Certified Associate in Project Management

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Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is a certification in project management managed by the Project Management Institute in accordance with their published ANSI standard A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, abbreviated as PMBOK Guide.

[edit] The CAPM Credential Examination

The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification examination is a knowledge based exam that uses A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK Guide - Third Edition as its only source. The CAPM examination comprises 150 multiple-choice questions. Of the 150 questions, 15 questions are considered pretest questions. Pretest questions do not affect the candidate’s score and are used in examinations to increase the number of future CAPM examination questions. The pretest questions are randomly placed throughout the exam. The allotted time to complete the examination is three hours. The three-hour examination is preceded by a 15-minute computer tutorial, which is not part of the allotted three hours.

CAPM credential examination questions:

are developed and independently validated by global groups of CAPMs
are referenced solely to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK Guide - Third Edition.
are monitored through psychometric analysis

The passing score for the CAPM examination is determined by a criterion-referenced approach called the Modified Angoff Technique, a certification industry standard practice relying on the collective judgments of groups of CAPMs from around the globe.

A Certified Associate in Project Management has demonstrated a common base of knowledge and terms in the field of project management. It requires either 1,500 hours of work on a project team or 23 contact hours of formal education in project management.