CAPM Training

Lesson 1 • Exam Structure and Content Outline

Breaks down the exam's domain distribution, question types, and time constraints. Enables candidates to allocate study effort proportionally.

Lesson 2 • Eligibility and Application Process

Details education requirements, project experience hours, and the PMI application workflow. Prepares candidates to submit a complete, accurate application.

Lesson 3 • PMI's Foundational Standards

Introduces the PMBOK Guide, Agile Practice Guide, and PMI Standards+ as primary references. Anchors all subsequent chapters to authoritative PMI sources.

Lesson 1 • Project Constraints and Success Criteria

Introduces the triple constraint model and expanded constraint factors. Students evaluate trade-offs among scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and resources.

Lesson 2 • Organizational Structures and Their Impact

Examines functional, matrix, and projectized structures and their effect on authority and resources. Connects structure type to project manager effectiveness.

Lesson 3 • Defining Projects and Project Management

Establishes the formal definition of a project and the role of project management. Provides the conceptual baseline for all subsequent process discussions.

Lesson 4 • Project Life Cycle Models

Compares predictive, iterative, incremental, and hybrid life cycles. Students select appropriate models based on project context.

Lesson 1 • Closing Process Group

Details formal project or phase closure activities, lessons learned, and contract closeout. Students understand the documentation and sign-off requirements for closure.

Lesson 2 • Executing Process Group

Focuses on directing and managing project work, quality assurance, and team development. Connects execution activities to approved plans and change control.

Lesson 3 • Monitoring and Controlling Process Group

Covers performance measurement, integrated change control, and variance analysis. Students apply control techniques to keep projects within approved baselines.

Lesson 4 • Planning Process Group

Examines the 24 planning processes and their interdependencies. Students sequence planning activities and understand rolling wave planning.

Lesson 1 • Work Breakdown Structure Development

Teaches WBS decomposition principles, work packages, and the WBS dictionary. Students build a multi-level WBS for a sample project.

Lesson 2 • Scope Planning and Definition

Covers requirements collection techniques and scope statement development. Students translate stakeholder needs into a documented, approved scope baseline.

Lesson 3 • Activity Definition and Sequencing

Covers activity list creation, milestones, and dependency types for network diagramming. Students construct a precedence diagramming method network.

Lesson 4 • Duration Estimating Techniques

Compares analogous, parametric, three-point, and bottom-up estimating methods. Students select and apply appropriate techniques based on available data.

Lesson 1 • Budget Development and Cost Baseline

Explains cost aggregation, contingency reserves, and management reserves. Students construct a cost baseline and understand the funding limit reconciliation process.

Lesson 2 • EVM Forecasting and Trend Analysis

Covers EAC, ETC, TCPI, and VAC formulas for project completion forecasting. Students interpret forecast metrics to recommend corrective actions.

Lesson 3 • Cost Control and Change Management

Applies cost control techniques within integrated change control. Students distinguish authorised budget changes from scope creep and unauthorised spending.

Lesson 4 • Earned Value Management Fundamentals

Introduces PV, EV, and AC as the three core EVM data points. Students compute variances and performance indices from project status data.

Lesson 1 • Quality Control Tools and Techniques

Applies the seven basic quality tools to inspect deliverables and identify defects. Students interpret control charts and Pareto diagrams for decision-making.

Lesson 2 • Risk Identification and Qualitative Analysis

Teaches risk identification techniques and probability-impact assessment. Students populate a risk register and prioritise risks using a probability-impact matrix.

Lesson 3 • Quality Planning and Assurance

Covers quality management principles, cost of quality, and quality planning tools. Students distinguish quality assurance from quality control activities.

Lesson 4 • Procurement Planning and Contract Types

Covers make-or-buy analysis, contract types, and the procurement management plan. Students evaluate risk allocation across fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, and T&M contracts.

Lesson 1 • Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement

Applies power-interest grids and salience models to classify and prioritise stakeholders. Students develop tailored engagement strategies for each stakeholder group.

Lesson 2 • Monitoring Stakeholder Engagement

Covers techniques for tracking engagement levels and adjusting strategies. Students use issue logs and change requests to maintain stakeholder alignment.

Lesson 3 • Managing Project Communications

Focuses on executing the communications plan, managing information flow, and reporting. Students apply active listening and feedback techniques in project contexts.

Lesson 1 • Agile Team Performance and Metrics

Covers velocity, burndown charts, and team health indicators for agile performance tracking. Students interpret agile metrics to forecast delivery and identify impediments.

Lesson 2 • Hybrid Approach Design

Teaches criteria for blending predictive and agile elements within a single project. Students design a hybrid life cycle for a given project scenario.

Lesson 3 • Kanban and Other Agile Methods

Introduces Kanban boards, WIP limits, and flow metrics alongside XP and DSDM. Students distinguish when each method is most appropriate.

Lesson 4 • Agile Manifesto and Principles

Examines the four values and twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto. Students connect each principle to practical project management behaviours.