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Recently passed PMP exam

February 10, 2018, 6:45 pm
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Hey folks,
I passed the PMP examination recently and wanted to pass along a few tips that got me through those hard, grind it out hours of preparation. There were lots of up and downs, but focus, persistence, and resilience is the key. The exam is passable, but it is critical to plan your study approach months in advance, similar to planning a project in your line of work. Here are few things that helped me:
• If your planned exam date is at least three months out, I would spend two hours a day during the week and at least three hours a day during the weekend to prepare. This will give you enough time to take practice exams and improve in the areas which are under par.
• Taking regular breaks when needed. Breaking out a 6 hour study day into 3 two-hour periods or 6 one-hour periods is more productive that 1 six-hour period. Studies show your brain can absorb new information when it is in idle mode, so give it a rest from time to time.
• Measure your progress through quizzes and practice exams, in addition, take note of processes that are giving you the most fits. You want to make sure your weak areas are not exposed when you decide to take the final exam.
• Finally, be sure your mind is free of distractions and other stress-inducing factors when studying. However you choose to do this, whether it be more sleep, music, meditation, yoga, you will study better when you’re in a positive mental state.

I wrote a full story of my exam experience which you can read below. Enjoy!

Brad
sites.google.com/view/pmpsuccessstory/home

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What are the new Updated in PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition

March 13, 2018, 2:27 am
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Please let me know any body what are the new update let me know some detailed.
1) The Structure of the Guide
2) Role of the Project Manager
3) Knowledge Area Changes
4) Process Changes

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Preparing for CAPM Certification based on PMBOK Guide, 5th Edition (until May 20, 2018)?

March 30, 2018, 10:37 pm
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If you are preparing for the CAPM Certification based on the PMBOK Guide, 5th Edition, and looking for an online training program, then BrainBOK has you covered. BrainBOK is supporting both - the PMBOK Guide, 5th Edition and the 6th Edition - until May 20, 2018.

Head over to https://www.brainbok.com/pmbok5 to access the PMBOK Guide, 5th Edition content.

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Download PMBOK Guide 6th Edition Process Group and Knowledge Area Mapping Table

April 5, 2018, 9:19 am
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The PMBOK Guide contains 49 project management processes distributed across 5 process groups and 10 knowledge areas.

You can download or print the new PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition based Process Group and Knowledge Area Mapping table by clicking on the image below.



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STUDY PARTNER FOR PMP EXAMS

April 12, 2018, 8:20 am
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Hiii guys!!! I am looking for a dedicated and hard-working study partner for my PMP exams. I have uploaded my profile and study schedule on studypal. If anyone of you is interested, do let me know.
Thanks,
Rajesh

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PMI-ACP Exam Changes in 2018

April 17, 2018, 2:25 am
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PMI has updated the PMI-ACP exam in 2018. There's a lot of confusion around the changes. However, the good news is that the changes are really minor. Basically, the terminology used in the exam is being updated to align with the new Agile Practice Guide. Read what Mike Griffith, the person who shaped the PMI-ACP certification, and the chair person of the team that developed the Agile Practice Guide has to say on this topic:

https://rmcls.com/360/changes-will-see-pmi-acp-exam-2018/

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STUDY PARTNER FOR PMP EXAMS

April 18, 2018, 10:41 am
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Hiii guys!!! I am looking for a dedicated and hard-working study partner for my PMP exams. I have uploaded my profile and study schedule on studypal. If anyone of you is interested, do let me know.
Thanks,
Rajsh Bhasin

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PMP and CAPM Sample Question 6: Quick and easy way to identify all project risks

December 16, 2015, 2:58 am
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Q. A new project manager approaches you for help regarding risk management activities on her project. She is looking for a quick and simple way to identify all project risks. What advice would you offer her?

A. Refer to the risk register of a previous similar project.

B. Use the lowest level of the risk breakdown structure as a risk checklist.

C. Refer to publicly available commercial risk databases.

D. There is no quick and simple way to identify all project risks.

Post your answer below. Correct answer will be posted after receiving at least one response.

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Difference between 5th & 6th edition exams

April 28, 2018, 9:53 pm
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Hello Friends,
Has anyone taken BOTH the 5th & 6th edition exams? Was there a shift in certain types of questions (i.e. formula-based, situational, sequential, Monitoring & Closing, Social Responsibility)? Or if you studied for the 5th edition, but were going to the miss the cutoff date, how was the 6th edition exam different than the 5th edition study material?

Look forward to the discussion!!!

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PMP Application Form 2018 - Step by Step Walkthrough

May 17, 2018, 10:43 am
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If you want to know what a PMP application form looks like in 2018 and what it takes to prepare and submit the PMP certification application on PMI's website, then the following PDF document would help you. Feel free to download it for your reference.

If you need assistance or clarification regarding the PMP application process or form, please post your comments below and I'll try to help.

PMP Application Form 2018 - Step-by-step Walkthrough PDF

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Audit vs Inspection

May 25, 2018, 4:37 am
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Hey guys,

Please help me to understand the difference between Audits and Inspections from the PMBOK's point of view.
I googled a lot but still do not understand the difference completely.

Here are the definitions from the PMBOK:

  • An audit is a structured, independent process used to determine if project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures
  • Inspection includes activities such as measuring, examining, and validating to determine whether work and deliverables meet requirements and product acceptance criteria

The only difference I see is that an audit is a more thorough process.

