GAQM CPD study plan

Map the full GAQM Project Management Certification Portfolio domain outline into a one-page concept map, grouping topics under scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, procurement, and stakeholder areas

Define and write out in your own words the roles of project manager, sponsor, and project team, and distinguish a project from ongoing operations with three original examples

Draft a project charter template containing purpose, measurable objectives, high-level scope, assumptions, constraints, and approval signatures

List the five process groups and ten knowledge areas and mark which ones you consider weakest before study begins

Decompose your practice project into a work breakdown structure to at least three levels with unique work package identifiers

Sequence WBS activities into a precedence network and identify the critical path by hand calculation

Estimate durations using three-point (PERT) estimating and compute expected duration and standard deviation for five work packages

Build a milestone-level Gantt view from your network and note total float for each path

Roll up WBS cost estimates into a time-phased budget and produce a cumulative cost baseline (S-curve)

Compute planned value, earned value, and actual cost for four reporting periods and derive cost variance, schedule variance, CPI, and SPI

Interpret each earned value index and forecast estimate at completion under two different assumptions

Distinguish direct from indirect costs and contingency reserve from management reserve with original examples

Write a quality management plan naming standards, metrics, and acceptance criteria for your practice project

Differentiate quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control by assigning three concrete activities to each

Construct a cause-and-effect diagram for one realistic defect scenario and select the two most probable root causes

Explain the purpose of a control chart, including common cause versus special cause variation, using your own worked example

Build a risk register with at least 12 risks classified by probability and impact, each with an owner and a response strategy

Perform qualitative risk analysis using a probability-impact matrix and rank the top five risks

Apply quantitative analysis to two high-priority risks using expected monetary value and a decision tree

Draft risk response plans covering mitigate, avoid, transfer, and accept, and define residual and secondary risks

Compare contract types (fixed price, cost reimbursable, time and materials) and match each to a suitable project scenario

Outline a procurement process from make-or-buy analysis through contract closure

Build a stakeholder register and power-interest grid, then plan engagement strategies for each quadrant

Draft a communication management plan specifying audience, content, channel, frequency, and owner

Integrate scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and stakeholder plans into a single project management plan outline

Practice change control by processing three change requests through an integrated change control workflow, including impact assessment and approval authority

Describe how to close a project or phase, including lessons learned, final report, and benefits handover

Review the code of ethics and professional conduct and resolve two original ethical dilemma scenarios

Consolidate all prior deliverables into a single indexed study binder organized by knowledge area

Complete a timed 100-question practice set under exam conditions and score it

Analyze every missed question by knowledge area and re-study the two weakest areas

Recite from memory the earned value formulas, contract types, and risk response strategies without notes