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PMI - PMP Certification

A Firebrand Training
5
Day Course

PMI - PMP Certification - Overview

During this five-day (5) accelerated program, students will learn and apply the PMI global project management best practices while preparing to successfully pass the examination. The PMP accelerated course is a highly interactive combination of lecture, lab, and exam-focused review sessions that merges accelerated learning principles with award-winning courseware and instructors to deliver the highest examination passing rates in the industry.

This course also prepares you for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification, also managed by the Project Management Institute.

About Project Management Institute Credentials

If you enjoy the prestige that comes from being the best in your field, then you'll appreciate the professional advantages derived from attaining the CAPM and PMP certifications, the profession's most globally recognised and respected credentials. These designations following your name tells current and potential employers that you have demonstrated a solid foundation of knowledge from which you can competently practice project management.

This course is intended for

  • Project Managers, Program Managers, Team Members, PMO Directors, IT professionals, Project Planners, Business Analysts, Product Managers
  • R&D Engineers, Consultants, Government Contractors, Small Business Owners
  • Anyone seeking the PMP or CAPM credentials who want to make project management their profession

Our PMP/CAPM Firebrand Training

  • Helps students grasp complex technical concepts more easily by identifying and catering to individual student learning styles through a mixed visual, auditory and kinaesthetic-tactual delivery system
  • Enhances retention by employing accelerated learning techniques focused on committing information to long-term memory
  • Allows you to prepare to pass the certification examination in a fraction of the time required of 'traditional training' programs, while delivering industry-leading exam passing percentages

PMI - PMP Certification - Benefits

PMI's PMP credential is considered by many as the 'gold standard' of global project management certification. This credential, which is ISO 9001: 2000 compliant, connotes the holder as one who has demonstrated the knowledge, experience and leadership skills required to competently practice project management.

Attaining PMI's Project Management Professional Certification offers project managers a wide range of important benefits. The PMP designation following your name demonstrates to current and potential employers that you possess a solid foundation of experience and education in project management that can have a positive impact on bottom-line results. In fact, the certification exam is so important that many project managers are required by their companies to become certified in order to retain their positions. Many who achieve the certification have received raises, bonuses or promotions as a result. In fact, salaries of PMP Certified Project Managers are on average about 20% higher than similarly qualified Project Managers who do not have the prestigious PMP credential.

Benefits of attaining the PMP Certification include

  • Increased job/consulting opportunities that require/desire the certification
  • Advancement in the profession of project management
  • Expand your knowledge base and professional contacts by networking with other successful PMPs
  • Significantly improve your project management capabilities
  • Embrace a structured discipline proven successful for other project managers
  • Enhance your earning-power

About the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) credential

Considered an essential step for project team members, the CAPM credential can benefit a wide range of individuals who want to demonstrate a comprehensive and consistent understanding of the application of their work. By gaining knowledge of project management processes and terminology, project team members can enhance their contributions to the team's success.

The CAPM is designed for project team members who provide subject matter expertise (e.g. marketing, finance, customer care, processing, fulfilment), or serve as project team sponsors, facilitators, liaisons or coordinators.

Build Your Skills And Your Career: Certify Yourself

Our primary goal is your education. Firebrand Training provides thorough instructor-led training to ensure that you learn the fundamentals, obtain hands-on skills, and earn your PMP certification. You will emerge able to immediately apply your new knowledge in your career environment.

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Our approach is highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote teamwork, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

You’ll get:

  • Intensive group instruction
  • One-on-one instruction attention
  • Hands-on case studies
  • Partner and group exercises
  • Question and answer review sessions
  • Mock exam papers

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

PMI - PMP Certification - Curriculum

In addition our curriculum will prepare you to take the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam.

Course Materials

Students attending this program will receive a robust set of course materials that caters to each of the three primary individual learning-intake styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactual) - critical for a successful accelerated learning experience.

Daily lectures, exercises, and review sessions are supplemented by a combination of:

  • Proprietary, accredited courseware consistent with the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)
  • Intensive Hands-on Training Utilizing our (Lecture|Lab|Review) Delivery
  • Pre-class mentoring and access to our Online Project Management Reference Library

Firebrand Training has an aggressive educational schedule that thoroughly covers all essential elements critical to an effective Project Management Professional

Initiating a Project

  • Apply Project Management Processes
  • Create a Project Charter
  • Develop a Draft Project Scope Statement

Planning Project Work

  • Develop a Project Management Plan
  • Create a Scope Management Plan
  • Create a Scope Statement
  • Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Developing Project Schedules, Cost Estimates, and Budgets

  • Create an Activity List
  • Create a Project Network Diagram
  • Estimate Activity Resources
  • Estimate Activity Durations
  • Identify the Critical Path
  • Develop a Project Schedule
  • Estimate Project Costs
  • Establish a Cost Baseline