Thank you in advance! :)

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Drag n Drop Game - Enterprise Environmental Factors and Organizational Process Assets

July 17, 2018, 8:58 am
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Rita Mulcahy's PMP Exam Prep Ninth Edition (2018) for Sale [Singapore]

August 18, 2018, 7:35 pm
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Rita Mulcahy's PMP Exam Prep, Ninth Edition for PMP Exam 2018 is available for purchase in Singapore through BrainBOK. If you would like to get a copy, please reach out to support@brainbok.com and arrange for self-collection.

All copies are brand new and in original shrink wrap, imported directly from the US. Price is SG $142.

For more information, refer to: https://www.brainbok.com/books/rita-mulcahy-pmp-exam-prep-ninth-edition-singapore

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What is the difference between Schedule Model and Project Schedule?

April 19, 2013, 10:52 pm
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Schedule Model is mentioned 58 times in PMBOK Guide, Fifth Edition compared to just 5 times in the Fourth Edition. So, here's a discussion topic for those preparing for PMP and CAPM exams:

What is the difference between Schedule Model and Project Schedule?

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Estimate-To-Complete, Estimate-At-Completion, etc

April 1, 2019, 5:08 pm
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I'm studying for the PM division of the architect's licensing exams, and wrestling with the various forecasting techniques for "snapshot" monitoring of the progress of the Project Work Plan:
ETC Estimate-To-Complete
EAC Estimate-At-Completion
EAC Multiplier
Effective Multiplier

Using these metrics involves analyses of how much has been spent on labor to-date, how much is expected to be spent on labor to complete the remainder of the project, how much the total spent on labor at project completion will be, etc. What I don't understand is whether we're always talking about the cost of Direct Labor, or the cost of direct labor with multipliers applied (what I call Factored Labor, as I haven't seen the official term). One of the terms found in equations is NSF Net Service Fee, which is a value that has multipliers applied - it is not a value of direct labor (unless I've badly misinterpreted that). So does that mean that all the terms of the formulas need to be converted to and expressed as labor values with multipliers applied (factored labor)? Terms of direct labor and terms of factored labor don't belong together in the same formula, do they? Summary of my question: are terms of equations for forecasting techniques always in direct labor, or always in factored labor, or a mix of the two?
Dan

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PMI Exam Vendor Change from Prometric to Pearson VUE starting April 2019

May 11, 2019, 8:45 pm
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PMI is changing the vendor for their certification exams from Prometric to Pearson VUE. The change is rolling out in a phase-wise manner in order to provide an overall better experience.

It means going forward, all certification exams offered by PMI will be administered by Pearson VUE. PMI has published the transition plan and important dates.

Important Dates

  • 1 March 2019 || PMI-ACP scheduling available at Pearson VUE

  • 1 April 2019 || PMI-ACP testing begins at Pearson VUE centers and online proctoring

  • 1 April 2019 || Scheduling available at Pearson VUE for PMP®, PgMP®, PfMP®, PMI-PBA®, PMI-SP® and PMI-RMP® exams

  • 30 June 2019 || Last date for testing at Prometric centers

  • 1 July 2019 || Testing begins at Pearson VUE centers for PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-PBA, PMI-SP and PMI-RMP exams

Official Announcement

You can read more details about the change in the PMI announcement:

All PMI Certification Exams Moving to Pearson VUE

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PMI-ACP Exam can be taken online beginning April 2019 (Online Proctored Exam)

May 11, 2019, 9:26 pm
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Here's a good news for those going for PMI-ACP certification. Since April 2019, you can take your PMI-ACP exam online similar to the way you can do for CAPM exam.

You can read my blog post on the CAPM Online Proctoring here:

PMI CAPM Online Proctored Exam

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CPM is the longest path and its duration is the shortest duration to complete the project

August 18, 2019, 12:53 am
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People often get confused with the statement:

"Critical Path is the longest path through the project network diagram, and it is an estimate of the minimum (shortest) project duration."

On first impression, the statement sounds ambiguous or outright wrong. How can a Critical Path be the longest path and its duration the shortest duration to complete the project?

Let's break it down.

Critical Path is the longest path through the project because that's the only path with no (positive) float / wiggle room. Other (non-critical) paths on the schedule network diagram have (positive) float / wiggle room.

Critical Path duration is also an estimate of the minimum (shortest) duration to complete the project because it's the only path that runs continuously from start to end of the project i.e. it has no float / wiggle room to cut down. Other paths have float / wiggle room, but shortening the other paths will not shorten your project schedule.

The only way to shorten the project schedule is to shorten the Critical Path and that can be done using schedule compression techniques such as Fast-tracking and Crashing.

Hope this brief explanation helps make some sense of the statement.

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PMP Exam is Changing in July 2020

May 11, 2019, 8:19 pm
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PMP Exam is changing again in December 2019 to align with the new PMP Exam Content Outline.

We will know more about the changes in June 2019 when the new exam content outline is published by PMI.

If you have been preparing for the current exam but haven't scheduled the exam yet, this might be the right time to do so and get your certification before the change kicks in.

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PMP Mock Questions Difficulty level of EXAMCENTRAL.net as compared to REAL EXAM?

December 31, 2019, 9:13 am
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HI,

I was preparing for PMP exam and i did a lot of mocks to check if I was ready for the final exam. I was scoring consistently 73-75% but was not touching 80% in any mocks (Oliver Lehmann, SImplilearn, Edwell Mock). I had been going through the wrong answers and trying cover up the deficiencies. I thought I ran out of new free mock exams to test my readiness. Then I found www.examcentral.com mocks.

I am scoring consistently above 90% in examcentral.net mock exams. The questions are short and seem to be easy. I want to know how much is examcentral.com mock test difficulty level as compared to real PMP exam? Anyone has any experience maybe after giving real PMP exam, can advise?

Thanks

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