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Esmeal Sheriff Owner/Sr. Principal Consultant| Execultant Consultancy L.L.C. Minneapolis, Mn, United States
I will soon be preparing for my CAMP exam, I would like to know what materials are out there that I can use to study? in addition the PMBOK.
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Naomi Caietti Senior Project Manager | ePMO | Higher Education | Healthcare & IT| Linkedin.com/In/NaomiCaietti
Nov 05, 2016 12:36 PM
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Hello Esmeal,

You can use any of these as per your preference -

1. CAPM® EXAM PREP - 3RD EDITION by Rita Mulcahy

https://www.amazon.com/CAPM-Exam-Prep-Rita-Mulcahy/dp/1932735720

2. PM FASTRACK® EXAM SIM SOFTWARE FOR THE CAPM® EXAM - VERSION 3

http://store.rmcproject.com/pm-fastrack-ex...3569.1478362922

3. HOT TOPICS PMP® AND CAPM® EXAM FLASHCARDS, EIGHTH EDITION

http://store.rmcproject.com/hot-topics-pmp...3569.1478362922

4. CAPM® Exam Simplified: Aligned to PMBOK Guide 5th Edition by Aileen Ellis

https://www.amazon.com/CAPM%C2%AE-Exam-Sim...4&keywords=CAPM

5. CAPM/PMP Project Management Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Third Edition by Joseph Phillips

https://www.amazon.com/Project-Management-...2&keywords=CAPM

6. Achieve CAPM Exam Success by by Diane Altwies

https://www.amazon.com/Achieve-CAPM-Exam-S...9&keywords=CAPM


All the best for your exam. Do let us know once you pass.
Esmeal:
I'd recommend Rita's or Diane Altwies. Keep your study materials simple.Good luck.
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Markus Kopko AI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM AI Coach| PMotion.ai Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
for all actual aspirants here is my recommendation on the prep process for CAPM:

Getting PMI CAPM® Certified in 5 Steps:

Regardless of your career stage, the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is an asset that will distinguish you in the job market and enhance your credibility and effectiveness working on — or with — project teams.

Organizations with standardized practices attain better results, as shown in our 2015 Pulse of the Profession® report. Because the CAPM® recognizes your knowledge of the profession’s preeminent global standard, you’ll stand out to employers and be poised to move ahead.
Project management is a rapidly growing profession. Through 2020, 1.57 million new jobs will be created each year and qualified practitioners are in demand. With the CAPM, you’ll be on the fast track to opportunity.
Who Should Apply?

If you’d like to manage larger projects and gain more responsibility or add project management skills into your current role, then the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is right for you.

CAPM Exam Guidance

To earn your Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification, you need to meet the experience and education requirements, and pass the CAPM® examination, a 150-question, multiple-choice test.

Regardless of how advanced your project experience or education might be, you should still prepare vigorously for the exam. Successful CAPM candidates typically use multiple study aids — including courses, self-study and study groups — and will spend many hours to prepare, so make sure you leave yourself plenty of preparation time before you take the exam.

Step 1: Get familiar with the basic resources:

• Review the ? Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® (https://goo.gl/xGchrL )

• Enroll in a formal study course (on- or offline) offered by PMI chapters or accredited Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s).
for instance: CAPM Prep Cast: ? https://goo.gl/6RNsrA

• Review the latest edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (https://goo.gl/DCNxPQ )


Step 2: Start with PMBOK® Guide but be prepared to move beyond
Study additional sources to supplement the PMBOK® Guide.

Here are our recommendations what to study:
• CAPM® EXAM PREP - 3RD EDITION by Rita Mulcahy
? https://goo.gl/xbWxpd

• CAPM® Exam Simplified: Aligned to PMBOK Guide 5th Edition by Aileen Ellis
? https://goo.gl/btt3Lm

• CAPM/PMP Project Management Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Third Edition by Joseph Phillips
? https://goo.gl/l1mEjS

• Achieve CAPM Exam Success by by Diane Altwies
? https://goo.gl/0KVVle


Step 3: Took a CAPM preparation course and get your required 23 contact hours of project management training.

CAPM Prep Cast: ? https://goo.gl/6RNsrA

What is The PM PrepCast (for CAPM)? It is a videocast with 140 lessons you can access using a tablet, smart phone, computer, or laptop. Once you make your purchase, you will receive a personal link to download the videos. Each videocast is well presented and easy to follow making it easy to study!

Step 4: Finalize your study and preparation. Quiz yourself using a CAPM Exam Simulator, flashcards and study tables, review your notes from course and take lots of practice exams.

CAPM® Exam Simulator
Anytime. Anywhere. Any Device.

