Overview CAPM Certification Training from World Education
Over the course of our CAPM certification training, you'll learn proven project management methods as well as new techniques being employed by successful project managers for.
Our CAPM certification course introduces students to manual techniques perfected during the past half century along with progressive automated techniques, all of which are consistent with the most current PMBOK Guide and integrated with Microsoft Project 2010.
The course is focused on helping students build strong portfolios that showcase their newly acquired project management skills.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of your CAPM certification training, you'll be able to:
- Define project prioritization, life cycles, and roles
- Identify the steps involved in developing a project management plan
- Comprehend methods for assessing project needs, costs, and risks
- Identify the elements involved in performing projects
- Define the elements involved in project supply chain management
As with all of our online certificate courses, the CAPM certificate training course is 100% online and instructor-led to offer students greater the opportunity to pursue their educational goals at their own pace, from the comfort of their own homes. Our open enrollment policy allows you to begin your studies at any time by simply enrolling in the course.
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Languages
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English
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Course Access Time
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We offer open enrollment in which students can sign up at any time. Students can proceed as fast or slow as they want, but must complete the program in a maximum of 12 months. If you need more time, extensions are available for a small fee.
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Instructor
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This class supported by an Educational Mentor. Our educational mentors have worked or are working in the subject they mentor. Educational Mentors reviews student work, student progress, and interacts with students as needed. They respond to any questions or concerns you might have, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed.
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Prerequisites/Audience
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The intended audience for this program is individuals that are seeking to gain employment in the field of Project Management or wishing to enhance their skills in the field of Project Management.
Requirements
- Contemporary Project Management by Timothy Kloppenborg
- A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) by Project Management Institute
- Achieve CAPM Exam Success: A Concise Study Guide and Desk Reference by Diane Altwies & Frank Reynolds
Internet Access
- Broadband or high-speed internet access is required. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.
- Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware
- Windows hardware configurations and processors are acceptable
- Mac computers MUST have Microsoft Window Operating Systems over Bootcamp (Bootcamp is a free download from Apple''s website)
- 1 GB RAM minimum recommended
- Operating Systems
- Windows XP, Vista or 7 and Mac OS X 10 or higher with Windows
- Web Browsers
- Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Internet Explorer is not recommended as it may not display certain menus and links
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- Kindle Reader App is needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded onto your computer.)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media.)
- Adobe Flash Player (Required for many of our career courses and ALL of our IT courses.)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Quicktime, Windows Media Player, &/or Real Player
- PowerPoint Viewer (Use this if you don''t have PowerPoint)
Hide Syllabus
Lesson 1 I. Project Management Module 1- Overview of Project Management • Defining Project Success • Defining Roles • Committee Sponsorship/Governance • Classification of Projects • Project Management Growth • Product vs. Project Management • Stage-Gate Process • Project Life Cycles • Organizational Structures • Organizational Workflow • Matrix Layering • Transitional Management
II. Project Management Module 2- The Project Office and Team • The Staffing Environment • Selecting the Project Manager • Skill Requirements for Project Manager • Next Generation Project Managers • The Project Office • Project Organizational Chart • Management Functions • Controlling • Directing • Project Authority • Communications • Facilitation
III. Project Management Module 3- Variables for Success • Managing Time and Stress • Time Robbers • Stress and Burnout • Conflicts • Conflict Resolution Modes • Performance Measurement • Professional Responsibilities • Virtual Project Teams • Exam Study Tips • Predicting Project Success • Understanding Best Practices • Working with Executives
IV. Project Management Module 4- Project Planning • Validating Assumptions • General Planning • Statement of Work • Planning Cycle • Total Project Planning • Fast-Tracking • Network Scheduling Techniques • Network Fundamentals • Slack Time • PERT/CPM Models • Precedence Networks • Critical Chain
V. Project Management Module 5- Pricing and Cost Control • Introduction • Project Graphics • Customer Reporting • Conventional Presentation Techniques • Logic Diagrams/Networks • Pricing and Estimating • Global Pricing Strategies • Labor Distributions • Pricing Out the Work • Understanding Control • Operating Cycle • Budgets • Cost Baseline
VI. Project Management Module 6- Risk Management • Trade-Off Analysis in Project Environment • Contracts • Industry Trade-Off Preferences • Definition of Risk • Certainty, Risk, and Uncertainty • Risk Identification • Qualitative Risk Analysis • Quantitative Risk Analysis • Learning Curves • Cumulative Average Curve • Sources of Experience • Follow-On Orders
VII. Project Management Module 7- Quality Management • Contract Management • Plan Procurements • Definition of Quality • Taguchi Approach • ISO 9000 • Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC • Modern Developments in Project Management • Project Management Maturity Model (PMMM) • Capacity Planning • Business of Scope Changes • Need for Business Knowledge • The Project Office
VIII. Project Management Module 8- Future of Project Management • Managing Crisis Projects • Life-Cycle Phases • Victims vs. Villains • Changing Times • Complex Projects • Complexity Theory • Scope Creep • Project Health Checks • Launching the Venture • Obtaining Executive Support • Collective Belief • Signing Up Customers Hide Syllabus
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