Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Based on PMBOK7

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1

Introduction

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
13

Tailoring and Final Preparation

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

Appendix A: PMI Project Management Process Groups and Processes

  • Project Management Process Groups
B

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

  • Project Performance Domains
  • Principles of Project Management