PMP 6 - Project Quality Management Fifth Edition - $79.00

Training on Chapter 8 of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)

  Introduction and Overview

This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 8 of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fifth Edition. In this course, you will learn how the project management team ensures that a project is completed at the level of quality required by all the stakeholders. From customers to the performing organization, there are many inputs to the process. This course will explain how the project management team can plan for, execute, monitor and control quality. 

This course contains video segments of project management professionals who offer advice and best practices about how to become a more effective project manager.

Taking advantage of online interactivity, the course contains a vocabulary game, flashcards, and other activities to help you master the material.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Define quality, quality planning, quality assurance and quality control
• Explain what aspects of quality assurance and quality control need to be decided on and budgeted for in the planning stage
• Explain how the project management team should balance the cost of quality with its benefits
• Distinguish between quality assurance and quality control
• Explain how Perform Quality Assurance identifies ineffective processes and how the process improvement plan allows for their improvement
• Describe how Control Quality uses statistical sampling, inspection, and visual representations of data to identify defects in products or processes
• Recognize  the similarities and differences among quality tools, and when and why each can be applied in quality management

Note: After successful completion, learners receive 3.5 PDUs/contact hours. Successful completion means completing all assignments in the course and scoring a minimum of 70% on the assessment at the end of the course.


Target Audience: This course is designed for adult learners with some project management experience. 

Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites: Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fifth Edition (PMBOK^® Guide).

Estimated Time to Complete: 3.5 hours of online course work

Ask the Expert: This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.

Required Material: This course requires the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide), Fifth Edition.

Successful Completion Requirement for IACET CEU: Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEU credit.

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