Certified Associate in Project Management
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The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is a credential administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI) (PMI, 2009a). PMI is a non-profit organization formed in 1969. It has about 300,000 members in over 125 countries (PMI, 2009b).
In order to take the CAPM credential examination, an applicant must have (1) a high school diploma, associate’s degree, or (global) education equivalent and (2) completed a formal 23 hour course on the subject matter or have 1,500 hours of documented professional project management experience (PMI, 2009a)
The CAPM credential examination consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. CAPM exam content is taken from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (PMI, 2009a)
Currently, about 8,000 people hold the CAPM credential (PMI, 2009b).
[edit] References
PMI. (2008). Project management body of knowledge (4th ed.). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: PMI.
PMI. (2009a). Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® credential handbook. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: PMI.
PMI. (2009b, May). PMI fact file. PM Network, 23(5), (PMI today supplement, 6).
CAPM is a registered certification mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. PMI is a registered trademark and service mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. PMBOK is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
