Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) ® Exam Prep Course 01 - CAPM® Application & Exam
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) ® Exam Prep Course 01 - CAPM® Application & Exam
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) ® Exam Prep Course 01 - CAPM® Application & Exam
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Slide 3
1,500 hrs. as
Team member
Receive
Certification
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Slide 5
Percentage of
Domain Questions
The Basic PM Processes 15% 23 questions
Integration Management 12% 18 questions
Scope Management 11% 17 questions
Time Management 12% 18 questions
Cost Management 7% 11 questions
Quality Management 6% 9 questions
Human Resources Management 8% 12 questions
Communications Management 6% 9 questions
Risk Management 9% 14 questions
Procurement Management 7% 11 questions
Stakeholder Management 7% 11 questions
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Slide 9
Made up Terms
Failing to know the key terms &
acronyms will = failure.
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Slide 10
Situational Questions
Jun is a project coordinator for a large textile company. She is
currently working on three separate projects and most of her
resources are also not dedicated to only one project. One day
she receives an e-mail from one of her customers complaining
that one of her projects is largely failing to deliver what the
customer had expected and they are likely going to be canceling
the contract. What is the most likely cause of this problem?
A. The customers in question were not involved early enough
in the process.
B. Customer sign-off was not obtained for the scope statement.
C. Scope definition happened too late in the process.
D. The customer did not read their e-mail.
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Slide 11
Extraneous Information
You are the project coordinator for a project that
currently has a CPI of .93 and an SPI of 1.09. Your
project has an EV of $1,197 and an ETC of $247,000.
You are more than halfway through your project.
Your sponsor has just requested a major shift in
project scope what should you do?
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Slide 13
PMIisms
There is a basic assumption that you keep historical
records for all your projects.
You must understand the process of project
management (what to do first, second, etc.).
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PMIisms
All roles and responsibilities must be clearly defined.
A project plan is not a Gantt chart.
A WBS is not an org chart but is a wonderful and key
element of successful project management.
Project managers are awesome and are very skilled.
PMI does not support gold plating (adding extra
functionality).
Expert judgment and bottoms up is preferred.
Environmental factors are influencing the project.
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Review Questions:
4. If a candidate is attempting to qualify to sit for the CAPM exam, how many
contact hours may be used instead of experience?
A. 23
B. None, PDUs are required
C. 45
D. 21
1. B
The CAPM is the most popular junior project management certification in the
world. It stands for Certified Associate in Project Management.
2. D
All of the above are true according to PMI.
3. B
Under PMI's requirements, each candidate must possess at least 1,500 hours of
professional experience working on projects or 23 hours of education.
4. A
For CAPM candidates, 23 contact hours may be used instead of experience. A
contact hour is the same as an hour of face time with an instructor.
5. D
Under PMI's qualifications for people who hold a baccalaureate degree, each
candidate must possess at least 1,500 hours of professional experience working
on projects.
6. B
Contact hours represent hours of formal instruction or education in the field of
project management. Contact hours are the same as PDU categories 1, 3 and/or
5.
7. D
The CAPM exam contains 150 questions of which only 135 are actually graded.
15 questions are being evaluated for future addition to the test bank.
8. A
The basic PM processes represent 15% of the CAPM exam.
9. C
68% of all exams receive this score or better.