Certified Associate in Project Management CAPM Exam

Name: Certified Associate in Project Management CAPM Exam
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Pass the CAPM with this course review. The material has been updated to reflect the Jan 2023 curriculum update.

Created byAizad Adam Ahmad

Last updated 9/2025

English

What you'll learn

Project management fundamentals and core concepts
Predictive, plan-based methodologies
Agile frameworks/methodologies
Business analysis frameworks
Demonstrate an understanding of product roadmaps.
Determine how to plan project iterations.
Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule.  Apply critical path methods.  Calculate schedule variance.

Course content

4 sections • 83 lectures • 14h 9m total length

1.A Demonstrate understanding of various project life cycles and processes29:48
1.B: Demonstrate understanding of various project life cycles and processes22:44
1.C: Demonstrate understanding of various project life cycles and processes3:56
2. A: Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning22:09
2. B: Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning5:41
2.C Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning7:40
2.D Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning7:37
2 E Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning6:38
3 A: Project Roles and Responsibilities12:49
Examine the roles and responsibilities of the project sponsor and project manager, including initiation, planning, and decision-making, and compare leadership with management, aided by emotional intelligence.
3 B: Project Roles and Responsibilities5:04
Identify the project manager's duties: plan projects, assess feasibility, hire and lead the team, monitor progress, manage budget, and ensure stakeholder satisfaction. Emphasizes strategic thinking, leadership, adaptability, and clear communication.
3 C: Project Roles and Responsibilities6:35
Explore the difference between leadership and management, contrast four management functions (planning, organizing, leading, controlling), and learn how leaders motivate, communicate, and build teams to achieve project goals.
3 D : Project Roles and Responsibilities9:14
4 A: Execute planned strategies5:08
4 B: Execute planned strategies15:30
4 C : Execute planned strategies5:47
5 A : Problem solving tools8:00
5 B: Effective Team Meetings4:14
5 C: Agile Project meetings9:36
5 D: Team meetings & minutes2:40
Record team meetings with minutes detailing date, location, attendees, and action items. Use a gantt chart to assign tasks, set due dates, and monitor progress on a five-week project.
5E: Focus Groups1:21
5 D: Participants in a Focus group3:23
Focus groups recruit target customers by purchase history, demographics, psychographics, or behavior to surface ideas across cities, while daily stand-ups align goals and surface blockers for brainstorming and stakeholder feedback.
5 E : Brainstorming7:41
Facilitate collaborative brainstorming to gather ideas, use diagrams and mind maps to visualize context, and apply expert judgment and swot to shape the project charter.
5 F: Pareto Diagram10:38
CAPM Domain 1 Quiz

Predictive Methodolody Domain 2 Task 1a Part 110:44
Explore predictive plan-based approaches, or waterfall, for Capm domain two projects with a design—from feasibility and approvals to testing, deployment, and review—and contrast with adaptive, hybrid, and sprint-driven agile methods.
Predictive methodology Domain 2 Task 1 a Part 28:04
Predictive Methodolody Domain 2 Task 1a Part 38:58
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1b Part 13:41
Dive into the predictive plan based process of PMBoK, examining principles and performance domains that guide stakeholder engagement, team leadership, risk responses, adaptability, and value delivery.
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1b Part 25:28
Identify internal and external stakeholders and analyze their roles. Maintain clear, regular communication with sponsors, executives, customers, vendors, and government agencies, and build a stakeholder register and engagement plan.
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1b Part 33:37
Strengthen team performance in CAPM by fostering shared ownership and regular coordination, using RAM and RACI charts to assign responsibilities and accountability, and developing leadership, interpersonal, and other soft skills.
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1b Part 46:02
Identify the appropriate predictive or agile approach aligned with the project deliverables, and plan, execute, and monitor scope, schedule, budget, quality, and stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1b Part 59:28
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1c Part 14:03
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1c Part 213:29
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1c Part 311:53
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1c Part 49:40
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 1d6:02
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2a Part 18:32
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2a Part 29:52
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2a Part 34:51
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2a Part 410:15
Learn to estimate project duration and cost using analogies, parametric, three-point, and bottom-up methods. Apply schedule compression via fast tracking and crashing, use milestones, Gantt charts, and critical path analysis.
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2b Part 17:42
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2b Part 29:52
Compute cost variance, schedule variance, CPI, and SPI with earned value management using a bathroom renovation example; apply planned value, earned value, and actual cost to forecast completion.
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2c5:11
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2d2:01
Define and manage work packages within the work breakdown structure as self-contained tasks assigned to one person, with budgets, deadlines, risks, and priorities to support stakeholders and on-time completion.
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2e10:52
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 2f8:16
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 19:58
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 26:46
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 39:34
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 411:04
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 59:08
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 610:25
Outline plan artifacts for predictive projects, detailing change control, communication, and cost management plans, plus earned value management and iteration planning in agile contexts.
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 716:33
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 86:28
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 910:24
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 1018:57
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 1110:02
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 126:36
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 1311:56
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3a - Artifacts - Part 147:59
Predictive Methodology Domain 2 Task 3b2:31

