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Target Audience: Postgraduate Research Students
This course provides revision of the project management tools and techniques necessary to pass the CAPM examination. It will touch on the necessary background theory required for the exam, however it will focus on the techniques required to score highly in the 150 multiple choice question format. The student will gain valuable skills in answering CAPM-style questions by experiencing sample exams.
Pre-course revision of chapters 1-3 of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is strongly encouraged.
During this 1-day webinar participants will:
- Understand the structure of the PMBOK Guide including the 5 Process Groups, the 10 Knowledge Areas, the 47 Processes and the relationships between them
- Learn the importance of the Initiating and Closing Processes
- Be aware of the iterative nature of the Planning, Executing and Monitoring & Controlling Processes
- Learn techniques to easily solve the guaranteed Earned Value questions
- Cover the PMI terminology required to pass the exam
- Sit sample CAPM examinations
- Learn how to identify the “gotcha” answers in the multiple choice questions
- Learn when and how to schedule Final Exam, exam format, and tips for “on the day”
Delivered By: Fistral Training & Consultancy Ltd
Prerequisites
You must have attended an Intro-level PM course + Risk + Advanced courses as follows to attend:
Onsite courses - Project Management in the Real World + Risk Management in the Real World + Advanced Project Management to attend;
OR
Online courses - Introduction to Project Planning (1-day or Parts 1,2 and 3) + Risk Management (1-day or Parts 1 and 2) + Advanced Project Management
Cancellation Policy
If you are unable to attend a course please cancel your place as soon as possible, with at least 3 working days notice via the online booking system http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/mybookings.asp.
Full details of booking conditions can be found at the link below.
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Find out about the opportunities available to you as an early career researcher:PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development
All postgraduate research students are eligible to access the Researcher Development Programme workshops. This workshop can contribute towards the PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PG Cert RPD).
You can find credit and class information in the Researcher Development Programme Handbook and in NEPTUNE (Engineering, HaSS) or SPIDER (Science).
Please check with your department or Supervisor to confirm if you are enrolled on the PG Cert RPD and how many credits you are expected to achieve if you are unsure.