PMI CAPM® — Certified Associate in Project Management — Study Hub

Meet your CAPM® home base. This hub pulls together a practical, standards-aligned path to passing—what to learn, how to practice, and how to structure your study time.

For the latest official exam requirements (eligibility, exam setup, policies), use PMI’s certification page: https://www.pmi.org/certifications/certified-associate-capm

This hub’s syllabus is mapped to the official CAPM Exam Content Outline (ECO, 2023) across four domains (fundamentals, predictive, agile, and business analysis). Start with Overview for the official exam snapshot and domain weights.

What you’ll find here

• Overview: what CAPM covers, how questions are written, and common pitfalls.
• Study Plan: 30/60/90‑day schedules you can actually follow.
• Syllabus: learning objectives organized by domain with quick links to topic practice.
• Cheatsheet: formulas (PERT/EVM), decision tables, process maps, and glossary.
• Practice: domain drills and mixed sets in the Mastery Cloud app.
• FAQ: fast answers to the most common CAPM prep questions.
• Resources: official PMI links + core standards to anchor your prep.

Who this is for

CAPM is designed for candidates building project-management fundamentals: process thinking, planning basics, stakeholder communication, and modern ways of working (predictive + agile) with practical business analysis essentials.

How to use this hub (simple loop)

1. Read the Overview to understand what the exam rewards.
2. Work through the Syllabus topic-by-topic.
3. Keep the Cheatsheet open while you do drills.
4. Use Practice to build speed, then fix weak areas using the syllabus objectives.

In this section

• CAPM® Cheatsheet — Formulas, Tables, Process Maps & Glossary
  High-yield CAPM® review: project management fundamentals, predictive planning artifacts, schedule and earned value formulas (PERT/EVM), agile quick reference, business analysis checklists, and a practical glossary.
• CAPM® FAQ — Common Questions (Prep, Formulas, Agile, BA)
  Quick answers to common CAPM® questions: what to study, how to handle formulas, predictive vs agile scenarios, business analysis basics, and a practical prep strategy.
• CAPM® Overview — What’s Tested and How to Prepare
  High-level CAPM® overview: what’s covered (predictive + agile + business analysis), what questions reward, common pitfalls, and a practical prep loop.
• CAPM® Practice — Topic Drills & Mixed Sets
  Open the practice app for CAPM®. Start with topic drills, then move to mixed sets to build speed and scenario instincts.
• CAPM® Resources — Official PMI Links and Standards
  Official and primary resources for CAPM® prep: PMI certification page, PMBOK®/standards portal, and PMI training/practice products.
• CAPM® Study Plan (30 / 60 / 90 Days)
  A practical CAPM® study plan: 30-day intensive, 60-day balanced, and 90-day part-time schedules with weekly focus by domain and tips for using the Mastery Cloud app.
• CAPM® Syllabus — Learning Objectives by Domain
  Blueprint-aligned CAPM® learning objectives organized by domain, with quick links to targeted practice for each topic.