My name is Nnanna Nduka and I am a managing partner at Intelhub Consulting Limited; an indigenous management consulting firm whose major objective is ensuring that we aid our clients achieve their maximum potential through carefully tailored training programs. You recently indicated your interest in attending one of our Project Management Professional (PMP®) exam Prep Courses (the QUICKPM) and this tells me that you are a PEAK PERFORMER who is always willing to upgrade yourself professionally! This is very exciting news to us and introducing the art and science of project management and the PMP® certification to you through this mail is my main objective and..................I know, I know; I guess you have started yawning already!
I had the exact same reaction a couple of years ago when a young sales lady approached me with this same subject, and BAM! The door to my first brain shut instantly; thank God she didn’t give up, because becoming competent in project management has made a significant positive difference for me and many other practitioners out there today.
Stop! I must warn you! This might be one of the longest mails you’ll receive today, but trust me if you read on you’ll get real value for your time.
By definition projects are temporary endeavours undertaken to achieve unique services, products or results and companies all over the world are rapidly embracing the concept of management by projects, where companies utilize projects to achieve their strategic goals. Hence the global trend towards professional project management.
Project management is a not-so-hi-tech concept that enables project managers to guide a project from start to finish and do so in a way that demonstrates efficiency, cost savings and ingenuity. Since a growing majority of companies around the world place the achievement of their strategic objectives in the hands of projects these days, it is only natural for these companies to place a high priority on proper project management and having competent project managers as a part of their workforce, hence the global hullabaloo for professional project managers.
The PMP® (Project Management Professional) certification is a professional license issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI) USA that represents a mastering of project management skills. The PMP® certification emerged in the late 1990’s and has over time formalized project management best practices used in various industries. The certification is currently the most sort after and highest paying professional certification in the world with an average annual salary of $101,695.00 (Source: ZDNET’s Tech Republic/Global Knowledge Salary Survey 2010).
On the home front;
Late President Umaru Musa Yar'adua (may his soul rest in peace) during his courtesy visit to the vice President of
World Bank said: "Government was ready to address all the problems that is associated with power, but more dollars will not provide light, unless we find a "
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION". Having
Project Management skills is undoubtedly becoming essential for today's leaders.
I guess the BIG question to be answered here is; how does becoming a competent project manager with a PMP® certificate as part of his arsenal benefit you? All the answers to this question might not be obtainable here but I can give you a great heads up:
· Proof of professional achievement – A PMP® certification assures customers and employers that you are well grounded in Project Management Best Practices and Disciplines, which translates to the possession of the required skills needed to manage projects effectively and motivate teams to produce desired results.
· Increases your marketability – The PMP® certification is a great selling point for your resume. Experts agree that to advance in your career you must offer employers something that differentiates you from the competition. The PMP® certification tells potential clients/employers that you have gone the extra mile to ensure that you acquire the necessary skills, experience and knowledge to drive successful projects and ultimately improve a company’s bottom line. I don’t know about you! But I will surely pick the candidate whose profit making potentials are backed by a global guaranty. Individuals with the PMP® Certification naturally stand out!
· Provides greater opportunity for advancement in your field - your certification will be perceived as a success – oriented, motivated attitude that will open up opportunities for future career advancements in your current field as well as new areas you might want to explore.
· Raises customer confidence in you and your companies services – Customers will be more comfortable dealing with your company knowing that a PMP® certified Project Manager is at the helm of affairs.
· Provides greater opportunity for exposure: Projects are never the same and can usually occur anywhere around the globe. Gaining competency in project management and going ahead to gain a reputation as a competent project manager will increase your opportunity of handling larger more complex projects, handling projects in other countries and aid your understanding of other cultures.
· Provides you with a skill that will prove valuable in your workplace: The training associated with obtaining a PMP® Certification is a valuable tool in the workplace. The PMP® Certification training program provides the educational foundation that can enable a worker to better manage and evaluate projects, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity for his/her team and company.
· Provides an opportunity for lifelong learning: the opportunity for lifelong learning in project management is also a great benefit. On the one hand you get to do a complete job with the skills you have—therefore covering all the areas of project management---on the other hand you also get the opportunity to specialize in a particular area, such as risk management or schedule management.
