Certification Overview
The Certified Business Professional Program is an international industry credential that validates and develops the business professional. A typical candidate is a professional in pursuit of excellence and is committed to exceeding and surpassing all standards for the business professional. The CBP program establishes a foundation-level, industry-neutral certification for business professionals enabling employers and the candidate to have a platform to develop the CBP for targeted positions within corporations. The program was developed by industry-wide and cross platform job task analysis and consultation with key industry representatives to ensure the program’s effectiveness and applicability.
Course overview
The CBP™ project management certification equips the business professional with leading methodologies and practices in the project management field. Project management is a requirement for professionals in many fields, with many employers now identifying project management skills as vital for corporate success.
Whether you are a business executive or an information technology professional, the CBP™ project management certification will enable you to advance your career and develop your professional skills.
Duration: 4 Days
Target Audience
The course is recommended for project managers, senior executives, leaders, project team members, business analysts and managers.
Prerequisites
This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:
1. The candidate must have a commitment to the pursuit of excellence
2. A general understanding of projects and business elements
Certification preparation
This module prepares candidates to sit the Certified Business Professional exam – E10-706.
Follow-up courses
• Leadership
• Sales
• Customer Service
• Business Communication
• Business Etiquette
• Conflict Management
• Dynamic Decision Making
• Leading Through Change
• Motivating Employees to do their Best
• Secrets to Management Success
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to project management
• What is project management?
• Project management
• Project constraints
• Understanding the nature of projects
• The project of life cycle
• Project identification
Module 2: The project initiation stage
Section 1
• The project initiation stage
• Identifying what has triggered your project
• Project management roles
• The project definition document
• The project description
• Determining project goals
• Brainstorming and consultation: determine goals
• Determining project specification
• Determine project deliverables
Section 2
• Determine project constraints
• Determine project assumption
• Presenting your business case
• Speaking to the business need
• Presenting the business case
• Completing the project definition document
Module 3: The project planning stage
Section 1
• The planning stage
• Determine the scope of work
• Scope management plan
• The work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Unique WBS identifiers
• Determine deliverable –specific task list
• Define task description
Section 2
• Planning the time element
• Time estimates
• Time estimate –mathematical method, pert
• Pert calculations
• Buffer time
• The project schedule
• Project schedule charts
• Updating project assumption & time constraints
• Assigning resources and responsibility
Section 3
• Planning the cost element
• Resource identification
• Cost estimation methods
• Administration cost
• Buffer cost
Section 4
• Procurement plan
• Human resources management
• Project cost constraints and assumption
Section 5
• Planning the quality element
• Decision making and risk taking skills
Module 4: Team building for project leaders
• Team building
• Leadership vs. Management
• Responsibility of a team leader
• Team building benefits
• Team selection
• Team communication
• What is conflict resolution
• Motivating teams
• Coaching teams
Module 5: Motivation
• Motivation
• Desires and needs
• Encouraging performance
• Morale
• Improving morale
• Building loyalty in teams
Module 6: Implementing the project plan
• Implementing the project plan
• Implementing the procurement plan
• Quality control and assurance measures
• Business communication model
• Performance tracking
• Earned value analysis
• Change management
• Budgetary control measures
• Implementation stage: project management areas
Module 7: The closing stage
• Acceptance of deliveries
• Releasing resources
• Acceptance of contracts
• Disassembling project team members
• Project documentation
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