Project Management Fundamentals: CAPM Primer 6 Sections66 Lessons26 Quizzes1 Week
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 66 Lessons
- 1 Week
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- DAY 1: Project Management Foundations17 Items
- 1.1Lesson 1.1: What Makes Work a Project
- 1.2Quiz 1.120 Minutes5 Questions
- 1.3Lesson 1.2: Principles, Stakeholders and the Organisation
- 1.4Quiz 1.220 Minutes8 Questions
- 1.5Lesson 1.3: Process Groups, Knowledge Areas and Project Integration
- 1.6Quiz 1.320 Minutes5 Questions
- 1.7Lesson 1.4: Leading the Project Team
- 1.8Quiz 1.420 Minutes8 Questions
- 1.9Lesson 1.5: Ethics, Governance and Professional Conduct
- 1.10Quiz 1.520 Minutes5 Questions
- 1.11Reading the PMBOK Guide Without Getting Lost
- 1.12The Project Manager’s Role and Competencies
- 1.13Canada-specific details most textbooks don’t give you
- 1.14Lab 1.1 Project or operation?
- 1.15Lab 1.2 Stakeholder register and organisation map
- 1.16Lab 1.3 Process group and knowledge area map
- 1.17Lab 1.4 Team charter and ethics casebook
- DAY 2: Initiating and Planning19 Items
- 2.1Lesson 2.1: The Business Case and the Project Charter
- 2.2Quiz 2.120 Minutes5 Questions
- 2.3Lesson 2.2: Requirements, Scope and the Work Breakdown Structure
- 2.4Quiz 2.220 Minutes8 Questions
- 2.5Lesson 2.3: Planning Resources and Responsibilities
- 2.6Quiz 2.320 Minutes5 Questions
- 2.7Lesson 2.4: Planning for Quality
- 2.8Quiz 2.420 Minutes8 Questions
- 2.9Lesson 2.5: Planning Procurement and Contracts
- 2.10Quiz 2.520 Minutes5 Questions
- 2.11Writing a Charter a Sponsor Will Sign
- 2.12Requirements Elicitation in Practice
- 2.13Canada-specific details most textbooks don’t give you
- 2.14Drill Set: In scope or out of scope?
- 2.15Lab 2.1 Draft a project charter
- 2.16Lab 2.2 Scope statement and work breakdown structure
- 2.17Lab 2.3 Requirements interview and traceability matrix
- 2.18Lab 2.4 RACI matrix and resource plan
- 2.19Lab 2.5 Quality checklist and supplier selection
- DAY 3: Schedule, Cost and Risk19 Items
- 3.1Lesson 3.1: Building the Schedule and Finding the Critical Path
- 3.2Quiz 3.120 Minutes5 Questions
- 3.3Lesson 3.2: Budgets, Earned Value and Risk
- 3.4Quiz 3.220 Minutes8 Questions
- 3.5Lesson 3.3: Resource Optimisation and Schedule Compression
- 3.6Quiz 3.320 Minutes5 Questions
- 3.7Lesson 3.4: Quantitative Risk Analysis and Decision Making
- 3.8Quiz 3.420 Minutes8 Questions
- 3.9Lesson 3.5: Controlling Costs Day to Day
- 3.10Quiz 3.520 Minutes5 Questions
- 3.11Working the Network: Forward and Backward Passes
- 3.12Reading a Status Report: Variances, Indices and Forecasts
- 3.13Canada-specific details most textbooks don’t give you
- 3.14Drill Set: Schedule and earned value scenarios
- 3.15Lab 3.1 Critical path and Gantt chart
- 3.16Lab 3.2 Budget and earned value status report
- 3.17Lab 3.3 Risk register
- 3.18Lab 3.4 Resource smoothing and crashing options
- 3.19Lab 3.5 Decision tree and cost tracking sheet
- DAY 4: Agile and Hybrid Approaches18 Items
- 4.1Lesson 4.1: The Agile Mindset and the Agile Manifesto
- 4.2Quiz 4.120 Minutes5 Questions
- 4.3Lesson 4.2: Scrum: Accountabilities, Events and Artifacts
- 4.4Quiz 4.220 Minutes8 Questions
- 4.5Lesson 4.3: Kanban and Lean Flow
- 4.6Quiz 4.320 Minutes5 Questions
- 4.7Lesson 4.4: User Stories, Backlogs and Agile Estimation
- 4.8Quiz 4.420 Minutes8 Questions
- 4.9Lesson 4.5: Choosing an Approach: Predictive, Adaptive and Hybrid
- 4.10Quiz 4.520 Minutes5 Questions
- 4.11Reading the Scrum Guide Closely
- 4.12Agile Metrics That Help and Metrics That Hurt
- 4.13Canada-specific details most textbooks don’t give you
- 4.14Drill Set: Which approach fits?
- 4.15Lab 4.1 A one-week personal sprint
- 4.16Lab 4.2 User stories and release forecast
- 4.17Lab 4.3 Kanban board and flow metrics
- 4.18Lab 4.4 Approach selection report
- DAY 5: Executing, Monitoring, Closing, and Your Project Management Career in Canada18 Items
- 5.1Lesson 5.1: Directing and Managing the Project Work
- 5.2Quiz 5.120 Minutes5 Questions
- 5.3Lesson 5.2: Communications Planning and Reporting
- 5.4Quiz 5.220 Minutes8 Questions
- 5.5Lesson 5.3: Monitoring, Controlling and Integrated Change Control
- 5.6Quiz 5.320 Minutes5 Questions
- 5.7Lesson 5.4: Closing the Project and Learning From It
- 5.8Quiz 5.420 Minutes8 Questions
- 5.9Lesson 5.5: Project Management and Your Career in Canada
- 5.10Quiz 5.520 Minutes5 Questions
- 5.11Running Meetings That Move the Project
- 5.12Preparing for the CAPM Examination
- 5.13Canada-specific details most textbooks don’t give you
- 5.14Lab 5.1 Communications plan and status report
- 5.15Lab 5.2 Change request and change log
- 5.16Lab 5.3 Closure checklist and lessons learned
- 5.17Lab 5.4 Career plan and project portfolio
- 5.18Lab 5.5 The Small Business Project Plan (Capstone)
- FINAL EXAMINATION1 Item
Lab 5.5 The Small Business Project Plan (Capstone)
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