r/capm

Woke up very early listen to the Pmp 50 mindset got dress ate food and review my PMI StudyHall practice questions to reviews the questions i got wrong and right hopefully I pass this morning wish me good luck.

Hello, everyone I have my CAPM Exam tomorrow morning and I will like for anyone that took the actual exam to let me know what should I be expecting for on the exam. What should I look out for studying now so I won't be sidelined tomorrow morning thank you, I appreciate it.

I scheduled my CAPM exam to Monday. Any suggestions on how to pass or Crack the question since it's my first time doing online exam .

Study materials

Landini

AR 50 questions answer You tube video

AR udemy

Chat gpt

PMI infinity

So guys I really want to pass these exam .

Can someone suggest me how to be confident in 4 days

If I pass I will thank you later 😄

This is my first time taking the CAPM exam at a testing center i used practice questions from PMI StudyHall scored 65,76,83,85 and the Peter landini 65-90 the 150 questions and 50 questions from all 4 domains i seen that the exam mimic both of these practice questions I'm not sure if these means if I'm ready or not never took the exam before and I'm nervous that I will the actually exam even though I been doing so well in the practice exams I've also used youtube practice questions from david, andrew, and mohammed also. I guess the questions is if anyone thinks I'm ready for my exam on Thursday?

Hey Everyone!

I am looking to pursue a credential in project management. I am business degree holder with almost 3 years of work experience in a Management trainee position. I'm also 25 years old.

In those 3 years, I've worked in warehouse, inside sales and now outside sales. I've been handling projects since day 1, whether it's health & safety, procuring for construction sites, working on company brochures/website, etc.

I hit 3 years this September. I was wondering which should I pursue, CAPM or just go for PMP right away?

Hey all! I’m a first year university student trying to learn some project management skills over the summer, and I keep hearing that CAPM is a great entry-level certificate.

I’d like to get my certificate as soon as possible, because I only have 3 more months left this summer. So I was wondering what kind of study plan would be efficient and comprehensive enough for me to get my CAPM with no PM experience at all.

My current plan looks like this:
- Google Project Management course
- Andrew Ramdayal CAPM prep course
- Landini practice questions
- PocketPrep practice exams

I’m unsure if this is adequate preparation, if it’s too much, or if it’s doable in ~2 months. So any and all suggestions would be much appreciated!

I’d also love to know where to find each of these resources, and how much they cost, as I am not keen on spending a fortune!

Thanks in advance :)

Hi

I will be starting to prepare for CAPM examination .. where do I start, how do I start, where will I get study materials, method of studying, questions, exam prep and I need to pass the exam in one go. Can anyone help me ? I will be very thankful 🙏

Good day everyone! Quick question - are we allowed to have a pen, paper and calculator if we test online?

Hi guys! I passed my CAPM exam 2 weeks ago and am now trying to get into project coordinator roles. I haven't received any interviews so far. I have a degree in Business Management and a strong background in customer service. I worked for a fast-food company for 4 years while I was in college, and graduated 2 years ago. I did my internship for an advertising company after graduating and stayed there for 2 years as a CSR.

Any advice to break into PM roles? Thank you in advance.

I am located in Toronto.

Passed my CAPM with 3 days worth of studying & here’s how I did it. (Wouldn’t recommend it unless you really have no choice)

Background:
- I actually started my CAPM journey back in 2024, but life happened.
- Took a physical class for the 23 contact hours back then, but honestly I didn’t really understand the concepts well and wasn’t paying much attention throughout. I mainly just got the certificate to meet the exam requirement.
- I come from a non-management background. Currently a junior executive with some exposure to small and mid-scale projects, but nothing deeply related to using the exact project management techniques/terminologies.
- Bought Pocket Prep in 2024 and paid monthly thinking I’d take the exam soon… ended up not studying and got charged for months before cancelling.
- Also bought a physical PMBOK guide but never had the time to properly read it.

How I Studied in 3 days:
- Bought and crammed Andrew Ramdayal’s Udemy course at 2x speed. Since I already had my contact hours, I used it mainly as a refresher.
- Focused mostly on Processes, Formulas, Quizzes
- The quizzes were tough but really reinforced understanding.
- Didn’t even manage to attempt the full mock exam.
- Used Pocket Prep free version for some quick practice questions before the exam.

