Key Consulting

<p>With over a million Project Management Professionals worldwide, the Project Management Institute’s certification program is now a standard across all industries. Becoming a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® involves meeting certain education and experience requirements, and passing a 180-question exam. (<a href="https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/certifications/project-management-professional-handbook.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">PMP Certification Handbook</a> from PMI.)</p>
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<p>The key to passing the exam is to understand the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) view of project management.&nbsp; This means reviewing and understanding PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (<i>PMBOK® Guide</i>) and the PMI Agile Practice Guide, but also becoming familiar with how PMI expects project managers to apply that knowledge.&nbsp; In most cases, this requires PMP-candidates to become familiar with new concepts during their PMP exam preparation, and/or to “unlearn” practices that they have picked up over the years.</p>
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<p>This course provides a solid PMP prep foundation – we present and explain all the concepts you need to know.&nbsp; While other PMP training courses focus on last-minute cramming to prepare you for the exam, we assume you actually want to learn something from your PMP education.&nbsp; No pre-reading is required before taking our course, but you should be prepared to study the materials we provide – it’s a closed book exam.</p>
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<h2>Who should take this PMP Certification Prep course?</h2>
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<p><i>Course participants should be familiar with the certification process, and meet the PMP experience requirements prior to attending.&nbsp; You should also be reasonably familiar with modern project management techniques, as advocated by PMI, and be planning on sitting for the exam within a couple of months of completing this course.</i></p>
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<h2>Where is this course offered?</h2>
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<p>The course is offered on an open-enrollment basis at our Project Management Education Center in <a href="https://consulting.ky/pmp-prep-bellevue/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bellevue/Kirkland</a>, WA, (which also serves <a href="https://consulting.ky/pmp-prep-seattle/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Seattle</a>, <a href="https://consulting.ky/pmp-prep-olympia/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Olympia</a>, Redmond, Renton, Everett, and Tacoma), as well as at our Project Management Education Center in <a href="https://consulting.ky/pmp-prep-tucson/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tucson</a>, AZ (which also serves the Greater <a href="https://consulting.ky/pmp-prep-phoenix/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Phoenix</a> area, Oro Valley, and Sierra Vista / Fort Huachuca), and other select locations such as <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/grand-cayman-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Grand Cayman</a>.&nbsp; We also provide it on an on-site basis anywhere in the world, and <a href="https://consulting.ky/pmp-prep-online/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">online</a> using live instructors.</p>
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<h2>PMP Prep Course Objectives</h2>
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<p>By the end of the course you will :</p>
<ul><li>Understand PMI’s approach to project management.</li><li>Understand how the PMP exam is structured, and what kinds of questions will be asked.</li><li>Be very familiar with PMI-advocated project management best practices.</li><li>Possess various tricks, tips, techniques, and templates to help you retain information for the exam.</li></ul>
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<h2>PMP Prep Course Details</h2>
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<ul><li><b>Length:</b> 40 hours.</li><li><b>Materials:</b> Hardcopy and electronic versions of the PMI ATP Authorized PMP Exam Prep manual.&nbsp; Access to PMI Choice online digital resources.&nbsp; Hardcopy Key Consulting 3″ binder of PMP materials to augment and explain the PMI manual.&nbsp; 200 sample PMP questions provided by PMI.&nbsp; Online access to exam simulator with more than 2000 sample PMP questions.</li><li><b>Style: </b>Our style of training is very interactive.&nbsp; For online courses, both instructor and participants are on-camera throughout the course. We consistently receive excellent ratings from training participants, While we make the course as practical as possible, the focus is kept on PMP exam preparation. The course meets the PMP certification training requirement of 35 hours of formal training.</li><li><b>Format:</b> Classroom.&nbsp; No computers required for in-person classroom training.</li><li><b>Prerequisites:</b>&nbsp; PMP certification experience requirements, familiarity with modern project management techniques.</li><li><b>More details:</b> Read our <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-professional-pmp-course-faq/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">PMP course FAQs</a></li></ul>
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<h2>PMP Exam Prep Course Content</h2>
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<h3>PMP Prep Module One</h3>
<ul><li>Introductions and Expectations</li><li>The Exam and Exam Techniques</li><li>Basic Concepts</li><li>Project Life Cycles</li><li>Introduction to Stakeholders</li><li>The Project Management Plan</li></ul>
<h3>Module Two</h3>
<ul><li>Define Team Ground Rules</li><li>Negotiate Project Agreements</li><li>Empower Team Members and Stakeholders</li><li>Train Team Members and Stakeholders</li><li>Engage and Support Virtual Teams</li></ul>

