This program provides students the basic competencies involved in project management and oversight including areas such as effective time management, managing multiple projects simultaneously, scope and estimation of project undertaking and preparing a project plan alongside project risk and cost analysis. The program includes training and exam preparation for students to become a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) as designated by the Project Management Institute. The CAPM® is a valuable entry-level certification for project practitioners designed for those with little or no project experience. The CAPM® credential demonstrates an understanding of the fundamental knowledge, terminology and processes of effective project management.

This completely online and self-paced project management program builds successful project managers at all levels of the organization. It provides a comprehensive preparation for the CAPM® certification exam including exam-taking tips, 25 comprehensive module quizzes, and two full-length, 150-question practice exams covering the areas of interest from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide), which will provide a report to help you determine your areas of weakness.

Program Objectives

After completing this program, learners will be able to:

• Recognize how enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets affect how projects can be managed
• Explain the five stages of a project life cycle and illustrate how these stages can overlap in time
• Demonstrate how to create a project management plan with subsidiary plans for each of the knowledge areas and explain how progressive elaboration and integrated change management can keep these documents effective and relevant
• Explain the overlapping nature of project activities and practice Project Integration Management to coordinate the various project management processes
• Illustrate how a project's various baselines (including scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, procurement, and others) are determined, planned for, and managed
• Recognize how to effectively manage human resources and communicate with all stakeholders
• Explain the key methods used to estimate project schedule and cost at the beginning of a project and to forecast cost and schedule variances at any time during the project
• Identify key project stakeholders and continuously engage them in appropriate project activities
• Describe how the project management knowledge contained in the PMBOK® Guide can be used in practice
• Use Microsoft Office®

Certification Opportunities

After completing this program, learners will have the option to take the leading national/industry-recognized certification exam(s) essential to entry-level employment in this fast-growing field.

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®

Optional Volunteer Externship Opportunity

Learners who complete this program are eligible to participate in an optional volunteer externship opportunity with a local company/agency/organization whose work aligns with this area of study in order to gain valuable hands-on experience.  As learners progress through their eLearning program, an Externship Coordinator will reach out to coordinate placement.

Note: Additional documentation including health records, immunizations, drug-screening, criminal background checks, etc. may be required by the externship facility.