Project Management Professional PMP®
The Project Management Institute PMI is the leading not-for-profit professional association for project management. It counts more than 700,000 members. Today, the Project Management Professional PMP® certification is the internationally most renowned certification in project management.
SGO Business School is a PMI Registered Education Provider.
Course Period / Price:
Course Period: 8 days only the preparatory course and approx. 3 months (including preparatory course). You are supposed to schedule your individual examination date directly at the testing center after registration at www.pmi.org
Price: CHF 4'950.00 incl. the early booking price
Requirements for the PMP® certification / Target groups:
In order to be admitted to the PMP® examination, you need to register at www.pmi.org. Depending on your educational background, you need 4500 or 7500 hours of project management experience within the last eight consecutive years prior to the application submission.
With a bachelor's degree (or global equivalent), you need:
- Three years of project management experience, with 4,500 hours leading and directing project tasks
- 35 contact hours of formal project management education
OR with a secondary degree (high school diploma or equivalent), you need:
- Five years of project management experience with 7,500 hours leading and directing project tasks
- 35 contact hours of formal project management education
Target groups:
- Project leaders and sub-project leaders
- Project management practitioners
Degree:
Certificate of Project Management Professional PMP
Ich bin Ansprechpartnerin für folgende Studienangebote:
- Projektmanagement
- Business Analyse
- Business Engineer
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E-Mail: anita.frei@sgo.ch
Als Senior Produktmanagerin der SGO Business School bin ich für die Bereiche Business Analysis und Projektmanagement mitverantwortlich. Zu meinen wichtigsten Aufgaben gehören die Betreuung und Beratung unserer Kunden, Planung und Betreuung der Seminare und Lehrgänge sowie deren Vermarktung.
Seit 2012 bin ich bei der SGO Business School tätig, direkt nach meinem Abschluss als Organisatorin mit eidg. FA. Davor war ich viele Jahre in fast ebenso vielen Funktionen in der Hotellerie und Gastronomie.
Da Weiterbildung auch für mich persönlich wichtig ist, habe ich nach dem Fachausweis auch das IPMA Level D und den Produktmanager SGO-CAS abgeschlossen. Zur Zeit bin ich an einem Nachdiplomstudium als Betriebsökonomin.
In meiner Freizeit gehe ich gerne in Group Fitness-Stunden und im Winter trifft man mich auf den Skipisten an.
«Projektmanagement liegt mir am Herzen, weil dabei einzigartige Menschen gemeinsam an einzigartigen Themen zielorientiert arbeiten und lernen.»
Mathematiker und Betriebswirt, Erfahrungen in Projekt und Linie, Leiter Konzernberichtwesen, Leiter Organisation und Datenverarbeitung; seit 1993 mit dem Thema Projektmanagement bei ibo und seit 1999 Fachkoordinator Projektmanagement.
Mathematician and Economist, experienced in projects and leading positions, head of consolidated companies reporting, head of organisation and data processing; since 1993 Trainer in Project Management at ibo (Germany).
“Die Zeit verwandelt uns nicht, sie entfaltet uns nur”. Max Frisch
During my professional career I had been working
- both with start-ups as well as with established companies in Financial Industry
- in Asia, East and West Europe
- as Internal Manager and as well as External Consultant.
I enjoy working in a multi-cultural environment and embrace exciting opportunities projects bring in my life:
- both professionally and personally.
It is a great pleasure and honor for me to share my experience and help others to find their path in project management Universe.
Customized Preparatory Training with SGO Business School:
The SGO Business School approach to the PMP® Exam is not limited to a mere examination training. Our goal is not only to prepare you for the PMP® Exam by teaching you theoretical knowledge, but also to enable you to transfer immediately the PMI methodology onto your own current projects.
To achieve that, we offer a comprehensive course consisting of three modules. All modules provide practical relevance.
After the first and the second module (“Essentials of Project Management” resp. “PMI Tools and Techniques”, 3 days each), participants will be familiar with the PMI terminology and processes – taught from and applied to real projects.
The third module (“PMP® Exam Preparation”, 2 days) focusses on the training for and the particularities of the PMP® Exam. Depending on your previous practical and theoretical knowledge, you will be able to trim your preparation time for the exam to fit your schedule.
Each module may also be booked as an individual seminar.
Essentials of Project Management (3 days, optional), including first coaching
- The PMI approach of process groups
- Project organization
- Process models
- Initiation and planning process of communication and stakeholdermanagement
- Planning processes of scope management
- Create a work breakdown structure
- Planning processes of time management
- Planning processes of cost management
- Risk management (overview)
- Executing, monitoring and controlling of projects
- Closing of project or phase
- Test exam
- Best practical hints to pass the PMP exam
PMI Tools and Techniques (3 days, optional)
- Human resource management
- Communication management
- Tools and techniques to plan, assure and control quality
- Tools and techniques to develop and control schedule
- Plan and control costs (Earned Value Analysis)
- Risk management tools and techniques
- Plan and conduct procurements
- Administer and close procurements
- Test exam
PMP® Exam Preparation (2 days)
- Focus on the PMP® exam
- Original PMP® exam simulation of all knowledge areas
- Resolve open issues to pass certification test
- Mock exams
- Useful tips to pass the exam
The SGO path to the PMP® certification:
- Module 1: “Essentials of Project Management” (3 days, optional), including first coaching
- Module 2: “PMI Tools and Techniques” (3 days, optional)
- Online application process at www.pmi.org
PMI credential fees for members US$ 405 (nonmembers US$ 555) - Module 3: “PMP® Exam Preparation” (2 days) including coaching
- Multiple-choice PMP® examination (4 hours, at Prometric Testing Center, e.g. in Geneva)
- PMP® Certificate
Competence:
As a certified Project Management Professional PMP®, you hold a title that certifies your competence in project management and is recognised on a worldwide scale.
Project Management Professionals:
- are able to take over a key role in their project management team
- are in charge of all types of projects and strategic initiatives which they plan, control and manage in a professional manner
- develop company-internal methods, processes and techniques.
PMP® Examination:
Detailed information on eligibility requirements, application process and exam can be found in the PMP® handbook at www.pmi.org
To obtain a credential as PMP®, individuals must pass an examination consisting of multiple choice questions based on the "Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK".
- The PMP® examination is a computer-based exam and consists of 200 multiple-choice questions. It lasts 4 hours.
- The exam has to be taken in English; language aids in other languages (e.g. German) are available.
- Candidates must take the exam at an accredited Prometric Testing Center; the closest ones being located in Geneva, Munich and Milan.
PMP® credential fees:
Members US$ 405
Nonmembers US$ 555
Once you are PMP® - Credential maintenance:
3 years
Certified PMPs are required to earn and report 60 professional development units (PDUs) within a three-year cycle in order to retain their good standing with PMI.
PMP® - in-house training with SGO Business School:
If your organization intends to improve its project management and has six or more project managers to train, we offer in-house PMP® training. SGO Business School is prepared to tailor the PMP® training to your needs. Please contact us for more information.