Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is for professionals who can contribute to a project team with their specialized skills. The CAPM® certification is designed by globally renowned experts so that the certification can help individuals gain credibility among Project Management Professionals. Let’s see what the syllabus of a CAPM® certification entails.
According to the PMBOK® guide, the CAPM® course syllabus has five primary process groups and ten knowledge areas that make the Certified Project Management Associate syllabus. The five process groups are as follows.
Group | Group Particulars |
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Group I | Initiating |
Group II | Planning |
Group III | Executing |
Group IV | Monitoring and Controlling |
Group V | Closing |
The following are the ten knowledge areas in the CAPM® certification syllabus.
Knowledge Area | Knowledge Area Particulars |
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Area I | Project Integration Management |
Area II | Project Scope Management |
Area III | Project Time Management |
Area IV | Project Cost Management |
Area V | Project Quality Management |
Area VI | Project Human Resource Management |
Area VII | Project Communications Management |
Area VIII | Project Risk Management |
Area IX | Project Procurement Management |
Area X | Project Stakeholder Management |
The process groups in the CAPM® certification syllabus aims at giving the professional hands-on experience about the five process areas required in Project Management.
The knowledge areas are specific practices to accomplish a project goal. The below table gives the details of what is covered in the knowledge areas in the CAPM® course content.
Knowledge Area | Details |
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I - Project Integration Management |
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II - Project Scope Management |
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III - Project Time Management |
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IV - Project Cost Management |
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V - Project Quality Management |
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VI - Project Human Resource Management |
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VII - Project Communications Management |
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VIII - Project Risk Management |
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IX - Project Procurement Management |
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X - Project Stakeholder Management |
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The various skills that form a part of the CAPM® syllabus include designing project lifecycle, risk management, interpersonal communication, and scheduling processes.
According to the CAPM® handbook, each knowledge area carries a specific weightage in the Certified Associate in Project Management exam, as listed below.
Knowledge Area | Weightage in Exam |
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I - Project Integration Management | 12% |
II - Project Scope Management | 11% |
III - Project Time Management | 12% |
IV - Project Cost Management | 7% |
V - Project Quality Management | 6% |
VI - Project Human Resource Management | 8% |
VII - Project Communications Management | 6% |
VIII - Project Risk Management | 9% |
IX - Project Procurement Management | 7% |
X - Project Stakeholder Management | 7% |
There are 47 processes included in the CAPM® course content. Individuals can complete these processes as part of various process groups. The DevOps Schedule process, for example, can be completed with the planning process group and the Project Time Management knowledge area.
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