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ATI's CAPM/PMP Examination Preparation Workshop

Summary:

    Technical Training Short On Site Course Quote

      Attending this course will assist the student in developing the ability to discern project management practices which do and do not comply with Project Management Institute (PMI) expectations as outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The course also covers strategies, concepts, definitions, and practices whose understanding is required to pass PMI’s Project Management Professionals (PMP), and Certified Associates in Project Management (CAPM) examinations.

    Prerequisites:

      Students should have taken Project Management Fundamentals, Core Processes, and Terminology.

    What You Will Learn:

    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

    • Understand what is required of them to finish preparing for PMI examinations independently.
    • Recognize variance from PMI standards in project processes.
    • Recognize variance from PMI standards in project management practices.
    • Recognize PMBOK compliant project plan components.

    Who Should Attend:

    • PMP or CAPM Candidates should attend this course.

    Course Outline:

      Chapter 1: How To Most Efficiently Prepare For PMP/CAPM Certification

      1. Strategy
      2. Improving efficiency
      3. Key Issues
      4. Common modes of failure
      5. The role of test battery software & avoiding its traps
      6. Exam provider expectations

      Chapter 2: Navigating The Application Process

      1. Categorizing your application
      2. Documenting & Categorizing experience
      3. Application submission guidelines & options

      Chapter 3: Understanding The PMP & CAPM Exams

      1. Differences in the PMP and CAPM exam intentions
      2. Understanding the testing environment & mindset
      3. What the exams are like
      4. Knowing when you are ready to test

      Chapter 4: PMBOK Study Strategies

      1. How the PMBOK supports the preparation process
      2. How not to use the PMBOK
      3. The PMBOK as a family of related processes
      4. How to most quickly understand and retain PMBOK concepts and processes

      Chapter 5: Understanding PMI’s “isms”

      1. Assumptions about project management that frame all exam questions
      2. Assumptions about project manager’s behavior
      3. Assumptions about the project environment
      4. Avoiding getting tangled in the differences between what you do and what PMI requires

      Chapter 6: The Process Of Project Management

      Chapter 7: The Framework Of Project Management

      Chapter 8: Integration Management Topics

      Chapter 9: Scope Management Topics

      Chapter 10: Time Management Topics

      Chapter 11: Cost Management Topics

      Chapter 12: Quality Management Topics

      Chapter 13: Human Resources Management Topics

      Chapter 14: Communications Management Topics

      Chapter 15: Risk Management Topics

      Chapter 16: Procurement Management Topics

      Chapter 17: Professional Responsibility Topics

    Tuition:

      Tuition for this five-day course is $2500 per person at one of our scheduled public courses. Please call us at 410-956-8805 or send an email to ati@ATIcourses.com for more information.