Professional Certification Examination. In

addition, those who have been granted the PMP® credential (certificants) must demonstrate ongoing

professional commitment to the field of project management by satisfying PMI’s Professional Development

Program requirements.

This course will prepare the student for the PMP® exam by examining the special nature of projects – concepts,

definitions and approaches. Critical to mastering the PMI methodology is a clear understanding of the Project

Management Process Groups:

Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing

And the related processes that characterize the project management approach:

Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Schedule Management, Project

Cost Management, Project Quality Management, Project Resource Management, Project

Communications Management, Project Risk Management and Project Procurement Management and

Project Stakeholder Management, as well as Professional and Social Responsibility.

Contact Hours: Upon completion of this course, students will receive a letter from OCU indicating the

number of contact hours completed.

Course Completion: Upon achieving a passing grade on the final exam, students will receive a certificate of

completion from OCU. Students who do not take the final exam will receive an

Incomplete for the class and will not be issued a certificate of completion. Students who

do not pass the final exam will receive an "F" or fail for the class and will not be issued a

certificate of completion. Students have up to one year to make up or retake the final

exam and change the grade.

Pass/Fail: All students are graded on a Pass/Fail system with a score of 61% or greater on the final

exam required to pass. Any student requesting a letter grade must notify the Lead

Instructor on or before the first day of class.

Absences: Due to the nature of the material and the length of the class session, only one (excused)

absence will be allowed. Additional absences will result in an Incomplete for the class,

and the student will not be issued a certificate of completion. An excused absence

requires a written explanation with a contact phone number for instructor verification

(doctor, lawyer, police report, etc.).

Note: Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or

her abilities should contact the lead instructor as soon as possible so we can discuss accommodations necessary to

ensure full participation and facilitate your educational opportunities.



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Schedule

Session 1 (September 8, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM)

I. The OCU PM Certification program

II. Introduction to the PMP Examination from PMI

III. Framework Session

1 Introduction (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 1)

1.1 Overview and Purpose of this Guide

1.1.1 The Standard for Project Management

1.1.2 Common Vocabulary

1.1.3 Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

1.2 Foundational Elements

1.2.1 Projects

1.2.2 The Importance of Project Management

1.2.3 Relationship of Project, Program, Portfolio, and Operations Management

1.2.4 Components of the Guide

1.2.5 Tailoring

1.2.6 Project Management Business Documents

2 The Environment in Which Projects Operate (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 2)

2.1 Overview

2.2 Enterprise Environmental Factors

2.3 Organizational Process Assets

2.4 Organization Systems

3 The Role of the Project Manager (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 3)

3.1 Overview

3.2 Definition of a Project Manager

3.3 The Project Manager’s Sphere of Influence

3.4 Project Manager Competencies

3.5 Performing Integration

IV. Homework: Q&As – Framework, Read PMBOK® Guide - Chapter 4


I. Integration Management Session

4 Project Integration Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 4):

4.1 Develop Project Charter

4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

4.4 Manage Project Knowledge

4.5 Monitor and Control Project Work

4.6 Perform Integrated Change Control

4.7 Close Project or Phase

II. Homework: Q&As – Integration, Read PMBOK® Guide - Chapter 5



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I. Scope Management Session

5 Project Scope Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 5):

5.1 Plan Scope Management

5.2 Collect Requirements

5.3 Define Scope

5.4 Create WBS

5.5 Validate Scope

5.6 Control Scope

II. Homework: Q&As – Scope, Read PMBOK® Guide - Chapter 6


I. Schedule Management Session

6 Project Schedule Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 6):

6.1 Plan Schedule Management

6.2 Define Activities

6.3 Sequence Activities

6.4 Estimate Activity Durations

6.5 Develop Schedule

6.6 Control Schedule

II. Homework: Q&As –Schedule, Read PMBOK® Guide - Chapter 7

Session 5 (October 6, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM)

I. Cost Management Session

7 Project Cost Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 7):

7.1 Plan Cost Management

7.2 Estimate Costs

7.3 Determine Budget

7.4 Control Costs

II. Homework: Q&As – Cost, Read PMBOK® Guide - Chapter 8


I. Quality Management Session

8 Project Quality Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 8):

8.1 Plan Quality

8.2 Manage Quality

8.3 Quality Control

II. Homework: Q&As – Quality, Read PMBOK® Guide - Chapters 9, Read PMI® Code of Ethics and

Professional Conduct Guide, Read PMI® Ethical Decision - Making Framework



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I. Resource Management Session

9 Project Resource Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 9):

9.1 Plan Resource Management

9.2 Estimate Activity Resources

9.3 Acquire Resources

9.4 Develop Team

9.5 Manage Team

9.6 Control Resources

II. Professional Responsibility Session

1. Professional and Social Responsibility (PMI® Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Guide), (PMI®

Ethical Decision- Making Framework)

III. Homework: Q&As – Resource, Read PMBOK® Guide - Chapters 10 & 13


I. Communications Management Session

10 Project Communications Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 10)

10.1 Plan Communications Management

10.2 Manage Communications

10.3 Monitor Communications

II. Stakeholder Management Session

13 Project Stakeholder Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 13)

13.1 Identify Stakeholders

13.2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement

13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement

13.4 Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

III. Homework: Q&As – Communications & Stakeholder, Read PMBOK® Guide - Chapter 11

Session 9 (November 3, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM)

I. Risk Management Session

11 Project Risk Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 11):

11.1 Plan Risk Management

11.2 Identify Risks

11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

11.5 Plan Risk Responses

11.6 Implement Risk Responses

11.7 Monitor Risks

II. Homework: Q&As – Risk, Read PMBOK® Guide - Chapter 12



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Session 10 (November 10, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM)

I. Procurement Management Session

12 Project Procurement Management (PMBOK® Guide Chapter 12)

12.1 Plan Procurement Management

12.2 Conduct Procurements

12.3 Control Procurements

II. Integration REVIEW

III. Homework: Prepare for Final Practice Exam

Session 11 (Available at 1pm on November 10); closes 6:00pm on Saturday, November 17, ONLINE

I. Close of OCU Project Management Certification Preparation class

II. Final Exam – May be completed online thru OCU’s Desire to Learn (D2L) program

III. Students complete Class Satisfaction Survey via Desire to Learn (D2L) program