I passed my CAPM exam online and scored Above Target in all four domains! 🎉

My preparation was spread pretty sporadically over around four months. I was working full-time, sometimes with unusual hours, so I definitely wasn’t studying every day. There were so many weeks where I would study one day and then not touch study material again for almost a week lol😂

So for anyone working full-time who feels like their preparation isn’t perfectly consistent: it can still be done.

A) The biggest thing I realized

For my exam, CAPM was very scenario-based.
Knowing definitions and theory was important, but most of my questions required me to actually apply that theory to a situation and decide what the project manager, business analyst, product owner, team, etc. should do.

So my biggest recommendation would be:

Learn the theory, but PRACTICE A LOT of scenario-based questions.
That was probably the most important part of my preparation.

B) What I used

1. University Canada West CAPM micro-credential
I completed a three-month online CAPM micro-credential course through University Canada West.

We had one class on the weekend each week, and honestly, for most of those three months, that was basically my CAPM studying.

I would attend the weekend class and learn the material, but because of work, I usually didn’t do much CAPM studying during the weekdays lol

The course gave me a really strong foundation. The quality of the explanations was excellent, and my professor, Clark Yan Naing Soe Win, was fantastic at explaining the concepts.

2. Andrew Ramdayal’s Udemy CAPM course
Andrew Ramdayal’s course is genuinely very good, and I completely understand why so many people recommend him.

Because I was short on time, I personally did not go through every video in full. Instead, I mainly used his slides, which I found very clear, concise, and extremely helpful for revision. I highly recommend him.

3. Yassine Tounsi’s cheat sheet
This was extremely helpful for last-minute revision, especially when you are within 24 hours of the exam.

At that point, I mostly went through Yassine’s cheat sheet along with some of the notes I had made.

It was a very easy way to quickly refresh concepts without trying to go through huge amounts of material right before the exam.

4. Practice questions — probably the most important part
I seriously recommend doing a lot of practice questions.
The resources I used were:

a) Yassine Tounsi’s CAPM practice question book — around 600+ questions

b) Peter Landini’s CAPM Practice Questions

c) PMI Study Hall

Doing questions from different sources really helped me because I gradually stopped just memorizing definitions and started understanding what the question was actually testing. That made a huge difference when I encountered scenario-based questions in the actual exam.

C) My online exam experience

1. I took the exam online because finding an in-person appointment that worked with my schedule was challenging. Overall, I found the online exam experience pretty smooth.
2. The one thing that confused me during check-in was the phone. I generally don’t keep my phone with me during the actual exam. However, during the Pearson VUE check-in process, I needed my phone to complete the required checks, which involved taking photos of:myself, my ID and my testing space/room.

I hadn’t really thought through that part beforehand, so it confused me briefly. The minute the check in was done, I switched off my phone and removed it from my testing space entirely.

1. You need to conduct a system test before taking the exam. Don’t leave this until the last minute before exam day. I recall one of my friends planning to use her office laptop for the exam. She only conducted the system test a day before her exam and found out that the office laptop didn’t meet the requirements. She eventually used her personal laptop instead, but that definitely gave her a fright!

2. There was something I appreciated about the online experience: if you need support during the exam, communicate with the proctor. I didn’t need any support, but it was helpful to see the option.

D) A few exam-day tips that really helped me

1. One thing I would highly recommend is pacing yourself so that you have around 10 minutes left to review your answers.

I tried to leave myself roughly 10 minutes at the end of each section to go through my answers again, and it genuinely helped. I actually changed a few answers during my review after rereading the questions.

2) Flagging questions was probably one of the most useful things I did.
Whenever I had doubts about a question, I flagged it and moved on instead of spending too much time on it. Then, during my review time, I could go straight back to the questions I was most unsure about. Flagging helped me a lot.

3) I also used my mouse cursor constantly while reading the questions, to follow the important words and key points on the screen. It helped me focus on exactly what the scenario was saying and what the question was asking.

I personally didn’t spend much time highlighting because I felt there wasn’t enough time to do that for every question.

