🎯 PMP Day 1: Comprehensive Training

Project Management Fundamentals & Framework

Schedule: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Duration: 8 Hours

🎯 Day 1 Learning Objectives

🎓 What You'll Master Today ▼
  • Complete PMP certification understanding - exam structure, requirements, and success strategies
  • PMI Code of Ethics mastery - all four values with practical application
  • Project management fundamentals - definitions, characteristics, and lifecycle
  • Organizational structures impact - authority levels and project success factors
  • Performance domains foundation - stakeholder, team, and approach domains
  • PMBOK 7th edition principles - all 12 principles with memorization techniques
📊 PMP Exam Critical Facts ▼
EXAM STRUCTURE
180 Questions | 230 Minutes | 3 Domains
People (42%) | Process (50%) | Business Environment (8%)
Exam Component Details Key Points
Questions 180 total (175 scored + 5 pretest) Multiple choice, 4 options each
Time 230 minutes (3h 50m) 2 optional 10-minute breaks
Passing Above Target Exact percentage not disclosed
Format Computer-based Pearson VUE centers
⏰ Daily Schedule Breakdown ▼
Time Session Topics Covered
9:00 - 10:30 Session 1 Course Introduction & PMP Overview
10:45 - 12:15 Session 2 Project Management Framework
1:15 - 2:45 Session 3 PMBOK Guide & 12 Principles
3:00 - 4:30 Session 4 Performance Domains (Part 1)
4:45 - 6:00 Session 5 Practice Questions & Review

📚 Detailed Training Sessions

Session 1: PMP Overview & Ethics (9:00-10:30) ▼

🏛️ PMI Code of Ethics (RHFR Framework)

🧠 Memory Trick: "RHFR"

Responsibility | Honesty | Fairness | Respect

🏛️ Responsibility ▼

Aspirational Standards:

  • Take ownership of decisions and actions
  • Protect proprietary information
  • Accept assignments within competence

Mandatory Standards:

  • Inform yourself of policies and procedures
  • Report unethical behavior and violations
  • Only accept assignments within experience/education
accountability
ownership
competence
reporting violations
💯 Honesty ▼

Aspirational Standards:

  • Seek to understand truth in communications
  • Be truthful and forthright
  • Create environment encouraging honesty

Mandatory Standards:

  • Do not deceive others
  • Do not make misleading statements
  • Provide accurate information in timely manner
truthfulness
accurate information
transparency
⚖️ Fairness ▼

Aspirational Standards:

  • Make decisions impartially
  • Constantly reexamine to remove bias
  • Provide equal access to information

Mandatory Standards:

  • Disclose conflicts of interest
  • Do not hire/fire to benefit yourself
  • Do not discriminate or favor others
impartial
conflict of interest
discrimination
🤝 Respect ▼

Aspirational Standards:

  • Learn about cultural norms of others
  • Listen to others' points of view
  • Approach disagreements directly

Mandatory Standards:

  • Negotiate in good faith
  • Do not use position to influence others inappropriately
  • Respect property rights
cultural sensitivity
good faith
influence
property rights
💡 Ethics Exam Strategy: Always choose the most ethical option. When in doubt, escalate to management. Follow PMI's code over company policy.
Session 2: Project Management Framework (10:45-12:15) ▼

📋 Project Definition

"A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result."

🏗️ Project Characteristics (4 T's + U)

🧠 Memory Framework: "4 T's + U"

  • Temporary (definite beginning and end)
  • Time-bound (specific duration)
  • Team-based (requires human resources)
  • Targeted (specific objectives)
  • Unique (creates something new)

🔄 Project vs Operations

PROJECTS OPERATIONS
Temporary Ongoing
Unique deliverables Repetitive activities
Specific end date No planned end
Cross-functional teams Functional departments
Progressive elaboration Standardized processes
💡 Exam Tip: Look for keywords "temporary," "unique," "specific end date" = Project

🏢 Organizational Structures

🧠 Authority Levels: "F.W.B.S.P"

Functional → Weak Matrix → Balanced Matrix → Strong Matrix → Projectized

Authority increases from F to P

Structure PM Authority Resource Availability PM Role
Functional Little to None (0-25%) Little to None (0-25%) Part-time/Coordinator
Weak Matrix Limited (10-25%) Limited (0-25%) Part-time
Balanced Matrix Low to Moderate (15-60%) Low to Moderate (15-60%) Part-time
Strong Matrix Moderate to High (50-95%) Moderate to High (50-95%) Full-time
Projectized High to Almost Total (85-100%) High to Almost Total (85-100%) Full-time
Session 3: PMBOK 7th Edition & 12 Principles (1:15-2:45) ▼