Domain 3, Task 1, part 114:20
Domain 3, Task 1, part 219:41
Explore agile scrum in adaptive projects, with sprints, product backlog, sprint backlog, kanban boards, and stakeholder feedback guided by the product owner and scrum master.
Domain 3, Task 1, part 310:13
Domain 3, Task 1, part 47:11
Domain 3, Task 1, part 518:30
Domain 3, Task 2, Part 122:31
Explore agile project management by planning project iterations, translating the work into a product backlog and user stories, and using feedback-driven reviews to adapt scope and adaptive tracking methods.
Domain 3, Task 2, Part 211:39
Domain 3, Task 2, Part 37:48
Domain 3, Task 3, part 114:53
Domain 3, Task 3, Part 217:37
Domain 3, Task 4, Part 19:52
Explore adaptive project management by examining agile, iterative, and incremental planning, detailing components like product backlog, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews across Scrum, XP, SAFe, and Kanban.
Domain 3, Task 5, Part 116:32
Domain 3, Task 5, Part 214:13

Domain 4, Task 1, part 123:26
Domain 4, Task 1, part 213:55
Domain 4, Task 1, part 316:00
Apply HACCP-based food safety project practices to achieve the BRC Global Standard, detailing the project manager’s scope, milestones, cross-functional coordination, risk management, and internal versus external stakeholders.
Domain 4, Task 2, part 122:14
Domain 4, Task 2, part 210:09
Domain 4, Task 2, Part 36:13
Improve business analysts' communication by addressing cultural gaps, using clear language, and implementing feedback loops; tailor approaches, choose accessible tools, and document decisions for virtual, multi-cultural teams.
Domain 4, Task 3, Part 110:42
Domain 4, Task 3, Part 27:38
Domain 4, Task 3, Part 313:00

Requirements

Have a secondary degree, such as a high school diploma, GED (general educational development), or global equivalent
At least 23 hours of project management education completed before the exam. This course will provide you a certificate for 23 hours of training to meet the criteria.

Description

The published tasks include:

Domain 1: Project management fundamentals and core concepts 36%
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 techniques
Domain 2: Predictive, plan based methodologies 17%
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 project
Domain 3: Agile Frameworks Methodologies 20%
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.
Being Developed:
Predictive artifacts examples
JIRA overview for adaptive
Domain 4: Business Analysis Frameworks (27%)
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.

Disclaimer:

The trade-marks CAPM, PMP, PMI, "PMI", the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logo, "PMBOK", "PgMP”, “Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. The Quarter Globe Design is a trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department. The PMI does not sponsor, license, or necessarily recommend these notes and study material for any of its courses. Dazia Consulting Inc Canada is an independent supplier of educational services. Exam preparation materials are not sponsored by any other industry organization.

Who this course is for:

Planning to appear in Project Management Institute's CAPM exam
According to Entrepreneur Media, Inc., the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) ranks #1 among the 9 Most In-Demand Professional Certifications. Earning your CAPM credential can significantly boost your career prospects, enhance your earning potential, and prepare you to pursue advanced certifications—such as the Project Management Professional (PMP), the industry’s gold standard. A CAPM certification opens doors to a variety of project management roles, including: Assistant Project Manager Project Administrator Project Analyst Project Coordinator Project Manager PMI Technical Project Manager This certification is ideal for professionals looking to launch or grow a career in project management.

Certified Associate in Project Management CAPM Exam

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Course content

Domain 1 Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts23 lectures • 3hr 34min

Domain 2 Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies38 lectures • 5hr 27min

Domain 3 Agile Frameworks/Methodologies13 lectures • 3hr 5min

Domain 4 Business Analysis Frameworks9 lectures • 2hr 3min

Requirements

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