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:

How can a PMP Exam Coach help PMP Aspirants?

How can an Exam Coach help PMP Aspirants?

In the past, one of the foremost drawback of online PMP Exam Prep courses (such as the PM PrepCast™) is that there is no direct interaction with the instructor and students lack the support and guidance of the instructor as a coach. Education institutes are fast closing the gap by providing different...

PMP Exam Experience Sharing

PMI-ACP Exam Experience Sharing by Jacob Phan

Reading the exam experience sharing of other Aspirants is one of the most important tasks for anyone who would like to get PMI-ACP® certified. This is especially true as the PMI-ACP® Exam was updated on 15 July 2015 to the new exam syllabus and only real PMI-ACP® exam takers can let us...

Simplilearn Online PMP Course Review

Firsthand Review: Simplilearn Online PMP Course

Summary: The Simplilearn online PMP course provides an all-in-one exam prep package helping Aspirants to be well prepared to sit for the exam. Once purchased, you will be able to access hours of online lectures, an e-book, full-length PMP mock exams and more. The online learning platform has been re-designed to...

Renew Your Annual PMI Membership

What If I Forgot to Renew My Annual PMI Membership?

Though it is often said that the membership fee you paid to PMI provide you with value-for-money resources and services, there are time when you are too busy with your professional and family time that you may forget when you should pay for the membership fee….. Luckily, PMI will provide...

Simplilearn PMP & ITIL online learning discount coupon

March 2018: Simplilearn PMP, PMI-ACP & ITIL Online Self Learning Discount Coupon Code

Simplilearn is one of the largest online self learning platform in the world. Project management professionals & IT service management professionals alike will find cost-effective online project & IT services management courses helping them to get certified in PMI-ACP®, PMP & ITIL®. The course fees for the these online learning courses are...

Think about ITIL Certification? Read this Post to Get Started.

How to Get Started on ITIL Certification?

ITIL® certifications are growing in importance over the years. Many large multinational companies are adopting ITIL® as their standard way of managing information technology services. If you are new to the ITIL® Certification and would like to explore whether ITIL® certification is for you, this concise article will give you...

New PMP Exam postponed to 11 January 2016

PMI postponed the new PMP Exam from 2 Nov 2015 to 11 Jan 2016

BREAKING NEWS! PMI has just announced that owing to the requests of stakeholders (most PMI Authorized Training Partners and exam prep book publishers cannot update their exam prep resources to meet the updated version of the PMP Exam by 2 Nov 2015), the switch to the new PMP Exam syllabus...

pmi-acp formulas

PMI-ACP Formulas and Calculation for PMI-ACP Exam Demystified

I hear you say “What? Is there really any calculation questions for the PMI-ACP® Exam?” Yes, you read it right, there are some mathematical concepts and formulas you may need to know in order to be fully prepared for the PMI-ACP® Exam. There are quite a few calculation type questions...

What PMP Aspirants should know about Opportunity Cost for the PMP Exam?

What to know about Opportunity Cost for the PMP Exam?

This post talks about the concept of “opportunity cost”. Every PMP aspirant would wonder why they will need to learn about concepts and knowledge not covered in the PMBOK® Guide. This is a actually the top common misconception about the exam! In fact, the PMP Exam is not just about...

Domain VII Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People)

PMI-ACP Study Notes: Domain VII Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People)

[NEW! For the 2015 July PMI-ACP® Exam syllabus] The PMI-ACP® Exam consists of 120 questions which can be categorised into seven domain. The Seventh domain: Domain VII Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People) is the knowledge about “Continuously improving the quality, effectiveness, and value of the product, the process, and the team. ” (source:...

Domain VI Problem Detection and Resolution

PMI-ACP Study Notes: Domain VI Problem Detection and Resolution

[NEW! For the 2015 July PMI-ACP® Exam syllabus] The PMI-ACP® Exam consists of 120 questions which can be categorised into seven domain. The Sixth domain: Domain VI Problem Detection and Resolution is the knowledge about “Continuously identifying problems, impediments, and risks; prioritizing and resolving in a timely manner; monitoring and communicating the problem resolution...