Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Based on PMBOK7 Part I

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