Okay! Enough with the benefits of project management; this is the part where I tell you how we (Intelhub) can help you join the growing elite of Project Management Professionals (PMP’s) worldwide. The answer is very simple; we can do this through either of our Project Management Coaching Courses dubbed the QUICKPM and the QUICKPM+. The former is a 5-day PMP® certification coaching course that will provide you with theoretical knowledge of Project Management in a very conducive training environment and the later is a 7-Day PMP® certification coaching course that will provide you with both theoretical and practical Project Management knowledge using Microsoft Soft Project 2007 as an added tool. Both products will provide you with adequate knowledge and materials sufficient for studying for, taking and passing the PMP® certification exam.
Phew! If you made it this far, you sure are amazing, resilient..........and guess what? It’s almost over! READ ON!
I guess the NEXT BIG question to be answered here is; why should you choose Intelhub Consulting Limited as your service provider? I pondered on this question for a while looking for ways to abridge the numerous advantages provided by our training programs and I came up with 7 major advantages they are:
1. The QUICKPM and QUICKPM+ products offer you at least 35 contact hours of formal project management education, a mandatory pre-requisite for eligibility for taking the PMP certification exam.
2. The QUICKPM and the QUICKPM+ products offer our participants a comprehensive course curriculum (view abridged curriculum at the bottom of this mail) that covers all aspects of the PMBOK guide 4th Edition.
3. The QUICKPM and the QUICKPM+ products provide our participants with a very useful study tool dubbed the “Chart of mnemonics & acronyms” which will aid memory buzzing during study time and especially during the exam.
4. The QUICKPM and the QUICKPM+ products come with a free DVD packed with useful tools for studying for the PMP certification exam, these tools include but are not limited to:
§ 3 highly rated Project Management EBooks
§ Project Management Audio Training Program
§ More than 2000 PMP certification exam practice questions and detailed explanatory answers
§ PMP certification exam simulation software
§ Project Management Training video
5. The QUICKPM and the QUICKPM+ products include a 4 hours, 200 question PMP certification mock exam that will test your knowledge of Project Management, provide you with an insight on what the PMP certification exam will be like and provide you with a follow up assessment report showing areas of weakness and advised next steps.
6. The QUICKPM and the QUICKPM+ products provide participants with free membership to our fantastic online forum (a useful tool for exam prep follow up), where they can post questions and get valid answers from our pool of PMP certified affiliates and also interact with fellow participants.
7. The QUICKPM and the QUICKPM+ products utilize exercises and case studies that will aid your understanding of the application of project management.
Our October class for both products will commence on the 23rd of October 2010 (Weekends only) and the course fees are QUICKPM – NGN62,400.00 (formerly NGN70,400.00) and QUICKPM+ - NGN80,000.00. Payments by instalment are acceptable (50% before class commencement and 50% before conclusion).
Please contact me via the phone numbers/email displayed at the bottom for full details on how you can be a part of this fantastic event.
High Level Course Curriculum:
| QUICKPM | QUICKPM+ |
| § An introduction to General management § The Project Management Framework § Project Integration Management § Project Scope Management § Project Time Management § Project Cost Management § Project Quality Management § Project Human Resource Management § Project Communications Management § Project Risk Management § Project Procurement Management § Professional & Social Responsibility § Mock | § An introduction to General management § The Project Management Framework § Project Integration Management § Project Scope Management § Project Time Management § Project Cost Management § Project Quality Management § Project Human Resource Management § Project Communications Management § Project Risk Management § Project Procurement Management § Professional & Social Responsibility § Mock § Creating Project Schedules with MS Project 2007 § Entering Task Information on MS Project 2007 § Organizing Tasks and Setting Task Relationships (Dependencies) using MS Project 2007 § Managing Constraints & Deadlines using MS Project 2007 § Creating project resources using MS Project 2007 § Assigning Resources to specific Tasks using MS Project 2007 § Critical Path Analysis with MS Project 2007 § Updating the Project Management Plan § Creating reports using MS Project 2007 |
Success in life begins with a positive decision and is sustained with actions in the right direction. Decide today to join the world’s ever growing professionals in project management and take action by enrolling for one of the above classes today.
Thank you for your time and do have a great day.
To your success,
Nnanna Nduka
Team Leader Abuja
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