Project Management Fundamentals with CAPM® Prep

The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification is a valuable stepping stone for aspiring project managers. This comprehensive CAPM course is designed for individuals new to project management, providing a firm foundation of key project management concepts and definition of eight key areas where the top project managers stand apart and succeed. Supporting templates and exercises help students become familiar with fundamental concepts for practical application as they gain insight into traits that set them apart in the minds of their teams, senior managers, customers, and stakeholders. CAPM® is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute (PMI)®.

Overview

A career in project management offers diverse industry options, strong leadership development, the ability to manage budgets and timelines, and limitless learning opportunities. This is to say nothing of the high earning potential. Invaluable, however, is the satisfaction of seeing projects through to completion. At its foundation, the basic principles of project management can assist an organization in planning, organizing, managing, and leading teams and resources to achieve desired goals or objectives. Developing these in-demand skills afford practitioners the privilege to consistently deliver successful project outcomes that meet or exceed the expectations of stakeholders which will not go unnoticed. In fact, according to PMI, by 2027, the demand for project managers is expected to translate to an estimated and impressive 22M jobs.

In this project management certification prep course, you will learn the knowledge and skills essential to project managers and those who work in project support roles. Upon completion, participants will meet or exceed the educational pre-requisites for the CAPM® certification offered through the Project Management Institute (PMI)®.

The materials in this CAPM® certification course are aligned with the internationally recognized standards of project management. This CAPM® course provides a platform for a comprehensive exploration of key knowledge areas including scope, time, and cost,—also known as the “iron triangle”. Each lesson in your CAPM® training focuses exclusively on a single topic affording participants an opportunity to fully grasp foundational concepts which in turn become a building block for subsequent and related concepts.

What You Will Learn:

What the Exam tests
Understand common project management concepts and terminology
Learn the key process groups in the PMI® project management framework
Understand the variables for project-based budgets and timelines
Learn how to predict and prevent risks

How You Will Benefit:

Gain skills that will help you enter a robust field with ever-increasing career opportunities
Define project goals and objectives
Master project requirements and documentation
Develop strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders
Meet or exceed the educational pre-requisites for the CAPM® certification exam

Syllabus

I. PMI CAPM Exam Content Outline
II. Applying for the CAPM Exam
III. Project Management Fundamentals
IV. Project Integration Management
V. Project Scope Management
VI. Project Schedule Management
VII. Project Costs Management
VIII. Project Quality Management
IX. Project Resource Management
X . Project Risk Management
XI. Project Communications Management
XII. Project Stakeholder Management
XIII. Project Procurement Management
XIV. Project Close Management
XV. Effective Project Management: Predictive/Agile/Hybrid
XVI. Final Class Exam

Requirements

Hardware Requirements:

This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

* PC: Windows 10 or later * Mac: maOS 10.6 or later * Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible. * Microsoft Word (not included in enrollment) * Adobe Acrobat Reader (link) * Software must be installed and fully functional before course begins

Other

* Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment: – Alpha Project Managers: What The Top 2% Know That Everyone Else Does Not – Student Workbook – Learning Journal – Three (3) Month Access to an e-learning that provides an additional 5 PDU’s supported by an additional completion certificate.

Pre-requisites:

There are no pre-requisites.

Certification Requirements:

You will need to meet the following CAPM Certification requirements to take the exam: – Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate degree or global equivalent) – 23 hours of project management education completed by the time you sit for the exam. (This course meets the education requirement.)

Instructors:

Our instructors hold an array of certifications and have real-world project management, business and instructional experience across a broad range of industries such as technology, healthcare, finance, and public sector. Individual participants and teams will receive the finest professional training available.

Tequalia B. Curley, MBA/PMP®/ITIL®4
Tequalia B. Curley, owner of Baskin Advisory Group, LLC has been in the field of project, program, and portfolio management for 20 years and has worked as a project management consultant, controller, PMO SME, and instructor during this time. She has worked in a variety of industries, including Information Technology, Public Sector to include Federal/State/Local levels, Education, Telecommunications, and Healthcare. She has worked with Microsoft Project and Excel for the duration of her 20 years in this field. Tequalia has leveraged her earned knowledge and skills in FP&A, and Power BI to create customized and relevant KPI dashboards for her clients.

Michelle McKinney, MPM, PMI-ACP, ITMLE
Michelle McKinney is the Principal at Transform Xperience. She has extensive experience training and coaching Agile project teams, implementing Scrum processes to produce products and services. Michelle has coached state and county government transformations in the implementation to Agile. Her industry experience includes Government, IT Systems Implementations, Retail, Manufacturing, and Healthcare.

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Project Management Fundamentals with CAPM® Prep