Course Description
If you are planning to take the
CAPM® examination, this interactive, on-demand course gives you the knowledge
you need to pass the exam. It covers CAPM® -critical information on project
management theory, principles, techniques and methods. You also have an
opportunity to review the kinds of questions you’ll find in the CAPM® Exam.
Content is presented in a highly
engaging and memorable video case study format, with theoretical concepts
interwoven to ensure consistent learning and recall of information critical for
exam success.
Focus on Performance
- This course is focused on helping you prepare to take
the CAPM® credential examination.
- Knowledge of the PMI PMBOK® Guide is covered in
depth.
- Exam technique and study approaches are explained.
You’ll learn the
- 10 Knowledge Areas of the PMBOK® Guide
- Each Knowledge Area, Inputs, Tools & Techniques,
Outputs.
- Project management Process Groups and how they
inter-relate with the 10 Knowledge Areas.
- 47 processes of the PMBOK® Guide
- Best way to prepare for the CAPM® credential exam.
Agenda
Introduction
- Course overview
- Introduction to the course characters
- Course navigation
Becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®
- PMI® (CAPM)® certification process and examination criteria
- Exam application procedure - FAQs
- Experience Verification Form - Steps
Introduction to PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition
- The PMBOK® Guide
- Fundamental definitions and concepts
- Project Life Cycles
- Study tips and module review
Introduction to the Project Management Processes
- The 5 project management Process Groups and 10 Knowledge Areas
- Project management framework
- Project management standard
- Study tips and module review
Project Integration Management
- Developing a charter
- Developing a project management plan
- Directing and managing a project
- Monitoring and controlling project work processes
- Integrating change control via its components
- Closing a project
- Study tips and module review
Project Scope Management
- Developing a scope management plan
- Collecting requirements
- Defining scope and establishing a scope baseline
- Validating and controlling scope
- Study tips and module review
Project Time Management
- Developing a schedule management plan
- Defining activities and developing a network diagram
- Estimating activity resources and durations
- Developing the schedule using the critical path method
- Controlling the schedule baseline
- Study tips and module review
Project Cost Management
- Developing a cost management plan
- Estimating costs using various techniques
- Determining and base lining the budget
- Controlling the budget baseline using Earned Value Management
- Study tips and module review
Project Quality Management
- Developing a quality management plan
- Achieving quality via cost of quality attributes and 7 basic quality tools
- Performing quality assurance and quality control
- Study tips and module review
Project Human Resource Management
- Defining organizational structures and describing their characteristics
- Developing a human resource management plan
- Acquiring, developing, and managing a project team
- Understanding human behavior and conflict management
- Study tips and module review
Project Communications Management
- Exploring the communication model and its elements
- Determining the number of stakeholder communication interactions
- Developing a communications management plan
- Managing and controlling communications
- Study tips and module review
Project Risk Management
- Defining risk terminology
- Developing a risk management plan and risk register
- Identifying, categorizing and analyzing risks
- Developing risk response plans based on positive and negative strategies
- Controlling risks via risk-related tools and techniques
- Study tips and module review
Project Procurement Management
- Describing the buyer-seller relationship
- Developing a procurement management plan
- Defining contract and procurement document types
- Conducting procurements and negotiations
- Closing procurements and procurement audits
- Study tips and module review
Project Stakeholder Management
- Identifying and analyzing stakeholder needs and impacts
- Developing a stakeholder management plan
- Managing and controlling stakeholder engagements
- Study tips and module review
Summary
- What did we learn, and how can we implement this in our work environments?
(CAPM)® Exam Review
(CAPM)® Survival Kit
Learning activities to help you memorize and recall the important topics of CAPM® - namely the 10 Knowledge Areas, 5 Process Groups, and 47 processes.
Audience
Managers and project team members, students at the graduate or undergraduate level, and/or entry level practitioners, as well as anyone who has an expressed interest in project management as a career or wants to improve their effectiveness in a project management environment.
