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!
Below are my latest published blog posts on Certification Tips and Web Development:

Advancing Project Management Career through Certification

How I Advance Project Management Career through Certifications

Nearly 2 years ago, I embarked on the project management certification journey by preparing for the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam. As I benefited much from the knowledge and experience gained through the PMP journey, I looked to other certifications in the field of project management. PMI Agile Certified Professional...

Assumptions vs Constraints vs Requirements for PMP Exam

Assumptions vs Constraints vs Requirements for PMP Exam

In everyday language, there is just a thin line between the meanings of assumptions, constraints and requirements. In many cases, these terms may even be used interchangeably. This is not so in the PMP Exam and in the PMBOK® Guide. This article will try to definite the meanings of assumptions, constraints and...

Corrective vs Preventive Actions for PMP Exam

Corrective vs Preventive Actions for PMP Exam

During project execution, there are inevitable change requests. In addition to change requests that are brought about by scope changes, there are also a number of other reasons, e.g. corrective actions, preventive actions and defect repairs. In this article, we will discuss about Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions, their similarities and differences....

Project Statement of Work (SOW) vs Project Scope Statement for PMP Exam

Statement of Work (SOW) vs Project Scope Statement for PMP Exam

In the Project Initiation Process for the PMP Exam, there are several documents that are created as the basis for understanding the scope and other requirements of the project, e.g. Project Charter, Business Case, Project Statement of Work (SOW), Project Scope Statement, etc. The latter two, namely, “Statement of Work...

PMP Exam Experience Sharing

PMP Exam Lessons Learned by Vishal P (New PMP Exam 2016)

Many Aspirants attempting the new 2016 PMP Exam have brought back good news. Vishal P is one of them. Vishal passed the new exam in the first attempt with 4 months’ intense study. Vishal P Passed the New PMP Exam 2016 with 4 Months’ Preparation Below is the sharing by Vishal who have recently...

PMP Exam Experience Sharing

PMP Exam Lessons Learned by Papin Tatiotsop (New PMP Exam 2016)

Another great lessons learned for the new PMP Exam (effective from 12 Jan 2016) from Papin Tatiotsop who passed the exam on 21 Jan 2016. Thanks a lot for Tati’s invaluable contribution which would help fellow Aspirants a lot! Again, we can learn from this lessons learned that ‘the new PMP exam...

Accuracy vs Precision Illustrated

Quality vs Grade for PMP Exam

In Project Quality Management of the PMP Exam, the concept of “Quality” and “Grade” is one of the most easily confused concepts (another equally important terms for quality management is Accuracy vs Precision which we deal with in a separate article). Quality vs Grade In real life, we have been using the terms “Quality”...

PMP Exam Experience Sharing

PMP Exam Lessons Learned by Jonathan Dacosta

The new PMP Exam commences from 12 Jan 2016 well into 2017. Many Aspirants would worry about the “big changes” that are happening to the exam questions and would wonder if the prep resources (i.e. mock questions and exam prep books) are still relevant for the new PMP Exam in...

Accuracy vs Precision Illustrated

Accuracy vs Precision for PMP Exam (PMBOK Guide)

In Project Quality Management of the PMP Exam, the concept of “Accuracy” and “Precision” is one of the most easily confused concepts (another equally important terms for quality management is Quality vs Grade which we will deal with in a separate article). Accuracy vs Precision Accuracy and Precision are descriptions of...

Project Benefit Analysis Metrics for the PMP Exam

Project Benefit Analysis Concepts for the PMP Exam (Part 2)

This is the second part of the Project Benefit Analysis Concepts for the PMP Exam. The first 3 metrics / accounting terms are discussed in part 1. In this article, we will concentrate on the remaining five metrics / accounting terms: Payback Period Return on Investment (ROI) Opportunity cost Net Present Value Benefit-Cost...

Project Benefit Analysis Metrics for the PMP Exam

Project Benefit Analysis Concepts for the PMP Exam

During project initiation, the project manager is often tasked with the responsibility to assess whether a project proposal is beneficial to the performing organization and whether the project is aligned to organization business goals. In fact, the new PMP Exam has added a new task to the PMP Exam Content...

Accepted Deliverable vs Verified Deliverable (PMBOK Guide 5th Edition)

Accepted Deliverable vs Verified Deliverable for PMP Exam (PMBOK Guide)

Perhaps the definitions of “Accepted Deliverable” and “Verified Deliverable” are one of the most easily confused concepts by Aspirants. If you search for terms like “PMP Deliverables”, you will surely come across these terms: “Accepted Deliverable”, “Validated Deliverable” and “Verified Deliverable”. What are the differences between them and what you should know to answer...