Online Project Management Essentials with CAPM® Prep

There are no prerequisites to take this course. However, you will need to meet the following CAPM Certification requirements to take the exam:

• Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate degree or the global equivalent)
• 23 hours of project management education completed by the time you sit for the exam. (This course meets the education requirement.)

Project Management career opportunities are increasing even when the job market is challenging. Developing the project management skills employers demand can improve your marketability and may be transferable from one industry to another, giving you a lot of flexibility.

In this course, you'll learn the knowledge and skills essential to project managers and those who work on projects in other support roles. The materials in this course are aligned with the international recognized standards of project management. This course is oriented to concepts and knowledge areas such as time, cost, risk and communications. Each lesson focuses exclusively on a single topic so that you can more easily grasp that topic before moving onto the next.

Once complete, you will meet or exceed the educational prerequisites for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) certification offered through the Project Management Institute (PMI)®.

What you will learn

• Understand the essential elements of a project management foundation
• Learn how to execute a project from start to finish
• Be familiar with most common project management concepts and terminology
• Master the creation of project-driven budgets and timelines
• Learn how to predict and prevent risks
• Follow concepts from The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)

Section 1–Project Management Essentials

Section 2–Project Management Foundation

Section 3–Project Integration Management

Section 4–Project Scope Management

Section 5–Project Time Management

Section 6–Determining / Managing Project Costs

Section 7–Project Quality Management

Section 8–Project Human Resource Management

Section 9–Project Communications Management

Section 10–Project Risk Management

Section 11–Project Procurement Management

Section 12–Project Stakeholder Management

Section 13–Final Exam

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:  

• PC: Windows 8 or later. 
• Mac: OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 or later
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible. 
• Microsoft Office or equivalent (not included in enrollment). 
• Windows Media Player.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download. 
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins. 

Other

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.