CAPM ® Preparation

Course Three DAYS

OBJECTIVE
This project management course will give participants foundation, experience, techniques and tools to manage the various aspects of a project. This is a course that is based on application with a board array of practical experiences, from the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and can immediately be applied.
The course will cover the content of the PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and present the information that is examined on the Certified Associate Project Management (CAPM®) certification.

AUDIENCE
Anyone wishing to take the CAPM® exam

DURATION
Three days of classroom training and follow-on day on practice exams

FORMAT
Lecture based with 6 hours of sample exam questions

BENEFITS
This course will be of benefit to learners who identify the importance of the CAPM® certification in the workplace. The course will highlight the working of the PMBOK® Guide

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, you will know how to:
understand the CAPM® exam process (i.e. application procedure to taking the exam)
identify the attributes of being a project manager
understand the significance of good project governance
define project objectives and create a project scope plan
describe how a work breakdown structure is used as an input to developing a project plan
understand the benefits of effective project planning and control
apply the principles behind time and cost estimation
understand the different components of a project schedules and how these can be applied
deliver and manage an effective project management plan
distinguish between risk and issue management and how to do it.
monitor and communicate project progress on a timely basis
understand the basis behind effective project leadership
understand and plan for project success and closure

CAPM ® PREPARATION COURSE

COURSE CONTENT
The following areas will be covered: –
Module 1
Introduction Session: – Overview of the CAPM® Application
Topic 1 (Chapter 1 and 2 of the PMBOK®): – Project management process
– defining project, program and portfolio management
Topic 2 (Chapter 3 of the PMBOK®): – Project management framework
from the PMBOK®
Module 2
Topic 3 (Chapter 4 of the PMBOK®): – Project change control – defining
project processes and governance
Topic 4 (Chapter 5 of the PMBOK®): – Project scoping and control –
identify and understanding the project charter
Topic 5 (Chapter 6 of the PMBOK®): – Project schedules developing and
brainstorming the schedule
Module 3
Topic 6 (Chapter 7 of the PMBOK®): – Project cost estimation and control
techniques – how to manage and report project estimates
Topic 7 (Chapter 8 of the PMBOK®): – Project quality management –
identifying project success and key project metrics
Topic 8 (Chapter 9 of the PMBOK®): – The project managers soft skills
including the role of the project manager
Module 4
Topic 9 (Chapter 10 of the PMBOK®): – Project management
communication skills – stakeholder analysis and planning
Topic 10 (Chapter 11 of the PMBOK®): – Risk and issue management –
recording and management relevant risk
Topic 11 (Chapter 12 of the PMBOK®): – Project contracts – overview of
the project contract process
Topic 12 (Chapter 13 of the PMBOK®): – Project Stakeholder
management

PMP® Preparation

Course Three DAYS

OBJECTIVE
This project management course will give participants foundation, experience, techniques and tools to manage the various aspects of a project. This is a course that is based on application with a board array of practical experiences, from the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and can immediately be applied.
The course will cover the content of the PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and present the information that is examined on the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification.

AUDIENCE
Anyone wishing to take the PMP® exam

DURATION
Three days of classroom training and follow-on day on practice exams

FORMAT
Lecture based with 6 hours of sample exam questions

BENEFITS
This course will be of benefit to learners who identify the importance of the PMP® certification in the workplace. The course will highlight the working of the PMBOK® Guide

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, you will know how to:
understand the PMP® exam process (i.e. application procedure to taking the exam)
identify the attributes of being a project manager
understand the significance of good project governance
define project objectives and create a project scope plan
describe how a work breakdown structure is used as an input to developing a project plan
understand the benefits of effective project planning and control
apply the principles behind time and cost estimation
understand the different components of a project schedules and how these can be applied
deliver and manage an effective project management plan
distinguish between risk and issue management and how to do it.
monitor and communicate project progress on a timely basis
understand the basis behind effective project leadership
understand and plan for project success and closure

PMP® PREPARATION COURSE
COURSE CONTENT
The following areas will be covered: –
Module 1
Introduction Session: – Overview of the PMP® Application
Topic 1 (Chapter 1 and 2 of the PMBOK®): – Project management process
– defining project, program and portfolio management
Topic 2 (Chapter 3 of the PMBOK®): – Project management framework
from the PMBOK®
Module 2
Topic 3 (Chapter 4 of the PMBOK®): – Project change control – defining
project processes and governance
Topic 4 (Chapter 5 of the PMBOK®): – Project scoping and control –
identify and understanding the project charter
Topic 5 (Chapter 6 of the PMBOK®): – Project schedules developing and
brainstorming the schedule
Module 3
Topic 6 (Chapter 7 of the PMBOK®): – Project cost estimation and control
techniques – how to manage and report project estimates
Topic 7 (Chapter 8 of the PMBOK®): – Project quality management –
identifying project success and key project metrics
Topic 8 (Chapter 9 of the PMBOK®): – The project managers soft skills
including the role of the project manager
Module 4
Topic 9 (Chapter 10 of the PMBOK®): – Project management
communication skills – stakeholder analysis and planning
Topic 10 (Chapter 11 of the PMBOK®): – Risk and issue management –
recording and management relevant risk
Topic 11 (Chapter 12 of the PMBOK®): – Project contracts – overview of
the project contract process
Topic 12 (Chapter 13 of the PMBOK®): – Project Stakeholder
management

RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (RMP®) PREPARATION COURSE

OBJECTIVE
Pressures to complete projects on accelerated schedules and the call for innovations to stay ahead of the competition are among the reasons why qualified risk management professionals are needed on project management teams.
Industry practice recognises the importance and special qualifications needed to be a project risk management professional.
Project risk management practitioners provide expertise in the specialised area of assessing and identifying project risks along with plans to mitigate threats and capitalise on opportunities. Project risk management professionals should be recognised for their knowledge, skills and experience in this specialized area of
project risk management.
The Project Management Institute (PMI®) recognises the importance and special qualifications needed to be a project risk management professional. The PMI-RMP® credential will substantiate the applicant’s knowledge, skills and experience in this area, and this PMI-RMP® preparation course will help in preparing to take and pass the RMP® certification exam.

AUDIENCE
Individuals who spend a majority of their time managing project risk for a project management plan should consider applying for this specialty credential, as well as sign up for our RMP® training program to help get the instruction needed to become a PMI-RMP® professional.

FORMAT
Lecture based with 2 hours of sample exam questions

BENEFITS
This course will be of benefit to learners who identify the importance of the RMP®
certification in the workplace. The course will highlight the working of the PMBOK®
Guide and PMI’s Risk Management Standard

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, you will know how to:
□ understand the RMP® exam process (i.e. application procedure to taking the exam)
□ review the six processes of project risk management and their relation with other project management knowledge areas.
□ Understand the governance and structures behind risk management
□ be able to distinguish between risk and issue management and how to do it.
□ analysis of the tools and techniques to identify risk
□ understand the qualitative approach to risk analysis
□ review of simulation tools and techniques such as Monte Carlo, PERT, Tornado Diagrams
□ understand how to monitor and communicate project risk on a timely basis
□ focus on risk monitoring and control
□ understand the communication principles behind risk and issues management
□ be able to manage stakeholder involvement with risk

RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (RMP®)

COURSE CONTENT
The following areas will be covered: –
COURSE DAY 1
□ Introduction Session: – Overview of the RMP® Application and Exam
□ Topic 1: – Risk Communication
o Introduction to Risk Management
o Preparing for risk communication
o Risk and Stakeholder Management
o Managing Risks and Project Changes
o Communicating Risk Identification.
o Topic 1 Sample Exam
□ Topic 2:- Risk Governance
o The Principle involved in risk governance
o Risk management and the project life cycle
o Understanding the management of Risk
o Understanding escalation and management
o Topic 2 Sample Exam
□ Topic 3:- Principles and Concepts of Risk Management
o Definition of risk & risk management
o Stakeholder risk attitudes
o Responsibilities for risk within projects
o Topic 3 Sample Exam
□ Topic 4: – Planning Risk Management
o Components of the risk management plan
o Risk Breakdown Structures (RBS)
o Techniques for Risk Planning
o The Risk Management Plan
o Topic 4 Sample Exam
COURSE DAY 2
□ Topic 5: – Identify Risks
o Risk identification techniques
o The risk register
o Determining which risk tool to use
o Topic 5 Sample Exam
□ Topic 6: – Qualitative Risk Analysis
o Defining impact
o Risk probability and impact scoring
o Developing risk log
o Topic 6 Sample Exam
□ Topic 7: – Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
o Data Gathering & Representation techniques
o Modelling & Simulation, Probability distribution
o Monte Carlo Simulations
o Tornado diagrams, sensitivity analysis, criticality analysis
o Decision trees
o Risk Expected Monetary Value (EMV) calculation
o Topic 7 Sample Exam
RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (RMP®)
□ Topic 8: – Plan Risk Responses
o Strategies for positive and negative risks
o Risk & contracting
o The risk response action plan
o Contingency planning, calculating the contingency fund
o Secondary & residual risks
o Topic 2 Sample Exam
□ Topic 9: – Monitor and Control Risk
o Risk re-assessment
o Process improvement
o Managing contingency reserves
o Risk audits, trend analysis
o Topic 9 Sample Exam
COURSE PRESENTER
Liam Dillon B.Tech., M.Eng.Sc. M.P.M., PMP®, RMP®, PMI-ACP®, PgMP®
Educational Background
 Risk Management Professional (RMP®) – Project Management Institute – 2012
 Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP®) – Project Management Institute – 2012
 Program Management Professional (PgMP®) – Project Management Institute –
2011
 Project Management Professional (PMP®) – Project Management Institute –
2003
 Masters of Project Management (M.P.M.) – University of Limerick – 2001
 Masters of Engineering Science (M.Eng.Sc.) – University College Cork – 1995
 Bachelor of Technology in Electronics (B.Tech.) – Waterford Institute of
Technology – 1992
Brief History
Liam has spent the last eight years growing and managing an international training and consultancy firm, Turlon & Associates, who specialise in the development of custom training-ware as well as project management consultancy for various private, public and academic institutions. Projects have included: –
 The development and delivery of a range of blended learning solutions for the
US market,
 Managing the development and delivery of an extensive range of management training programs for universities and colleges,
 Working with various blue-chip companies, on a consultancy basis, in growing levels of project management maturity.
Prior to this he worked with Lucent Technologies, in the software development sector, where his project portfolio included: –
 The delivery of a network operation solutions for Lucent’s 2-G offer,
 The definition and delivery of different product-ranges for optimising the performance of the 3-G network.
Liam is involved with project management since 1995, working with various applications and technologies in Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America. Coupled with his industrial experience, Liam spends time lecturing on the topic of project management with various Universities and College’s
Liam has served as the President of the Ireland Chapter of PMI® and is currently part of PMI’s Board Volunteer Advisory Committee (BVAC). He has presented both nationally and internationally of the topic of project management.

Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) Preparation Course

Two Day Training Course

BACKGROUND: Agile methods are taking the development worlds by storm because they’re effective and they better align with the realities of changing requirements, ever more challenging constraints, highly compressed schedules and evolving teams. This two-day workshop explains to how to adapt and respond to all of these challenges within your projects.

If you use agile practices in your projects, or your organization is adopting agile approaches to project management, the PMI-ACP® certification may be right for you. The PMI-ACP® recognises knowledge of agile principles, practices and tools and techniques across agile methodologies. The PMI-ACP® is positioned to recognise and validate knowledge of this important approach.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND Those will a strong background in Agile and wish to obtain the PMI-ACP Certification

COURSE PROGRAM The course is broken into the following areas: –
Module 1: – Overview of Agile Projects
 Agile tools and techniques
 Agile Manifesto values and principles
 Agile Daily stand-ups
 Sample Exam
Module 2: – Agile Roadmap
 Agile chartering,
 Agile product roadmap
 Agile user stories and backlog
 Agile story maps
 Agile progressive elaboration
 Value stream mapping
 Agile Brainstorming techniques
 Sample Exam
Module 3: – Planning, Monitoring and Adopting
 Agile Iteration and release planning
 Agile Time-boxing
 Agile Burn down/up charts
 Agile task and Kanban boards,
 Agile Retrospectives
 Agile Innovation games
 Sample Exam
Module 4: – Agile estimation
 Agile relative sizing / story points
 Agile velocity
 Agile wide band Delphi
 Agile planning poker
 Agile affinity estimating
 Sample Exam

AGILE CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER – ACP®
Module 5: – Test-Driven Development – Quality
 Agile acceptance test-driven development
 Agile continuous integration
 Agile Problem-solving strategies, tools, and techniques
 Agile Continuous improvement processes
 Sample Exam
Session 6: – Scrum Overview
 Scrum as an Agile Management Practice
 Overview of Scrum practices
 Product Backlog
 Sprint planning
 Using Scrum principles
 Sample Exam
Module 7: – Risk management
 Agile risk-adjusted backlog
 Agile risk burn down graphs
 Sample Exam
Module 8: – Agile Management
 Earned value management (EVM) for agile projects
 Agile escaped defects
 Assessing and incorporating community and stakeholder values
 Sample Exam

AGILE CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER – ACP®
COURSE PRESENTER Liam Dillon B.Tech., M.Eng.Sc. M.P.M., PMP®, RMP®, PMIACP®,
PgMP®

Educational Background
 Risk Management Professional (RMP®) – Project Management Institute – 2012
 Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP®) – Project Management Institute – 2012
 Program Management Professional (PgMP®) – Project Management Institute – 2011
 Project Management Professional (PMP®) – Project Management Institute – 2003
 Masters Degree of Project Management – University of Limerick – 2001
 Masters of Engineering Science – University College Cork – 1995
 Bachelor of Technology in Electronics – Waterford Institute of Technology – 1992