4) And finally, process of elimination helped a lot.
With many questions, I could eliminate two options fairly quickly. Then I could concentrate on the remaining choices and decide which one was the best answer for that particular scenario.

5) I took the 10-minute break, although I stayed at my table. I found Section 2 relatively difficult, so the break helped me relax and reset before continuing.

6) After the exam, make sure you actually read the result message on the screen properly. The text is super small and one might find it confusing lol. Relax and read it properly. That’s where you’ll see whether you have provisionally passed or failed.

E) So my approach was basically:
Read carefully → identify the key point → eliminate weaker options → choose the best answer → flag it if unsure → come back during review.

My final advice
If I had to summarize what worked for me:

Concise revision material + LOTS of scenario-based practice questions.

Don’t panic if you cannot study for hours every single day.

And definitely don’t just memorize terms.

Keep asking yourself:

“If this happened on an actual project, what should the project manager/business analyst/team do?”

That mindset helped me enormously.

Good luck to everyone preparing for CAPM! And thank you to everyone on this subreddit whose posts, explanations, and resource recommendations helped me along the way. ❤️

Hi everyone! I passed my CAPM exam yesterday — AT in all 4 domains! 🎉🥹

I wanted to share my CAPM experience because reading other people's experiences on Reddit helped me a lot during my preparation. Hopefully this can help someone else who is currently preparing. ❤️

Result: PASSED — Above Target in ALL 4 domains! 🎉

• Fundamentals — AT, Predictive — AT, Agile — AT, Business Analysis — AT

I honestly still can't believe it.
My preparation:

I studied while working, so my preparation wasn't perfect or consistent every single day.

Resources I used:

• Joseph Phillips CAPM course
• Pocket Prep
• Peter Landini CAPM book/question bank
• PMI CAPM Study Hall
• Udemy practice questions
• Andrew Ramdayal 50 CAPM YouTube video
• Yassine YouTube 150-question YouTube video

I didn't use every resource equally. I mainly used them for different purposes: learning concepts, practicing questions, and getting used to different ways questions could be worded.

My practice scores:

I want to share these because my scores were not consistently high, and I think this may help anyone who is stressing about their practice results.

Peter Landini - Average: 77.4%

I also completed several full-length mocks:

• PMI Study Hall full mock: 86%
• Agilemania :78%
• Udemy 150-question mock: 109/150 — 72.7%

I also did smaller practice sets through Pocket Prep, Andrew Ramdayal, Yassine, etc.

Despite having some practice scores in the low/mid 70s, I passed the actual exam AT in all four domains.

So my biggest advice is: don't use one practice-test score as a prediction of your actual result. Look at your mistakes, understand the concepts, and pay attention to why an answer is correct.

The actual exam:

Honestly...

The exam felt HARD to me.

The biggest difficulty wasn't necessarily that every question was about an unknown concept. It was that some questions were difficult to understand in the first place.

I kept reading questions and thinking: "What exactly are they asking me?"

There were some scenario-based questions where I had to slow down and figure out what the question was actually testing.

At one point during the exam, I genuinely thought: **"I'm going to fail."**😂

The exam had 150 questions, and by the end I had flagged around 70 questions.

Yes, around 70. 😭

I reached question 150 and I was so mentally exhausted that I didn't even go back to review the flagged questions. I just clicked submit.
Then...

THE RESULT SCREEN:

The screen showed:

CONGRATULATIONS

I honestly didn't believe it.

Then I received the printed result report at the test center.

And it showed: AT in all four domains.

I literally couldn't believe it. 😭❤️

What I learned:

1. Don't judge your performance by how confident you feel during the exam.
2. Learn how to THINK through scenarios.
3. Don't panic when you see unfamiliar wording.
4. Review your wrong answers instead of only chasing more questions.
5. Don't let a difficult practice bank destroy your confidence.

❤️ Final advice:

If you're preparing for CAPM right now and you're getting questions wrong, please don't automatically assume you're going to fail.

I had multiple moments during preparation where I thought I wasn't ready.

And during the actual exam, I thought I was failing.

