OK, I really hope that you will NEVER have to make use of this week's PMP Exam tip:

If you fail your PMP Exam twice, then consider waiting a bit instead of taking it for a third time right away. Here's why:

Once your PMP Exam application is approved you are given one year and three attempts to pass. In case you fail all of these three attempts, you need to wait one year before filing another application to try again...

This week's featured lessons learned comes to us courtesy of Jean Claude Audet, PMP.

Jean Claude Audet, passed the PMP exam last week and he wrote to share to us his approach on the preparation for the exam and how he passed and got confirmation from PMI that he is now a PMP.

PM PrepCast: a PMP friend gave me the link and recommended the product. I went through the preparation course, got my 35 contact hours certificate, purchased the simulator and then booked my exam with a 3 month lead time...

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Highly recommended! PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide Written by project management expert Kim Heldman

PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide (Disclosure: Compensated Affiliate) is an excellent book that will guide project managers on their way to the PMP Exam. It provides comprehensive coverage of the exam objectives, essential PMP topics, concepts, and key terms...

You are working in a weak matrix organization. You are having problems acquiring the project human resources you were promised earlier during the planning phase of the project. The substitute resources being offered to you do not have the skills required to perform the project work. What should you do to resolve this problem?


A. You should issue a change request
B. You should use your legitimate power to obtain the required resources
C. You should convince your project sponsor to release the necessary resources
D. You should negotiate with the functional manager

Hint: Determine which of the available choices can actually help you obtain the required resources...