PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Training
Join us for our Authorized Project Management Institute CAPM training. The CAPM certification is an essential first step in building a career as a project manager. It can also aid you in pursuing many of our major certifications including the gold standard PM certification, the Project Management Professional (PMP).
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Course Overview
The CAPM ® shows the world that you possess the foundational knowledge and skills that project teams demand. It proves that you’re ready to take on a wide range of projects too—with ways of working that include predictive project management, agile principles and business analysis. Earning your CAPM equips you with all you need to start a career in project management.
- Course Objectives
- Improved employee skills and qualifications
- Better utilization of tools and techniques
- A common project management language to improve communication
- Frameworks to identify, manage, and mitigate risk
- Immediate applicability to ongoing projects
- Complete understanding of how to take the CAPM exam
Course Outline
- Lesson 1: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
- CAPM® Exam Details
- Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
- Demonstrate an understanding of the various project life cycles and processes.
- Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning.
- Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities.
- Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks (e.g., communication, risks, etc.).
- Practice Questions
- Lesson 2: Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies
- Explain when it is appropriate to use a predictive, plan-based approach.
- Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule.
- Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan-based projects.
- Practice Questions
- Lesson 3: Agile Frameworks/Methodologies
- Explain when it is appropriate to use an adaptive approach.
- Determine how to plan project iterations.
- Determine how to document project controls for an adaptive project.
- Explain the components of an adaptive plan.
- Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps.
- Practice Questions
- Lesson 4: Business Analysis Frameworks
- Demonstrate an understanding of business analysis (BA) roles and responsibilities.
- Determine how to conduct stakeholder communication.
- Determine how to gather requirements.
- Demonstrate an understanding of product roadmaps.
- Determine how project methodologies
- influence business analysis processes.
- Validate requirements through product delivery.
- Practice Questions
Intended Audience
All entry level project practitioners or recent graduates who aim to be project managers and would like to distinguish themselves in an increasingly competitive job market. Active project managers who would like to eventually pursue their PMP credential but lack the necessary 3+ years of work experience. Anyone who would like to learn the fundamentals and terminology of project management.
Prerequisites
To apply for CAPM certification, you must have one of the following:
- A secondary-level diploma (high school or equivalent) and at least 1,500 hours of project management experience
- Twenty-three hours of project management education by the time you sit for the exam
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Justify your training
Use this sample request letter — copy it into an email to your manager and personalize the bracketed details to make the case for the time and budget.
Sample training request letter
Subject: Request for Project Management & Agile training from Applied Technology Academy
[Decision Maker Name],
I'm writing to request time and budget approval to complete Applied Technology Academy's course, PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Training. The information below outlines how this training benefits our organization, the tasks I'll be able to perform after completing it, and relevant cost and funding details.
Course Description
Join us for our Authorized Project Management Institute CAPM training. The CAPM certification is an essential first step in building a career as a project manager. It can also aid you in pursuing many of our major certifications including the gold standard PM certification, the Project Management Professional (PMP). Applied Technology Academy is an award-winning, SBA-certified woman-owned training provider (est. 2008) whose instructors are active practitioners; the course is hands-on with virtual labs and a learn-by-doing methodology.
Course Objectives
Once I've completed the course, I'll have hands-on, job-ready skills in project management & agile that I can apply immediately to our work.
Expected Organizational Benefits
After completing this course, I will be better equipped to apply these skills directly to our projects, reduce our reliance on outside expertise, strengthen our team's capabilities, and share what I learn with colleagues.
Expected Cost & Funding
Course fee: [request an itemized quote at the link below]. Applied Technology Academy supports multiple funding paths that may reduce or cover this cost: GSA MAS purchasing and government purchase orders, military credentialing funding (Army CA, AF COOL, CG COOL), VA GI Bill and VR&E, ATA Flexible Spending, and student financing. Private team cohorts are available if colleagues should attend with me.
Conclusion
This training provides practical, hands-on experience I can apply immediately to strengthen our work in project management & agile. Additional course information is available at https://appliedtechnologyacademy.com/pmi-training/pmi-certified-associate-in-project-management-capm/.
Thank you for your consideration,
[Your Name]
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