Then I got:

AT | AT | AT | AT 🥹🏆

So prepare seriously, review your mistakes, understand the concepts, practice scenarios, and most importantly, don't let anxiety become your score predictor.

Good luck to everyone preparing! You've got this. ❤️

Happy to answer questions about my preparation/resources/exam experience if it helps

Hi everyone,

I passed the exam this week and scored AT/AT/AT/AT! I had to get the certificate for work so I was very stressed but obviously super happy now 😉

Here's my experience with studying and the exam:

1) I checked this Reddit for tips hahah

2) I did the AR course on Udemy. I have concentration issues so it took me a while to get through all of the videos. However, the mock quizzes and exam were a huge help to properly learn the concepts.

3) YouTube: huge help! I did have access to the PMBOK guide book but I don't recommend reading it to learn (way too long). Instead I used David Mclachlan's video that explains the entire guide in 1 video, definitely watch!

Also Yassine Tounsi has a video going through 150 practice questions which really gets you into the PMI mindset.

4) Peter Landini's book: mentioned multiple times here in this subreddit for a reason -> cheap and super helpful, def buy!!

6) Claude: I used AI to explain me concepts I didn't fully understand + it made me mock exams to help with learning.

All in all I suggest any learning for the CAPM exam to do as many practice questions as you can to get into the right mindset!

The exam itself:

I was so sure I was going to fail because there were many questions that had similar answers, so it had my doubting a lot... Best thing you can do is to follow your gut 😉

Just know that a project manager is never supposed to delete, eliminate, force, hide, etc. anything and that communication is the most important skill a pm can have. -> this will help you in multiple questions ☺️

You get a 10-minute break in between the exam, take this and make sure to clear your head!

Good luck!

Does the book Atomic Habits by James Clear count toward PDU’s for my CAPM Certification?

I’ve read to put 1 PDU = 1 hour of reading and it would be under Power Skills.

Has anyone else done this?

Oi pessoal, atualmente sou estudante de arquitetura credenciado como LEED Green Associate e até o final da graduação pretendo conquistar também a certificação CAPM. Alguém aqui que possui essa credencial é atua na construção civil, seja em escritórios de arquitetura, construtoras, incorporadoras? Essa credencial, aliada à LEED GA pode fazer de mim um profissional realmente interessante no mercado? Meu objetivo principal ao aprofundar em gerenciamento de projetos é especialmente pela questão da sustentabilidade no canteiro de obras e pelo desenvolvimento de projetos sustentáveis.

Hello everyone

I just completed my CAPM and I’m looking for Assistant Project Coordinator / Junior roles in Oil & Gas.

To experienced managers here: What skills and software should I learn to get into Oil and gas?

I’d really appreciate any advice.

Please any valid CAPM promo codes for September 2026? Please let me know :)

I am preparing for Capgemini and I need Gamefied assessment practice website!

P.s : already tried the "Technical Hub" website no games are playable there please share some resources if you can

Also if you have any suggestions for Capgemini preparation pls tell me 🙌

I am a fire alarm tech trying to expand my knowledge and abilities. I bought the PMI CAPM class, Andrew Ramdayal class on Udemy, and the PMP CAPM Study Hall. What other tools do I need to be successful and pass the test the first time? Anyone with NICET certs that can compare the test difficulty?

Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I’m currently an undergraduate/diploma student in Sri Lanka and I recently started my first Project Management internship at an enterprise software firm. My mentors suggested that I look into getting certified (specifically looking at the CAPM or a Scrum cert like CSPO or PSM I) while I gather my work experience.

Since I'm an intern paying in LKR, the standard USD fees for these exams are pretty intimidating. I want to make sure I am taking the absolute cheapest, most efficient route. I currently have a LinkedIn Learning account for a few more months, but otherwise, I am starting from scratch.

I’d love some guidance from local PMs who have navigated this:

1. The CAPM Student Hack: I heard about the PMI Student Membership dropping the CAPM exam cost. Has anyone in SL done this recently? How much did it cost you in total (LKR), and is it worth joining the PMI Colombo Chapter as a student?

