Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Project Management Institute (PMI) offers a professional certification known as the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® for individuals seeking to gain more responsibility or add project management skills to their current role. The CAPM® certification offers recognition to practitioners who are interested in, or just starting, a career in project management, as well as project team members who wish to demonstrate their project management knowledge. This certification indicates knowledge of common practices used by an associate-level project manager as outlined in the Examination Content Outline (ECO). PMI aligns its process with certification industry best practices.

CAPM requirements

You’ll need to have the following in order to sit for the CAPM exam:

• Secondary degree, defined as a high school diploma, GED, associate degree, or the global equivalent
• 23 hours of project management education, completed before the time of the exam.

Course Outline:

Domain 1 Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

• Demonstrate an understanding of the various project life cycles and processes
• Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning.
• Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities.
• Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks (e.g., communication, risks, etc.).
• Demonstrate an understanding of common problem-solving tools and techniques.

Domain 2 Predictive, Plan Based Methodologies

• Explain when it is appropriate to use a predictive, plan-based approach.
• Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule.
• Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan- based projects.

Domain 3 : Agile Frameworks/Methodologies

• Explain when it is appropriate to use an adaptive approach.
• Determine how to plan project iterations.
• Determine how to document project controls for an adaptive project.
• Explain the components of an adaptive plan.
• Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps.

Domain 4 Business Analysis Frameworks

• Demonstrate an understanding of business analysis (BA) roles and responsibilities.
• Determine how to conduct stakeholder communication.
• Determine how to gather requirements.
• Demonstrate an understanding of product roadmaps.
• Determine how project methodologies influence business analysis processes.
• Validate requirements through product delivery.

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