PMP Certification (PMBOK 6), Part 12 of 13: Tools and Techniques

Course description

With the release of the latest PMBOK® Guide - Sixth Edition the PMP certification has been updated! This course will discuss what's new and also provides a great resource in preparing for passing the new PMP certification exam. This course covers Tools and Techniques. Over 100 tools and techniques exist, and the most important and complex of these are explained here.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Prerequisites

It will be helpful to have watched earlier parts in the PMP Certification (PMBOK 6) series

Meet the expert

Steve Caseley

Steve has been involved in the Information Technology Industry for over 35 years and is experienced in the management and control of all aspects of technology projects.  Steve has successfully delivered a myriad projects in a large number of industry segments.  He has developed a solid understanding of the issues and principles required to successfully implement solutions using a combination of rapid development techniques and traditional Project Management to ensure projects are delivered on time while still ensuring end user satisfaction.  Steve has lectured part-time at local universities teaching courses in Project Management, Information Systems and Systems Analysis at both graduate and under-graduate levels.

Video Runtime

195 Minutes

Time to complete

332 Minutes

Course Outline

Tools and Techniques

Tools and Techniques (05:20)

• Introduction (00:59)
• Tools and Techniques (02:40)
• Ungrouped Tools (01:29)
• Summary (00:11)

Data Gathering Tools and Techniques (18:30)

• Introduction (00:24)
• Data Gathering Tools and Techniques (09:15)
• Focus Groups (07:04)
• Statistical Sampling (01:41)
• Summary (00:04)

Data Analysis (22:02)

• Introduction (00:24)
• Data Analysis (06:19)
• Performance Reviews (02:49)
• Reserve Analysis (12:23)
• Summary (00:04)

Data Representation (10:42)

• Introduction (00:25)
• Data Representation (03:53)
• Control Chart (02:49)
• Stakeholder Engagement Matrix (03:27)
• Summary (00:05)

Decision Making (04:24)

• Introduction (00:21)
• Decision Making (02:23)
• Voting (01:34)
• Summary (00:04)

Communications Skills (05:54)

• Introduction (00:21)
• Communications Skills (02:37)
• Presentations (02:50)
• Summary (00:04)

Interpersonal Team Skills (10:25)

• Introduction (00:27)
• Interpersonal Team Skills (04:16)
• Conflict Management (05:34)
• Summary (00:07)

Cost of Quality (07:10)

• Introduction (00:33)
• Cost of Quality (03:40)
• Cost of Conformance Examploes (02:47)
• Summary (00:09)

More Tools and Techniques

Decision Tree Analysis (06:20)

• Introduction (00:22)
• Decision Tree Analysis (01:11)
• Example (04:32)
• Summary (00:13)

Earned Value Analysis (33:16)

• Introduction (01:10)
• Earned Value Analysis (05:28)
• Status (06:14)
• Earned Value Snapshot (05:33)
• Earned Value Formulas (07:55)
• Interpretations (05:51)
• Summary (01:02)

Meetings (09:52)

• Introduction (00:50)
• Meetings (02:01)
• Effective Meetings (06:49)
• Summary (00:10)

Precedence Diagramming (15:46)

• Introduction (00:45)
• Precedence Diagramming (08:41)
• Dependency Classification (06:03)
• Summary (00:16)

Critical Path Method (14:56)

• Introduction (00:59)
• Critical Path Method (06:23)
• Draw Networrk Diagram (07:08)
• Summary (00:25)

Risk Probability (15:25)

• Introduction (01:00)
• Risk Probability (03:43)
• Demo: Risk Probability (10:27)
• Summary (00:14)

Root Cause Analysis (05:50)

• Introduction (00:19)
• Root Cause Analysis (02:16)
• Five Whys (03:04)
• Summary (00:10)

Rolling Wave Planning (09:36)

• Introduction (01:38)
• Rolling Wave Planning (03:03)
• Rolling Wave Planning Example (04:40)
• Summary (00:14)