Category: PMP Exam Tips

Prasad Salunkhe passed the PMP Certification Exam around the end of 2015. Below is his detailed lessons learned covering his study plan, study resources and most importantly his exam strategy. Thanks Prasad for your sharing! My PMP Experience My PMP certification was long due. Seven years ago I got 35 PDU online for...

Rameshwar Khenat passed the PMP Certification Exam on 30th November 2015 with 3 Proficient and 2 Moderately Proficient. He has written an extremely detailed lessons learned article for his exam preparation and study. He has kindly agreed to share his lessons learned with fellow Aspirants. Thanks Rameshwar! Cleared PMP Today… Wasn’t that difficult...

With a view to encouraging more business analysts to take the PMI-PBA (Project Management Institute Professional in Business Analysis) Exam, PMI has recently offered US$250 discount to the PMI-PBA Exam fee with the coupon code “BAVE2016“. This special offer is only valid when you submit your application and pay the...

A recent PMP ‘graduate’ who passed the exam on 12 Nov 2015 shared the following lessons learned. The recent PMP requested to have his name withheld for personal privacy reasons but his sharing is very useful. I learnt from his lessons learned that Aspirants should be prepared for extremely hard questions on your...

The PMP Exam is generally considered a difficult professional examination. It tests not only your knowledge in project management but also, more importantly, how to apply the knowledge in real-life project scenarios. That is why the questions in the PMP Exam paper consist largely of situational and scenario-based questions. The...

The PDU requirements and reporting system sees an upgrade from Dec 2015. This article will give a detailed overview of the changes to the reporting system and how that would affect PMI Certification holders. Changes to the PDU Reporting System PMI has recently redesigned the entire PDU reporting system (aka CCR System...

PMI takes great care to uphold the quality of its Certifications by establishing high standards in working and educational requirements of certification applicants. The PMP Exam Application is often considered as a mini project in itself as Aspirants would need to take much time and efforts to get the application form completed and submitted,...

PMI is providing another opportunity to earn PDU for your PMP / PMI-ACP® re-certification for FREE in November 2015. Attendants of this PMI Business Analysis Virtual Conference will be able to earn up to 6 PMP / PMI-ACP® PDU for Category A (which has no upper limit). Up to 6 PDU for FREE...

It is generally advisable to become a PMI member before you apply for any PMI Certifications and continuous renew the PMI membership status to enjoy free PDU opportunities (I get all my PDUs for free for certification renewal by being a PMI member) in only seminars and resources provided by PMI....

Beginning 1st December 2015, the PDU requirements for PMI Certification holders will be updated to align with the employer-identified skills depicted as the PMI Talent Triangle with 3 key aspects: Technical Project Management Leadership Strategic and Business Management These 3 key aspects of talents for Project Managers nowadays are identified after extensive...

Earned Value Management (EVM) Calculation questions are usually regarded as one of the most difficult part of the PMP Exam. However, if Aspirants can understand the EVM Calculation formulas correctly and master a few skills to tackle the EVM questions, these dreaded EVM questions would become life-savers as nearly every...

Another great opportunity to earn PDU for your PMP re-certification for FREE! From now on until 30 December, 2015, the PMI Information Systems Technology Symposium is available as on-demand streaming videos for you to watch and earn up to 6 PMP PDU for Category A (which has no upper limit). 6 PDU...

In the past, one of the foremost drawback of online PMP Exam Prep courses (such as the PM PrepCast™) is that there is no direct interaction with the instructor and students lack the support and guidance of the instructor as a coach. Education institutes are fast closing the gap by providing different...

Summary: The Simplilearn online PMP course provides an all-in-one exam prep package helping Aspirants to be well prepared to sit for the exam. Once purchased, you will be able to access hours of online lectures, an e-book, full-length PMP mock exams and more. The online learning platform has been re-designed to...

Summary: Among all the PMP Exam formulas calculation questions, the Earned Value Management (EVM) questions are usually considered the most important ones as candidates will need to solve quite a few of them in the real PMP Exam — I got around 5+ EVM questions on my PMP Exam paper and I...