CIPM Course Learning Track
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The aim of www.pmGURUonline.com is to create a virtual environment
conducive to user friendly learning and acquiring of project management knowledge
with minimum difficulty and stress. Knowledge acquisition is best when mind is free
of anxiety and pressures.
To get maximum benefits to learn and enhance your conceptual framework of project
management principles we suggest you follow the steps outlined below:
Start Up:
Test your current knowledge
Before beginning the training you may like to see where you currently stand in regard
to your project management knowledge base. Take our Free PMKQ™ (PM Knowledge
Quotient) test which comprises of 10 questions.
Step 1:
e-Learning
We suggest you begin the course by first going through the e-Learning section which
contains different project management concepts. There are 109 concepts in CIPM
relating to all areas and processes of project management .
After going through each concept, you should then 'Test Your Understanding'
of the concept by appearing in a set of multiple choice Q & A's given after
each concept. Each question has 4 options with 1 right answer. You should be able
to answer the questions correctly if you have grasped the concept properly. Please
do revisit the concept until you are satisfied with your progress.
Note:- You must complete alteast 60% of
each PLC of the e-Learning
section to be eligible to appear in our Mock Exam.
Step 2:
ReInforcement of knowledge throughDiscreteLearning
(RIDL) (Flash Cards)
This module contains over 503 statements divided based on the 8 project life cycle
phases for CIPM. These project life cycle phases are; Conceptualize, Plan, Organize,
Implement, Control, Integrate, Deliver & Closeout and Knowledge Leverage.
RIDL comprises of factual statements/questions along with the correct answers and
extensively covers all the 8 phases of the project life cycle. This will help you
to grasp the essence of PM and ensures that your understanding of all the phases
is very strong. At the end of each RIDL sub section there is a Q & A's session
to verify your understanding. In case you are not satisfied with the results, you
can revisit RIDL as many times as you wish to revise again.
Note:- You must complete 100% of the 8 RIDL sub-sections
in order to appear in our Mock Exam.
Step 3:
QUestion &
Answer with
REasoning
(QUARE)
This section further challenges and validated your understanding by asking you to
answer objective questions under QUARE.
If your answer is not right, www.pmGURUonline.com will fully describe the reasons why
your answer is not right. This eliminates your need to refer to various reference
books and papers. In case you gave the right answer, you can still check why the
other options would have been wrong. This gives you an excellent base to build up
your foundation of PM concepts.
Step 4:
Test for preparation & concept revision.
Test has 80 multiple choice questions with 4 options based on the CIPM exam pattern. This test will ensure your complete mastery of project management concepts, and
provide tremendous help in preparing for the actual CIPM examination. We recommend
that you complete the test within 1 hour. You can take a break during the test as
and when you want. Computer keeps track of the time you have spent in the test.
Step 5:
Mock Exam and Feedback Form.
The last step is to appear in the www.pmGURUonline.comMock Exam which comprises of 40 objective
questions covering all the 8 project life cycle phases. Pass mark is 60%. Passing
this Final Exam and filling up the Feedback Form is necessary to receive
a certificate of successful completion from the www.pmGURUonline.com e-Learning program.
Feedback Form This button will appear once
you complete and pass the Mock Exam. The feedback form must be correctly filled
up by you.
Step 6:
Appear in the CIPM Exam.
Once you have completed the CIPM training you become eligible to sit for the actual
CIPM Certification Exam administered by PMCI, India. This is a 2 hour computer based
exam.
CIPM content
The CIPM content has been divided into the following 8 Project
Life Cycle phases:Conceptualize, Plan, Organize, Implement, Control,
Integrate, Deliver & Closeout and lastly Knowledge Leverage which runs across
all the Life Cycle phases.
Each phase is sub-divided into 35 Knowledge Domainsand
the knowledge domains are further broken up into 109 Concepts
which form the basic building blocks of the learning programme. These Concepts cover
key aspects of a project and provide persons with the knowledge and skills to:
- Conceptualize – understand the project’s need, the
different stakeholder’s requirements from the project and developing the project’s
business case (feasibility report).
- Plan - define the total scope of work properly,
plan the time, cost and scope, how to make networks, critical path analysis, learn
how to make more accurate estimates, plan the project's quality and the communication
requirements
- Organize – organize how and who will do the work,
external and internal interfaces, build effective teams, identify the roles and
responsibilities of different team members.
- Implement – execute the work, resolve all issues
that come up, procure the required goods and services
- Control – monitor and control the work to ensure
it is progressing as planned, undertake quality control, take required corrective
actions, manage all changes efficiently, motivate and empower the team, resolve
conflicts and all issues, manage information and reports.
- Integrate – coordinate and integrate all the work
done to deliver the final outputs, ensure that it conforms to requirements
- Deliver & Closeout – complete and handover the
work, close-out the contracts if any
- Knowledge leverage
– review the project to learn lessons from the work done for future improvements.
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