Saturday, December 20, 2014

PMP Exam Prep Tutorials



01. Understanding the PMP Exam


Project Management Professional (PMP)

Recently if you are looking for a new project management job or if you might have asked for a promotion with in your company then you might have heard about PMP credentials!!. It is true that Project Management Professional (PMP) credential is one of the most sought certifications by employers and employees alike. Lets look in to the details of this credential and chart out the steps to achieve it. Also my article series under the title "PMP Exam Prep Tutorials" will provide you a good start.
In this article following 4 topics are covered
  1. Who should apply?
  2. PMP Eligibility criteria
  3. PMP Exam Overview
  4. Application Process

Who should apply?

  •  If you’re an experienced project manager looking to solidify your skills, stand out to employers and maximize your earning potential, the PMP credential is the right choice for you.
  • If you’re a less experienced project practitioner looking to demonstrate your commitment to project management, then CAPM certification is right for you. Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is an entry-level certification for project practitioners. Designed for those with little or no project experience, the CAPM® demonstrates your understanding of the fundamental knowledge, terminology and processes of effective project management.

PMP Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the PMP, you need to have either:

  • A secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree, or the global equivalent) with at leastfive years / 60 months of non-overlapping project management experience, with 7,500 hours leading and directing projects and 35 hours of project management education.
    OR
  • A four-year degree (bachelor’s degree or the global equivalent) and at least three years  / 36 months of non-overlapping project management experience, with 4,500 hours leading and directing projects and 35 hours of project management education.
  • You can get 35 hours project management education from any PMI's Registered Education Providers orfrom these articles. And I will share you those details in one of these articles. So please follow my articles and read them carefully.
  • How to calculate non-overlapping work? This picture shows an example of overlapping work:

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PMP Exam Overview

  • The PMP examination is comprised of 200 multiple-choice questions.
  • Of the 200 questions, 25 are pretest questions which are not for final score
  • Unfortunately you will not know which are pretest questions and which are real questions. So you have answer all 200 questions. Once you submit your answers, the testing software will remove 25 pretest questions and will score you for 175 questions.
  • The allotted time to complete the computer-based examination is four hours
  • PMP examination questions are developed in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17024 standard, by global work groups of PMP credential holders and satisfy the test specifications of the PMP Examination Content Outline.
  • The examination blueprint details the percentage of questions contained in each project management process group as shown below
    Initiation13%
    Planning24%
    Execution30%
    Monitoring and Control25%
    Closing8%
    Total100%





The Application Process

Step 1: Create an user account on http://PMI.org
Step 2: Pay the yearly membership dues and become a paid member
Step 3: Complete and submit your PMP application
Step 4: PMI will confirm the receipt of the application and requests you to pay the exam fee
Step 5: PMI reviews the application, once you submit the fee. In case your application is selected for audit, you have to submit all required details to PMI
Step 6: If you satisfy all required conditions, PMI will approve your application and  you will receive an  Authorization to Test (ATT) letter with an “Eligibility ID”
Step 7: Using that “Eligibility ID” you have to schedule an exam date with http://prometric.com
Step 8: Appear for the exam and successfully pass to become a Project Management Professional (PMP)

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