Project Risk, Quality and Procurement Essentials - CAPM® Exam Prep

$149

Online - self-paced

7 Hours to complete

Overview

This course provides practical, CAPM®-aligned training in three major knowledge areas: risk management, quality assurance, and procurement. You’ll learn how to identify project risks and opportunities, build effective quality plans, and lead sourcing and contract processes that protect timelines, budgets, and deliverables.

Through applied templates, decision-making frameworks, and real-world scenarios, you’ll practice creating risk registers, quality control checklists, procurement documents, and vendor evaluation scorecards. Whether you’re preparing for the CAPM® exam or managing projects on the ground, this course equips you to handle complexity with confidence.

Key Benefits

  • Build a complete risk management plan and register
  • Understand quality assurance vs. quality control in action
  • Learn how to write SOWs and conduct vendor evaluations
  • Navigate contract types and mitigate procurement risks
  • Apply CAPM®-aligned strategies to risk, quality, and procurement

What’s Included

  • Risk management plan and probability–impact matrix
  • Quality management plan and fishbone diagram templates
  • Make-or-buy analysis worksheets and contract comparison tools
  • Procurement management plan, RFP templates, and scorecards
  • Case studies in construction, IT, and regulated industries

Earn PMI PDUs in this course

This course qualifies for 7 PMI® PDUs:

  • 7 in Ways of Working.

Log the hours in your PMI® account toward a new CAPM® or an active renewal cycle.

Course Modules

Learn to anticipate, assess, and respond to risks across the project lifecycle. You’ll practice identifying threats and opportunities, scoring risks using probability–impact matrices, and developing risk response strategies including mitigation, transfer, and exploitation.

Certificate program

This course is a part of the following certificate program:

CAPM ® Exam Prep Professional Certificate
CAPM ® Exam Prep Professional Certificate
$799

Who this course is designed for

  • Career-switchers pursuing CAPM® certification
  • Professionals managing budgets, vendors, or compliance
  • Team members who contribute to procurement, QA, or risk planning
  • Project contributors in construction, tech, healthcare, or infrastructure
  • Anyone managing quality, contracts, or risk in cross-functional teams

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Create and update a project risk register
  • Distinguish and apply QA vs. QC techniques
  • Write procurement documents including RFPs and SOWs
  • Choose the right contract type based on project needs and risk
  • Evaluate and monitor vendor performance using structured scorecards

Practical skills you will develop

This program equips learners with vital skills to thrive in today's complex workforce. Key skills include:

Risk management
Process improvement
Procurement and contracts
Project planning and estimating
Quality management
Vendor management

These skills directly apply to these careers

Assistant Project Manager

Supports the Project Manager in planning, executing, and closing projects. Handles day-to-day coordination and stakeholder communication.

Median Salary: $79,000

Procurement Specialist

Manages the procurement of goods and services, negotiates contracts, and ensures vendor compliance with project requirements.

Median Salary: $79,000

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