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Project
management is a very good choice of career for job seekers from the last
decade. Due to globalization companies are spreading their business all over
the world. So, different types of projects the companies need to manage every
day. Therefore the demand for certification courses in project management is
increasing day by day.
Project
Management Professional or PMP and Certified Associate in Project Management
or CAPM are
the two most important certificate courses in project management. These two
courses help the project managers to develop their skills and to get global
recognition. So, before applying for any of the courses it is better to know
about the syllabus of the two certified courses.
PMP Syllabus
PMP
is the most important certification course in project management. To get PMP training the syllabus is required to know for the appliers. The entire
PMP syllabus is divided into five domains. Here the five domains are given
below:
·
Project Initiation
The
first domain of PMP is initiating the project. The primary criterion for
becoming an efficient project manager is initiating the project. Generally, PMP
requires a minimum of three to five years of experience. So, the questions from
this domain come upon the real-life problems regarding project initiation.
·
Project Planning
The second domain of PMP training consists of project planning
problems. After initiation, the project manager needs to plan and divide the
works among the employees of the project. In this domain also the question
comes upon the real-life project planning oriented problems.
·
Project Executing
The
third domain is about project execution. An efficient project manager needs to
execute the projects properly. After planning the project manager needs to
execute the projects along with the co-operation of the other employees of the
project. In this domain also the question comes from real-life project-related
situations.
·
Project Monitoring
One
of the primary duties of the project manager is monitoring and controlling the
project. So, project monitoring is the fourth domain of PMP training.
·
Project closing
A project becomes successful when the manager closes the project on time and pays
the employee with making a profit. So, project closing is the fifth and final
domain of PMP.
CAPM syllabus
Apart
from PMP, CAPM is another most important certification course in Project
management. The syllabus of CAPM is divided into ten chapters. The chapters
are:
·
Project management fundamentals understanding
In
this chapter, the basic project management is treated to the course appliers.
·
Identify the project management process
In
this chapter, the course appliers have treated the process of project
management.
·
Project Initiation
Unlike
PMP, CAPM treats the detailed technique of project initiation.
·
Project scope management
A
skilled project manager needs to understand the scope of the project. In this
chapter, the project manager is guided to understand the project scope.
·
Project time estimation
A skilled project manager needs to estimate the project time. So, project time
estimation is one of the most important chapters in CAPM syllabus
·
Project schedule development
Project
schedule development is another important chapter of the CAPM syllabus.
·
Project cost analysis
A
skilled project manager needs to complete the project within a certain budget.
So, Project cost analysis is the most important chapter of the CAPM course.
·
Project quality Measurement
The
project manager needs to understand the project quality. So, project quality
measurement is one of the most important chapters of CAPM.