The Official Cert Guide to the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Exam Learn, prepare, and practice for test day success with the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Exam Official Cert Guide, a Project Management Institute (PMI) authorised self-study resource. This comprehensive guide from instructors and authors Vijay Kanabar, Arthur P. Thomas, and Thomas Lechler addresses the all-new 2023 CAPM Exam domains:
- Project management fundamentals and core concepts
- Predictive, plan-based methodologies
- Agile frameworks/methodologies
- Business analysis frameworks
CAPM is an essential first step in building your career at any stage as a project manager and a stepping-stone to the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. CAPM is globally recognised as providing candidates with a solid foundation in hands-on project management skills and knowledge. The CAPM exam covers a broad range of project management approaches and prepares candidates in the skills, tools, and techniques that can be applied in the field of project management.
The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Exam Official Cert Guide features
- Complete coverage of all CAPM exam topics
- Do I Know This Already? quizzes identify knowledge gaps
- Chapter exercises to review key concepts
- A suggested study plan to optimise your final review.
Table of Contents:
- Part I Project Management Fundamentals
- Chapter 1 Becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
- Chapter 2 Projects and Project Management
- Chapter 3 Organizing for Project Performance
- Chapter 4 Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance Domain
- Part II Predictive Approach
- Chapter 5 Planning, Project Work, and Delivery: Predictive Methodologies
- Chapter 6 Project Work and Delivery
- Part III Adaptive Approach
- Chapter 7 Planning, Project Work, and Delivery: Adaptive Approaches
- Chapter 8 Overview of Adaptive Frameworks
- Chapter 9 Measurement, Tracking, and Managing Uncertainty
- Part IV Business Analysis
- Chapter 10 Business Analysis Frameworks
- Chapter 11 Business Analysis Domains
- Chapter 12 Tailoring and Final Preparation
- Part V Appendixes
- Appendix A Answers to the 'Do I Know This Already?' Quizzes
- Appendix B PMI Project Management Process Groups and Processes
- Appendix C PMBOK 7 Project Performance Domains and Project Management Principles
- Appendix D PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Exam Official Cert Guide Updates
- Appendix E Business Analysis Models and Their Usages
About the Author :
Vijay Kanabar, Ph.D., is the director and associate professor of Project Management programs at Boston University, Metropolitan College. He is one of the earliest PMP credentialed practitioners from the Project Management Institute. He created one of the earliest PMP exam corporate training materials three decades ago and has introduced several thousand students and practitioners to the core exam concepts of both the CAPM® and Project Management Professional (PMP) exams. Vijay also is an agile practitioner and has earned the PMI-ACP credential. He has authored several books and more than 75 research papers in IT and project management.
Arthur P. Thomas, Ed.M., Ph.D., is the executive director for the Office of Professional Acceleration and Microcredentials in the College of Professional Studies at Syracuse University, where he is also the program director for the Master of Professional Studies in Project Management. He has been teaching at SU since 2001 and has been a professor of practice since 2009, focusing his academic work on developing and administering project management courses and degree programs. Art is also the director of the iConsult Collaborative at Syracuse University, an experiential learning program he began leading in 2012 in which university students are engaged with client organisations in a diverse portfolio of information-related projects.
Thomas G. Lechler, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. He teaches project management and entrepreneurship. His research focuses on value creation in projects under situations of risk and uncertainty. Thomas has published his research in leading international research journals, including Research Policy, R&D Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Small Business Economics, International Journal of Project Management, and Project Management Journal, and he has authored several books in the fields of project management and entrepreneurship. He was awarded the Project Management Journal Paper of the Year, has received several research grants from PMI, and was a NASA research fellow.
