Training: PMI – Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)®

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Duration:

3

days

Exam:

Optional

Level:

Intermediate

PDUs:

18 PDUs

Funding:

Eligible

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Description

This three-days course has been designed to provide you appropriate skills required to schedule and deliver critical projects on time while helping you prepare for the PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification exam.

Participant Profiles

Project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators
Master schedulers, schedule managers, schedule analysts
Team leaders, product managers, program managers, project sponsors, and project team members

Objectives

Use all tools and techniques to more effectively manage projects
Learn to develop and monitor a schedule with and without the need for software assistance
Apply various scheduling methods, tools and techniques, in addition to data from the various formats of schedule models
Plan and structure project communications in an organized and efficient way
Get all relevant knowledge to prepare to sit for the PMI-SP exam

Prerequisites

4 years of project scheduling experience within the last 5 years

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to project scheduling

What is project scheduling?
Why is project scheduling important?
The purpose and applicability of scheduling

Module 2: Schedule Strategy

Overview – Schedule Strategy
Plan Schedule Management
Schedule Data Management
Schedule Model Management Plan
Critical Path Method
Float
Critical Chain Method
Agile Release Planning
On-Demand Scheduling

Module 3: Schedule Planning and Development

Overview – Schedule Planning and Development
Define Activities
Sequence Activities
Estimate Activity Durations
Risk Analysis Using Statistical Models
Develop Schedule
Schedule Model Creation

Module 4: Schedule Monitoring and Controlling

Overview – Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Schedule Model Maintenance
Schedule Model Analysis and Control Schedule
Earned Value Analysis
Earned Schedule Management
Schedule Compression
Crashing Costs
Drag Costs
Fast Tracking Costs

Module 5: Schedule Closeout

Overview – Schedule Closeout
Archiving Records

Module 6: Stakeholder Communication Management

Overview – Stakeholder Communications Management
Analyze Stakeholders
Schedule Model Instance

Module 7: Exam qualifications and Tips & tricks

Documentation

Officially accredited courseware
PMI’s “Practice standard for scheduling Third edition” book
An additional exam prep book

Lab / Exercises

Practical exercises based on a case scenario
After each lesson, the class goes through a series of relevant questions to start their preparation to the exam

Exam

To obtain the PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification, you must follow the procedure below:

Ensure you meet the PMI-SP eligibility criteria.
High school diploma (BAC) holders:
- 40 months of experience in project scheduling and management within the last 5 years.
- 40 hours of training in project scheduling and management.

Higher education graduate (Master’s degree):
- 24 months of experience in project scheduling and management within the last 5 years.
- 30 hours of training in project scheduling and management.
Complete the application form, including your experience and references (in case of an audit).
Prepare for the exam with simulations featuring multiple sets of 170 multiple-choice questions (duration: 210 minutes).
PMI must validate your application (usually within 5 business days; 10 in case of an audit).
Proceed with the payment.
Receive an exam voucher (valid for 1 year).
Schedule your exam at an authorized test center or take it online with supervision.
The PMI-SP certification is valid for three years.

For more information about the certification: click here.

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Eligible Funding

ITTA is a partner of a continuing education fund dedicated to temporary workers. This fund can subsidize your training, provided that you are subject to the “Service Provision” collective labor agreement (CCT) and meet certain conditions, including having worked at least 88 hours in the past 12 months.

Additional Information

Why Train with an Authorized Training Partner?

To earn the PMI Authorized Training Partner designation, ITTA must meet rigorous standards for quality and effectiveness.

Future-proof your project management and agile skills and grow your career
Become trained by an organization you can trust
Have alignment with PMI, the world’s largest project management membership association.
Instructors must be current in learning methods and must continuously enhance their skills.
Courses must be current and aligned to the latest PMI Global Standards.
Continuous quality improvement processes and procedures are demonstrated throughout the organization.
Courses are offered in local languages worldwide.