After this course you understand how projects are structured and can contribute knowledgeably in a team. You can tell predictive and agile approaches apart, read simple schedule and cost figures and see how requirements and stakeholders connect. The content follows the four areas of the CAPM exam. The course suits you if you are at the start of your project career, come from another field or want to learn the language of project management as a team member. You do not need project leadership experience.
What you’ll take away.
- Distinguish projects, programmes, portfolios and operations
- Judge when a predictive or agile approach fits
- Calculate and interpret schedule and cost variances
- Tell stakeholder roles apart and communicate appropriately
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Career starters, career changers and team members who work on projects and want to learn the basics in a structured way.
- Prerequisites
- PMI requires a secondary school diploma or equivalent and 23 hours of project management education before the exam. No project experience is needed.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 3 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
Fundamentals: life cycles, roles and the project environment
Predictive planning: artefacts, schedule and cost
Agile frameworks and how they compare with predictive approaches
Business analysis: stakeholders, requirements and communication
Exam structure, question types and study plan
You plan a small fictional project twice, once predictively and once with an agile approach, then use its constraints to explain which version fits better.
Exams, licences & credentials
This course prepares you for the Project Management Institute's CAPM exam. The exam and its fees are included only if your offer confirms this. The certificate comes from PMI, not NextNowa. This is not an official PMI course.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
How do CAPM and PMP differ?
CAPM is aimed at beginners and requires no project experience. PMP requires several years of project leadership experience.
What does the exam look like?
According to PMI it has 150 questions in three hours, with a 10-minute break at the halfway mark.
Does Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM): foundations and exam include a certificate?
This course prepares you for the Project Management Institute's CAPM exam. The exam and its fees are included only if your offer confirms this. The certificate comes from PMI, not NextNowa. This is not an official PMI course.