24 PDUs/Contact Hours 

The Charter Performance Project Management Jumpstart course is a 3-day class designed to introduce individuals to the discipline of project management using the Project Management Institute’s (PMI’s)® five project process groups and nine project management knowledge areas described in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® Guide.

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36 PDUs/Contact Hours 

Today’s fast-paced and highly competitive job market demands individuals who demonstrate proficient levels of project management leadership skills and the ability to demonstrate best practices in project management, both on the job and through professional certification. Individuals who hold PMI's PMP credential are currently in high demand and able to command salaries that exceed those of their non-credentialed counterparts.  Charter Performance Management’s PMP Certification Boot Camp will ensure you are one of those individuals.

The PMP Certification Boot Camp is an intensive, 5-day class designed to prepare experienced project managers for the Project Management Institute (PMI)^® Project Management Professional Certification exam. Course content includes lectures, hands-on exercises, web-based practice exams, and a copy of the PMBOK® Guide Fourth edition.

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14 PDUs/Contact Hours 

Financial accountability is at the top of the President’s agenda and the ripple effect flows all the way down to individual project managers and their responsibility to ensure that projects are effectively planned, executed and completed within the agreed upon cost and schedule commitments. With this increased focus on financial accountability, government agencies have increased the number of contracts requiring earned value management (EVM) and private industry businesses are implementing EVM as a method for controlling internal project costs.

In this 2-day class, you will learn how to establish and manage to an effective and realistic performance measurement baseline (PMB) using ANSI-compliant earned value management practices. We will take you beyond EVM terms and definitions to applying earned value management techniques. Through extensive use of hands-on exercises, you will learn how to organize the project work for effective control, plan the project scope, schedule and cost baselines, establish the performance measurement baseline, manage performance through the use of control account plans, measure and analyze performance, plan and execute corrective actions, forecast future performance based on past performance, report on project performance and manage changes to the PMB.

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24 PDUs/Contact Hours

Successful projects depend on sound schedules that integrate cost and technical data is a way that provides the project management team with the information needed to make effective decisions and take appropriate actions in response to the day-to-day challenges of the projects. This 3-day class provides both new and experienced master planner/schedulers with practical approaches for building, using, and maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule.

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Applying and Preparing for the PMP Certification Exam

The Project Management Institute (PMI)^® Project Management Professional (PMP) credential is the most sought after certification for corporations filling project management resource needs. The PMP exam is incredibly challenging and the application process can seem just as daunting. This FREE 45 minute webinar will help you understand the exam qualification requirements, provide tips and tricks to complete your application, and explain what do if you are selected for audit.

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