PMP Exam Prep

All Project Management Institute (PMI)® exams have the same format. A question/situation with four options. Chose the best of what’s there. All the answers can be right, all can be wrong, or some combination. You select the best of what’s there. This is what starts the process of driving some people crazy regarding this exam. […]

I have heard various things from people over the years about the Project Management Institute (PMI)® audit process. The majority of these things I hear from people are incorrect. Here are the basics of the PMI audit process. The audit process tests the application process, not your application. PMI audits 10% of applications to randomly […]

Once you are approved to take the exam, you have one calendar year to take the exam. The exam is offered whenever there is capacity at a test center. You can take the exam up to three times in a year. If you do not pass after three attempts you have to sit out a […]

In our previous email we clarified a large number of items that often create confusion or issues when someone is attempting to complete the application. Everyone’s experience is going to be different on the exam application, but here is how I suggest you start. START! First decide if you are going to be a Project […]

Project Management Institute (PMI)® requires at least 35 contact hours (classroom hours) of training for the Project Management Professional (PMP)âExam. They are extremely flexible with what counts in this area and it DOES NOT expire. That said, I STRONGLY suggest that you not try to add up every class you have ever taken on anything related […]

I have heard many different views on how to interpret Project Management Professional (PMP)âExam Requirements. The experience is second only to how to document your hours. You DO NOT have to have the title project manager for the experience to count. You need to have managed projects. Generally speaking this is leading and directing project […]

  I have heard many different views on how to interpret Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Requirements. The experience is second only to how to document your hours. You DO NOT have to have the title project manager for the experience to count. You need to have managed projects. Generally speaking this is leading and […]

Introduction to the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam   PMP Exam Prep Information….Why should you try to become a PMP® ? I recall when I first heard about the certification and wondered exactly what it was.  I learned quickly that is was the gold standard for credibility in the project management profession. If you are a […]