Project Manager Examination study plan

Draft a one-page project charter template and complete it for a sample project, mapping each section to the integration processes it satisfies.

Build a work breakdown structure for that sample project down to work packages, then write a scope statement with explicit inclusions and exclusions.

Construct a network diagram with at least 15 activities, identifying dependencies and the critical path by hand.

Explain in writing how a change request flows through integrated change control, naming the inputs, outputs, and who approves what.

Perform earned value analysis on a 6-period dataset, computing PV, EV, AC, CV, SV, CPI, SPI, EAC, and VAC, and interpret each result in two sentences.

Apply three-point estimating (triangular and PERT beta) to five activities and compare the resulting ranges.

Identify and correct five deliberate errors in a provided cost baseline, such as missing contingency or misassigned direct costs.

Produce a scope verification checklist that distinguishes validate scope from control quality.

Build a RACI matrix for a 10-person project team and resolve two ambiguous accountabilities you find.

Write a quality management plan section defining two quality metrics, their tolerances, and the control method for each.

Draft a communications management plan specifying audience, message, channel, frequency, and owner for six stakeholder groups.

Rank ten stakeholders on a power-interest grid and write a tailored engagement strategy for the top three.

Run a risk identification session on a sample project and log at least 15 risks with cause, event, and effect stated separately.

Score each risk on probability and impact, then plot them on a matrix and select responses for the top five using avoid, transfer, mitigate, or accept.

Complete a quantitative risk exercise computing expected monetary value for three decision paths.

Compare three contract types (fixed price, cost reimbursable, time and materials) and state which risk profile each suits, with one procurement scenario each.

Write a business case for a sample initiative covering problem statement, options analysis, benefits, costs, and a recommendation.

Identify the environmental, social, and governance factors and organizational process assets that would shape that project, listing at least ten with their influence.

Assemble a project management plan outline that shows how the subsidiary plans integrate and where baselines are approved.

Explain in writing how benefits realization is tracked after handover and who owns it.

Execute a simulated two-week iteration of the sample project, producing status reports, issue logs, and updated forecasts.

Design a control dashboard with at least five leading and lagging indicators and define escalation thresholds for each.

Conduct a mock stage-gate review, documenting go/no-go criteria and the evidence required at each gate.

Draft a change control log with three sample changes and record the impact assessment and decision for each.

Write a project closure report covering scope verification, final performance against baselines, lessons learned, and resource release.

Facilitate a lessons-learned session and convert findings into at least five actionable organizational process asset updates.

Perform a quality audit of the sample project's deliverables against the metrics defined in week 3 and record findings with corrective actions.

Reconcile the final cost and schedule variance and explain each root cause.

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under exam conditions and score each by domain.

Analyze every missed question, classify the error as knowledge gap, misread, or judgment error, and write a corrective note for each.

Re-drill the two weakest domains using targeted flashcards until you reach 85 percent recall on two consecutive passes.

Recite from memory the inputs, outputs, and key tools of the ten knowledge areas most frequently tested.