PMP Project Management Framework Fifth Edition

Project Management Framework

For the PMP Exam using Editionth5PMBOK Guide

Khaled El-Nakib, PMP 2013

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Exam prerequisites

Minimum of 4500 hours of project management experience. Project management experience dating back at least three years from application submittal date. Project management experience not dating back further than eight years from the application submittal date. Minimum of 36 months of project management experience (gaps in experience and overlapping experience will not be counted).


Exam prerequisites (continued)

Project management experience is required in each of the following process areas when all projects are totaled, but not on each project: (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing)

35 hours project management education

Bachelor degree


Exam layout

200 questions

25 not included in exam score

106 questions out of 175 question are required to pass the exam


Questions allocation in Exam

Process AreaInitiating

Planning

Executing

Monitor and Control

Closing

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24

30

25

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Get prepared for the Exam

Study Chapter by Chapter

Study according to Process Areas

Practice PMP online exams

Revisit knowledge areas with weak score

Apply for the exam

Reschedule when ever you still fell unready


What do you need to memorize?

Glossary

Tools and techniques

Common inputs and outputs

Processes definitions


Maintaining PMP license

PMP certificate warrant a three years license

To maintain license, you must collect at least 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs)


What is a Project?

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

Temporary means that every project has a definite start and definite end.

Unique product, service, or result Product e.g. new car model Service e.g. business consultancy Result e.g. research project

Progressive elaboration; Developing in steps


Additional project elements

Uncertainty

Requires cross-functional team

Agreement


Project Vs Operation

The project is completed when its goals and objectives are accomplished

Operations are ongoing and repetitive.

The purpose of operations is to keep the organization functioning

Both share the following characteristics:Performed by peopleConstrained by limited resourcesPlanned, executed, and controlledPerformed to achieve organizational objectives


Triple Constraints concept


Modern Triple Constraints concept

A.K.A Competing Project Constraints

Customer Satisfaction


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What is project management? Project management is the application of

knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.


What does project manager need?


Knowledge areas

Project Scope Management

Project Time Management

Project Cost Management

Project Quality Management

Project Human Resource Management

Project Communication Management

Project Procurement Management

Project Risk Management

Project Integration Management

Project Stakeholders Management


Skills

General Management Skills

Financial and accounting

Purchasing and procurement

Information technology

Interpersonal Skills Negotiation skills Communication skills Problem solving Leadership


What is a Program A Program is defined as a group of related

projects, sub-programs, and program activities managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.


What is a Portfolio Portfolios are collections of programs and

projects and other work that meet a strategic business objective.


Project Management Office (PMO) A Project Management Office is a management

structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilities the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques.


Project Management Office (PMO)

Identify Project Management Methodology

Coaching an mentoring

Managing shared resources

Perform project audits

Developing and managing organizational process assets

Coordinating communications across projects


Enterprise environmental factors are both internal and external factors that surround or influence a project success. These factors may enhance or eliminate project management options and may have positive or negative influence on the outcome.

Stakeholders Risk Tolerance

Infrastructure (Existing facilities, or equipments)

Existing Human Resources (skills, knowledge)

Personnel administration (training records)

Enterprise environmental factors


Project life cycle

Starting a project

Preparing and organizing

Carrying out the work

Closing the project


Project life cycle characteristics


Project Phase

Project phase structure allows the project to be segmented into logical subsets for ease of management, planning, and control


Project Phase

Project phases are typically sequential, but can overlap in some situations

Ending a phase does not necessarily mean start of another one

Work is distinct from one phase to another

Repetition of five process areas in each phase


Phase to Phase relationships

Sequential relationship

Less uncertainty No schedule compression

Overlapping relationship

More Risk Fast tracking


Project Life Cycle

Predictive Life Cycles

Iterative and Incremental Life Cycle

Adaptive Life Cycle


Project Stakeholders

Stakeholder is an individual, group, or organization who may affect, be affected by, or perceived itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or out come of a project.


Project Stakeholders


Organization structures


Weak Matrix


Strong Matrix


Balanced Matrix


Processes and procedures

Organizational process assets include formal and informal plans, policies, procedures, templates, work instructions and guidelines

Corporate knowledge base

Process assets also include organizations knowledge base such as lessons learned, historical information, risk data, and earned value data.

Organizational Process Assets


Project Management Process Groups

Initiating Process Group

Planning Process Group

Executing Process Group

Monitoring and Controlling Process Group

Closing Process Group

Start the cycle

Plan the work

Do planned work

Check the work while being Done

End the cycle


Project Management Process Groups

(Continued)

Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle defined by Shewhart and modified by Deming


Project Boundaries

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