The MOST helpful part for me? Cultivating the PMI mindset.

These videos by helped me A LOT:
- “Pass the PMP with NO STUDY” by David McLachlan
- “Want to Pass your PMP? DON’T DO these 6 things!” by David McLachlan
- “50 CAPM Questions for the Current Exam” by Andrew Ramdayal

During the Test:
- Took it at a test centre.
- Around 10 questions involved comic strips (about 6 horizontal strips per question). Most were very similar except the middle/end where it switched between Agile vs Predictive scenarios.
- Honestly straightforward, but VERY time consuming to read.
- Around 3–4 formula questions:
- CPI, CV, SPI, SV
- Glancing through formulas before entering the exam hall helped a lot.
- If you’re afraid of forgetting formulas, write them down on the whiteboard immediately when the exam starts.

Big Mistake I Made:
- Spent WAY too much time on the first 75 questions.
- Used 115 mins out of 180 mins.
- Had to rush the remaining 75 questions in 65 mins.
- Thankfully, the second half was MUCH easier than the first.

My Final Take:
- Don’t do what I did unless you’re okay with the risk of retaking the exam or time is really not on your side.
- Don’t overspend on materials/courses or overprepare excessively.
- Understanding concepts > memorizing.
- Relate PM concepts to your real-life work experiences and daily situations. That helped me way more than pure memorization.
- Using ChatGPT for recaps, explanations, and practice questions also reinforced my learning a lot.

Extra Exam Tips:
- USE THE 10-MIN BREAK. Stretch, hydrate, warm yourself up (the testing centre was freezing), and rest your eyes.
- The timer DOES NOT stop or warn you at the halfway mark. Keep an eye on your pacing. Ideally finish first 75 questions within 90 mins or less.
- Use the strikethrough function. Many answers are obviously wrong, eliminate them quickly.
- Only highlight/flag lengthy or truly tricky questions. Over-highlighting wastes time.
- Always identify:
- Who you are in the scenario
(PM? Product Owner? Business Analyst?)
- What methodology is being used
(Predictive, Agile, or Hybrid)
- If 2–3 answers seem correct, choose the SAFEST answer aligned with PMI values/processes. This happens A LOT.
- Don’t burn the midnight oil. Get some sleep before the exam or you will start dozing off during the first 75 questions.

Hope this helps someone else taking CAPM soon. Good luck everyone!

First off, I did AR's course from udemy but didn't really pay attention throughout the course (saw them in 1.5x speed) and paid attention to critical path and EVM topics.

Second, I purchased pocket prep for a month and did around 500 - 600 questions. I used pocket prep just to know which topics I'm weak at. Scored roughly between 80% to 90%.

Lastly, purchased Landini's book from kindle and did all the practice questions sections. Landini's questions are a little tricky, it makes you think a lot and makes you doubt yourself 😭 I scored between 60% to 75% on most of the sections. Used GPT to explain the answers where I went wrong.

Revised all the topics in the morning of my exam with gpt. The exam was a lil tougher than I imagined. Half way through the exam, thought I might fail and boom!!! Saw congratulations on my screen after submitting. Thanks to this sub, helped with my preparation a lot :))

I’ll be honest. I may have over studied. I had done an almost full CAPM Test course on ChatGPT with dozens of quizzes before I even signed up for prep thru Pearson. I did the 24-hour course which had way more detail. And I found that it was also useful. I also did quizzes on weak topics via random YouTube videos.

I completed my exam in 1:20 with a 4-minute break. Some questions were just extremely intuitive while others definitely required thought. Calculator used once, no whiteboard used. Most math was simple enough to do in your head.

It really is about concepts. Know your process groups, and know what role you are playing in each question. Know what a BA does vs a Product Manager vs a Proj Mgr.

Have confidence. Get to it! And pee before your test starts.

All ATs except agile which was T. Grateful for this community!

