Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Certification Preparation

Course Description | Outline | Project Management Home

Course Topics

Initiating a Project

• Apply Project Management Processes
• Create a Project Charter

Planning Project Work

• Create a Scope Management Plan
• Identify stakeholder requirements
• Create a Scope Statement
• Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Developing Project Schedules, Cost Estimates, and Budgets

• Create an Activity List
• Create a Project Network Diagram
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Estimate Activity Durations
• Identify the Critical Path
• Develop a Project Schedule
• Estimate Project Costs
• Establish a Cost Baseline

Planning Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications

• Create a Quality Management Plan
• Document Roles, Responsibilities, and Reporting Relationships
• Acquire Project Team
• Create a Communications Management Plan

Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Response

• Create a Risk Management Plan
• Identify Project Risks
• Define Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Describe a Risk Response Plan

Planning Project Procurement

• Describe a Contract Statement of Work
• Identify a Procurement Document

Executing Project Work

• Direct and Manage Project Execution
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Information Distribution
• Request Seller Responses
• Select Sellers

Monitoring and Controlling Project Work

• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Manage Changes to Performance Baselines
• Review Deliverables and Work Results
• Control Project Scope

Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Costs

• Control the Project Schedule
• Control Project Costs

Monitoring and Controlling Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications

• Perform Quality Control
• Manage Project Team
• Report Project Performance
• Manage Stakeholders

Monitoring and Controlling Project Risk and Contracts

• Monitor and Control Project Risk
• Administer a Contract

Closing the Project

• Close a Project
• Close a Contract

Preparing for the Exam

• Describe the exam process
• Identify strengths and weaknesses
• Define a self-study plan