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....
In the Project Initiation Process for the PMP Exam, there are several documents that are created as the basis for understanding the scope and other requirements of the project, e.g. Project Charter, Business Case, Project Statement of Work (SOW), Project Scope Statement, etc. The latter two, namely, “Statement of Work...
Many Aspirants attempting the new 2016 PMP Exam have brought back good news. Vishal P is one of them. Vishal passed the new exam in the first attempt with 4 months’ intense study. Vishal P Passed the New PMP Exam 2016 with 4 Months’ Preparation Below is the sharing by Vishal who have recently...
Another great lessons learned for the new PMP Exam (effective from 12 Jan 2016) from Papin Tatiotsop who passed the exam on 21 Jan 2016. Thanks a lot for Tati’s invaluable contribution which would help fellow Aspirants a lot! Again, we can learn from this lessons learned that ‘the new PMP exam...
In Project Quality Management of the PMP Exam, the concept of “Quality” and “Grade” is one of the most easily confused concepts (another equally important terms for quality management is Accuracy vs Precision which we deal with in a separate article). Quality vs Grade In real life, we have been using the terms “Quality”...
The new PMP Exam commences from 12 Jan 2016 well into 2017. Many Aspirants would worry about the “big changes” that are happening to the exam questions and would wonder if the prep resources (i.e. mock questions and exam prep books) are still relevant for the new PMP Exam in...
In Project Quality Management of the PMP Exam, the concept of “Accuracy” and “Precision” is one of the most easily confused concepts (another equally important terms for quality management is Quality vs Grade which we will deal with in a separate article). Accuracy vs Precision Accuracy and Precision are descriptions of...
This is the second part of the Project Benefit Analysis Concepts for the PMP Exam. The first 3 metrics / accounting terms are discussed in part 1. In this article, we will concentrate on the remaining five metrics / accounting terms: Payback Period Return on Investment (ROI) Opportunity cost Net Present Value Benefit-Cost...
During project initiation, the project manager is often tasked with the responsibility to assess whether a project proposal is beneficial to the performing organization and whether the project is aligned to organization business goals. In fact, the new PMP Exam has added a new task to the PMP Exam Content...
Sorry, this PMP webinar is no longer available. Please click here to get my PMP Exam study tips and a lot of PMP Exam study resources, e.g. PMP EVM Formulas Explained in Simple Terms — just enough for PMP Certification Aspirants to answer PMP questions correctly 20+ PMP EVM Mock...
Perhaps the definitions of “Accepted Deliverable” and “Verified Deliverable” are one of the most easily confused concepts by Aspirants. If you search for terms like “PMP Deliverables”, you will surely come across these terms: “Accepted Deliverable”, “Validated Deliverable” and “Verified Deliverable”. What are the differences between them and what you should know to answer...
Mark Chropufka passed the PMP Certification Exam in Dec 2015. Mark tried a lot of mock quizzes and exams and reviewed every single wrong answers to really understand the “why”. Mark’s Exam Lessons learned For me, my preparation began with taking a 4 day Learning Tree course on preparing for the PMP exam....
Danilo Uvalin passed the PMP Certification Exam on 23 Dec 2015. Danilo would like to remind aspirants to really understand PMI’s approach (not personal experience or education) to project management as all the questions in the exam will be judged from PMI’s perspectives. My Lessons learned I have successfully completed my journey...
Hi, I am Edward Chung — a busy professional pursuing career advancements through certifications. Here I share my experience and resources on getting the PMP Certification, PMI-ACP®, ITIL® Foundation and Zend PHP.
I got these certifications while taking care of my full-time job and my family with 3 kids. Hope you will find my exam tips useful!
If you have any queries, I am more than happy to help. Please review the certificaiton FAQ here or leave your queries in the comment section.
I promise to attend to them asap.
Wish you Certification success!
P.S. my PMP / PMI-ACP® Certification status can be verified here (last name: Chung, first name: Chi Wing).