I passed my CAPM exam on 5/11/26 using mostly just Pocket Prep Premium and Andrew Ramdayal's CAPM courses on Udemy to get my required credit hours. I've been watching his videos on and off since Feb, but didn't seriously start studying till April. I bought the full course during one of Udemy’s sales for around $20 instead of doing the monthly subscription. They run sales pretty often, so I’d recommend waiting for one if you can. Otherwise, the course is around $129, while the subscription option is about $10/month. The subscription is cheaper upfront, but you lose access once you stop paying.

I honestly hate taking notes. I find it distracting when I'm just trying to actually listen to lectures so I automated the notes part by copy/pasting the transcripts from Andrew's videos and putting that into ChatGPT. I used a prompt something along the lines of... "Use this transcript and make concise notes in layman's terms. Keep the notes in the order that it's mentioned in the video, and don't simplify them too much to where I miss important exam wording." I used that same prompt for basically every video because I noticed that if I stopped including the full instructions and just assumed ChatGPT would remember them from before, the formatting and style would start changing up on me and become inconsistent.

After getting the notes, I'd put them into a Word doc, do split-screen mode with the video playing on one side and notes on the other. I'd just follow along, and glance over notes to make sure it's all accurate. It's my lazy way to take notes, but it worked for me. After finishing the videos, I tried making Anki flashcards. I even used AI to generate those too by feeding ChatGPT my notes and asking it to make flashcards. Then I manually transferred them into Anki. Personally, I felt like this ended up wasting more time than it helped.

What DID help a ton was asking ChatGPT to list all 10 knowledge areas along with their processes and outputs. I memorized all the knowledge areas/processes and only the major outputs. That made Pocket Prep questions make way more sense.

I specifically memorized that section over two days by repeatedly writing everything out on a small dry erase board and using active recall. Small dry erase boards are honestly underrated for studying.

Since I only spent about two days on memorizing processes/outputs, I’m pretty sure that’s why I only got a T in that domain. I'd highly recommend to memorize the knowledge areas, processes, and major outputs FIRST and everything should make more sense faster when you start doing Pocket Prep.

For Pocket Prep, I only used it for only two weeks, and went through about 802 out of 2000 questions. I used pretty much every quiz type on the app—quick 10 questions, timed quizzes, missed questions only, weakest subject, or build your own. Andrew Ramdayal's course did have some quizzes you can take, but I did kinda poorly on them and it was ruining my confidence two days before the test so I stopped and just stuck with Pocket Prep instead lol.

The actual exam questions weren’t exactly the same as Pocket Prep, but Pocket Prep still helped MASSIVELY with passing. Personally, I wouldn’t say either Pocket Prep or the actual exam questions were harder than the other. They felt pretty evenly matched to me. Also, there were a couple of concepts on the exam that I haven't heard of in Pocket Prep, and I'm unsure if they were covered in the Udemy courses but I just used deductive reasoning on that and thankfully, it turned out fine. I still recommend doing Pocket Prep for more than just two weeks so that you can get through most, if not all, of the 2000 questions. Might as well get your money's worth.

TL;DR
My methods were:

• Andrew Ramdayal's Udemy course
• AI-generated notes from his video transcripts
• Pocket Prep Premium for quizzes and two mock exams
• Repetitive writing on a dry erase board
• Active recall with spaced repetition

Next week I am taking my exam I'm nervous about failing the exam ive watch andrew, david, and mohammed on youtube got some great insights and also ive been using udemy practice exam, landini practice questions, and the PMI StudyHall scoring 75-83 averaging which is good for overall performance but I'm not sure how to actually exam is nor if I know what it look like or how the questions are being presented if anyone have any recommendations or suggestions I am open to hear please and thank you.

Hi. I’m located in Canada and I want to get the CAPM. How should I go about doing it? I want to get it as soon as possible. How long does it take on average to prepare for it? Thanks in advance!

It took be me about 4 and a half months to get through the course. I tried to do my paper earlier online, but ran into some issues, thankfully Pearson Vue let me reschedule. P.S If you have an issue with your network on exam day, contact Pearson Vue support immediately, take pictures of your screen as evidence too. Good luck!

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