There is a growing demand for project managers with proven credentials and the opportunities for career advancement in this field are unprecedented. The CAPM® Certification, administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), is perfectly suited for those who are interested in exploring a career in project management but have not yet accumulated the necessary on-the-job project management experience to apply for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Exam.
An excellent steppingstone to the PMP®, the CAPM® is a credential that certifies one’s understanding of the standardized, formal and successful project management processes presented in the PMBOK Guide (The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge), published by PMI®. More and more companies are requiring newly hired project managers, and even their existing project management staff, to obtain a PMI® credential as a way of helping ensure their project management staff possesses the desired capabilities.
Here we make the same assumption as the CAPM® exam itself, that participants already have a certain degree of project management experience. Therefore, this course prepares participants to take the CAPM® Certification exam using a highly focused approach: learn what you need to know and do in order to pass the test (and become a better project manager in the process!)
Participants will be awarded 24 Contact Hours (aka Classroom Hours) which satisfy the 23-hour requirement for the CAPM® exam.
Instructional methods for this three-day, 24-hour module are lecture, discussion, individual and team exercises, sample test questions, simulation and references to the PMI® Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Sixth Edition. It is recommended that participants read the PMBOK, apply for and receive approval from PMI® to take the certification exam, prior to attending this course. Further, it is strongly recommended that participants plan to sit for the CAPM® exam within about 30 days of attending this workshop.
1. Introduction and Course Objectives
About PMI®
PMP and CAPM Certifications
Application Requirements
Application Process and Timetable
About the CAPM Certification Exam
About the current PMBOK, 6th Edition
The new Agile Practice Guide
2. General Project Management Issues
Definitions
Organization Structures
Problem Solving and SWOT Analysis
The Project Management Process Groups
The PMI Knowledge Areas
Project Management Processes
3. Project Integration Management
Develop Project Charter
Develop Project Management Plan
Direct and Manage Project Work
Manage Project Knowledge
Monitor and Control Project Work
Perform Integrated Change Control
Close Project or Phase
4. Project Scope Management
Plan Scope Management
Collect Requirements
Define Scope
Create WBS
Validate Scope
Control Scope
5. Project Schedule Management
Plan Schedule Management
Define Activities
Sequence Activities
Estimate Activity Durations
Develop Schedule
Control Schedule
6. Project Cost Management
Plan Cost Management
Estimate Costs
Determine Budget
Control Costs
7. Project Quality Management
Plan Quality Management
Manage Quality
Control Quality
8. Project Resource Management
Plan Resource Management
Estimate Activity Resources
Acquire Resources
Develop Team
Manage Team
Control Resources
9. Project Communications Management
Plan Communications Management
Manage Communications
Control Communications
10. Project Risk Management
Plan Risk Management
Identify Risks
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Plan Risk Responses
Implement Risk Responses
Monitor Risks
11. Project Procurement Management
Plan Procurement Management
Conduct Procurements
Control Procurements
12. Project Stakeholder Management
Identify stakeholders
Plan Stakeholder Engagement
Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
13. Professional Responsibility
PMI’s Code of Professional Responsibility
Advice for Answering Professional Responsibility Questions
Some Ethical Dilemma Scenarios
14. General Test Taking Tips
Test Taking Rules
Types of Questions
Percentages of Questions per Topic
Recommendations for managing your time
Recommendations for managing your biology/psychology
Pitfalls to avoid
Some Additional Tips
15. Conclusion
Review Major Topics/Issues
Help participants to establish Study Groups
Help with the CAPM Exam Application
Participants Evaluate Class