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Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Based on PMBOK7

(CAPM.AB1)/ISBN:978-1-64459-430-8

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Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Based on PMBOK7

Kick start your prep for the PMI CAPM certification exam with the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Based on PMBOK7 course. The course covers PMI CAPM exam objective based interactive lessons with knowledge checks, quizzes, and key terms. It also contains assessments and practice tests based on the topics such as project management fundamentals, predictive plan-based methodologies, agile, and business analysis frameworks.

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The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is a professional certification offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. The CAPM exam addresses the needs of professionals who want to understand fundamental knowledge, terminology, and practice of effective project management. A CAPM® candidate must be familiar with concepts involving three areas of expertise

  • Traditional project management fundamentals, including the roles of project team members in planning, organizing, and executing projects
  • Project life cycles and approaches to delivering project value using adaptive, predictive, and hybrid approaches
  • The role of business analysis in project management, especially as it pertains to requirements definition and implementation

Lessons

15+ Lessons | 646+ Exercises | 154+ Quizzes | 247+ Flashcards | 247+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

150+ Pre Assessment Questions | 2+ Full Length Tests | 150+ Post Assessment Questions | 300+ Practice Test Questions

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Lessons 1: Introduction

Lessons 2: 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

Lessons 3: 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

Lessons 4: 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

Lessons 5: 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

Lessons 6: 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

Lessons 7: 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

Lessons 8: Planning, Project Work, and Delivery: Adaptive Approaches

  • When to Use an Adaptive Approach
  • Team Structure in Adaptive Projects
  • Requirements for the Adaptive Project Environment
  • Apparent Stages of Adaptive Projects
  • Agile Life Cycles
  • Hybrid Project Approaches
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
  • Suggested Reading and Resources

Lessons 9: Overview of Adaptive Frameworks

  • Lean
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Extreme Programming
  • FDD, DSDM, and Crystal
  • Frameworks for Scale
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
  • Suggested Reading and Resources

Lessons 10: Measurement, Tracking, and Managing Uncertainty

  • Problem Detection and Resolution
  • The Measurement Performance Domain
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Project Control
  • The Uncertainty Performance Domain
  • Tracking and Managing Risk in Adaptive Projects
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
  • Suggested Reading and Resources

Lessons 11: Business Analysis Frameworks

  • The Importance of Business Analysis
  • The Role of a Business Analyst
  • Requirements: The Focus of Business Analysis
  • Stakeholders and the Business Analyst
  • Influence of Project Approaches on Business Analysis
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
  • Suggested Reading and Resources

Lessons 12: Business Analysis Domains

  • Domain 1: Needs Assessment
  • Domain 2: Business Analysis Planning
  • Domain 3: Requirements Elicitation and Analysis
  • Domain 4: Traceability and Monitoring
  • Domain 5: Solution Evaluation
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
  • Suggested Reading and Resources

Lessons 13: Tailoring and Final Preparation

  • Tailoring
  • Final Preparation
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
  • Suggested Reading and Resources

Appendix A: PMI Project Management Process Groups and Processes

Appendix B: PMBOK 7 Project Performance Domains and Project Management Principles

  • Project Performance Domains
  • Principles of Project Management

Exam FAQs

To sit for the exam, you must meet the following CAPM requirements:

  • Have a secondary degree, such as a high school diploma, GED (general educational development), or global equivalent
  • Have at least 23 contact hours of project management education completed before the exam (PMI’s online Project Management Basics course can help fulfill this requirement)

  • For PMI Members- USD 435
  • For Non-PMI Members- USD 495

The exam contains 150 questions.

180 minutes

A pass/fail result score is generated based on your overall performance of the examination.

  • If you do not pass the exam on your first attempt, we encourage you to continue studying and then retake the exam.
  • You may take the examination up to three times within your 1-year eligibility period.
  • After three attempts, you must wait 1 year from the date of the last examination before you can reapply for the certification. This policy is designed to uphold exam security and reduce overexposure of examination questions to individual candidates. However, during this year you are welcome to apply for any other PMI certification.
  • If your 1-year eligibility period expires without passing the examination, you must reapply for the certification.