Plan and Acquire Resources (PMI – PMP)

Project Management Professional Certification Program (PMI-PMP)

What you’ll learn

Recognize the role of the project manager in project resource management activities
Understand examples of inputs to the Plan Resource Management process
Identify the tools and techniques of the Plan Resource Management process
Describe the components of a RACI chart
Recognize examples of information that should be included in the roles and responsibilities section of a resource management plan
Identify the purpose of the Estimate Activity Resources process
Recognize examples of the inputs to Estimate Activity Resources process
Identify the tools and techniques you use for estimating activity resources
Present the principles of using the bottom-up estimating technique
Understand the outputs of the Estimate Activity Resources process
Describe a resource breakdown structure, given a scenario
Recognize the inputs to the Acquire Resources process
Identify the tools and techniques you use to acquire resources for a project
Sequence the steps for using negotiation to acquire project resources
Identify the outputs of the Acquire Resources process
Demonstrate your understanding of the Plan Resource Management, Estimate Activity Resources, and Acquire Resources processes

No special requirements or prerequisites are needed to take this course, but some extra reading about projects, project management, project life cycle, organizational project management, project scope, project schedule, project costs, project quality, project human resources and project communications will help.
Part of the Project Management Professional Certification Course (PMI-PMP)

Leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, professionals and project workers with or without formal project management training will improve project management skills and knowledge and will be ready to stand for formal certification.