Dynamic Course Prepares Project Managers for Certification Exam

April 21, 2011 - PRLog -- ST. LOUIS – The University of Missouri–St. Louis Division of Continuing Education and College of Business Administration offers a premier training and preparation course for project managers called PMP® Prep Express. The intensive five-day course is 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, May 16–20, 2011. Project Managers will learn best practice tools and train for the PMP Exam.

During the engaging workshop, a PMP-certified instructor will teach participants techniques of managing projects as endorsed by the Project Management Institute in the Fourth Edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide. Using team-based case study scenarios, hands-on exercises and games, participants will actively practice applying the project management process groups of Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing projects.

Participants will experience the practical applications of project management through case studies along with preparing to take the PMP Exam. The instructor will guide students through PMI’s nine Knowledge Areas, assist them in finding a personal testing strategy, and guide in developing an individual action plan leading up to the exam date.

Upon completion of the workshop, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for the PMP Prep Express from UMSL and 35 PDUs (Professional Development Units). The certificate and PDUs, along with qualifying hours of project management experience, will enable individuals to apply for the PMP exam.

For more information or to register, visit the PMP Prep Express website at http://umslce.org/index.php/certificate-programs/pmp-educ... or call (314) 516-5908. The registration fee is $2,395 before May 2 and $2,495 after. The fee includes all the materials, including the Fourth Edition of the PMBOK, course material in a three-ring binder, continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.

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