Planning Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications

  • Create a Quality Management Plan
  • Document Roles, Responsibilities, and Reporting Relationships
  • Acquire Project Team
  • Create a Communications Management Plan

Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Response

  • Create a Risk Management Plan
  • Identify Project Risks and Triggers
  • Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
  • Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Develop a Risk Response Plan

Planning Project Procurement

  • Prepare a Contract Statement of Work
  • Prepare a Procurement Document

Executing Project Work

  • Project Plan Execution
  • Perform Quality Assurance
  • Develop the Project Team
  • Distribute Project Information
  • Request Seller Responses
  • Select Sellers

Monitoring and Controlling Project Work

  • Control and Monitor Project Work
  • Manage Changes to Performance Baselines
  • Review Deliverables and Work Results
  • Control Project Scope

Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedules and Costs

  • Control the Project Schedule
  • Control Project Costs

Monitoring and Controlling Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications

  • Perform Quality Control
  • Manage Project Team
  • Report Project Performance
  • Manage Stakeholders

Monitoring and Controlling Project Risk and Contracts

  • Monitor and Control Project Risk
  • Administer a Contract

Closing the Project

  • Close a Project
  • Close a Contract

Examination Review

  • Examination Review

PMI - PMP Certification - Exam Track

The PMP Examination measures the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques that are utilized in the practice of project management and is based on the PMP Examination Specification that details the percentage of questions contained in each performance domain (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Controlling, Closing, and Professional and Social Responsibility).

The examination is comprised of 200 multiple-choice questions, of which 25 are considered pretest questions. Pretest questions are randomly placed throughout the exam and do not effect the candidate's score. They are used in examinations as an effective and legitimate way to increase the number of future examination questions.

The allotted time to complete the examination is four hours. The four-hour examination is preceded by a 15-minute computer tutorial, which is not part of the allotted four hours.

PMP Examination questions are:

  • Developed and validated by global work groups of content experts
  • Referenced to current resources from project management textbook sources
  • Monitored through psychometric analysis, and
  • To satisfy the test specifications of a job analysis

The passing score for the PMP Examination is determined by a criterion-referenced approach called the Modified Angoff Technique, a certification industry standard practice relying on the collective judgments of groups of PMP certificants from around the globe.

Upon registering for a course, a Firebrand Training customer service representative will guide you through the examination enrollment process. Once your application has been processed, if eligible, you will receive an eligibility letter (via e-mail) directly from the Project Management Institute. Test candidates have one (1) year from the date their application is approved and processed to take the examination. This date is printed at the top of the first page of the candidate's eligibility letter. Candidates may take the exam a maximum of three times within their eligibility period.

PMP candidates who pass the exam may use the credential as long as they comply with the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program. The CCR program supports PMPs in developing their professional knowledge and maintaining their credentials by requiring participation in activities during the CCR cycle, which are assigned a PDU value.

Attention: the examination fee is not included in the course costs.

PMI - PMP Certification - What's Included

Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.

Our Certification Programs include*

  • Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery
  • Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
  • Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
  • Examination vouchers
  • On site testing
  • Accommodation, All Meals, Beverages, and Snacks
  • Examination Passing Policy

* Please note:

  • Our ISC(2) Cissp CBK Review program differs from normal course delivery. For more details, speak to us on 080 80 800 888.
  • Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
  • On site testing is not included in our ISACA or PMI certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year.  Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.

PMI - PMP Certification - Prerequisites

To obtain the PMP credential, candidates must first demonstrate eligibility by meeting the following requirements:

  • non-degree education: 7,500 hours of project management experience; 60 unique (non-overlapping) months of project management experience within the eight-year period prior to the application; 35 contact hours of project management education
  • For candidates with a degree; 4,500 hours of project management experience; 36 unique (non-overlapping) months of project management experience within the eight-year period prior to the application; 35 contact hours of project management education

About the 35 contact hours

Candidates have to document 35 contact hours of project management education/training. One contact hour is equal to one hour of participation in an educational activity. These hours must be related to project management and can include content on project quality, scope, time, cost, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, or integration management. Courses, workshops and training sessions in one or more of the following categories satisfy the education requirement:

  • Courses or programs offered by PMI Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s)
  • University/college academic and continuing education programs
  • Courses or programs offered by PMI Component organizations*
  • Courses or programs offered by employer/company-sponsored programs
  • Courses or programs offered by distance-learning companies and demonstration that course requirements were completed successfully, including an end of course assessment.
  • Courses or programs offered by training companies or consultants

The following education does not satisfy the education requirements:

  • PMI Chapter meetings
  • Self-study (e.g. reading books)
Candidates will require the 35 Contact Hours prior to registering for eligibility to sit the exam, to be able to sit the exam during the course it will be necessary to register and gain PMI eligibility prior to attendance

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

PMI - PMP Certification Funding

How to fund your learning

Have you been affected by the recession? If so, you can get help. Here are some places to look for funding available to UK residents.

