Duration
5 days
INTRODUCTION
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is a valuable entry-level certification for project practitioners. Designed for those with little or no project experience, the CAPM® demonstrates your understanding of the fundamental knowledge, terminology and processes of effective project management
Whether you’re a student but with a few years of work experience, new to project management, changing careers, or already serving as a subject matter expert in project teams, the CAPM® can get your career on the right path or take it to the next level
PREREQUISITES
CAPM® candidates must have a minimum "high school certificate" or equivalent, and any of the following:
- At least 1,500 hours of professional working experience in a project team, OR
- At least 23 contact hours of formal project management education (this course provides 35 hours of project management education)
EXAMINATION
- The CAPM® examination is taken separately and can be booked through Prometric test centres
- The examination consists of 150 multiple choice answers, and to be completed within 3 hours
CERTIFICATION
By attending this course, the CAPM® candidates will have achieved the following:
- 35 Professional Development Units (PDUs)
- 35 hours of formal training towards the CAPM® certification
- CAPM® expires after 5 years after passing, whereby candidates can progress to take the PMP® examination
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
New project managers, project team members and those interested in project management best practices who have yet to attain more than 4,500 hours of project management experience required to take the PMP® examination
MODULE 1: Framework
- Certification process to become a CAPM®
- Define processes, methodologies, and concepts within the9 knowledge areas
- Define key terms
- Describe application of principles and techniques to manage projects
- Personal expectations correlated to learning objectives
- Identify need for Project Management
- Course materials
MODULE 2: Professional Responsibility
- Legal, ethical, and professional behaviour
- Relationship of professional responsibility domain and the 10 areas of knowledge in the PMBOK® 5th Edition Guide
- Code of conduct
- Cultural sensitivity in International Project Management
MODULE 3: CAPM® Preparation
- Review of CAPM® Certification process
- Test-taking strategies
- Review of the 5 project management process areas and the professional responsibility domain
- Review the 10 knowledge areas
Tutorial and Mock Test
MODULE 4: Project Integration Management
4.1 Develop Project Charter
4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
4.3 Direct & Manage Project Work
4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control
4.6 Close Project or Phase
MODULE 5: Project Scope Management
5.1 Plan Scope Management
5.2 Collect Requirements
5.3 Define Scope
5.4 Create WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
5.5 Validate Scope
5.6 Control Scope
Tutorial and Mock Test
MODULE 6: Project Time Management
6.1 Plan Schedule Management
6.2 Define Activities
6.3 Sequence Activities
6.4 Estimate Activity Resources
6.5 Estimate Activity Durations
6.6 Develop Schedule
6.7 Control Schedule
MODULE 7: Project Cost Management
7.1 Plan Cost Management
7.2 Estimate Cost
7.3 Determine Budget
7.4 Control Costs
Tutorial and Mock Test
MODULE 8: Project Quality Management
8.1 Plan Quality Management
8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
8.3 Control Quality
MODULE 9: Project Human Resource Management
9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
9.2 Acquire Project Team
9.3 Develop Project Team
9.4 Manage Project Team
MODULE 10: Project Communications Management
10.1 Plan Communications Management
10.2 Manage Communications
10.3 Control Communications
Tutorial and Mock Test
MODULE 11: Project Risk Management
11.1 Plan Risk Management
11.2 Identify Risks
11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
11.5 Plan Risk Responses
11.6 Control Risks
MODULE 12: Project Procurement Management
12.1 Plan Procurement Management
12.2 Conduct Procurements
12.3 Control Procurements
12.4 Close Procurements
MODULE 13: Project Stakeholder Management
13.1 Identify Stakeholders
13.2 Plan Stakeholder Management
13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement
13.4 Control Stakeholder Engagement
Tutorial and Mock Test
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.