Employment History
 Director – Turlon & Associates 2003 – Present
 Project / Program Manager – Lucent Technologies: 1997 – 2003
 Software Developer / Team Leader – Raidtec Corporation: 1995 – 1997


Brief History
Liam has spent the last eight years growing and managing an international training and consultancy firm, Turlon & Associates, who specialise in the development of custom training-ware as well as project management consultancy for various private, public and academic institutions. Projects have included: –
 The development of a range of blended learning solutions for the US market
 Managing the development and delivery of an extensive range of management training programs for Irish universities and colleges.
 Working with various blue-chip companies, on a consultancy basis, in growing levels of project management maturity.
Prior to this he worked with Lucent Technologies, in the software development sector, where his project portfolio included: –
 The delivery of a network operation solutions for Lucent’s 2-G offer,
 The definition and delivery of different product-ranges for optimising the performance of the 3-G network.

Liam is involved with project management since 1995, working with various applications and technologies in Ireland, Asia-Pacific and North America. Coupled with his industrial experience, Liam spends time lecturing on the topic of project management with University of Limerick, Institute of Technology in Blanchardstown, Portobello College and Institute of Public Administration (IPA).
Liam has served as the President of the Ireland Chapter of PMI® and has presented both nationally and internationally of the topic of project management.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PGMP®) PREPARATION COURSE

OBJECTIVE
Program management is the process of managing several related projects, often with the intention of improving any organisation’s performance. The discipline of program management requires a refined set of business and leadership skills that are vastly different from that of a project manager. However being an effective program manager still requires a firm foothold in project management as the discipline of program management is the next logical step in the career progression.
This program management course focuses on core disciplines required to deliver strategic objectives. It includes a walk through the entire life cycle of a program while facing the types of realistic challenges that are encountered in any program.
The course will provide the tools and techniques for program governance, program planning, effectively managing stakeholders and ensuring that your program realises its benefits and defined objectives.
The course is designed to achieve the Project Management Professional (PgMP®) certification

AUDIENCE
The Project Management Institute’s (PMI’s) PgMP® defines the global standard of best practices for program management professionals. As a result of attending this course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively navigate the program management discipline and successfully prepare for and pass the PgMP® certification exam.

FORMAT
Lecture based with 3 hours of sample exam questions

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, you should learn how to:
□ identify the steps needed to complete your exam application and meet the required criteria
□ prepare to pass the PMI® PgMP® certification examination
□ navigate the processes and knowledge areas of The Standard for Program
Management 3
rd Edition
□ use effective program management tools and techniques
□ identify and implement best practice program management governance
□ relate program delivery to business / strategic objectives
□ initiate a large-scale program to implement organisational strategy
□ manage, plan, execute and control a successful program consisting of multiple, related projects
□ ensure the realisation of project and program benefits
□ effectively manage stakeholder relationships
□ report and control of programs in an effective manner that utilise best practice
reporting tools
□ analyse methods essential for PgMP® exam success
□ align your program management experience with PgMP® terminology and definitions

COURSE CONTENT
The following areas will be covered: –

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PGMP®)
COURSE DAY 1
□ Topic 1: – Application and Eligibility Requirements
□ Topic 2: – Defining Program Management and Related Concepts
o What are programs, portfolios and projects?
o Relating programs, portfolios and projects
o The five phases of the program management life cycle
o Conducting pre-program preparations
o Initiating the program
o Setting up the program
o Delivering program benefits
o Closing the program
o The program manager’s role in delivering programs
o Topic 2 Sample Exam
□ Topic 3: Program Management Life Cycle
o Program governance and the program management office
o Program management processes
o The stages of program management
o Monitoring and controlling program changes
o Topic 3 Sample Exam
□ Topic 4: Program Planning
o The program management plan
o Define program goals and requirements
o Developing a program schedule
o Monitor and control program status
o Topic 4 Sample Exam
□ Topic 5: Program Reporting
o Identify and analysing program risk
o Effective program reporting
o Program stakeholder management
o Effective program auditing
o Topic 5 Sample Exam
COURSE DAY 2
□ Topic 6: Program Financial Management
o Identify a program financial plan
o Control program financials
o Managing program benefits
o Topic 6 Sample Exam
□ Topic 7: Evaluating the program
o Developing the Benefits Realisation Plan
o Establishing alliances with other departments and organisations
o Evaluating organisational capabilities
o Requesting authorisation to proceed
o Topic 7 Sample Exam
□ Topic 8: Executing the Program
o Outsourcing program components
o Establishing program contracts
o Procuring projects
o Executing the appropriate program contracts
o Motivating the program team