1. Real Help Now

Find out about the Government’s Real Help Now agenda, which outlines what Government help is available and about its plans to get Britain through the recession.

2. In Our Hands

If you're already out of work, or think you're facing it, the Learning and Skills Council website offers impartial advice on what training is available, and how you can benefit from boosting your skills.

3. Train to Gain

Train to Gain is a joint investment between UK employers and the Government, aimed at improving the skills of employees. If you’re based in other parts of the UK, you can also visit one of these sites for details:

4. Business Link

The free local business support service, Business Link, has a Grants and Support Directory available for those looking to help fund many aspects of running your business, including training.

5. Directory of Social Change

See details of 3,500+ trusts with over £362 million available each year for individuals in need. We’d recommend looking at Grants for Individuals or Grants for the public and voluntary sectors.

6. Career Development Loans

CDLs have been re-named Professional and Career Development Loans to broaden their appeal to learners seeking to enhance their skills for work, retrain or start a career in an emerging industry or profession. The updated Learning Provider Requirements for Registration are available here.

Ask us

Unsure of what help is out there? Feel free to call us for advice, on 080 80 800 888.

PMI - PMP Certification Testimonials

"I was looking for an intensive PMP course that did not require many hours of pre-study. I found this at Firebrand* and was not disappointed. Instructor was great especially when considering how dry a subject PMP can be. This course will task you and should not be taken lightly, however it does exactly as advertised and I achived my key goal of passing the exam at the end."
Mike Young, DATAELM Ltd.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (2/4/2007 to 6/4/2007)

"Our instructor was outstanding. He managed to convey what is very dry material in an engaging way which allowed a great deal of information to be absorbed in a short space of time. "
Scott Phillips, Avanade UK Ltd.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (29/9/2008 to 3/10/2008)

"I would recommend Firebrand* PMP Preparation Workshop to any busy IT professional who has limited time available. The course structure, location, classroom environment and instructor capabilities all contributed positively to the whole learning experience."
Bob Steele, Shell.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (25/6/2007 to 29/6/2007)

"Efficient, no frills training which concentrated on delivery."
Adrian Farruga, Royal Bank of Scotland.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (10/11/2008 to 14/11/2008)

"Efficient, no frills training which concentrated on delivery."
Adrian Farruga, Royal Bank of Scotland.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (10/11/2008 to 14/11/2008)

"The teacher had really high skills, and the learning method was excellent. "
Nina Kristiansen, Sariba Consuting AS.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (5/1/2009 to 9/1/2009)

"It was a major change in my training life. I have met diversity of cultures and expertise in fields.The environment is as you are at home and maybe better.The instructure was like a friend to all classmates ."
Rashid Aldossari, SABIC.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (8/1/2007 to 12/1/2007)

"The PMP course was excellent. The tutor presented a very difficult and heavy subject in a manner that was easy to follow and digest, balanced with the right level of humour necessary to keep interests high and boredom an unconsidered factor. I would recommend the course to any Project Manager wishing to take the certification step as part of their overall career path."
Wayne Shelton, Travelex.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (2/4/2007 to 6/4/2007)

"The ability to take the PMP exam at the same location as the training was a real benefit and not available anywhere else as far as I am aware. Instructor was knowledgeable and kept us focused on sitting the exam and aligned with the PMBOK."
Mark Broomhead, SITA.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (10/12/2007 to 14/12/2007)

"Firebrand Training is one of the most excellent institute, as it takes you to different world where you can find comfortable environment for useful studying and preparing for exams. Moreover, everyone in Firebrand is working for you (i.e instructor, bus driver, staff, chef)."
Naif Al-Dossary, SABIC.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (10/11/2008 to 14/11/2008)

"It was a major change in my training life. I have met diversity of cultures and expertise in fields.The environment is as you are at home and maybe better.The instructure was like a friend to all classmates ."
Rashid Aldossari, SABIC.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (8/1/2007 to 12/1/2007)

"Our instructor was outstanding. He managed to convey what is very dry material in an engaging way which allowed a great deal of information to be absorbed in a short space of time. "
Scott Phillips, Avanade UK Ltd.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (29/9/2008 to 3/10/2008)

"The teacher had really high skills, and the learning method was excellent. "
Nina Kristiansen, Sariba Consuting AS.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (5/1/2009 to 9/1/2009)

"Firebrand Training is one of the most excellent institute, as it takes you to different world where you can find comfortable environment for useful studying and preparing for exams. Moreover, everyone in Firebrand is working for you (i.e instructor, bus driver, staff, chef)."
Naif Al-Dossary, SABIC.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (10/11/2008 to 14/11/2008)

