This week's lessons learned comes to us courtesy of Dan King. Dan King passed the PMP exam on his first attempt last June 23, 2014. Learn from his story as he share with us his experience and tips in the exam preparation and the tools he used to succeed the PMP exam.

"I studied for 4 months, 3-4 hours daily M-F. Then I switched to full time study the last 2 weeks before the exam. For me, I can say every bit of that was needed..."

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A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM), also known as RACI matrix or Linear Responsibility Chart (LRC), describes the participation by various roles in completing tasks or deliverables for a project or business process. It is especially useful in clarifying roles and responsibilities in cross-functional/departmental projects and processes. RACI is an acronym derived from the four key responsibilities most typically used...

You are managing a telecommunications project, and 10 telecom engineers report to you. Due to a change in scope requested by your customer, you need to add more team members, and you decide to hire two more engineers.

How many communication channels will be added by hiring these engineers?


A. 21
B. 23
C. 66
D. 78

Hint: What was the size of the project team before hiring the new engineers and what is it afterwards?

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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...