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CAPM
Certified Associate in Project Management – Exam Preparation Course

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Course Overview

The CAPM certification offers recognition to practitioners who are starting a career in project management as well as project team members who wish to demonstrate their project management knowledge.
CAPM is a valuable entry-level certification, ideal for less-experienced project practitioners who want to demonstrate their commitment to project management, improve their ability to manage larger projects and earn additional responsibility, and stand out to potential employers.
PMI™ and CAPM® are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc.

Key Takeaways

1
Gain the essential project management skills and knowledge.
2
Introduce Project management Institute vision, mission, services, roles and responsibilities.
3
Understand the purpose, structure, and contents of the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK® Guide.
4
Understand the project, project characteristics, context and environment.
5
Understand the project manager competencies, roles and responsibilities.
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Understand the organizational influence on project management
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Understand the characteristics, flow, and processes of the project management process groups
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Understand the processes, activities, tools, techniques and deliverables of the nine project management knowledge areas
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Prepare the student to pass the CAPM® exam

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PMI is one of the world’s largest notfor-profit membership associations for the project management profession. Our professional resources and research empower more than 700,000 members, credential holders and volunteers in nearly every country in the world to enhance their careers, improve their organizations’ success and further mature the profession. PMI™ and PMP® are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc.

Course Outline

Day 1
About CAPM®
→ CAPM eligibility requirements;
→ Exam application process;
→ Maintaining the certification;
→ Exam blueprint;
→ Exam tips;
→ About the course;
→ Preparing a study plan;
Framework
→ Project;
→ Understanding project success;
→ Project management and project constraints, project life cycles and product life cycles;
→ Functional, matrix and projectized organizations;
→ Program and portfolio;
→ PMO;
→ Stakeholders and their roles;
Process Group
→ Initiating;
→ Planning;
→ Executing;
→ Monitoring & controlling and closing;
→ Inputs, tools and outputs;
Integration Management
→ Project charter;
→ Business case;
→ Statement of work;
→ Organizational process assets;
→ Historical information;
→ Enterprise environmental factors;
→ Assumptions and constraints;
→ Project management plan;
→ Baselines;
→ PMIS;
→ Coordinating project work;
→ Lessons learned;
→ Monitor and control;
→ Corrective and preventive actions;
→ Integrated change management;
→ Project closure.
Scope Management
→ Project vs product scope;
→ Plan scope management;
→ Collect requirements;
→ Requirements collection techniques;
→ Define scope;
→ Scope statement;
→ WBS and WBS dictionary;
→ Decomposition and work packages;
→ Scope verification and scope control;
→ Scope creep;
Day 2
Time Management
→ Schedule management plan;
→ Define activities;
→ Activity sequencing;
→ Network diagram;
→ Dependency types;
→ Estimate activity resources;
→ Estimate activity durations;
→ Estimation techniques;
→ Estimate under uncertainty;
→ Develop project schedule;
→ Schedule types;
→ CPM;
→ Schedule compression;
→ Schedule optimization;
→ Control schedule;
Cost Management
→ Cost management plan;
→ Cost estimating;
→ Basis of estimate;
→ Cost estimation techniques;
→ Working with reserves;
→ Estimates precision;
→ Learning curve;
→ Life cycle costing;
→ Cost budgeting;
→ Cost control;
Quality Management
→ Product, process and project quality;
→ Quality management principles;
→ Quality management plan;
→ Quality policy;
→ Process improvement plan;
→ Costs of quality;
→ Quality management techniques;
→ Quality assurance, quality audit and process analysis;
→ Quality control;
Human resources Management
→ Human resources management plan:
→ Acquire project team;
→ Develop project team;
→ Manage project team;
Communications Management
→ Communication management plan;
→ Manage communications;
→ Report performance;
→ Report types;
→ Project records;
Day 3
Risk Management
→ Risk concepts;
→ Risk management plan;
→ Identify risks;
→ Risk register;
→ Risk identification techniques;
→ Perform qualitative analysis;
→ Perform quantitative risk analysis;
→ Plan risk responses;
→ Monitor risks;
Procurement Management
→ Contract types;
→ Make or buy;
→ Procurement management plan;
→ SOW;
→ Procurement documents;
→ Conduct procurement;
→ Bidder conferences;
→ Proposal evaluation techniques;
→ Administer procurement;
→ Close procurement;
Stakeholder management
→ Stakeholder management;
→ Stakeholder register;
→ Influence curve;
→ Stakeholder management plan;
Mock final exam

Who Should Attend?

This highly practical and interactive course has been specifically designed for
University student
project team
project management practitioners
PMO staff
managers of PMs
Individuals new to project management or want to start/ change their career in project management.

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FAQ

What language will the course be taught in and what level of English do I need to take part in an LEORON training program?
Most of our public courses are delivered in English language. You need to be proficient in English to be able to fully participate in the workshop and network with other delegates. For in-house courses we have the capability to train in Arabic, Dutch, German and Portuguese.
Are LEORON Public courses certified by an official body/organization?
LEORON Institute partners with 20+ international bodies and associations.We also award continuing professional development credits (CPE/PDUs) for:1. NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) 2. Project Management Institute PDUs 3. CISI credits 4. GARP credits 5. HRCI recertification credits 6. SHRM recertification credits
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What does the course fee cover?
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Does LEORON give discounts?
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