The main outlines for the 15 knowledge areas of the diploma are as follows:
General Management Skills (6 Hours)
• Leadership, Communication & Negotiation Skills.
• Problem Solving Techniques.
Introduction to Agile (6 Hours)
• Agile Manifesto and mindset
• Project lifecycles (predictive – Agile – Hybrid)
• Agile teams
Project Management Framework (3 Hours)
• PMI Definitions, project lifecycle, introduction to Agile.
Project Integration Management (6 Hours)
• Initiation, project charter.
• Project Plan Development and Execution.
• Overall Change Control, closing
Project Scope Management (6 Hours)
• Collecting requirements.
• Scope definition, Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure.
• Scope control
Project Time Management (12 Hours)
• Activity Definition, Sequencing and Duration Estimation.
• Schedule Development and Control
Project Cost Management (6 Hours)
• Estimating, Forecasting and Budgeting.
• Cost Control & Earned Value Management.
Project Resources Management (6 Hours)
• Resources Planning.
• Resource Acquisition & Team Development.
Project Quality Management (6 Hours)
• Quality Planning.
• Quality management.
• Quality Control.
Project Risk Management (9 Hours)
• Risk Identification, analysis and response planning.
• Risk response implementation
• Risk monitoring.
Project Communication Management (3 Hours)
• Communication Planning and Process.
• Skills, Techniques and Styles.
• Information Management.
Project Procurement Management (9 Hours)
• Types of contracts, procurement planning.
• Source Selection.
• Contract Administration and Closeout.
Project Stakeholder Management (3 Hours)
• Identify Stakeholders
• Plan stakeholder Engagement
• Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
Professional Responsibility (3 Hours)
• Definition.
• Ethical and Legal Responsibilities.
Microsoft Project (12 hours)
• Planning, Control & Estimating Principles and Techniques.
• Preparation for Actions.
• Project Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Hands-on Applications and Case Studies in Project Management Using Microsoft Project.
