CAPM® Exam Preparation Course
- Description
- Curriculum
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The course prepares you for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® exam. PMI’s current exam content outline tests four areas: the fundamentals and core concepts of project management (36%), predictive or plan-based methods (17%), agile frameworks (20%) and the frameworks of business analysis (27%).
You pick up the vocabulary and tools of the field and the judgment the exam looks for. Each module ends with exam-style questions, and a timed trial exam at the end is reviewed with you domain by domain. PMI requires 23 hours of project management education before you sit the CAPM, and the course provides them.
Who should attend
People starting out in project management, team members who work on projects, and anyone who wants a recognized first certification.
How it runs
The instructor teaches live on Zoom, so you can join from wherever you are.
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What project management isGet an overview of projects, programs, portfolios and the work of the project manager. -
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Team exercise: build a towerPlan and build a tower in teams, then talk through what the exercise teaches about real projects.
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Life cycles and development approachesCompare predictive, adaptive and hybrid ways of running a project and follow a project from start to finish.
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Project roles and responsibilitiesSee who does what on a project and what kind of leader the project manager needs to be.
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Professional ethicsApply the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct to exam scenarios.
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Project management planningLearn what goes into a project plan and how the team follows it.
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Problem-solving tools and meetingsChoose the right tool to solve a problem and judge whether a meeting worked.
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When to use a predictive approachDecide when a plan-based approach suits the project and the organization.
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Scope and scheduleBreak the work down and build a schedule you can control.
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Controlling a predictive projectTrack cost, quality and change with the documents a plan-based project uses.
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Homework assignment 1Consolidate Module 1 with a set of exam-style questions.
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When to use an adaptive approachWeigh adaptive against predictive and spot when an organization is ready for it.
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Agile methods comparedTell the main adaptive methods apart and know their parts.
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Planning and tracking iterationsPlan work in iterations, set priorities and track progress the adaptive way.
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Business analysis rolesSee where the business analyst fits and who the key stakeholders are.
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Stakeholder communicationPick the right channel to keep teams and stakeholders aligned on requirements.
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Gathering requirementsDraw out what stakeholders need and keep track of it.
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Roadmaps and validating deliveryPlan releases and confirm the product is ready to hand over.
