Free Practice Questions for PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certification
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Key information about PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
- Multiple choice
- Ordering
- Matching
- True/False
Every 3 years through participation in the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Program
Multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, hot spot, animation videos, comic strips
Secondary degree (high school diploma, GED, or global equivalent) AND 23 hours of project management education
Online proctored or testing center
Individuals seeking more responsibility, adding project management skills to their role, project team members, or those interested in starting a project management career without prior experience.
180
150 (135 scored, 15 pretest)
3 years
Exam Topics & Skills Assessed
Skills measured (from the official study guide)
Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts(36%%)
Demonstrate an understanding of the various project life cycles and processes.
- Distinguish project, program, portfolio
- Distinguish project and operations
- Distinguish predictive and adaptive approaches
- Distinguish issues, risks, assumptions, constraints
- Review/critique project scope
- Apply project management code of ethics
- Explain project as a vehicle for change
Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning.
- Describe purpose of cost, quality, risk, schedule
- Distinguish project management plan vs. product management plan deliverables
- Distinguish milestone and task duration
- Determine resources
- Use a risk register
- Use a stakeholder register
- Explain project closure and transitions
Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities.
- Compare project manager and project sponsor roles
- Compare project team and project sponsor roles
- Explain project manager's role (initiator, negotiator, listener, coach, working member, facilitator)
- Explain differences between leadership and management
- Explain emotional intelligence (EQ) and its impact
Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks (e.g., communication, risks, etc.).
- Respond to planned strategy or framework (communication, risk)
- Explain project initiation and benefit planning
Demonstrate an understanding of common problem-solving tools and techniques.
- Evaluate meeting effectiveness
- Explain purpose of focus groups, standup meetings, brainstorming
Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies(17%%)
Explain when it is appropriate to use a predictive, plan-based approach.
- Identify suitability for organizational structure (virtual, colocation, matrix, hierarchical)
- Determine activities within each process
- Give examples of typical activities within each process
- Distinguish differences between various project components
Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule.
- Apply critical path methods
- Calculate schedule variance
- Explain work breakdown structures (WBS)
- Explain work packages
- Apply a quality management plan
- Apply an integration management plan
Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan-based projects.
- Identify artifacts used in predictive, plan-based projects
- Calculate cost and schedule variances
Agile Frameworks/Methodologies(20%%)
Explain when it is appropriate to use an adaptive approach.
- Compare pros and cons of adaptive and predictive projects
- Identify suitability for organizational structure (virtual, colocation, matrix, hierarchical)
- Identify organizational process assets and enterprise environmental factors
Determine how to plan project iterations.
- Distinguish logical units of iterations
- Interpret pros and cons of iteration
- Translate WBS to an adaptive iteration
- Determine inputs for scope
- Explain importance of adaptive vs. predictive project tracking
Determine how to document project controls for an adaptive project.
- Identify artifacts used in adaptive projects
Explain the components of an adaptive plan.
- Distinguish between components of adaptive methodologies (Scrum, XP, SAFe®, Kanban)
Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps.
- Interpret success criteria of an adaptive project management task
- Prioritize tasks in adaptive project management
Business Analysis Frameworks(27%%)
Demonstrate an understanding of business analysis (BA) roles and responsibilities.
- Distinguish between stakeholder roles (process owner, process manager, product manager, product owner)
- Outline the need for roles and responsibilities (identify stakeholders)
- Differentiate between internal and external roles
Determine how to conduct stakeholder communication.
- Recommend appropriate communication channel/tool (reporting, presentation)
- Demonstrate importance of communication for a business analyst
Determine how to gather requirements.
- Match tools to scenarios (user stories, use cases)
- Identify requirements gathering approach (stakeholder interviews, surveys, workshops, lessons learned)
- Explain a requirements traceability matrix/product backlog
Demonstrate an understanding of product roadmaps.
- Explain application of a product roadmap
- Determine which components go to which releases
Determine how project methodologies influence business analysis processes.
- Determine the role of a business analyst in adaptive and/or predictive approaches
Validate requirements through product delivery.
- Define acceptance criteria
- Determine if a project/product is ready for delivery based on a requirements traceability matrix/product backlog
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