Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Based on PMBOK7

Introduction

Becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®

• Understanding Project Management
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®
• Scope of the CAPM Exam
• How This Course Is Organized
• Steps to Becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®
• Study and Exam-Taking Strategies
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Projects and Project Management

• What Is a Project?
• Understanding Project Management
• Projects vs. Operational Work
• Programs and Portfolios
• Creating Value Through Project Management
• Project Management Process Groups
• Project Management Challenges
• Project Management Trends
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Organizing for Project Performance

• Project Performance Domains
• The Stakeholder Performance Domain
• The Project Manager’s Role
• Project Organization Structures
• Project Management Office (PMO) and Steering Committees
• The Team Performance Domain
• Applying the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance Domain

• Fundamentals of the Project Life Cycle
• Project Life Cycle vs. Product Life Cycle
• Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance Domain Concepts
• Life Cycles in Practice
• Considerations for Selecting a Development Approach
• Project Activity, Deliverables, and Milestones
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Planning, Project Work, and Delivery: Predictive Methodologies

• Choosing the Predictive, Plan-Based Methodology
• Process Groups of the Predictive, Plan-Based Approach
• Develop Project Charter
• Develop Project Team
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Direct and Manage Project Work
• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Close Project or Phase
• Foundations of Earned Value Analysis
• The Planning Performance Domain
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Project Work and Delivery

• Project Work Performance Domain
• Managing Risk
• Project Delivery Performance Domain
• Project Integration
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Planning, Project Work, and Delivery: Adaptive Approaches

• When to Use an Adaptive Approach
• Team Structure in Adaptive Projects
• Requirements for the Adaptive Project Environment
• Apparent Stages of Adaptive Projects
• Agile Life Cycles
• Hybrid Project Approaches
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Overview of Adaptive Frameworks

• Lean
• Scrum
• Kanban
• Extreme Programming
• FDD, DSDM, and Crystal
• Frameworks for Scale
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Measurement, Tracking, and Managing Uncertainty

• Problem Detection and Resolution
• The Measurement Performance Domain
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Project Control
• The Uncertainty Performance Domain
• Tracking and Managing Risk in Adaptive Projects
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Business Analysis Frameworks

• The Importance of Business Analysis
• The Role of a Business Analyst
• Requirements: The Focus of Business Analysis
• Stakeholders and the Business Analyst
• Influence of Project Approaches on Business Analysis
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Business Analysis Domains

• Domain 1: Needs Assessment
• Domain 2: Business Analysis Planning
• Domain 3: Requirements Elicitation and Analysis
• Domain 4: Traceability and Monitoring
• Domain 5: Solution Evaluation
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Tailoring and Final Preparation

• Tailoring
• Final Preparation
• Summary
• Review All Key Topics
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Appendix A: PMI Project Management Process Groups and Processes

• Project Management Process Groups

Appendix B: PMBOK 7 Project Performance Domains and Project Management Principles

• Project Performance Domains
• Principles of Project Management