After going through the PMP Exam prep courses for the 35 Contact Hours, gaining approval from PMI for scheduling the Exam and finishing the exam guide/book and end-of-book mock exams, are you looking for some Last Minute Tips to be really well prepared for writing the Exam? I have once...
Is it worthwhile for practising project managers to study for the PMP Exam? Christina Reinhard is certain that preparation for the Exam is beneficial for practising project managers as the study “really helped her to understand her role and tasks better”. Christina Thought It is Worthwhile to Tackle the Exam Below is...
It is not the end of the world after failing the PMP Exam at the 1st attempt. Every PMP Aspirant is given two more opportunities to write the exam within the same year after failing the first try (actually, Aspirants will be allowed to re-apply for the exam after failing all...
In addition to the Certification audit for application to PMP, PMI-ACP®, there is also the PDU Audit. PMI will continuously monitor the PDU submissions of certification holders in order to safeguard the quality of the continuous education program of PMI Certifications. There are two levels PMI carries out PDU Audits: During...
In project cost and time management, estimations are required during project planning as we cannot know things in future for sure. There are at least five estimation methods mentioned in the PMBOK® Guide, namely: One-point Estimating Analogous Estimating Parametric Estimating Three-point Estimating Bottom-up Estimating This post will expound on the similarities...
Summary: The KnowledgeHut online PMP course provides an all-in-one exam prep package (including online video courses, e-book, many sample exams, etc.) helping Aspirants to be well prepared for writing the real exam. The online course package of KnowledgeHut includes 27 video lectures covering the whole exam syllabus, 6 full-length 200 questions...
PMP stands for the Project Management Professional Certification certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI). It is considered one of the most prestige certification any project manager may attain. Reflecting on my PMP Exam journey, I discovered 5 “P”s which are vital to helping me to succeed in passing the certification exam in...
The PMBOK® Guide mentions the Seven Basic Tools of Quality for the Project Quality Management Area, these seven tools are: Cause-and-effect diagram (i.e. “fishbone” / Ishikawa diagram) Check sheet Control chart Histogram Pareto chart Scatter diagram Flowchart Of these Seven Basic Tools of Quality, the Run Chart and the Control Chart...
Alreday updated/will be updated for PMP Exam in 2021. In project risk management, there are several risk management strategies as recommended in the PMBOK® Guide for positive or negative risks: For negative risks: Mitigate Avoid Transfer Accept Escalate For positive risks (i.e. opportunities): Enhance Exploit Share Accept Out of the...
In project risk management, actions are required to be planned should identified risks actually occur. There are two major types of planning: Contingency Plan and Fallback Plan — both the Contingency Plan and the Fallback Plan are developed in advance during Plan Risk Responses process. This post will expound on the...
Nominal Group Technique and Brainstorming are two Group Creativity Techniques named as PMBOK® Guide ITTOs. These two are indeed quite similar as they both include the generation of ideas / requirements e.g. in identifying project requirements. Yet, there are some major differences between Nominal Group Technique and Brainstorming that Aspirants should understand in order...
Both Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEF) and Organization Process Assets (OPA) are two of the core inputs to most project management processes as described in the PMBOK® Guide. However, many Aspirants find it hard to distinguish between these two. Though I have yet to encounter a real PMP Exam question to ask the...
One of the most fundamental concept for the Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam is the definition of a “Project” as the knowledge around the PMP Exam is built upon the correct definition of projects. Yet, in our daily life, “Project” and “Operation” is often confused. This article will help Aspirants to...
Abhishek Bhati passed the exam in first try with 400 hours of preparation. Below is his detailed account of his Lessons Learned from his exam Journey. Abhishek Bhati Passed the New PMP Exam Below is the sharing by Abhishek who have recently passed the new exam: I would like to share...
In Project Communication Management, the Project Manager is responsible for communicating matters related to the project to all the related project stakeholders based on the Project Communication Plan by using various communication methods, namely Push Communication, Pull Communication and Interactive Communication. Of these three communication methods, Pull and Push Communication methods are...
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!
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