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For students, career changers and new team members who want to prove they know the fundamentals of predictive, agile and business analysis practice, on the exam that follows the 2023 content outline.

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The real exam

Questions150 (commonly reported as 135 scored and 15 unscored pretest)
Time180 minutes
BreakOne optional 10-minute break between two halves of 75; a finished half locks
Pass markNot published by PMI
DomainsFundamentals 36%, Predictive 17%, Agile 20%, Business analysis 27%
Item typesSingle and multiple response, matching, some calculations
Content outline2023 Exam Content Outline (no 2026 change announced)
EligibilitySecondary diploma plus 23 hours of project management education
FeeAbout $225 for PMI members and $300 for non-members (check PMI before you book)
DeliveryPearson VUE test centre or online proctored
Renewal15 PDUs every 3 years; an active CAPM waives the 35-hour training requirement for PMP

What you get

34
lessons
4
hours of reading
180
original questions
1
full mock exams

Mocks follow the real rules: 150 questions in 180 minutes, 2 sections with breaks, flag and review.

Syllabus

Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts36%

Projects, programs and portfolios, life cycles and approaches, process groups and knowledge areas, roles, governance, ethics, stakeholders, communication, teams, risk and problem-solving tools.

Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies17%

When to use a predictive approach, the charter, scope and WBS, schedules and the critical path, estimating, earned value, quality, change control, procurement and closing.

Agile Frameworks and Methodologies20%

The Agile Manifesto, when to use adaptive or hybrid approaches, Scrum accountabilities, events and artifacts, Kanban, Lean and XP, user stories, estimation and agile metrics.

Business Analysis Frameworks27%

Business analysis roles, needs assessment, stakeholder analysis and communication, elicitation, requirement types and models, traceability, product roadmaps, prioritisation, validation and acceptance.

Course outline

  1. The exam and project foundations · 4 lessons
  2. Core concepts · 6 lessons
  3. Predictive planning · 5 lessons
  4. Predictive execution, control and closing · 4 lessons
  5. Agile foundations · 3 lessons
  6. Scrum and agile practice · 4 lessons
  7. Business analysis frameworks · 8 lessons

Try a question

Senior leaders review all current and proposed initiatives and decide which ones to fund based on strategic fit and available capacity. Which practice are they performing?
A. Program management
B. Operations management
C. Project integration management
D. Portfolio management
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Answer: D. Portfolio management answers "are we doing the right work?" Program and project management answer "are we doing the work right?" A portfolio can contain unrelated projects, programs and even operations, all aligned to strategic objectives.
A project delivered a new online booking system on time and on budget. Six months later, the sponsor checks whether phone calls to the booking office have dropped as planned. What is the sponsor checking?
A. Whether the planned business benefits were realised
B. Whether the project met its schedule baseline
C. Whether the procurement contract was closed correctly
D. Whether the deliverable passed quality control
Show answer
Answer: A. Outputs are the deliverables; benefits are the measurable gains the organisation gets from using them. A project can be on time and on budget and still fail to deliver value. Benefits realisation is often measured after handover, by the sponsor or business owner.

CAPM and PMI are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc. Passwell is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by PMI, and is not a PMI Authorized Training Partner. All questions and lessons are original and are not taken from the real exam. Facts checked 2026-11-14.