This PMP exam sample question is taken from Free PMP Exam Simulator. Go ahead and answer this question. Do you think you will get it right?

You are a seasoned project manager in your late seventies. You have received a fax from one of your contractor companies containing very critical project status information. The fax font size is 10pt which is considered a communication standard. However, this is small for you and you can hardly read it even with the aid of your eyeglasses. For you, this is an example of which of the following?

A. Message
B. Encoding
C. Feedback
D. Noise

Hint: You are unable to read the fine print. This is a barrier to effective communication.

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Going into the PMP exam, it is always helpful to know that the exam is designed by experts who want to know that you thoroughly understand the methods, processes and principles of project management and how you would apply them in a given situation. Most of the exam questions revolve around a given real life scenario and they are based on the PMBOK Guide. That is why the PMP exam is a test of real life project management practices, tools, techniques and principles described in the PMBOK Guide...

This week's featured lessons learned comes to us courtesy of Anurag Acharya, PMP

In this lesson learned Anurag shares the following to all PMP aspirants:

Preparation time 9 weeks. Daily 4 hours after work and 8-10 hours on weekend. Took off from office a day before the exam.

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The Project Management Professional Exam is a 'closed' book exam. That means the only reference material you are allowed to carry into the testing facility has to be contained in your brain. A Brain Dump is a proven and effective way to bring reference material into the testing facility and it will help you to think clearer while you're taking the PMP exam. But there's another secret to it, too...

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The material contained within the PMBOK Guide heavily influences the PMP exam. Unfortunately, many people studying for their exam find the PMBOK Guide to be difficult to read. Many students have been intimidated by the sample exam questions because they weren't able to fully comprehend the material within the guide.

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