<p>(Read more: <a href="https://consulting.ky/courses/pmp-certification-preparation/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://consulting.ky/courses/pmp-certification-preparation/</a>)</p>
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<p>This 40-hour course is presented live online in an interactive format over five consecutive days.</p>
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PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification Preparation Course

<p>Project management is being increasingly recognized as a vital skill-set for many management positions, not just those with the title of “project manager”. This course provides a solid, applied, project management introduction. You will discuss projects from your own organization, and review tools and templates we use every day to manage real projects.</p>
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<h2>Who should take this Introduction to Project Management course?</h2>
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<p><i>This course is for anyone interested in learning about formal project management techniques, including project managers, project team members, functional managers, contracting officers, and senior managers.</i></p>
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<h2>Where is this course offered?</h2>
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<p>The Project Management Introduction course is offered on an open-enrollment basis at our Project Management Education Center in <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/bellevue-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bellevue/Seattle</a>, WA, (which also serves Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, Everett, Federal Way, and Tacoma), as well as at our Project Management Education Center in <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/tucson-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tucson</a>, AZ (which also serves the Greater Phoenix area, Oro Valley, and Sierra Vista / Fort Huachuca), and other select locations such as <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/grand-cayman-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Grand Cayman</a>.&nbsp; We also provide it on an on-site basis anywhere in the world, and <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/online-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">online</a> using live instructors.</p>
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<h2>Intro to Project Management Course Objectives</h2>
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<p>By the end of the course you will be able to :</p>
<ul><li>Understand more about project management.</li><li>Produce better project plans.</li><li>Reduce project risk.</li><li>Capture the complexity of your projects.</li><li>Stay on top of your projects while they are underway and through completion.</li><li>Waste less time and money fighting fires.</li><li>Present a more organized and professional management style.</li><li>Have more success completing your projects on time, and to budget.</li><li>Utilize a project management concept known as “float” to better manage your projects.</li></ul>
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<h2>Project Management Introduction Course Details</h2>
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<ul><li>Length: 8 hours.</li><li>Style: Instructor-led, using PowerPoint presentations, facilitated discussions, individual and group exercises.</li><li>Texts: Participants receive a course participant’s manual.</li><li>Format: Presented live online in an interactive format.</li><li>Prerequisites:&nbsp; None.</li></ul>
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<h2>Course Content</h2>
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<ul><li>What is a project?</li><li>What is project management?</li><li>Who uses project management?</li><li>Who is the <a href="https://www.pmi.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Project Management Institute</a>?</li><li>What drives the need for project management?</li><li>Areas of project management</li><li>Project balance</li><li>The role of the project manager</li><li>Organizational considerations</li><li>The Project Management Office</li><li>The Basic Project Management Process</li><li>Assembling a team</li><li>Project charters</li><li>Phase exit checklists</li><li>Project scope</li><li>Work Breakdown Structures</li><li>Network diagrams</li><li>Estimating durations</li><li>CPM Scheduling</li><li>The importance of Total Float</li><li>Obtaining stakeholder buy-in</li><li>Issue tracking</li><li>Adjusting the plan</li><li>Risk management</li><li>Project closure</li><li>Common project pitfalls</li><li>Next steps</li></ul>
<p>(Read more… <a href="https://consulting.ky/courses/project-management-introduction-1-day/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://consulting.ky/courses/project-management-introduction-1-day/</a>)</p>
<p>This 8-hour course is presented live online in an interactive format.</p>
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Introduction to Project Management Course

Project management is being increasingly recognized as a vital skill-set for many management positions, not just those with the...

