Image borrowed from EDUCBA.com The new PMP Exam is 50% Agile. This means that to pass the test, it’s necessary to learn as much Scrum Agile as you can, as well as some other flavors of Agile, especially Kanban, plus some Lean and XP. More than just learning facts about Agile Methodologies, it’s [...]
Here is the link to my new Project Management Podcast Episode #460, where I was interviewed by Cornelius Fichtner (via StreamYard) about my new Kindle work-book: Boost Your PMP Score: Learn The Keywords In Sets. The book shares my classroom activity that has helped a great many of my students pass their PMP Exam: Reviewing [...]
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 [...]
Many PMP candidates find the lengthy list of terms to know for the test overwhelming. My new eBook makes learning the PM keywords and concepts a lot easier. Boost Your PMP Score: Learn The Keywords As Logical Pairs Thousands of my students have passed their PMP. And a big tip that helps them is focusing [...]
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 [...]
One of my Army students (Amana) who passed her PMP test on her first try came back to share some of her tips with our recent class. This was her biggest tip, which the class started calling: The Amana Rule: "Put more study-time into the areas where you have less experience on your projects." [...]
The OPT option (Online Proctored Test) is now available for 3 PMI certification exams: PMP, CAPM & PMI-ACP. I took my PMI-ACP exam from home recently and I wanted to share a few tips from my experience, plus a few more from my PMP students testing from home during the quarantine. 1) "No Talking!” [...]
1) I just passed my PMI-ACP Certification Exam (Agile Certified Practitioner) The PMI-ACP is like the PMP For Agile. It will look good on your resume. And studying for it is a great way to learn a lot about the latest-and-greatest Agile tools. 2) Which Agile disciplines is the PMI-ACP based on? The ACP is based mainly on 4 of [...]