CAPM®- Certified Associate in Project Management by PMI®

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CAPM®- Certified Associate in Project Management by PMI®

Certified Course

Total Number of Sessions: 4

Total Duration: 32 Hours

Program Overview

• Describe the structure of PMI’s exam content and the weightings of each domain (e.g., fundamentals, predictive, agile, business analysis)
• Identify and apply the five project process groups (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing)
•Map project management knowledge areas and their interrelationships.
•Use common tools and techniques (e.g., scheduling, risk registers, stakeholder analysis, etc.) in project execution.
•Recognize the fundamentals of agile frameworks and how they contrast with predictive approaches.
•Explain the role of business analysis in projects and how it intersects with project work.
•Prepare an exam-taking strategy and simulate sample CAPM-style questions.
•Understand how to earn and report the required 15 PDUs per 3-year cycle for credential maintenance.

Who Should Attend

Individuals seeking to start a career in project management.
Professionals who want to demonstrate foundational project management capabilities.

Team members, coordinators, or analysts working on projects but lacking formal project credentials.
Recent graduates or professionals from non-PM backgrounds aiming to switch into project roles.

Those aiming to pursue further PMI certifications (e.g. PMP) but needing to start from foundational level.

Course Prerequisite

Secondary degree—such as a high school diploma, associate degree, or global equivalent. (No bachelor’s degree is required.) PLUS one of the following training options: At least 23 contact hours of project management education or training (for example, a CAPM prep course or formal project management class) OR Completion of a course that includes project management content from PMI-authorized partners or universities.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to CAPM & PMI Framework	Purpose and benefits of CAPM, exam structure & content outline, eligibility criteria (secondary degree + 23 hours of education) Project Management Institute
2. Project Environment & Core Concepts	Definition of a project; organizational influences; project governance; project life cycles; foundational concepts of value, stakeholder, and triple constraint
3. Process Groups & Knowledge Areas	Detailed exploration of Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing; how these maps to knowledge areas
4. Tools & Techniques	Common tools & techniques used in project management (e.g., work breakdown structure, Gantt, critical path, risk registers, stakeholder mapping)
5. Predictive (Plan-Based) Methodologies	Waterfall, linear sequential life cycles, process flows, tailoring, change control
6. Agile Frameworks & Practices	Agile values & principles, common agile approaches (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), agile roles, artifacts, ceremonies
7. Business Analysis in Projects	Requirements elicitation, documentation, traceability, alignment with project objectives
8. Exam Preparation & Strategy	Item writing styles, question types, time management, practice exams, review of weak areas
9. Maintaining CAPM	Earning and reporting 15 PDUs every 3 years, renewal process