<p>For <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/project/project-management-software" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Microsoft Project</a> training to be effective it needs to be integrated, applied, and enjoyable. By guiding participants through the construction and use of both sample and actual projects (from your workplace), we have found our training to be both productive, and well received. Other courses may show you how to find the product features – our course teaches you how to use the features to produce meaningful results.</p>
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<h2>Who should take this Microsoft Project Best Practices 101 course?</h2>
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<p><i>This course is for anyone who intends to be involved in planning and/or controlling projects using Microsoft Project. (We have courses available for all versions of Microsoft Project.)</i></p>
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<h2>Where is this course offered?</h2>
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<p>The Microsoft Project Best Practices 101 course is offered on an open-enrollment basis at our Project Management Education Center in <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/bellevue-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bellevue/Seattle</a>, WA, (which also serves Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, Everett, Federal Way, and Tacoma), as well as at our Project Management Education Center in <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/tucson-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tucson</a>, AZ (which also serves the Greater Phoenix area, Oro Valley, and Sierra Vista / Fort Huachuca), and other select locations such as <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/grand-cayman-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Grand Cayman</a>.&nbsp; We also provide it on an on-site basis anywhere in the world, and <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/online-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">online</a> using live instructors.</p>
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<h2>How does it work for live online Microsoft Project training?</h2>
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<p>Students log into two web conferencing platforms using either two screens and/or two devices (e.g. PC and phone).&nbsp; This allows the instructor to see the students’ screens as they work in MS Project, and the students to see both the live instructor and the presentation while working in Microsoft Project.&nbsp; Hard-copy manuals and texts are sent to you ahead of time.</p>
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<h2>MS Project Best Practices 101 Course Objectives</h2>
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<p>By the end of the course you will be able to:</p>
<ul><li>Enter tasks and create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to capture the scope of your project</li><li>Work with project calendars</li><li>Link tasks together to create a network diagram that dynamically updates</li><li>Utilize the Timeline view to summarize your schedule</li><li>Use notes and hyperlinks to annotate your data</li><li>Save a baseline and enter project progress info</li><li>Utilize constraints and deadlines</li><li>Format your data and print useful reports that highlight the important information</li><li>Avoid the frustration of many novice users</li></ul>
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<h2>MS Project Best Practices 101 Course Details</h2>
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<ul><li><b>Length:</b> 8 hours.</li><li><b>Style: </b>This interactive course uses “Step by Step Microsoft Project” by Carl Chatfield, PMP,&nbsp; accompanied by Key Consulting PowerPoint presentations.&nbsp; Participants build projects using sample data, and then develop, and experiment with, their own project data.</li><li><b>Texts:</b> Participants receive a course participant’s manual, course textbook, and sample files.</li><li><b>Format:</b> Computer classroom.&nbsp; We will supply you with a laptop loaded with Microsoft Project if you take the course in one of our classrooms.</li><li><b>Prerequisites:</b>&nbsp; None, however we recommend you take <a href="https://consulting.ky/courses/project-management-introduction-1-day/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Introduction to Project Management</a>, or equivalent, to maximize the value of this course.</li></ul>
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<h2>Microsoft Project Best Practices 101 Course Content</h2>
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<ul><li>Project management refresher</li><li>Moving around and viewing data</li><li>Creating a project</li><li>Project calendars</li><li>Scheduling modes</li><li>Creating tasks</li><li>Entering durations</li><li>Modeling your Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)</li><li>Creating your Network Diagram</li><li>Adding notes and hyperlinks</li><li>Formatting and printing</li><li>The Timeline view</li><li>Saving a baseline</li><li>Entering basic progress information</li><li>Fine tuning task relationships</li><li>Constraints and deadlines</li><li>Sorting, grouping and filtering</li></ul>
<p>(Read more… http://consulting.ky/courses/microsoft-project-best-practices-101/)</p>
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MS Project Best Practice 101 Course

For Microsoft Project training to be effective it needs to be integrated, applied, and enjoyable. By guiding participants...