🎯 The 12 Project Management Principles

🧠 Master Memory Framework: "SEVA CRDT FLIC"

Stewardship | Engagement | Value | Adaptability

Complexity | Risk | Delivery | Team

Focus | Leadership | Integration | Change

🏛️ Stewardship - Be a responsible caretaker ▼
  • Act responsibly in economic, environmental, and social spheres
  • Demonstrate integrity and care for others
  • Be accountable for actions and decisions
stewardship
integrity
responsibility
🤝 Engagement - Build collaborative relationships ▼
  • Proactively engage with stakeholders
  • Build genuine relationships
  • Create collaborative project environments
stakeholder engagement
collaboration
relationships
💰 Value - Focus on value throughout ▼
  • Focus on value throughout project lifecycle
  • Evaluate and adjust to optimize value realization
  • Challenge processes that don't add value
value realization
outcomes
benefits
💡 Principles Strategy: When facing situational questions, ask "Which principle would a good PM apply here?"
Session 4: Performance Domains Part 1 (3:00-4:30) ▼

🎯 The 8 Performance Domains

🧠 Memory Framework: "STAMP DUP"

Stakeholder | Team | Approach | Measurement

Planning | Delivery | Uncertainty | Project Work

👥 Stakeholder Performance Domain

Communication Channels = n(n-1)/2
Where n = number of stakeholders

Power/Interest Grid

High Power Low Power
High Interest MANAGE CLOSELY KEEP INFORMED
Low Interest KEEP SATISFIED MONITOR

👥 Team Performance Domain

🧠 Team Development: "Form Storm Norm Perform Adjourn"

  1. Forming 🤝 - Polite, cautious, getting acquainted
  2. Storming ⛈️ - Conflict, competition, resistance
  3. Norming 📏 - Cooperation, agreed procedures
  4. Performing 🚀 - High efficiency, mutual support
  5. Adjourning 👋 - Task completion, team dissolution
💡 Team Tip: Always engage stakeholders early and often. When in doubt, overcommunicate!

🔑 Day 1 Keywords & Exam Tips

🎯 Critical Keywords for Exam Success ▼

Ethics Keywords

accountability
ownership
competence
reporting violations
truthfulness
accurate information
transparency
impartial
conflict of interest
discrimination
cultural sensitivity
good faith

Project Framework Keywords

temporary
unique
specific end date
progressive elaboration
stakeholder influence
organizational structure
project manager authority

Performance Domain Keywords

stakeholder engagement
collaboration
team development
communication channels
power/interest grid
value realization
adaptability
💡 Exam Success Tips & Strategies ▼
🎯 General Strategy: Think like a project manager, not a team member. Always choose leadership answers.
📖 Question Reading: Read questions carefully - look for keywords that indicate the domain or principle being tested.
⚖️ Ethics Questions: Always choose the most ethical option. When in doubt, escalate to management.
🏢 Organizational Questions: Remember F.W.B.S.P for authority levels (Functional → Projectized).
👥 Stakeholder Questions: Higher influence at project start. Always engage proactively.
🔄 Process Questions: Follow PMI's way, not your company's way. Best practices over shortcuts.
⏰ Time Management: 230 minutes ÷ 180 questions = ~1.3 minutes per question. Don't spend too long on any one question.
❌ Elimination Strategy: Eliminate obviously wrong answers first. Look for absolute words like "always" or "never".
🧠 Memorization Techniques ▼

Ethics: RHFR

Responsibility, Honesty, Fairness, Respect

Project Characteristics: 4 T's + U

Temporary, Time-bound, Team-based, Targeted, Unique

Organizational Authority: F.W.B.S.P

Functional → Weak Matrix → Balanced Matrix → Strong Matrix → Projectized

12 Principles: SEVA CRDT FLIC

Stewardship, Engagement, Value, Adaptability, Complexity, Risk, Delivery, Team, Focus, Leadership, Integration, Change

Performance Domains: STAMP DUP

Stakeholder, Team, Approach, Measurement, Planning, Delivery, Uncertainty, Project Work

Team Development: Form Storm Norm Perform Adjourn

🤝 ⛈️ 📏 🚀 👋

💡 Practice Questions & Analysis

Question 1: Ethics Scenario ▼

Question:

A project manager discovers that a team member has been inflating their time reports. According to PMI's Code of Ethics, what should the project manager do first?

