My PMP Exam, PMI-ACP Agile, ITIL v4 Foundation Certification: Free Study Notes & Tips -- through Online Self Study for Working Professionals


Updated for the new PMP Exam: I have painstakingly updated the free study notes as well as other learning guides for the PMP Exam for the new PMP Exam in 2023. Wish you PMP success!
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PRINCE2 Foundation Certification Notes: Fundamentals

PRINCE2 Foundation Certification Notes: Fundamentals

Important: The new PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner exams (PRINCE2® 2017) are available from 10 July 2017 (details of the changes here). Don’t worry, the changes are quite minor indeed as all the 7 principles, themes and processes remain the same. From now on until the end of 2017, candidates can...

PMtraining On-Demand PMP Course Review

PMtraining On-Demand PMP Course Review – Online PMP Training

The Bootcamp On-Demand Course offered by PMtraining is also known as online training course. PMtraining offers various courses in PMP, CAPM® and PMI-ACP® Certification, both in online mode as well as bootcamp mode. Who is PMtraining? PMTraining (formerly PMPerfect.com) is a member of the SSI Logic group of companies which was...

Work package vs activity for the PMP Exam

Work Package vs Activity for PMP Exam

The terms “Work Package” and “Activity” are commonly by many project managers to refer to “the tasks to be performed in the project”, many would use these two terms interchangeably. However, for the PMP Exam, “Work Package” and “Activity” carry different meanings and should not be treated as the same. Work...

Thought Rock online ITIL Foundation Course Review

Thought Rock online ITIL Foundation Course Review

One of the most economical way to get ITIL® Foundation Certified is through taking online ITIL® Foundation courses and the passing ITIL® Foundation Exam in an online proctored environment (i.e. in your home, at your office, anywhere as long as there is a computer, an internet connection, a web cam and a table)....

Critical Path Method vs Critical Chain Method for PMP Exam

In Project Schedule Management, the most important scheduling methods mentioned in the PMBOK® Guide are Critical Path Method and Critical Chain Method. As their names suggest, there are similarities and differences between the two “Critical” methods. Critical Path Method (CPM) vs Critical Chain Method (CCM) Critical Path Method (CPM): the Critical...

Quality Control vs Quality Assurance for PMP Exam

Contingency Reserve vs Management Reserve for PMP Exam

Reserve, by definition, is the money set aside for unexpected events / contingencies / risks so that the project will still have enough funding to carry on. Setting aside reserves is one of the most important measures to manage project risks. In PMBOK® Guide, reserves can be sub-divided into 2...

Quality Control vs Quality Assurance for PMP Exam

Quality Control vs Quality Assurance for PMP Exam

Again in everyday language, there is just a thin line between the meanings of Quality Control (QC) vs Quality Assurance (QA), many use these two terms interchangeably and fail to differentiate between the essences of each. In fact, in many projects, both quality control and quality assurance are performed by...

PMP Journey of Cornelius Fichtner

PMP Journey of Cornelius Fichtner (PM PrepCast Instructor)

Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, is one of the most renowned training instructors in the world. He published the PM PrepCast™ — a downloadable / online exam prep video course which has helped me to pass my PMP Certification Exam. Over the years, Cornelius has helped over 30,000 students to achieve PMP...