<p>For <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/project/project-management-software" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MS Project</a> training to be effective it needs to be integrated, applied, and enjoyable. By guiding participants through the construction and use of both sample and actual projects (from your workplace), we have found our training to be both productive, and well received. Other courses may show you how to find the product features – our course teaches you how use the features to produce meaningful results.</p>
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<h2>Who should take this MS Project Best Practices 102 course?</h2>
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<p><i>This course is for anyone who intends to be involved in planning and/or controlling projects using Microsoft Project. (We have courses available for all versions of Microsoft Project.)</i></p>
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<h2>Where is this MS Project training offered?</h2>
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<p>The Microsoft Project Best Practices 102 course is offered on an open-enrollment basis at our Project Management Education Center in <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/bellevue-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bellevue/Seattle</a>, WA, (which also serves Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, Everett, Federal Way, and Tacoma), as well as at our Project Management Education Center in <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/tucson-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tucson</a>, AZ (which also serves the Greater Phoenix area, Oro Valley, and Sierra Vista / Fort Huachuca), and other select locations such as <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/grand-cayman-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Grand Cayman</a>.&nbsp; We also provide it on an on-site basis anywhere in the world, and <a href="https://consulting.ky/project-management-training/online-project-management-courses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">online</a> using live instructors.</p>
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<h2>How does it work for live online MS Project training?</h2>
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<p>Students log into two web conferencing platforms using either two screens and/or two devices (e.g. PC and phone).&nbsp; This allows the instructor to see the students’ screens as they work in MS Project, and the students to see both the live instructor and the presentation while working in Microsoft Project.&nbsp; Hard-copy manuals and texts are sent to you ahead of time.</p>
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<h2>MS Project 102 Course Objectives</h2>
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<p><i>By the end of this MS Project training course you will be able to:</i></p>
<ul><li>Create work, material, and cost resources</li><li>Create resource calendars</li><li>Assign work, material, and cost resources</li><li>Understand effort-drive scheduling</li><li>Utilize task types and understand their impact on schedule calculations</li><li>Create task calendars</li><li>Assign fixed costs to tasks</li><li>Set up recurring tasks</li><li>Analyze over-allocated resources</li><li>Perform resource leveling – both automatic and manual</li><li>Utilize advanced reporting features</li></ul>
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<h2>Microsoft Project Course Details</h2>
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<ul><li><b>Length:</b> 8 hours.</li><li><b>Style:</b> This interactive course is built around “Step by Step Microsoft Project” by Carl Chatfield, PMP. The text is accompanied by PowerPoint presentations – participants build projects based on sample data, as well as developing and experimenting with their own project data.</li><li><b>Texts:</b> Participants receive a course participant’s manual, course textbook, and sample files.</li><li><b>Format:</b> Computer classroom.&nbsp; We will supply you with a laptop loaded with Microsoft Project if you take the course in one of our classrooms.</li><li><b>Prerequisites:</b>&nbsp; <a href="https://consulting.ky/courses/microsoft-project-best-practices-101/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Microsoft Project Best Practices 101</a></li></ul>
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<h2>Microsoft Project Course Content (Best Practices 102)</h2>
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<ul><li>Setting up work resources</li><li>Creating resource calendars</li><li>Assigning work resources</li><li>Work calculations</li><li>Task types and their affect on schedules</li><li>Effort-driven scheduling and smart tags</li><li>Creating and assigning cost resources</li><li>Task calendars</li><li>Fixed costs</li><li>Recurring tasks</li><li>Material resources</li><li>Over-allocated resources and resource leveling</li><li>Advanced reporting</li><li>Creating a lookup table</li></ul>
<p>(Read more… http://consulting.ky/courses/microsoft-project-best-practices-102/)</p>
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