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Professional Project Director (PPD)™

Course Description:

The Professional Project Director (PPD)™ is a highly respected certification recognized worldwide. It's for experienced project managers who want to advance beyond the PPM and other project management certifications. With PPD™ certification, senior managers gain new skills and advanced techniques for handling complex project issues like risk management, quality control, scope management, and budgeting. Whether you're supervising project managers, handling multiple projects, or aiming for a career as a Project Director, PPD™ is the way to go! It helps teams tackle common challenges and become more focused and successful. If you're a senior project manager looking to gain global recognition and take your career to the next level, PPD™ is a great choice.

$ 800.00 $ 499.00

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Certification Overview

The Professional Project Director (PPD)™ is a highly respected certification recognized worldwide. It's for experienced project managers who want to advance beyond the PPM and other project management certifications. With PPD™ certification, senior managers gain new skills and advanced techniques for handling complex project issues like risk management, quality control, scope management, and budgeting. Whether you're supervising project managers, handling multiple projects, or aiming for a career as a Project Director, PPD™ is the way to go! It helps teams tackle common challenges and become more focused and successful. If you're a senior project manager looking to gain global recognition and take your career to the next level, PPD™ is a great choice.

E-Course Duration: 20 to 25 Hours

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Exam Information

  • The test has 100 multiple-choice questions. To pass, you need to get 80% of them right, which means answering 80 questions correctly out of 100. The PPD™ certification exam is known as one of the toughest exams for both mid-level and high-level project managers to pass.

  • You can take the exams online with a webcam and a good internet connection. This means you can take the exams from anywhere and at any time.

  • The exam lasts for 80 minutes, which is the same as 1 hour and 20 minutes.

  • During the exam with ProctorU, you can't use any outside sources for information. They'll tell you what materials you're allowed to have, like your ID.

  • If you don't pass the exam on your second try, you need to wait at least fourteen (14) days before you can try again for the third time or any time after that. You can take the exam as many times as you need to.

  • The Professional Project Director (PPD)® Certificate is valid for five (5) years. To keep the certificate active, the candidate can either retake the exam or complete the E-Course for PPD to earn continuing education units (CEUs). Renewing the certificate before it expires helps the candidate maintain their professional status and credentials. It's important to renew the certificate before it becomes inactive.

  • PPD™ is a trademark owned by GIPMC.

  • Passing the PPD™ exam will also give candidates 4 credits and 25 learning hours that can count towards an MBA (Master's Degree) from Charisma University.

  • To get the Professional Project Director (PPD)™ Certification, you must complete a mandatory E-Course. It's important because many questions in the actual exam come from this course.
  • You need to meet the following requirements:
  • 1. Have a Bachelor's degree or higher from a university.
  • 2. Additionally, you must have one of the following certifications and submit a copy to candidate.registrations@gipm.org:
  • - Professional in Project Management (PPM)™ from Global Association for Quality Management (GAQM)
  • - Project Management Professional (PMP)® from Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • - Prince2® Practitioner from Axelos
  • - Certified Project Manager (CPM) from Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
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Course Outline

Module 1 – Introduction

    • When is a project a project and not an organizational activity?
    • What additional information would make the “projects” become “operational activities”?
    • Project Lifecycle phases?
    • Project Processes
    • Project Management Fundamentals
    • Top 10 qualities of a Project Manager
    • The Project Team’s Key Players
    • Scope
    • What is a Scope Creep?
    • Five Scope Management Process for a Project Director
    • Budgets and Cost (Estimate Costs, Determine Budgets, Control Costs)
    • Fundamentals of the Project Life Cycle

Module 2 – Aligning Goals, Projects and Competencies

     

    • The Alignment Matrix
    • Rank the Priorities
    • Identify the top 3 skills needed to Manage each Project
    • Establish the Organizations 10 Core Competencies
    • Align the Project Skills by relating it to a Competency Value
    • Comparing listed strengths versus project skills to complete the Matrix
    • Comparing listed strengths versus project skills to complete the Matrix
    • Identifying gaps and Utilizing strengths

Module 3 – Organizing Multi-Project Communications

     

    •  The Delivery of Information involving Multiple, Ongoing Projects
    • Influences on Communicating
    • Getting the Information to the Right People The Right Way
    • Completing and Simplifying the Communication Matrix
    • Communicating Issues; and, Managing and Documenting Change
    • Issue Log Document
       

Module 4 – Managing Risk Communications

     

    • Introduction to Managing Risk
    • ‘What is it and Where’ can I find it?
    • Probability and Impact
    • Risk Matrix
    • Tools for Managing Multiple Projects
    • Project Management Technology
    • Technology Needs Assessments

Module 5 – Tools for Managing Multiple Projects

     

    • Project Management Technology
    • Technology Needs Assessments
       

Module 6 – Leadership

    • Establishing Goals
    • Examining the Role of a Project Director
    • Project or Practice Management Roles
    • Project Accounting Roles
    • Examining the Qualities of an Effective Leader
    • Professional Qualities for a successful Project Director
    • Career Path Competencies for a successful Project Director
    • Organizational Responsibilities

Target Audience

  • Project Managers who handle several projects at once, Project Sponsors, Members of Project Steering Groups/Project Boards, Project/Business Owners, and Senior Stakeholders.