CAPM Certification: Certified Associate in Project Management
Is a CAPM certification right for you? Here’s we’ll dig into everything you need to know about becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and PM-ProLearn’s CAPM course to get you there. At PM-ProLearn, we aim to help individuals like you grow into prosperous careers within the project management field. These career-enhancing certifications can be used globally across a variety of industries depending on where your passion lies. Here you’ll find:
What is a CAPM Certification?
The CAPM certification is a professional career certification that shows employers and the world that you have the foundational knowledge and skills to be a successful project manager. The CAPM certification provides you with everything you need to start your career in project management. You’ll be ready to take on a variety of projects using skills such as predictive project management, agile principles, and business analysis.
For those that have little to no project management experience, the CAPM certification is your ticket to entry in project management so you can start building your career as a project manager and positions you to be able to pursue other certifications including the Project Management Professional (PMP) which is considered the gold standard of the industry.
Why Should I Get a CAPM Certification?
The CAPM certification opens new opportunities in entry-level project management roles such as project coordinator, business analyst, and junior project manager. It is a globally recognized certification that validates your knowledge and skills are aligned with best practices in project management and can effectively work in project teams. The CAPM certification provides you with a clear path to the Project Management Professional (PMP) which can lead to even more advanced career opportunities.
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Higher Salary Potential
On average, CAPM-certified professionals in the U.S. earn around $73,000 annually according to cloudwards. The certification can lead to a salary increase of up to 25% (entry-level) compared to non-certified professionals according to sprintzeal.com
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Growing Job Market
The demand for project management professionals is rising. 25 million new project management professionals are needed to meet global demands by 2030.
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Increased Career Opportunities
Get increased career opportunities by setting yourself apart in a competitive job market. 73% of organizations use a formal project management approach which means they’ll be looking for talent with a project management certification.
CAPM Certification Requirements
In order to earn the CAPM certification, you’ll have to meet a certain level of education. The CAPM certification requirements are as follows:
Have a secondary degree, such as a high school diploma, GED (General Educational Development), or global equivalent.
Have at least 23 hours of project management education completed before the exam (our training course will fulfill this requirement)
Our CAPM Course provides you with the CAPM training hour requirement
Maintaining Your CAPM Certification Requirements
Additionally, it is important to note that the CAPM certification must be maintained and renewed every 3 years. The requirements to do so are to earn 15 PDUs or Professional Development Units, which are 1-hour time blocks you spend either learning, teaching others, or volunteering. These PDUs can be earned at any time throughout the 3-year cycle. Your 15 PDUs must break down into:
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9 minimum education PDUs
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6 maximum giving back PDUs
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CAPM Course
Our expert-led CAPM training course will prepare you to pass the CAPM exam through the Project Management Institute (PMI). The course can be taken as a full-time 5-day course either in-person or virtually, as a part-time 9-evening virtual course, or there is a self-paced online study option as well. When taking an instructor-led course, we recommend enrolling at least 1 week before the CAPM course start date to complete the foundational pre-work.
Next, we’ll take a deep dive into what the CAPM course looks like.
CAPM Course Overview and Objectives
PM-ProLearn’s CAPM training is designed to prepare you for the Project Management Professional or CAPM certification exam. The course focuses on concepts of predictive, adaptive, and hybrid project management, the business environment of projects, and project team leadership. After completing the CAPM course, you should be able to do each of the objectives outlined in this section.
Several course features will help you achieve these objectives; however, some objectives still require self-study after the course to fully prepare for the CAPM certification exam. The PM-ProLearn learning system provides a study guide and foundation for the course materials, including all post-course study and exam preparation. In addition, as a student, you will have access to additional material from PMI to use for post-course studying in preparation for the CAPM exam.
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Evaluate and address the project business environment, including managing compliance, internal and external factors related to the project, supporting organizational change, and employing continuous process improvement.
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Given a scenario, explain the appropriate project methodology based on the urgency of the project and the need to deliver business value.
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Given a selected methodology, assess and plan for the project needs in terms of scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, communications, stakeholders, and procurements.
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Explain and synergize the concepts of leading a high-performing team, including virtual teams or team members, to train, empower, and engage them with a shared understanding
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Given a project scenario, evaluate the project and team progress and make changes as needed within the chosen project methodology.
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Given a scenario, explain the techniques to identify, assess issues, and remove impediments, obstacles, and blockers to team performance and desired project outcomes.
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Engage and collaborate with stakeholders (internal and external) effectively.
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Evaluate the project governance required to complete the project goals successfully, including appropriate artifact management.
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Establish a general understanding of and know when to apply agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Xtreme Programming (XP)
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Understand and model basic agile principles and mindset on projects and servant leadership concepts
CAPM Course Outline: The Lesson Plan
Lesson 1: The Business Environment
Foundation Learning Objectives:
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Define ‘project’ and how it relates to the larger discussion of project management.
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Discuss the different types of organizational structures and how they relate to your project’s management.
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Discuss the principles of project management.
