Category: PMP Exam Tips

UPDATED for new PMP® Exam 2019. One of the fastest and most convenient way to get the PMI required 35 Contact Hours for PMP® Certification nowadays is to take an online courses. Though the term “contact hours” may suggest “direct contact within a classroom with the instructor”, PMI does in...

Project Quality Management is an important aspect of project management according to the PMBOK® Guide as the quality of the deliverables directly affects the satisfaction of the customers. The acts of ensuring quality for the project and deliverables inevitable involve costs and this should be well considered during the project...

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...

Just got the announcement from the producer of PM PrepCast™ that the line of online PMP® Exam and PMI-ACP® Exam prep products will get a price increase from 2 May, 2016. Details of the price change can be found below: PM PrepCast™ and Agile PrepCast™ Most of the online exam...

There is little doubts — well, maybe some — that getting professional certifications can be a great way to get advancements in one’s professional life (my story here). Usually the question is which certification(s) will be most advantageous for one’s professional achievement. I have my background in the fields of project management...

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...

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...

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...

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®...

PMXPO 2016 will be held on 28 Apr 2016 to offer PMP® / PMI-ACP® holders to gain FREE PDUs for their PMP® / PMI-ACP® re-certification. The PDU earned from PMXPO 2016 is in Category A which has no upper limit (however, with the implementation of new PDU requirements (aka PMI Talent Triangle), certification holders...

PMI will provide yet another opportunity for PMI members to earn FREE PDU for your PMP® / PMI-ACP® re-certification in March 2016. Attendants of this PMI Scheduling Conference will be able to earn up to 6 PMP® / PMI-ACP® PDU for Category A (which has no upper limit). Kindly note that this event...

I cannot agree more with Sohani’s comment: “When you see consistent scores between (70-80% in mock exams) it’s time to take the real exam. Do not delay beyond this point because I believe everyone has an inflection point beyond which the law of diminishing returns comes to play.” Getting over...

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...

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...

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....