PMI Construction Professional (PMI-CP™)

The accelerated PMI Construction Professional (PMI-CP)™ course, is the only internationally recognized certification that offers an in-depth curriculum focused on the construction industry.

This advanced certification empowers you to elevate your career. It prepares construction project managers to lead, plan and manage contracts. It also equips you to navigate challenges and stay relevant in an ever-evolving field.

The journey to your PMI-CP^™ certification involves:

• Completing four foundational eLearning courses in any order.
• Passing the PMI-CP^™ capstone exam.

In just 4 days, you’ll learn lean methodologies and best practices to improve ROI as well as gain the skill set to help keep your projects on schedule and within budget. You’ll also learn how to:

• Build a more sustainable future.
• Elevate Your Leadership and sharpen your communication, active listening and commitment-based management skills and empower you to elevate your leadership.
• Empower Innovation and Sustainability and instill the necessary skills to adapt to current industry dynamics and sustainability demands.
• Stay Current in Your Industry and remain up to date with current technologies, materials and communication.

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the PMI exam, and achieve your PMI Construction Professional (PMI-CP)™ certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Senior Professionals

Module 1: Contracts Management—50%

• Manage risks and the risk process for Construction and Built Environment Projects
  • Recognize positive risk and use it to improve project outcomes
  • Manage the risk process throughout the project and gain input from the required stakeholders
  • Apply the different risk classifications appropriately
  • Identify and evaluate risks for better allocation, avoidance, and management of risks
  • Manage the risk prioritization process during Front End Planning and conduct
• Determine how to apply risk tools appropriately
  • Use the Integrated Project Risk Assessment (IPRA) tool to improve how risk are managed
  • Apply risk management tools and techniques to drive a better risk process (Monte Carlo simulations, probabilistic risk management techniques, and risk registers)
  • Mobilize a risk management framework process at the project outset
• Manage the claims process
  • Use lessons learned and previous project data to identify problematic areas on projects that result in claims
  • Recognize how contract types and delivery methods selected impact the frequency of claims
  • Utilize the claims process and key intervention points to reach early resolution
  • Distinguish the difference between change/variation orders and claims
  • Apply best practices to prevent claims and disputes (i.e. FEP, DRB, Documentation, communication, etc.)
  • Utilize the risk management framework effectively to reduce claims
  • Determine the root cause of claims and areas that require greater attention on the front end of projects
  • Apply the different dispute resolution techniques available to be used
• Mange the contract lifecycle effectively
  • Oversee the full contract lifecycle from discovery to close out
  • Utilize Lean Integrated Project Delivery and IFOA to help resolve some of the industries contracting pain
  • Utilize important clauses present in built environment contracts to support project delivery
  • Advise senior stakeholders on the delivery method and contract structure that best fits the needs of the project
  • Utilize the various delivery methods and contract structures available for built environment project covering risk apportionment, roles and responsibilities, and project delivery
  • Recognize the potential for communication gaps caused by contractual arrangements found in capital projects
  • Apply knowledge to support senior leadership throughout the contract lifecycle
• Implement the Interface Management process efficiently
  • Establish and plan all the interface points (IPs) between the different packages
  • Classify the different interfaces found in mega projects
  • Recognize and use the industry leading frameworks and systems for implementing Interface Management
  • Apply and design effective Interface Management practices
  • Identify and apply the important principles and proper timing to guide the implementation of Interface Management throughout the project life cycle
  • Apply the defined skills needed to effectively lead an interface management plan and monitor this effectively throughout the project
  • Develop strong communication skills, relationship management skills, and negotiation skills
  • Utilize the common language, definitions, and elements of Interface Management

Module 2: Stakeholder Engagement—30%

• Utilize Communication Tools Appropriately to engage stakeholders and maintain proper communication
  • Utilize PMIS to improve communication and project decisions
  • Incorporate a central communication platform for the project
  • Utilize Obeya/Big Room to enhance program activities
  • Recognize the common pitfalls of Obeya/Big Room
  • Apply Commitment based Management (CbM) to your own teams and across projects to drive effective outcomes
  • Utilize the Compass tool to highlight communication deficiencies
  • Assess data collected to infer meaningful insights and take action
• Prevent communication issues from occuring and ensure stakeholders are engaged
  • Apply approaches to increase stakeholder buy in and alignment from the project outset
  • Develop an effective communication strategy to ensure all project communication needs are identified and met
  • Craft messaging that drives greater understanding for tailored audiences
  • Utilize nuanced communication methods to engage multiple parties on a deeper level
  • Prevent the effects of poor communication in capital projects from a completion and financial prospective
• Mitigate communication issues effectively as they emerge
  • Implement feedback loops to highlight gaps and introduce changes to resolve communication gaps
  • Apply approaches to overcome resistance and secure support through high impact communication
  • Develop action plans to resolve communication gaps
• Manage stakeholders effectively
• Identify and assess stakeholders to help establish an effective communication strategy
• Recognize the rule of culture and the impact on communication with stakeholders

Module 3: Strategy and Scope Management—15%

• Manage stakeholders effectively
  • Define scope and drive projects by focusing on project outcomes or missions
  • Implement scope revisions in order to achieve an accurate and mature project scope
• Implement and Manage the Change Order Process effectively and deliver project benefits and value
  • Create a robust change order process
  • Finalize the change process in the appropriate part of the project lifecycle
  • Design agile processes to deal with change orders in an efficient and rapid way
  • Recognize the benefits and downfalls to using technology to manage scope and change orders
  • Evaluate all scope changes in relation to the core outcomes
• Develop and apply methods, tools and techniques to develop and manage project scope
  • Use scope evaluation tools to identify gaps in scope
  • Apply scope management tools as a means of managing and pivoting scope (value engineering and cost benefit analysis)

Module 4: Project Governance—5%

• Implement governance models to drive project outcomes
• Set up scope governance structures and practices on built environment projects
• Develop and apply methods, tools and techniques to develop and manage project scope

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered Certification Guarantee:

PMI Construction Professional (PMI-CP)™ exam

The PMI-CP™ certification exam is the capstone of your certification journey. It evaluates and verifies your knowledge, skill and experience as a construction project professional.

• Duration: 230 minutes
• Number of questions: 120 questions
• Domains:
  • Domain I: Contracts Management 50%
  • Domain 2: Stakeholder Engagement 30%
  • Domain 3: Strategy and Scope Management 15%
  • Domain 4: Project Governance 5%

Before attending this accelerated course, you should have:

• You need 3 years of on-the-job experience (within the last 10 years) in construction projects or built environment projects to qualify for the PMI-CP™ certification exam.
• The educational requirement for PMI-CP certification is 23 hours of project management education, which should cover various domains outlined in the PMI-CP Exam Content Outline. These education hours can be obtained through various means, including instructor-led courses, online courses, and self-directed study.

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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