The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the leader and the most widely recognized organization in promoting project management best practices. It was founded in 1969 and started offering the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certifications in 1984. These exams are gaining lots of popularity and demand in all areas of business and have become the industry standard certification for Project Management.
Taralyn Frasqueri-MolinaSenior Project Manager| Independent ContractorPasadena, Ca, United States
I earned both credentials, the CAPM in 2009 and the PMP in 2010. I found having taken, and passed, the CAPM examination made it a lot easier for me to figure out what was going on with the PMP. I do think there's a lot of pressure to pass the PMP examination. After all, years of work and thousands of hours of experience goes into qualifying. Because I took the CAPM examination first, I got to experience the testing center, break times rules, room temperature, testing anxiety with a "junior" level exam. When PMP rolled around, I was ready for the big show.
The article gives an excellent breakdown but I think the key is the last part. The CAPM exam is very book based. Read and memorize. The PMP exam is very experience based. Use and synthesize.
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1 reply by Shareka Williams, CAPM, CSM
Aug 04, 2017 11:52 AM
Shareka Williams, CAPM, CSM
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I greatly appreciate your feedback. I have the hours in wish I qualify, I dont do a lot of leading, im working directly under senior management as process coordinator lead role. I have been for around 4 years. Do you think i should take the capm exam? I only wanted to take it because I hearing it waas much harder than the CAPM exam? or the PMI-ACP? As you can see I need some friendly help and advise. Thanks kindly!
Taralyn, I don't find many LL for CAPM exam. As you've passed the exam, can you please describe what books to study for CAPM. Is it enough if i memorize(along with understanding the logical flow) PMBOK and couple of other books.
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Taralyn Frasqueri-MolinaSenior Project Manager| Independent ContractorPasadena, Ca, United States
Hi NSG - you've pretty much hit on the answer to your question in your question :)
To study for the CAPM exam, I read the PMBOK twice, took as many free CAPM/PMP exams as I could find and read 3-4 project management books.
Also, by the time I was taking the CAPM, I already had two project management courses under my belt. One was an 8 hour course and the other was a 12 week course, both covering the fundamentals of project management.
Here's a list I put together for the PMP, but I believe it applies to the CAPM as well. The list may be a bit overkill for the CAPM but it's better to be over-prepared and under-prepared. Plus, you'll be that much more familiar with the PMP if you decide to take that.
TL's Study List:
0. PMI’s PMBOK 4th edition – most current edition. This is not free if you are not a member of PMI but it is an absolute MUST HAVE. PMI.org.
2. Head First Labs PMP book - buy through Amazon or Head First site. The book is very tongue in cheek, and humorous. It’s not 100% consistent in layout but that is not too distracting from the rest of the content.
6. Anything by Cornelius Ficthner - ESPECIALLY his PMP Forumla Guide ($29.97 USD) - http://www.project-management-formulas.com/, some of this other materials are free and some are quite a bit more than $29.97.
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Shareka Williams, CAPM, CSMGlobal AI/MLProject Manager (Travel and Lounge Industry)| McKessonDALLAS, TX, United States
Oct 27, 2010 4:28 PM
Replying to Taralyn Frasqueri-Molina
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I earned both credentials, the CAPM in 2009 and the PMP in 2010. I found having taken, and passed, the CAPM examination made it a lot easier for me to figure out what was going on with the PMP. I do think there's a lot of pressure to pass the PMP examination. After all, years of work and thousands of hours of experience goes into qualifying. Because I took the CAPM examination first, I got to experience the testing center, break times rules, room temperature, testing anxiety with a "junior" level exam. When PMP rolled around, I was ready for the big show.
The article gives an excellent breakdown but I think the key is the last part. The CAPM exam is very book based. Read and memorize. The PMP exam is very experience based. Use and synthesize.
I greatly appreciate your feedback. I have the hours in wish I qualify, I dont do a lot of leading, im working directly under senior management as process coordinator lead role. I have been for around 4 years. Do you think i should take the capm exam? I only wanted to take it because I hearing it waas much harder than the CAPM exam? or the PMI-ACP? As you can see I need some friendly help and advise. Thanks kindly! Saving Changes...
