The Ultimate Guide to your PMP Exam Preparation

Published: Sun, 09/27/15

Congratulations to our students who passed the PMP exam!

- Anita Mittal, PMP
- Kaushal Jain, PMP
- Chun OoI Khoo, PMP
- Manlio Frizzi, PMP
- Enrique Caputo, PMP

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Kim J. Hennes-Lehrling, PMP

"My journey to becoming a PMP started with the PM PrepCast. Specifically, the breakdown of the structure of the PMBOK guide was helpful in formulating a study plan. Further, I 'skipped' the Integration knowledge area as instructed and revisited it later on after covering all of the other knowledge areas. Overall, that was a very helpful tip - thank you!..."

How to Successfully use Social Media and Online Collaboration on Your Projects - PMI Congress

Join Cornelius Fichtner PMP, CSM as he reveals The Secret to Successful Projects using Online Collaboration and Social Media

When: 11-13 October 2015
Where: Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando Florida

This highly interactive presentation examines how social media has affected individuals, organizations and most importantly, projects. You will discover how social media and online collaboration were used on successful projects and the specific lessons learned. You will realize that this is not a passing fad, that it’s the project manager (you!) who must lead the team through the transition and you’ll receive a list of seven action items to apply everything on your own projects tomorrow.

PMP Exam Lessons Learned by Christi McGinley

Her preparation and lessons learned on becoming a PMP shared to us by PM PrepCast student, Christi McGinley, PMP.

"Happy to say I passed my test yesterday. Here's what I did...your mileage may vary.

I studied for 8 weeks - 4-6 hours/day. I used the PMBOK Guide, the PrepCast videos, the PrepCast Formula Study Guide, and Rita Mulcahy's PMP Exam Prep book.

I started by watching the PrepCast videos for a specific Knowledge Area then taking the test at the end. I'd then read Rita's chapter associated with that Knowledge Area and take the test at the end. Then I'd review the PMBOK Guide for that Knowledge Area..."

PMP Exam Sample Question and Answer

You are managing a software development project. You want to create the basis that will be used later on for estimating, scheduling, executing, monitoring, and controlling the project work. Which process performs this activity?

A. Create WBS
B. Define Scope
C. Define Activities
D. Create Project Management Plan

HINT: Estimating is performed when the activities are defined and the schedule is prepared.

Get the answer here!

PrepCast Website Upgrade & Downtime

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We are in the process of upgrading The PM PrepCast website to the latest version of our content management system. At the same time we will also move the website to a bigger and faster webserver.

This upgrade and migration will result in a website downtime of 24-48 hours. The exact date of this downtime has not yet been scheduled.

We will keep updating you of our progress and will announce the exact date of the downtime approximately 2 weeks in advance.

7 Things You Need to Prepare for the PMP Exam

Is there a "secret sauce" that will help you pass the PMP Exam?

Not really. However, there are 7 items, concepts and best practices that you should be aware of.

Applying them in your PMP Exam preparation will make your preparation go that much smoother...

Watch video here!

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