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Certified associate in project management (CAPM)

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Duration

5 Days

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Overview

Show the world that you possess the foundational knowledge and skills that project teams demand. The
CAPM proves that you’re ready to take on a wide range of projects—with ways of working that include
predictive project management, agile principles and business analysis.

The CAPM is ranked #1 out of “The 9 Most In-Demand Professional Certifications” according to
Entrepreneur Media, Inc. Earning your CAPM certification can help with career advancement, increase
your earning potential, and position you to pursue any of our major certifications including the gold
standard in project management certification, the PMP.

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Prerequisites

Outline

Day 1: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

  • CAPM eligibility requirements
  • Exam structure, question types, and scoring
  • Distinguish between projects, programs, and portfolios
  • Differences between projects and operations
  • Issues, risks, assumptions, and constraints
  • Purpose of cost, quality, risk, schedule, and resource
  • management
  • Project management plan vs. product management plan
  • Roles of project managers, sponsors, and team members
  • Emotional intelligence (EQ) in project management

Day 2: Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies

  • When to use predictive methodologies
  • Typical activities in predictive project management
  • Critical Patch Method ( CPM )
  • Schedule variance calculations
  • Quality and integration management plans
  • Work breakdown structure ( WBS ) and work packages
  • Artifacts used in predictive projects
  • Cost and schedule variance calculations

Day 3: Agile Frameworks/Methodologies

  • When to use adoptive approaches
  • Organizational process assets and enterprise environmental factors
  • Adaptive WBS and Scope inputs
  • Adaptive project tracking VS. Predictive tracking
  • Artifacts used in Agile Projects ( e.g, product backlog , burndown , charts )
  • Differences between Scrum , Kanban , SAFe , and XP
  • Task Prioritization and success criteria in Agile

Day 4: Business Analysis Frameworks

  • Business Analysis Roles and Responsibilities
  • Importance of communication for business analysts
  • Communication channels and tools
  • Tools for requirements gathering (e.g., user stories, use cases)
  • Requirements traceability matrix and product backlog
  • Application of product roadmaps
  • Release planning and component allocation
  • Role of business analysts in predictive and adaptive approaches

Day 5: Exam Preparation and Practice

  • Review of Key Concepts
  • Recap of domains, tasks, and enablers
  • Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
  • Simulated exam with multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, and hotspot questions
  • Discussion of answers and clarification of doubts