Category: PMP Exam Tips

In order to be eligible for the PMP® Certification Exam, an applicant must have at least 4500 hours of project management experience (for degree holders) or 7500 hours of project management experience (for secondary degree holders).  Is there any requirement for the project management experience to be gained after completing...

The Project Management Institute (PMI) requires PMP® Certification aspirants to have accumulated at least 35 contact hours (not PDU) at the time of PMP® application in order to qualify for the PMP® exam. However, as PMI allows great flexibilities in choosing the education providers for obtaining the contact hours, this has...

It is totally beyond my imagination that my PMP® Exam journey website would be visited by so much people around the world. When I first uploaded the blog posts about my PMP® Exam journey, it was my humble wish that the posts can be of use to PMP® aspirants so that...

Out of the various types of preparation courses for the PMP® Exam, I highly recommend online PMP® exam prep courses out of flexibility and cost effectiveness. I took an online PMP® courses to help me pass the PMP® Exam successfully at first try. Read below for the two recommended online...

Is studying the PMBOK® Guide alone enough to pass the PMP® Exam? The answer really depends on how familiar you are with the PMBOK® Guide. Some say that around 80 – 90% of the PMP® Exam questions are covered in the PMBOK® Guide. However, it is clear that the PMP®...

Recently, I received the following questions regarding the PMBOK® Guide / PMP® Exam which may be useful for fellow PMP® aspirants. The questions and answers are published in full here with a view to helping fellow PMP® students with similar queries. If you have any questions on PMBOK® Guide and...

For those who want to apply to the PMP® Certification Exam and get the PMP® title, “35 Contact Hours” (of formal education in project management) are what you will need, NOT 35 PDU. The PDU (the professional development unit) system is for those who are already PMP® certified. Are PMP®...

This post provides the answer to one of the most frequently asked question for the PMP® exam: “how to earn the 35 contact hours of formal education on project management to qualify for the PMP® Certification exam?” as the term “35 contact hours” specified in the PMP® handbook is not readily...

Is there a passing score for PMP® exams? The short answer is: NO. The long answer is: PMI would determine your passing score based on the difficulties of the set of PMP® exam questions you have answered. The time-tested way of ensuring a pass in the PMP® Exam is to get...

Mind maps are effective tools to help learners understand and memorize difficult concepts and associations. Kim Synder, PMP®, is so kind to share, with fellow Project Management Professional Certification (PMI PMP®) aspirants, her PMI PMP® Certification ITTO mind maps based on the PMBOK® Guide 5th Edition which was prepared during her PMP® exam preparation....

The ITIL® 4 Foundation Certification (2011) Exam is highly advisable for Project Management Professional (PMP®). Not only can a PMP® understand more about the details of how to implement project management concept one have learned in PMP® to IT projects but also one can claim PMP® PDU with the ITIL®...

PMI requires PMP® and PMI-ACP® Certification holders to obtain at least 60 PDU / 30 PDU respectively for each PMI / PMI-ACP® re-certification cycle (i.e. 60 PDU for PMP® Certification in 3 years / 30 PDU for PMI-ACP® in 3 years). There are ways to earn PDU other than spending money...

Are you thinking of taking the self-study route to your PMP® certification success but you are just not disciplined enough? PM StudyCoach and PM PrepCast™ are your answer. The PM PrepCast™ provides the contents for your PMP® exam study while the PM StudyCoach gives the schedule and timeline to cover...

One of the most difficult aspect of getting PMP® certified is preparing a “Project Plan” for your PMP® exam study project after you have successfully applied for taking the PMP® exam. I remember goolging the web for countless hours to make sense of how to study for the PMP® exam....

Summary: Times again I got enquiries about the difference between PMBOK® Guide 5 and PMBOK® Guide 4 for the PMP® exam. To be sure, PMBOK® Guide 5 is a much improved version for the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) published by the Project Management...