"Firebrand Training provided a very good place to concentrate on my study without outside distractions. Days were long and study intense but everything was provided that was necessary for my learning experience. "
JM, JKIS Ltd.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (10/11/2008 to 14/11/2008)

"I was looking for an intensive PMP course that did not require many hours of pre-study. I found this at Firebrand* and was not disappointed. Instructor was great especially when considering how dry a subject PMP can be. This course will task you and should not be taken lightly, however it does exactly as advertised and I achived my key goal of passing the exam at the end."
Mike Young, DATAELM Ltd.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (2/4/2007 to 6/4/2007)

"If you are looking for PMP certification - Firebrand* provided one-stop shopping. Be sure to sign up for the PMP exam at least 3 weeks in advance of the course (to be sure you can take the PMP exam), read through the PMP material ahead of time, and you should have an excellent shot at certification by weeks end."
Jim McQueeney, I paid for the class myself - so this isnt relevant.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (8/1/2007 to 12/1/2007)

"Efficient, no frills training which concentrated on delivery."
Adrian Farruga, Royal Bank of Scotland.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (10/11/2008 to 14/11/2008)

"The PMP course was excellent. The tutor presented a very difficult and heavy subject in a manner that was easy to follow and digest, balanced with the right level of humour necessary to keep interests high and boredom an unconsidered factor. I would recommend the course to any Project Manager wishing to take the certification step as part of their overall career path."
Wayne Shelton, Travelex.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (2/4/2007 to 6/4/2007)

"Our instructor was outstanding. He managed to convey what is very dry material in an engaging way which allowed a great deal of information to be absorbed in a short space of time. "
Scott Phillips, Avanade UK Ltd.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (29/9/2008 to 3/10/2008)

"I found the PMP course to be intense but it achieved it`s objective of accomplishing the PMP qulaification. I did also provide a good insight into the PMI processes and I brought away some useful learning points to apply to my daily work."
Neil Berry, Rolls-Royce plc.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (10/12/2007 to 14/12/2007)

"The PMP course was the most intensive learning experience I have ever encountered. Be prepared for long days (and nights!!) as this is a "cramming" course designed to get you through the PMP exam. The course itself is well designed to get you through the exam and the tutor was a knowledgable project manager who was well versed in the way PMI set their questions. I put in the work from Sunday through Thursday and passed the exam on Friday. Many thanks to Firebrand for organising a great venue at Eynsham Hall and to Geoff Filbey for his help and guidance in passing the exam. Based on this experience I will certainly treat Firebrand as my initial reference point when considering future training requirements."
AC, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (29/10/2007 to 2/11/2007)

"The training style of the instructor was excellent, in terms of maintaining class focus, covering a complex subjectand ensuring key aspects were retained. "
Malcolm Bay, Poly Com.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (29/9/2008 to 3/10/2008)

"An extremely interesting and valuable course with excellent trainers. Very happy with my experience and made useful contacts with like minded project managers. Thoroughly recommended but be prepared to work hard. "
R.B, Government (UK).
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (5/1/2009 to 9/1/2009)

"The teacher had really high skills, and the learning method was excellent. "
Nina Kristiansen, Sariba Consuting AS.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (5/1/2009 to 9/1/2009)

"If you are looking for PMP certification - Firebrand* provided one-stop shopping. Be sure to sign up for the PMP exam at least 3 weeks in advance of the course (to be sure you can take the PMP exam), read through the PMP material ahead of time, and you should have an excellent shot at certification by weeks end."
Jim McQueeney, I paid for the class myself - so this isnt relevant.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (8/1/2007 to 12/1/2007)

"I would recommend Firebrand* PMP Preparation Workshop to any busy IT professional who has limited time available. The course structure, location, classroom environment and instructor capabilities all contributed positively to the whole learning experience."
Bob Steele, Shell.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (25/6/2007 to 29/6/2007)

"Firebrand* provide the ultimate environment for fast track learning in the most exquisite setting. They employ only the BEST and personable trainers with a wealth of knowledge. Firebrand* have devised a learning system which provides consistently high results. I cannot recommend highly enough."
Emma Seddon, DataSelect Ltd (Phones International).
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (17/9/2007 to 21/9/2007)

"The training and training environment were of the highest standards and I will strongly recommend it to my friends and collegues."
Shahram Safari, Project Management.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (29/10/2007 to 2/11/2007)

"The teacher had really high skills, and the learning method was excellent. "
Nina Kristiansen, Sariba Consuting AS.
PMI Project Management Professional (5 Days) (5/1/2009 to 9/1/2009)

PMI - PMP Certification Course Dates

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11/5/2009

15/5/2009

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22/6/2009

26/6/2009

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27/7/2009

31/7/2009

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14/9/2009

18/9/2009

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26/10/2009

30/10/2009

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7/12/2009

11/12/2009

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