Best Simulator for the CAPM Exam

Prepare for and feel 100% confident to pass your Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam by using The CAPM® Exam Simulator.
The simulator gives you access to 750 realistic CAPM exam sample questions (5 exams) in an online environment. Question difficulty and style is very close to any question that you will encounter on your actual exam. A team of certified project managers not only developed all questions to be as close to the real things as possible, but they are also updated them to the latest CAPM Exam Content Outline as well as the most recent PMBOK® Guide.
… and it's the only simulator that offers Live Feedback™!

CAPM Simulator: ? https://goo.gl/Z3qwNx

You may try it for free: FREE CAPM Simulator: ? https://goo.gl/BoHKLY

Additional prep material:

• CAPM Exam Flashcard Study System: CAPM Test Practice Questions & Review for the Certified Associate in Project Management Exam (Cards) by Mometrix Media LLC
? https://goo.gl/yzA3F9


Step 5: Take the exam and earn your CAPM®!


You can find the always most recent version of this article on LinkedIn (and some more):

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/getting-pmi...pmp?published=t
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1 reply by Markus Kopko
May 23, 2017 6:03 AM
Markus Kopko
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please refer to my blog here at pm.com for the enhanced and update version of my "5 Steps Guidance to becoming CAPM certified":

https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-pos...CAPM--Certified

Regards,

Markus
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Ed Tsyitee Jr Consultant | Consultant Tucson, Az, United States
I used the All in One CAPM/PMP exam guide third edition by Joseph Phillps published by McGraw Hill education.

This was in addition to already having earned my Masters in Project Management, and reviewing, I mean practically memorizing, the PMBOK 5th

I also highly recommend the challenge questions here on Project Management dot com . The questions will help you get into an exam frame of mind and they cover different areas of project management.

Remember-study to pass the exam. Don't study to take the exam.

Good luck!
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Demetrius Williams Atlanta, Ga, United States
Hi Esmeal, in addition to what has been provided already here. Here is the link to another resource - http://shop.rmcls.com/certifications/CAPM_HowToStudy.aspx. Good Luck.
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Markus Kopko AI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM AI Coach| PMotion.ai Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Mar 15, 2017 8:35 AM
Replying to Markus Kopko
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for all actual aspirants here is my recommendation on the prep process for CAPM:

Getting PMI CAPM® Certified in 5 Steps:

Regardless of your career stage, the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is an asset that will distinguish you in the job market and enhance your credibility and effectiveness working on — or with — project teams.

Organizations with standardized practices attain better results, as shown in our 2015 Pulse of the Profession® report. Because the CAPM® recognizes your knowledge of the profession’s preeminent global standard, you’ll stand out to employers and be poised to move ahead.
Project management is a rapidly growing profession. Through 2020, 1.57 million new jobs will be created each year and qualified practitioners are in demand. With the CAPM, you’ll be on the fast track to opportunity.
Who Should Apply?

If you’d like to manage larger projects and gain more responsibility or add project management skills into your current role, then the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is right for you.

CAPM Exam Guidance

To earn your Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification, you need to meet the experience and education requirements, and pass the CAPM® examination, a 150-question, multiple-choice test.

Regardless of how advanced your project experience or education might be, you should still prepare vigorously for the exam. Successful CAPM candidates typically use multiple study aids — including courses, self-study and study groups — and will spend many hours to prepare, so make sure you leave yourself plenty of preparation time before you take the exam.

Step 1: Get familiar with the basic resources:

• Review the ? Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® (https://goo.gl/xGchrL )

• Enroll in a formal study course (on- or offline) offered by PMI chapters or accredited Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s).
for instance: CAPM Prep Cast: ? https://goo.gl/6RNsrA

• Review the latest edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (https://goo.gl/DCNxPQ )


Step 2: Start with PMBOK® Guide but be prepared to move beyond
Study additional sources to supplement the PMBOK® Guide.

Here are our recommendations what to study:
• CAPM® EXAM PREP - 3RD EDITION by Rita Mulcahy
? https://goo.gl/xbWxpd

• CAPM® Exam Simplified: Aligned to PMBOK Guide 5th Edition by Aileen Ellis
? https://goo.gl/btt3Lm

• CAPM/PMP Project Management Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Third Edition by Joseph Phillips
? https://goo.gl/l1mEjS

• Achieve CAPM Exam Success by by Diane Altwies
? https://goo.gl/0KVVle


Step 3: Took a CAPM preparation course and get your required 23 contact hours of project management training.

