I guess, if you reading this article means you have some interest in preparing for PMP certification. Acquiring PMP certification is a really challenging one and will change some one life at least by 10 percent in all aspects of project management wisdom. Here you go with few more details about PMP certification. Studying for the PMP exam is time consuming and demanding.
Following are some suggestions on how to make the process easier and more enjoyable.
1. I strongly suggest, if you want to take PMP, he should become a member of PMI.org. This will save you some money and will get good Magazines on Project management from PMI.
2. Before scheduling your exam, you should send an application to pmi to get the authorization letter to sit for the exam. You can fill the application by online or by mail. I suggest you to do it from online. you will get the response from PMI within 5-10 business days.
2.1 You should attend a course conducted by any PMI recognized institute (either Online or in class) to get 35 PMP Certification mandatory hours.
3. PMP exams consists of 200 questions. All of them are multiple choice questions. In that 25 questions are not part of the passing score. These questions are meant for future use by PMI. But these questions will be asked randomly across the test and you won’t find it specifically. so you need to answer every question carefully.
4. Passing score now is 61%.
5. To pass PMP exam, you need to go through PMBOK book by PMI for at least three times. Even if you are a very much experienced project manager, you should answer the questions in PMBOK terminology.
6. Generally you can eliminate two multiple choices easily but remaining two were mostly identical. You should answer the one which is nearly related to PMBOK terminology.
7. Persons with lots of project management experience might fail this test and a person with minimal project management experience and well acquainted with PMBOK book might pass the test.
8. Read all answers thoroughly before selecting one. Just don’t select first answer with out reading rest of them.
9. Generally you can answer nearly 100 questions easily and but rest of the questions will be tricky and will confuse many test takers.
10. Exam duration will be four hours and there is no need to rush to complete the test. Normally test takers mean time of completing this test is anywhere between 2 to 3 hours.
11. On the first pass answer all questions and select the question which you are not certain for ‘Review’. Once you are done with the all questions and then come back to check for those review questions.
12. Don’t leave any questions un answered. You have to answer all of them.
13. General tendency is that test takers who take the test in the morning session got more positive results. But it totally depends on your choice.
14. Do lot of practice questions instead of just reading the theory and sitting for the exam.
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No matter what anyone’s view is on the PMP Certification, it is currently the Global standard in Project Management. For the Nay Sayers out there, I implore you to visit monster.com or careerbuilder.com and search for Project Manager jobs. You’ll notice that the majority of employers “Prefer” if not require PMP Certification as a qualification.
The PMP Exam may only be a test and a fairly difficult one at that, but at the root of the PMBOK is some very industry agnostic methodology that can be applied to any project whether IT or Construction. The PMBOK is not designed to be a specific roadmap to every projects destination, but rather map itself. All you have to do is choose the best road to follow.
I believe in the value of the PMP. Did you know?
1. The PMP Cert was recently ranked the No. 4 Hottest Certification for 2006.
2. Having a PMP Certification means you can command a higher salary Payscale.com has the details.
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I am disgusted I attended a 4 day PMP boot camp by PMTI spent two months going to pmstudy.com website to take 4 simulation exams. I sat for the exam on 03/22/07 and only got a whopping 46% I think I got 96 questions correction needed 10 or 12 more correct to pass the exam. How do I get closer to the real questions on the real test. The real PMP questions and its questions are much harder than what PMTI or pmstudy.com has on it’s web site.
I am surprised with your comment on PMTI and PMStudy. I was also in a PMTI bootcamp and everyone of our class members passed the exam on first try. It was hard for me to believe initially that all the information requred for this exam can be condensed in a 4-day bootcamp, I believe PMTI did a wonderful job at presenting it. I would not recommend anyone, but PMTI for PMP prep. Supplement their bootcamp with a free test from PMStudy and there you have it – a perfect combination for success in PMP exam. Somehow, I get the feeling that if you hit 46% after such intense preparation, perhaps, your PM experience or your ability to take such a test is ?????
Dear Sir,
I want your help I will take PMP Exam next month and I would like to receive some questions from PMP exam. I mean any one took PMP Exam last month can send me some questions which he answered in the exam or some questions can remamber.
Thanks
Husain
Dear Sir, I will take PMP Exam I want get same questions will come in the Exam
Thanks
Husain
Does everyone on this forum knows about the yahoo groups call PMHUB, now PMHUB.NET.
Please join this group & spread the word .
Its really very helpfull.
Vijay
PMTI eonline course just copies stuff from 60% of PMBOK and is misleading. I narrowly passed PMP when I easily scored 75% on all the prep test courses. I would rather study PMBOK 5-6 times which assures a comfortable pass.
I took PMTI e-learning PMP prep course. My personal experience was that it was a great value for money. I could not shell out 2500 or 3500 for a classroom course. I took advantage of PMTI special price for e-learning. I passed the exam first time. The exam is indeed based on the PMBOK Guide, and they covered it well. I am glad I knew the non-PMBOK Guide content from PMTI when I took the exam. It came in handy!
I have to say that Vijay comments on PMHUB is great. With a membership of 50,000 PMHUb.net must be doing something good
Who’s hiring PMP certified individuals with no college degree as Project managers in the road and bridge construction industry. I passed the practice exam and would like to get certified. I have industry specific experience and certifications but every Project Manager position offered by companies seem to want the college degree.
I am EXTREMELY disappointed in PMTI and the PMP boot camp class that I took. I did all my assigned homework, memorized all the knowledge areas, memorized the math sheet. I applied for PMI membership, and I took the 35 credit hours they offer. When I arrived for class it seemed like the instructor just simply read us the book. There were no tips on how to learn the material, no tips on how to memorize the termonology, he simply read from a book for 4 days. I could have read it on my own and saved 2K. I failed the PMP test the first time I took it, studied some more and FAILED it again. They paid for my test that i failed, however I have now taken a ton of time off from work to sit for these these exams with no noticable improvement. Extreme disappointment. I will sign up for another class with another company.
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