PMI® Authorized CAPM® Exam Prep Course Syllabus

The PMI® Authorized Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam Prep Course provides a solid foundation for project managers.

The course aligns with PMI’s Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) ® exam certification requirements.

This course syllabus consists of course structure and learning goals after completing the CAPM® Exam Prep training.

The course introduce important communication concepts, including project metrics, progress management and measurement, culture, materials management, and performance management.

Course Structure

The PMI® Authorized Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam Prep Course is divided into 11 lessons, including an introductory one, and a conclusion.

The course breakdown is as follows:

  • Lesson 1: Becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management
  • Lesson 2: Projects and Project Management
  • Lesson 3: Organizing for Project Performance
  • Lesson 4: Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance Domain
  • Lesson 5: Planning, Project Work and Delivery: Predictive Methodologies
  • Lesson 6: Project Work and Delivery
  • Lesson 7: Planning, Project Work and Delivery: Adaptive Methodologies
  • Lesson 8: Overview of Adaptive Frameworks
  • Lesson 9: Measurement, Tracking, and Managing Uncertainty
  • Lesson 10: Business Analysis Frameworks
  • Lesson 11: Business Analysis Domains
  • Lesson 12: Capstone Activity
  • Lesson 13: Conclusion
Learning Goals

This instructor led course is built around the following learning objectives, which are broken down here by domain:

Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the various project life cycles and processes.
  • Distinguish between predictive and adaptive approaches.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities.
  • Explain the importance of the role the project manager plays
  • Determine how to follow and execute and respond to planned strategies or frameworks—e.g., communication, risks, etc.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of common problem-solving tools and techniques. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
  • Identify the suitability of a predictive, plan-based approach for the organizational structure (e.g., virtual, colocation, matrix structure, hierarchical, etc.).
  • Determine and give examples of the activities within each process.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule.
  • Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan-based projects.

Agile Frameworks/Methodologies

  • Explain when it is appropriate and sustainable to use an adaptive approach for the organizational structure.
  • Compare the pros and cons of adaptive and predictive, plan-based projects.
  • Identify the suitability of adaptive approaches for the organizational structure (e.g., virtual, colocation, matrix structure, hierarchical, etc.).
  • Identify organizational process assets and environmental factors that facilitate the use of adaptive approaches.
  • Determine how to plan project iterations.
  • Determine how to document project controls for an adaptive project.
  • Distinguish between the components of different adaptive methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Scaled Adaptive Framework (SAFe®), Kanban, etc.).
  • Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps.

Business Analysis Frameworks

  • Demonstrate an understanding of business analysis (BA) roles and responsibilities.
  • Demonstrate the importance of stakeholder and team communication to the business analyst role.
  • Determine how to gather requirements and using the best approach for a situation.
  • Explain the application of a product roadmap.
  • Determine how project methodologies influence business analysis processes.
  • Validate requirements through product delivery.

Check out the available schedule for instructor-led classes here.