CAPM Exam And Preparation Flashcards
What are three benefits of being a CAPM?
Higher income potential
Shows knowledge of international standards
Is required by a growing number of employers
What do the letters CAPM mean?
Certified associate in project management
How many hours are needed to become a CAPM?
23 hours of education or 1500 hrs. as a team member.
11 Domains on Exam
The Basic PM processes 15% 23 Q Integration management 12% 18 Q Scope management 11% 17 Q Time management 12% 18 Q Cost management 7% 11 Q Quality management 6% 9Q Human resources management 8% 12 Q Communications management 6% 9Q Risk management 9% 14 Q procurement management 7% 11 Q Stakeholder management 7% 11 Q
Requirement to pass CAPM exam
Must get 61% or better. 150 question exam. No penalty for wrong answers answer all questions.
Types of questions: three points
- Situational questions. Eliminate what is obviously wrong, impossible to know, extraneous/unneeded information, and answer what it is most likely. Two right answers remember what would you do first.
Know terms: will include made up terms and failing to know the key terms and acronyms will equal failure.
Understanding versus memorization. Yes would need to know it definitions to answer correctly but not to know best answer…
11 Recurring themes-PMI’isms
Basic assumption that you keep historical records for all your projects.
Must understand the process of project management what to do first, second, etc.
Must not only understand the topics, but why you should care about them.
Everything should be coordinated with the project stakeholders and expectations managed.
All roles and responsibilities must be clearly defined.
A project plan is not a Gantt chart.
A WBS is not an org chart but is a wonderful and key element of successful project management.
Project managers are awesome and are very skilled.
PMI does not support goldplating adding extra functionality.
Expert judgment and bottoms up is preferred.
Environmental factors influence the project.
6 reasons people fail the exam
Believe they can pass from their experience not studying.
A lack of PM experience.
Failure to read the questions.
Failure to read all of the choices.
Not trusting their knowledge.
Nervousness.
Which of the following best describes contact hours?
A. Contact hours are the same as PDUs
B. Contact hours represent hours of formal instruction or education in the field of project management
C. Contact hours represent our spent reading about or training in the field of project management
D. None of the above
B.
How many hours of professional experience working on projects do you need? A. 3600 B. 1500 C. 7500 D. none of the above
B.
Which of the following correctly represents the acronym CAPM?
A. Certified associate and program management
B. Certified associate in project management
C. Certified associate in portfolio management
D. Confirmed associate in project management
B.
What is the required passing score for the CAPM exam?
A. 68%
B. 80%
C. 61%
D. 75%
C.
How many questions are on the CAPM exam?
A. 175
B. 250
C. 200
D. 150
D.
If a candidate is attempting to qualify to sit for the CAPM exam, how many contact hours maybe used instead of experience?
A. 23
B. None PDUs are required
C. 45
D. 21
A.
Which of the following areas of project management represents the largest percentage of test questions?
A. The basic p.m. processes
B. Monitoring and controlling
C. Planning
D. Initiating
A.
