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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:

PMP Exam Experience Sharing

Passed PMP Exam the Second Try: from Below Target to Above Target

Karthikeyan B failed the PMP Exam the first try. Not being discouraged, Karthikeyan re-studied for the exam for an extra 2 months. He passed the exam with “Above Target” the second try! I first received his email telling me his sad news: … Recently I noticed your website and really helping me...

What to Do to Prepare for the New PMP Exam in 2018?

What to Do to Prepare for the New PMP Exam in 2018?

PMI has confirmed the new PMP Exam (based on the new PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition) will begin from 26th March 2018. That means Aspirants taking the PMP Exam on or after 26th March 2018 will need to prepare for the exam with new PMP Exam prep materials that are based...

[New] PMP Certification Study Notes 14 – Agile Practice Guide

[New] PMP Certification Study Notes 14 – Agile Practice Guide

Already updated/will be updated for PMP Exam in 2023. Introduction: The Agile Practice Guide is a new complementary publication to the PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition only – no Agile Practice Guide for previous PMBOK® Guide versions. The Agile Practice Guide was first published in Sep 2017 and the PMP Exam...

PMP Certification Study Notes 11 – Project Risk Management

PMP Certification Study Notes 11 – Project Risk Management

UPDATED for the new PMP Exam in 2023. Happy learning! Introduction: This part of the PMP exam study notes (already updated/will be updated for new PMP Exam in 2023) is based on Section 11 of new PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition. The study notes have been rewritten to reflect the latest changes...

PMP Communication Management

PMP Certification Study Notes 10 – Project Communications Management

UPDATED for the new PMP Exam in 2023. Happy learning! In PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition, this Project Management Knowledge Area is updated as “Project Communications Management” with a “s” after “Communication”. PMI tries to differentiate between “Communication” and “Communications” here in the new PMBOK® Guide. Introduction: This part of the PMP...

PMP Human Resource Management

PMP Certification Study Notes 9 – Project Resource Management

UPDATED for the new PMP Exam in 2023. Happy learning! This Project Management Knowledge Area is known as  “Project Human Rescource Management” as described in the PMBOK® Guide 5th Edition (It is updated in PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition as “Project Resource Management” which reflects more closely what a Project Manager...

PMP Certification Study Notes 6 – Project Schedule Management

PMP Certification Study Notes 6 – Project Schedule Management

UPDATED for the new PMP Exam in 2023. Happy learning! This Project Management Knowledge Area is known as  “project time management” as described in the PMBOK® Guide 5th Edition (It is updated in PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition as “Project Schedule Management” which reflects more closely what a Project Manager is...

Analogous Estimating vs Parametric Estimating for PMP Exam

Analogous Estimating vs Parametric Estimating for PMP Exam

Already updated/will be updated for PMP Exam in 2023. Planning, in particular, project cost and time planning, requires a lot of estimation as the work involved has not happened yet. In real-world project management and the PMP Exam, estimation usually involves two distinct types of methods: Analogous Estimating and Parametric Estimating. This post will expound...

PMP Scope Management

PMP Certification Study Notes 5 – Project Scope Management

UPDATED for the new PMP Exam in 2023. Happy learning! Introduction: This part of the PMP exam study notes (already updated/will be updated for new PMP Exam in 2023) is based on Section 5 of new PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition. The study notes have been rewritten to reflect the latest changes...