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What's in store in this week's issue?
- Our recommended study material: The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, 4th Edition
- Featured Article of the Week: Get 7 Free PMP Exam Resources
- Featured Video:Top 10 features of a PMP Exam Simulator
- PMP Exam Sample Question and Answer
- PMP Exam Tip:Validated Deliverables and Accepted Deliverables Are NOT the Same!
- Lessons learned from Sathye Gomathy, PMP
Also congratulations to new PMP's!!
Read on and Enjoy!Until Next Time,
Cornelius Fichtner, PMP
President, OSP International LLC
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Recommended PMP Exam Study Material
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The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, 4th Edition by Andy Crowe
We recommend this book because it contains a wealth of information that a project manager needs to know to pass the PMP Exam -- the first time!
 If this is your first attempt to pass the PMP exam, Andy's The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, 4th Edition (Disclosure: Compensated Affiliate) is an essential part of your study materials. Based on the PMBOK Guide, 4th Edition, it provides 44 processes, 592 inputs, tools and outputs that will thoroughly prepare you for the exam.
It also contains insider secrets, test tricks and tips, hundreds of sample questions and intelligently created exercises to reinforce your proficiency of key concepts that will guide you to achieve a successful result.
Some highlights of this book include:
- Project Management Processes and Knowledge Areas - A detailed breakdown of all Processes and KAs with clear explanations and no extraneous information to confuse you.
- Tools, Tips and Tricks - Tools such as formulas and various project management process tables are well organized and explained and will strengthen your comprehension and retention. Insiders' tips are presented In an easy to understand style to give you an edge.
- Sample Exam Questions - Quizzes at the end of each chapter and a final exam give you a better feel of the exam. The book keeps pace with the ever-evolving PMP test and helps you understand and navigate the complex exam questions. You'll learn how to correctly answer questions on the first try.
Order The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, 4th Edition from Barnes and Noble by clicking HERE!
Full Disclosure: The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, 4th Edition is an affiliate product. If you click and choose to purchase the book, we will earn a commission.
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| Congratulations! |
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Our warmest congratulations go to the following students of ours who have recently passed their PMP Exam:
- Martin Vu, PMP
- Patricia Robles, PMP
- Ryan Stephan, PMP
- Andrew Venuti, PMP
- Emad Ismael, PMP
Have passed your exam as well? Then let us know by simply sending us a quick email to examtips@pm-prepcast.com
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| Get 7 Free PMP Exam Resources |
 Preparing to take and pass the PMP Exam is an intense, complex, and sometimes even an expensive venture. So, why wouldn't you want access to a variety of free exam resources located conveniently in one place? That is what you can expect when you sign up for The Free PM PrepCast.
Just go to http://www.pm-prepcast.com/free and sign up to receive all of these valuable free exam tools and resources in one convenient location:
- 75 minutes of free training from The PM PrepCast. Check out these four sample videos and get introduced to the basics of the PMP exam, learn about Project Integration Management and find out how to select the best answer on sample questions.
- Five PMP Exam Worksheets and Checklists to help you best complete the PMP Exam application. The worksheets are designed to help you complete the complex Experience Verification and Contact Hour sections of the online PMP application.
- A free eBook, The Short Guide to Becoming A PMP, which details the eight steps to consider when preparing to take the PMP Exam to ensure you learn what you need to know in order to best prepare for the PMP Exam.
- Over 15 PMP Exam Tip videos covering such topics as "Manage the Time During Your PMP Exam," "Exam Time management and Question Styles," and "Assess Your PMP Exam Readiness with Free Sample Exams" to help you get ready for the PMP Exam and exam day.
- 75 PMP Exam eFlashCards that can be downloaded to a portable medial player (iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, Treo, Smart Phone, etc.) for convenient studying anytime and anywhere.
- Interviews with successful PMPs that will provide you with insight from those who have already passed the exam and are working in the project management field.
With all of the free resources available as part of The Free PM PrepCast membership how could you afford to pass up the opportunity to simplify your application process and take advantage of the many exam preparation resources and tools?
In addition to these priceless resources and tools mentioned will also receive the weekly PMP Exam Tips Newsletter that will contain even more free resources, tools, and tips to keep you on track in your effort to pass the PMP Exam.
You are only a moment away to access to these free and valuable resources. Go to http://www.pm-prepcast.com/free and sign up for your free account to get on your way to earning your PMP Certification.
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Exam Tip: Validated Deliverables and Accepted Deliverables Are NOT the Same!
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Students often confuse validated and accepted deliverables, so if you're struggling here, you're not alone. At first glance, they do seem to be rather the same, but once you get the idea, you'll never confuse them again. The most important thing you need to understand is in which process from the PMBOK Guide these deliverables are created as outputs. The PMBOK Guide defines each as follows:
** Validated Deliverables: Validated deliverables have been completed and checked for correctness by the Perform Quality Control process.
** Accepted Deliverables: Accepted Deliverables have been accepted through the Verify Scope process.
So, validated deliverables are an input to the Verify Scope process, while accepted deliverables, where formal sign-off is obtained, are the key output of the Verify Scope process.
Let's walk through it: First, you create a deliverable. The deliverable then goes through the perform Quality Control process where it is checked for correctness. In essence, you're making sure that the deliverable meets the quality criteria that were defined during the project set up. You answer the question: Did we build it the way we said that we should.
Once the deliverable passes the Quality Control inspection, it is considered validated. Essentially, Quality Control has given you the nod to take the deliverable to the customer or stakeholder for approval, or acceptance. The customer or stakeholder then reviews the deliverable. Only when the customer or stakeholder gives the deliverable a "thumbs up" does the deliverable become accepted.
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| Sample PMP Exam Question |
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Which of the following statements about Project Scope and Product Scope is correct?
A.) Project Scope is measured against the Project Management Plan.
B.) Product Scope is measured against the Project Management Plan.
C.) Project Scope is measured against the Product Requirements.
D.) Product Scope is measured against the Project Scope Statement.
Hint: Project Scope defines the work that needs to be accomplished to deliver a product, whereas Product Scope is features and functions that characterize a product.
Please click here to give your answer and see the explanation...
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Top 10 features of a PMP Exam Simulator
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Studying for the PMP exam is not the only thing you can do for exam success. A good PMP exam simulator will help you prepare for the format of the exam. It will give you an insight into what sort of questions you'll face. Here are 10 things to look for when choosing which PMP exam simulator to use. Watch video here!
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Any "Lessons Learned" you would want to share from your PMP Exam journey? |
 " I now have those successful letters behind my name!! Thanks to Prepcast products, I cleared my PMP on April 21, 2012 in my first attempt!! " - Sathye Gomathy, PMP
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Free Exam Resources
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