ActivePM Certificate Study Guide

Contents

This page indicates the material you should Study and what topics you should focus on before taking each of the Assessments
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01 Introduction and Fundamentals

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 1 Introduction

  • Chapter 2 Project Fundamentals

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Focus on:

  • What are the ActivePM project stages?

  • What are the ActivePM project "ingredients"?

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02 Boundaries and Artefacts

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 3 The Project Challenge

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Focus on:

  • Understand the ActivePM project triangle

  • Know the main "artefacts" that are used to manage projects

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03 Communications and Methodology

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 3 The Project Challenge/ Active Communications

  • Chapter 4. Alternative Project Methodologies

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Focus on:

  • Study and reflect on "Active Communications"

  • What are the different project methodologies?

  • What are the pros and cons of each methodology?

  • What is the general ActivePM recommendation on methodologies?

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04 Delivery and Sales

Study: Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • A) Sales: Concepts and Practices

    • A) Sales: Artefacts

    • A) Sales: Checklists

Focus on:

  • What is the typical interaction between Sales and Delivery in relation to projects?

  • How does Scoping fit into the overall project process?

  • What are the pros and cons of T&M contracts?

  • How should estimates be done and presented?

  • What is inclued in a typical delivery contract?

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05 Initiation and Kick-off

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • B) Initiation: Concepts and Practices

    • B) Initiation: Artefacts

    • B) Initiation: Checklists

    • C) Kick-off: Concepts and Practices

    • C) Kick-off: Artefacts

    • C) Kick-off: Checklists

Focus on:

  • Who should be in the Project Team?

  • How are the plans for Scoping documented?

  • What is the role of the Steering Committee?

  • What are project "artefacts" and how should they be managed

  • What are the priorities at a project kick-off?

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06 Scoping: Fundamentals

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • D) Scoping: Concepts and Practices

Focus on:

  • What is Scoping and what is the purpose

  • How to plan a Scoping activity

  • How are work, effort and duration calculated and estimated?

  • How many working days are there in a year?

  • Distinguish "open" from "prescriptive" Scoping

  • How should the PM think about risks to the project?

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07 Scoping: Planning and Estimating

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • D) Scoping: Concepts and Practices

Focus on:

  • What is the WBS?

  • How can you limit project complexity and why is that sometimes advisable?

  • How can Project Plans be structured?

  • How are Project Plans typically represented?

  • What is meant by the Critical Path"?

  • How can estimates be organised?

  • In an estimate, what are the different types of work in an estimate?

  • What are the typical causes for project overruns?

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08 Scoping: Project Definition

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • D) Scoping: Artefacts

    • D) Scoping: Checklists

Focus on:

  • How should you prepare for Scoping?

  • What typically goes into a Project Definition?

  • How does the arithmetic work when estimating days of work?

  • What add-ons are typically made after you have estimated the main Tasks?

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09 Scoping: Project Planning and Test Planning

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • D) Scoping: Artefacts

    • D) Scoping: Checklists

Focus on:

  • What detailed considerations are relevant when organising the Tasks in a Project Plan?

  • What detailed considerations are relevant when planning testing and validation activities?

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10 Execution: Fundamentals

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • E) Execution: Concepts and Practices

Focus on:

  • What should be the PM’s priorities be during Project Execution?

  • How can the PM get the best out of other team members?

  • How are Tickets used on a project?

  • What are the different types of testing and how do they relate to each other?

  • How can the PM handle additions to Scope that will not be handled during the current project phase?

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11 Execution: Securing the Outcome

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • E) Execution: Concepts and Practices

Focus on:

  • How should the status of Tickets be reported?

  • What are the various project metrics reported in connection with:

    • Status

    • Work

    • Money

  • How does the Change Management Process work?

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12 Execution: Reporting, Risks and Remediation

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • E) Execution: Concepts and Practices

    • E) Execution: Artefacts

    • E) Execution: Checklists

Focus on:

  • What techniques can help with the solving of Issues?

  • What are the characteristics of Steering Reports and Status Reports?

  • How should the Project Manager deal with project risk?

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13 Project Completion

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 5 Active Methodology

    • F) Completion: Concepts and Practices

    • F) Completion: Artefacts

    • F) Completion: Checklists

Focus on:

  • What does the PM need to do to complete the project?

  • How does the Lessons Learned process work; what is the basis for the discussion and what project metrics are likely to be of interest?

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14 Active Project Management Summary

Study:

Active Project Management Book

  • Chapter 6. Active Terminology

  • Review all Chapters

  • Watch this ten minute video on how to succeed with the execution phase of your project.

  • Video: Piloting Your Project To Success

Focus on:

  • Review the collaboration between Delivery and Sales

  • Review how projects are initiated.

  • Review how projects are scoped, estimated and planned

  • Review the artefacts and checklists for the project execution stage.

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15 Course Feedback (Not Scored)

Study:

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Focus on:

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