I’m happy to say that more of my students have passed their PMP exam in the last 3 months than any quarter in all the years I’ve been teaching PMP (since 2007). Here are a few last tips & resources to help you down the home-stretch (blog series). NEW SERIES: Final Advice To PMP Test-Takers [...]
Many test-takers make the mistake of studying Integration Mgt only at the beginning of their test-prep. RECOMMENDATION: Boost your PMP score by studying it FIRST and LAST. 5 Reasons Why Integration Mgt Needs A Deep-Dive In Your Final Test-Prep: 1) Integration Mgt BEGINS all projects So you need to study the 7 Integration Processes first, especially [...]
Boost Your PMP Score: Learn The Keywords As Logical Pairs Many test-takers have trouble with the huge number of PMBOK terms: Some are opposites, some are synonyms, some are close, with subtle differences. This quick book helps you learn the many important terms, and be sure of the differences between them, so you can [...]
PMI provides a VERY valuable document for PMP Candidates: the PMP Exam Content Outline (ECO). URL: https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/certifications/project-management-professional-exam-outline.pdf On Pages 5 - 10 of the ECO, the "Tasks" Project Managers are expected to know for the test are broken out by domain. For example, as part of CLOSING (Domain 5 on page 10), here is the first task [...]
Top 4 Reasons To Take The PMP Exam BEFORE The July 1 Test-Change Reason #1 - Starting Dec. 16, the PMP Exam will be 50% Agile Reason #2 - The new exam is based on a new ECO (Exam Content Outline) Reason #3 - The new exam will be based on 3 new Domains (NOT the current 5) The [...]
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PMP PREP - Starts Saturday, May 11 at CSI I will be teaching my PMP Prep class at The College of Staten Island, starting Saturday, March 2: Days/Dates/Times: 7 consecutive Saturdays, from May 11 - June 29 , 9:00 - 4:00 Location: [...]
1) NY SPIN: Topic: Small Agile Steps, Big Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Impact Presenter: Claude Remillard Day/Date: Tuesday, February 7 Location: 1290 Avenue of the Americas, between 51st and 52nd Streets (Microsoft) Sponsor: Microsoft To Register: ClaudeRemillard 2) PMI NYC Agile & IIBA Topic: "Collaboration Workshops: Discover, Plan, and Prepare Your Product Backlog" Presenter: Ellen [...]
PMI has just added my book: "The Project Management Answer Book" to their listings on their eReads & References page. Question: Did you know about this benefit for PMI members? Here's what PMI says about their eReads & References page: "Use eReads & References as an on-the-job guide, a research and study aid, or to preview [...]
I attended another great PMI conference (my third-in-a-row) in Dallas last week. If you attended also, Please share Your Highlights in the "Leave a Reply" box. 1. Keynote Speaker: Malcolm Gladwell, author of "Blink," "The Tipping Point" and "Outliers." Much of his talk was about Steve Jobs, and how he felt that Jobs epitomized the [...]