PMI® Authorized CAPM® Exam Prep Course Syllabus

Version 2.0 | 2026 Release

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This course syllabus is fully aligned with the CAPM® Exam Content Outline, so you stay fully up to date with the latest CAPM® exam requirements.

Course Structure

The course is delivered using Microsoft PowerPoint, with eight teaching lessons, an introduction, and a conclusion:

  • Lesson 1: Course Overview
  • Lesson 2: Project Management Fundamentals
  • Lesson 3: Organizing for Project Performance
  • Lesson 4: Development Approach and Life Cycle
  • Lesson 5: Business Analysis Framework
  • Lesson 6: Starting a Project
  • Lesson 7: Predictive Methodologies
  • Lesson 8: Adaptive Approaches
  • Lesson 9: Project Work and Delivery
  • Lesson 10: Conclusion

Learning Goals

This instructor-led course is organized around the following learning objectives, grouped into four domains:

Domain 1: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

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  • Demonstrate an understanding of the various project life cycles and processes.
  • Distinguish between predictive and adaptive approaches.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities.
  • Explain the importance of the role the project manager plays
  • Determine how to follow and execute and respond to planned strategies or frameworks—e.g., communication, risks, etc.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of common problem-solving tools and techniques.
Domain 2: Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies

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  • Identify the suitability of a predictive, plan-based approach for the organizational structure (e.g., virtual, colocation, matrix structure, hierarchical, etc.).
  • Determine and give examples of the activities within each process.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule.
  • Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan-based projects.
Domain 3: Agile Frameworks

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  • Explain when it is appropriate and sustainable to use an adaptive approach for the organizational structure.
  • Compare the pros and cons of adaptive and predictive, plan-based projects.
  • Identify the suitability of adaptive approaches for the organizational structure (e.g., virtual, colocation, matrix structure, hierarchical, etc.).
  • Identify organizational process assets and environmental factors that facilitate the use of adaptive approaches.
  • Determine how to plan project iterations.
  • Determine how to document project controls for an adaptive project.
  • Distinguish between the components of different adaptive methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Scaled Adaptive Framework (SAFe®), Kanban, etc.).
  • Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps.
Domain 4: Business Analysis Frameworks

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  • Demonstrate an understanding of business analysis (BA) roles and responsibilities.
  • Demonstrate the importance of stakeholder and team communication to the business analyst role.
  • Determine how to gather requirements and using the best approach for a situation.
  • Explain the application of a product roadmap.
  • Determine how project methodologies influence business analysis processes.
  • Validate requirements through product delivery.

Check out the available schedule for instructor-led classes here.