Project Management Certification
                     PMI® Project Management  
Professional (PMP)® Workshop
PMI, PMP, PMBOK & PMI Talent Triangle are registered marks 
of  Project Management Institute, Inc.
About Project Management 
 Professional 
(PMP)®
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Why PMP®?
 To become a better project manager as the best  
practices have been included procured from myriad  
project managers across the globe.
 Increases the success rate of your project as you  
become more organized.
 Minimizing resource utilization and making
a
project cost effective .
 Changes how others look your abilities.
 To keep your job, promoted or get a job.
 Hike in your current salary (Help you to get ahead)
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Exam Eligibility Requirement
Category Eligibility of Formal Hours  
 Education  PMP® leading and 
trainin  directing  
g project
hours
One Bachelors Degree or 35 4,500 hours
global  equivalent Contact  
Hours
Two High school diploma,  35 7,500 hours
associate degree or Contact  
global  equivalent Hours
 After paying the examination fee online, PMI® will send an authorization letter
 Exam must be taken within one year of receiving the authorization letter
 PMI may randomly choose to send your application for auditing
 You need to contact a prometric center to schedule a date for the exam
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Examination Pattern
 Total 4 Hours duration
 Out of 200, 25 are considered as pre-test questions
(zero
marks) and only 175 are scored for the exam result
 Grading system is followed to arrive at the result Pass or Fail.  
Result is based on the individual grades on each process group.
 Grades are
 Below proficient
 Proficient
 Moderately Proficient
 There is no negative marking.
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Distribution of Q’s across Process Groups
Process Group Percentage of Questions
Initiating 13
Planning 24
Executing 31
Monitoring & Controlling 25
Closing 7
Note: This % of distribution might vary as required by PMI®.
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Introduction to Project Management
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What is a Project?
 What is a Project?
 A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a
unique
product, service or result
 Projects drive change, enable business value creation and
have an  initiation context
 A project can create:
A product that can be either a component of another item or an end  
item in itself,
A capability to perform a service or,
A result such as an outcome or document.
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Programs & Portfolio
Project Management exists in a broader context governed by:
 Program Management
 Portfolio Management
 Organizational project management (OPM) and strategies
Program Management:
It is a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain   
benefits and control not available from managing them individually. It focuses  
on project interdependencies and optimal approach for managing them.
Programs and projects deliver results
For example,
New aircraft manufacturing program has multiple related projects. Project A – 
 manufacture cockpit; Project B – manufacture fuselage; Project C –  
manufacture turbine engine etc.
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Programs & Portfolio
 Portfolio Management:
It refers to a collection of projects or programs (may not be necessarily  
related or interdependent) and other work that are grouped together to  
facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business  
objectives.
Portfolios make value decisions
For example,
Aircraft manufacturer may have business lines such as domestic aircraft  
manufacturing, international aircraft manufacturing, warfare aircraft  
manufacturing etc.
 Note: Organizational Project Management (OPM) - Integrates project,  
program and portfolio management with organizational enablers to achieve  
strategic objectives. In other words, do the right projects and allocate of  
resources for them
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What is Project Management?
 It is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project
activities,
 Using the 49 processes and 5 process groups i.e. Initiating, Planning,  
Executing, Monitoring & Controlling and Closing with appropriate  
application and integration, project management can be accomplished.
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Project Constraints
Scope
Quality  
Schedule 
 Budget
Resources 
 Risk
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Project Vs Operations
 Operations are an organizational function performing the ongoing execution  
of activities that produce the same product or provide a repetitive service
Value is realized in operations
Examples: Manufacturing, Production operations etc…
 Though temporary in nature Projects can help achieve the organization goals  
when they are aligned with the organization’s strategy.
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Project Life Cycle
Project life cycle - A collection of sequentially (typical – and sometimes  
overlapping) project phases determined by management and needs of the  
organization
Phase – A number of related 
activities  resulting in deliverable(s)
Types of project life cycle:
 Predictive
 Adaptive (Agile)
Characteristics of the project life 
cycle:
 Starting the project
 Organizing and preparing
 Carrying out project work
 Closing the project
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 Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) - 
 Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute, Inc., 2017, Page 18,19 & Fig 1-2 Page 548
Development Life Cycle & Phase 
DGevaelotpement life cycles – Those phases of the project lifecycle where product  
development happens
Types of development life cycle
 Predictive (waterfall)
 Iterative
 Incremental
 Adaptive (Agile)
 Hybrid (mix of predictive and adaptive)
Phase gate – A phase-end review with a decision to
 Continue to next phase as is or with modification
 Remain in the same phase or repeat some of the phase work
 End the project
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Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK®  Guide)  -
Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute, Inc., 2017, Page 19,21
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