A) Confront the team member privately
B) Report the issue to the functional manager
C) Document the evidence and report to appropriate authorities
D) Reduce the team member's future assignments

🎯 Analysis:

  • Keyword: "PMI's Code of Ethics"
  • Principle: Honesty and Responsibility
  • Answer: C - Document and report
  • Why: PMI requires reporting unethical behavior with evidence
Question 2: Communication Channels ▼

Question:

A project manager is leading a complex software development project with 15 stakeholders. How many communication channels exist?

A) 15
B) 105
C) 210
D) 225

Formula: n(n-1)/2
Calculation: 15(15-1)/2 = 15(14)/2 = 105

🎯 Analysis:

  • Formula: n(n-1)/2 where n = number of stakeholders
  • Calculation: 15(15-1)/2 = 15(14)/2 = 210/2 = 105
  • Answer: B - 105
  • Memory Tip: Always subtract 1 before multiplying!
Question 3: Project vs Operations ▼

Question:

Which of the following is MOST likely to be considered a project?

A) Manufacturing automobiles on an assembly line
B) Implementing a new inventory management system
C) Processing customer service requests
D) Conducting monthly financial audits

🎯 Analysis:

  • Keywords to look for: Temporary, unique, specific end
  • A: Ongoing, repetitive = Operations
  • B: One-time implementation, unique = Project ✓
  • C: Ongoing, repetitive = Operations
  • D: Recurring monthly = Operations
  • Answer: B
Question 4: Organizational Structures ▼

Question:

In which organizational structure does the project manager have the LEAST authority?

A) Functional
B) Weak Matrix
C) Strong Matrix
D) Projectized

🎯 Analysis:

  • Authority levels: Functional (lowest) → Weak Matrix → Balanced Matrix → Strong Matrix → Projectized (highest)
  • Answer: A - Functional
  • Memory: F.W.B.S.P increasing authority

📄 Day 1 Master Cheat Sheet

🔥 Must-Memorize for Exam ▼

PMP Exam Facts:

  • 180 questions, 230 minutes
  • Domains: People (42%), Process (50%), Business Environment (8%)
  • Above Target to pass
  • 2 optional 10-minute breaks

Ethics (RHFR):

  • Responsibility, Honesty, Fairness, Respect
  • Always choose most ethical option
  • Report violations with evidence
  • Follow PMI code over company policy

Project Definition:

"Temporary endeavor to create unique product, service, or result"

Characteristics: 4 T's + U (Temporary, Time-bound, Team-based, Targeted, Unique)

Organizational Authority (F.W.B.S.P):

Functional < Weak Matrix < Balanced Matrix < Strong Matrix < Projectized

📊 Key Formulas & Frameworks ▼
Communication Channels = n(n-1)/2

12 Principles: SEVA CRDT FLIC

Stewardship, Engagement, Value, Adaptability, Complexity, Risk, Delivery, Team, Focus, Leadership, Integration, Change

Performance Domains: STAMP DUP

Stakeholder, Team, Approach, Measurement, Planning, Delivery, Uncertainty, Project Work

Team Development: Form Storm Norm Perform Adjourn

🤝 ⛈️ 📏 🚀 👋

🎯 Exam Success Strategies ▼
  1. Read questions carefully - look for keywords
  2. Think like a PM - choose leadership answers
  3. Follow PMI way - not your company way
  4. When in doubt - choose most ethical/proactive option
  5. Eliminate obviously wrong answers first
  6. Use process of elimination effectively
  7. Time management - ~1.3 minutes per question
  8. Stay calm - trust your preparation
📚 Tonight's Homework ▼

Required Study (30 minutes):

  1. Review and memorize all cheat sheet items
  2. Practice 12 principles using SEVA CRDT FLIC
  3. Draw organizational authority scale from memory
  4. Recite project definition word-for-word

Optional Enhancement:

  • Create flashcards for key terms
  • Practice stakeholder power/interest grid examples
  • Research your industry's typical organizational structure

📅 Tomorrow's Preview: Day 2

We'll cover:

  • Remaining Performance Domains (Planning, Project Work, Delivery, Measurement, Uncertainty)
  • Process Groups in Detail
  • Project Integration Management
  • Advanced stakeholder strategies

📊 Progress

Day 1 of 5 Complete

🔗 Quick Navigation

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🔑 Quick Reference Keywords

Ethics (RHFR)

responsibility
honesty
fairness
respect

Project Characteristics

temporary
unique
specific end date

Memory Frameworks

SEVA CRDT FLIC - 12 Principles

STAMP DUP - Performance Domains

F.W.B.S.P - Organizational Authority