CAPM Prep Cast: ? https://goo.gl/6RNsrA

What is The PM PrepCast (for CAPM)? It is a videocast with 140 lessons you can access using a tablet, smart phone, computer, or laptop. Once you make your purchase, you will receive a personal link to download the videos. Each videocast is well presented and easy to follow making it easy to study!

Step 4: Finalize your study and preparation. Quiz yourself using a CAPM Exam Simulator, flashcards and study tables, review your notes from course and take lots of practice exams.

CAPM® Exam Simulator
Anytime. Anywhere. Any Device.

Best Simulator for the CAPM Exam

Prepare for and feel 100% confident to pass your Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam by using The CAPM® Exam Simulator.
The simulator gives you access to 750 realistic CAPM exam sample questions (5 exams) in an online environment. Question difficulty and style is very close to any question that you will encounter on your actual exam. A team of certified project managers not only developed all questions to be as close to the real things as possible, but they are also updated them to the latest CAPM Exam Content Outline as well as the most recent PMBOK® Guide.
… and it's the only simulator that offers Live Feedback™!

CAPM Simulator: ? https://goo.gl/Z3qwNx

You may try it for free: FREE CAPM Simulator: ? https://goo.gl/BoHKLY

Additional prep material:

• CAPM Exam Flashcard Study System: CAPM Test Practice Questions & Review for the Certified Associate in Project Management Exam (Cards) by Mometrix Media LLC
? https://goo.gl/yzA3F9


Step 5: Take the exam and earn your CAPM®!


You can find the always most recent version of this article on LinkedIn (and some more):

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/getting-pmi...pmp?published=t
please refer to my blog here at pm.com for the enhanced and update version of my "5 Steps Guidance to becoming CAPM certified":

https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-pos...CAPM--Certified

Regards,

Markus
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Esmeal Sheriff Owner/Sr. Principal Consultant| Execultant Consultancy L.L.C. Minneapolis, Mn, United States
It was November 5, 2016 when I posted a comment asking you guys to help me identify any study material(s) in addition to the PMBook, because I was prepping for my CAPM Exam. Well I came back to this post to extend my thanks and appreciation to all of you who recommended and suggested something. Thanks for the support, I am gratified. On November 6, 2017, I took my CAPM Exam and pass it. I am now a Certified Associate in Project Management. After prosponding it two things because I was not sure whether I was ready, I couldn't go anymore but to face the challenge. I took each of you recommendations and suggestions and make prepping a priority. When people say "Hard work pays", I am a living testimony to that statement. Two months of intense studying and prepping, stay wasn't sure. But as God would have it, the hard didn't go in vain, so is your support. Thanks to you all. It feels really good!!!

Best regards
Esmeal Sheriff
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1 reply by Anupam
Nov 21, 2017 10:28 PM
Anupam
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Congratulations Esmeal. Happy to hear!!
You proved hard work pays!! :)


As Sun Tzu (the famous Chinese philosopher and incredible advisor) mentioned in his famous book Art of War -

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”


Best Wishes!!
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Anupam India
Nov 21, 2017 3:28 PM
Replying to Esmeal Sheriff
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It was November 5, 2016 when I posted a comment asking you guys to help me identify any study material(s) in addition to the PMBook, because I was prepping for my CAPM Exam. Well I came back to this post to extend my thanks and appreciation to all of you who recommended and suggested something. Thanks for the support, I am gratified. On November 6, 2017, I took my CAPM Exam and pass it. I am now a Certified Associate in Project Management. After prosponding it two things because I was not sure whether I was ready, I couldn't go anymore but to face the challenge. I took each of you recommendations and suggestions and make prepping a priority. When people say "Hard work pays", I am a living testimony to that statement. Two months of intense studying and prepping, stay wasn't sure. But as God would have it, the hard didn't go in vain, so is your support. Thanks to you all. It feels really good!!!

Best regards
Esmeal Sheriff
Congratulations Esmeal. Happy to hear!!
You proved hard work pays!! :)


As Sun Tzu (the famous Chinese philosopher and incredible advisor) mentioned in his famous book Art of War -

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”


Best Wishes!!
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1 reply by Esmeal Sheriff
Nov 22, 2017 12:26 AM
Esmeal Sheriff
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Thank you very much Anupan G!!!
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Esmeal Sheriff Owner/Sr. Principal Consultant| Execultant Consultancy L.L.C. Minneapolis, Mn, United States
Nov 21, 2017 10:28 PM
Replying to Anupam
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Congratulations Esmeal. Happy to hear!!
You proved hard work pays!! :)


As Sun Tzu (the famous Chinese philosopher and incredible advisor) mentioned in his famous book Art of War -

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”


Best Wishes!!
Thank you very much Anupan G!!!
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