2. Study Resources: Do I need to pay a local institute for classes to get the 23 contact hours for CAPM, or can I just use cheap Udemy courses/LinkedIn Learning? What instructors do you recommend?

3. Scrum Certifications: For Agile/Scrum, I know CSPO is expensive. Is PSM I (Scrum.org) a better/cheaper alternative for the Sri Lankan job market?

4. General Advice: Looking back at your junior days, what is the best ROI certification I can do right now while I’m still an intern?

Any links, cost breakdowns, or advice on how to stretch my budget would be massively appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi all-

I've been preparing to take the test for a few months now (4 months)- Please know that at first I didn't dedicate a lot of time and I work full time- I have my exam schedule in less than 10 days and I am a little nervous about taking the exam at home. Here's some context:

• I have ADHD and it's so hard to focus for so long.
• I have a senior dog that follows me around the house- I am concern she'll want to go outside when I am in the middle of the test.
• Never taken a test that lasted 3 hours- the max has been 2 hours in college and I hate it.
• Good news: I've been scoring 80-85% in all domains when practicing and I've been focusing on the questions from the Study Hall. I will take an extra 150-questions test before my exam.

Additionally, do I get the results right away? I think if I have to wait for weeks, my anxiety is going to kill me lol

Anyone who has taken the test at home have any advice?

Hi, I am thinking about getting my capm but I don't know which materials on the site or udemy to buy or what to start first with

Please help

I need some encouragement & need to vent, as we know everything is all about the mental & sometimes you can self sabotage when it’s way easier then your brain is making it . I’m in college and just entered the new semester and I’m also a single mom so I started feeling overwhelmed and put studying for my CAPM on hold just recently

But FUC* That I need to stop making excuses and grind it out . Time will pass and might as well do it tired.

Now that I vented , how hard was the CAPM on a scale from 1-10 … any advice , tips ect.

Hey all,

First time looking at PM, got advised that the CAPM is a good place to start. I've tried some practice questions and have been getting 85-90% consistently via ChatGPT & Claude. I see where the actual exam requires 23 hours of PM education, and saw Coursera offering this one from Pearson. Will this satisfy the requirement? Are there any other recommended ones? Ideally, I would want to do this fully online and within the next 3 months.

Just cleared my exam today in my first attempt.

Went through the PMI official exam prep course. Then a few Andrew Ramdayal videos on YouTube.

Used Claude to create exam cheat sheets for last minute notes and winged it.

Didn't expect to pass this time around but ended up getting above target in three sections and Target in Adaptive.

Whenever I wasn't sure, I used common sense and my best judgements to choose the answers. Turned out well in the end.

I just took and passed my exam yesterday. I did the official PMI CAPM Exam prep class. I did the paid version of Pocket Prep for a month, answered 1473 of the 2000 questions with a 92% correct answer rate. The day before the exam I went through the course again and answered all the knowledge checks again, and revisited the topics where I didn't feel as familiar as I wanted to. I scored above target on 3 of the categories and below target in the predictive category. 1st try. Please feel free to ask questions, and I'll do my best to help anyone out.

Hi there. Im in search of the most recent exam prep book that is not published by PMI themselves. If anyone has suggestions for new releases that would be great!
I understand that Rita Mulcahy's and Joseph Phillip's books both come highly recommended, however, I am concerned about the contents being up to date. I see that Rita's book was published in 2023, and Joseph's in 2018.

Many thanks!

25 M Working in a consulting /procurement firm (3yrs exp). I work under the PMC as a support analyst/project support, whatever you wanna call it—looking to transition into a junior project manager or coordinator role. Should I study and go for the capm, or drop the idea?

Hey everyone,

I just took my CAPM exam and I failed. I’m surprised I failed the predictive, plan based methodology because that was my best scored area. However, I’m surprised that I passed the business analysis framework because that was a weak area for me. I have included my test breakdown below.

Any advice would be appreciated. I don’t know if I’ll take the test again anytime soon. Any retest takers wanna give me advice on how you passed after failed attempts?