My PMP Exam, PMI-ACP Agile, ITIL v3 Foundation Certification: Free Study Notes & Tips 2018／2019 — through Online Self Study for Working Professionals

Recently, I got an email enquiry about the PMP® Certification Examination and how to prepare for the PMP® Exam. As the answers would be useful to other PMP® aspirants, the Q&A are published below with a view to helping other people aiming to get PMP® certified with the same queries....

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) is a publication by the Project Management Institute (PMI) which documents the standards and best practices for the field of project management. Currently in the fifth edition, the PMBOK® Guide is considered one of the most important exam prep...

The PMI PMP® Certification Exam is administered in English only (the official PMP® Exam Language). For those whose mother tongue is not English, including me, answering an English exam paper may require more time. We are at a disadvantaged position as the final result of the exam would need to be...

While studying for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Exam, PMP® aspirants will read from the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) about the Project Management Plan (PM Plan). This is the most important document (or collection of documents) for any projects as well as the PMP®...

Many PMP® Certification Exam aspirants find answering PMP® Exam question very difficult. No because of the fact that they are not well prepared for the PMP® Exam but that since many questions appearing on the exam paper are “situational questions”. Arriving at the correct answer of PMP® situational questions is...

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] The Agile team differs greatly from traditional project teams in terms of organization, management and decision making. This is an important topic for the PMI-ACP® Exam. The characteristics of the Agile team is listed below. Self-organization Self-organizing teams are the foundation for Agile project management traditional...

[PMI-ACP® Exam Study Notes] Project justification looks at how to determine whether a project would be carried out or not while chartering is the formal begin of any projects. These processes apply to both traditional waterfall project management and Agile project management. Project Justification The following are a number of...

The Project Management Institute website has recently been re-organized. PMI claims that the improved website allows “members to find what they are looking for easier“. While this may be true, PMP® aspirants find it a hard time to find out where they can access the FREE books on PMP® exam...

In order to be eligible for the PMP® Certification Exam, an applicant must have at least 4500 hours of project management experience (for degree holders) or 7500 hours of project management experience (for secondary degree holders).  Is there any requirement for the project management experience to be gained after completing...

The Project Management Institute (PMI) requires PMP® Certification aspirants to have accumulated at least 35 contact hours (not PDU) at the time of PMP® application in order to qualify for the PMP® exam. However, as PMI allows great flexibilities in choosing the education providers for obtaining the contact hours, this has...

It is totally beyond my imagination that my PMP® Exam journey website would be visited by so much people around the world. When I first uploaded the blog posts about my PMP® Exam journey, it was my humble wish that the posts can be of use to PMP® aspirants so that...

Out of the various types of preparation courses for the PMP® Exam, I highly recommend online PMP® exam prep courses out of flexibility and cost effectiveness. I took an online PMP® courses to help me pass the PMP® Exam successfully at first try. Read below for the two recommended online...

Is studying the PMBOK® Guide alone enough to pass the PMP® Exam? The answer really depends on how familiar you are with the PMBOK® Guide. Some say that around 80 – 90% of the PMP® Exam questions are covered in the PMBOK® Guide. However, it is clear that the PMP®...

Recently, I received the following questions regarding the PMBOK® Guide / PMP® Exam which may be useful for fellow PMP® aspirants. The questions and answers are published in full here with a view to helping fellow PMP® students with similar queries. If you have any questions on PMBOK® Guide and...

For those who want to apply to the PMP® Certification Exam and get the PMP® title, “35 Contact Hours” (of formal education in project management) are what you will need, NOT 35 PDU. The PDU (the professional development unit) system is for those who are already PMP® certified. Are PMP®...