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Discuss the principles of agile and how they relate to your project’s management.
Strategic alignment Learning Objectives:
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Discuss strategic alignment and its elements.
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Determine how projects align with business strategy.
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Explain the impact of business factors on strategic alignment.
Project benefits and value Learning Objective:
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Identify types of business value.
Organizational Culture and Change Management Learning Objective:
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Describe change management theory and its relation to organizational change.
Project Governance Learning Objective:
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Define and discuss project governance.
Project Compliance Learning Objective:
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Explain project compliance and its importance.
CAPM Course Schedule: What to Expect
Our 5-day Monday through Friday CAPM course runs from 8:00 am until about 4:30 pm with a 45-minute lunch break in between. The day-to-day timing may vary slightly depending on group discussions and things of that nature but will follow the outline of the following schedule. The CAPM course outline and schedule are the same whether you do an instructor-led virtual or in-person course. No matter your preferred learning style, know you’ll get the same quality content and instruction in both atmospheres.
Our 9-evening course runs in 4-hour time blocks and can be condensed to a 2-week format Monday through Friday the first week and Monday through Thursday the second week, or extended to a 5-week format offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The day-to-day timing may vary slightly depending on group discussions and things of that nature but will follow the outline of the following schedule. The 9-evening course is only available as an instructor-led virtual course.
If you prefer, you can also take the CAPM course self-paced online without an instructor.
The CAPM exam is a 3-hour, 150-question exam testing your knowledge of project management fundamentals and core concepts. The exam will cover questions over:
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Agile frameworks and methodologies
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Business Analysis Frameworks
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Predictive Plan-Based Methodologies
You can rest assured that our expert-led training and extensive study library including flashcards, practice questions, practice exams, and more will have you well-prepared to pass your CAPM exam on the first try.
You can take your exam at a Pearson Vue Testing Center (recommended) or securely online. You may attempt the CAPM exam up to three times in one year if you don’t pass. With the purchase of PM-ProLearn’s CAPM course, your exam fees are included, and we’ll even pay for a 2nd attempt if you need it. Restrictions Apply.
CAPM Exam
Free Practice PMP Exam
While we offer plenty of study materials and practice exams to those paying for our pmp training, we also offer this free practice exam to anyone who would like to get familiar with the pmp exam layout.
This timed and full-length practice pmp exam is 180 questions designed by a team of experts so that you may evaluate your readiness to take the official pmp exam with PMI.
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About This Practice PMP Exam
All questions were created by a team of PMP expert instructors referencing a set of cloned PMP questions provided to us by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Every instructor who worked on this project is certified by PMI as an Authorized Training Partner (ATP) instructor. They worked hard to meticulously align each question to a specific domain and task from the PMP exam content outline published by PMI according to the same percentage of the actual PMP exam.
The time limit for this practice PMP exam is set for 250 minutes. When you take the actual PMP exam, you can take two 10-minute breaks, so we highly recommend that you schedule and take those breaks during this practice test giving you an actual 230 minutes of testing time. We recommend taking your first break after question 60 and your second break after question 120.
You may take this practice PMP exam as often as you’d like. The same 180 questions will always appear however they are presented randomly. Don't be discouraged by a low score the first time you take this test. Our expert-instructors will be able to get you where you need to be to pass the PMP Exam.
CAPM Certification Cost
Our capm certification cost is 2099. The CAPM training portion can be taken in-person or virtually through Zoom. Both in-person and virtual courses are instructor-led and can be delivered in a 5-day format 8 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday. If you prefer evening courses, there are virtual 9-evening courses available in 4-hour time blocks and can be condensed to a 2-week format Monday through Friday the first week and Monday through Thursday the second week, or extended to a 5-week format offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays..
The Full CAPM Certification Cost Includes:
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CAPM training course covering the PMI training requirement
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1 year access to our online video study system
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1 year access to our live instructor help desk
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1 year free reattendance (reattend the training as many times as you’d like!)
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Practice Questions/Exams
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Mastery Analytics
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Study Guide
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Memory Aids
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CAPM application assistance and review with our instructors
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CAPM exam fee
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2nd attempt retest fee if needed (conditions apply)
If you prefer the self-paced online-only option, you can learn self-paced for a monthly subscription fee of $119 per month, including access to all the above except exam fees. Exam fees must be paid for separately on your own through PMI.
Many employers offer benefits like tuition reimbursement programs that will pay for your certifications. Check with your HR executive to see if you qualify. Some employers we've worked with include:
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Booz Allen
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Northrup Grumman
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KPMG
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General Dynamics
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The military funding options you can use for the PMP are:
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Army CA
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Coast Guard COOL
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AF COOL
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Unit Funding
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CAPM Certification Funding Options
You may be eligible to get your certification at absolutley no cost to you. There are a number of funding options for both civilian and military personnel.
Talk to an advisor about our funding options and discounts for military and first responders.
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Can't use any of the above funding options? Military members and their spouses may receive a 30% discount. Contact us to see if you qualify.
