Category: PMP Exam Tips

Important Update: Brain Dump is not allowed during the tutorial before the PMP® Exam now. Aspirants would however need to make use of the 4-hour exam time to do the brain dump if needed. If you are not familiar with concept of “Brain Dump”, you may refer to this article...

For every project, one of the key activity is to define the “scope”. There are actually two types of scopes — project scope and product scope. Many Aspirants may mistakenly consider project scope and product scope are identical, in fact, project scope and product scope are two different concepts. This post will...

PDU Requirements for PMP® / PMI-ACP® Certifications From 1st December 2015, PMP® and PMI-ACP® Certification holders will need to categorise their education PDUs according to the PMI Talent Triangle with 3 key aspects: Technical Project Management: Knowledge, skills and behaviors related to specific domains of Project, Program and Portfolio Management Leadership: Knowledge,...

Summary: The PMP® Exam Simulator by OSP International LLC (a PMI Registered Education Provider which is also the publisher of the renowned PM PrepCast™) has been upgraded to version 2.0 recently with all questions rewritten/reviewed to align with the new PMP® Exam in 2019. The most sought-after new feature “Live Feedback™”  —...

The Bootcamp On-Demand Course offered by PMtraining is also known as online training course. PMtraining offers various courses in PMP®, CAPM® and PMI-ACP® Certification, both in online mode as well as bootcamp mode. Who is PMtraining? PMTraining (formerly PMP®erfect.com) is a member of the SSI Logic group of companies which was...

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...