Looking for your insight new PM without formal training and tools

With this being a new position, their definition of project management may differ from the PMBOK Guides definition, so don't rush into a lot of formal processes that people aren't used to doing. Likewise, if they're not already using a tool to track their daily work, getting them to track project work can be challenging.

What does leadership expect from this position? Are you expected to be the expert?

How can you help others succeed?

If your CAPM class is an exam prep class, it may focus more on preparing for the exam than on how to be a better project manager. You can find material on project management fundamentals on Udemy, Coursera, and YouTube.

Rebecca -

Before defining and implementing processes for delivering projects, I'd start by working with your leadership to get some basic project intake governance defined such as:
- What is the definition of a project for your company?
- Who is able to approve the launch or termination of a project?

And when it comes to defining delivery processes, start by identifying the delivery & control objectives which your stakeholders have and then come up with the simplest set of processes and templates to achieve those. Make sure you actively engage with the key stakeholders such as other project leads, functional managers and sponsors to ensure that there is buy in and they have a chance to shape these preliminary processes.

Kiron

Rebecca, my fellow colleagues gave solid feedback. One thing to add: Consider joining the mentorship program at your PMI local chapter. Most PMI chapters have free (or for a nominal feel) mentorship programs where they pair you with a mentor for 6 months. This is a great way to seek advise and gain knowledge from industry veterans.

Forget about training. The important thing is to understand the strategy behind to implement project management process. And it depends on lot of things which are from it is needed because it will help to position the company in a place where it can win things like bids to corporate visibility on clients. So I can wrote a lot in this place but it is not enough room for this My recommendation is going to PMI´s business anlisys publications mainly starting with practice guide where you will find a process called needs analysis (or strategy analysis) that is about this matter.

Good luck, and welcome, Rebecca.
Most of us have been there (at the start of a PM career).
For now, learn and improve.

Rebecca, remember to ask questions and seek guidance. PMI offers some free basic courses (Kickoff) and CAPM is a good option. Don't forget to find a mentor, just like you did here.
Soon in my career, I understood that PM is people business, so develop your personality, empathy, and influence. If you can switch industries, you will learn a lot. I am industry agnostic, but not all employers understand it.