The PMP Exam has changed… yet again. It changes every 4-5 years, as the practice of Project Management matures and evolves along with the changing times. The next official release of the PMBOK GUIDE is the SIXTH EDITION. It was released in September 2017. As a result of the changes in the PMBOK Guide, Sixth … Read more
Although the PMP exam is still based on the PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, there have been changes to the PMP Exam starting from January 12, 2016. The last day to take the exam based on the current format is 11-Jan-2016. What exactly has changed in the PMP Exam? PMI has recently conducted a Role … Read more
The PMP exam is based on the PMBOK Guide, which is a very holistic framework for managing projects. For most project managers, it is an eye opening experience. Most people find that there are huge gaps in what they know and practice on real projects, versus what learn from the PMBOK Guide. This leads to … Read more
“I failed the PMP exam today. It is really unbelievable. I thought I did well on the exam. I was able to finish on time. I have 8 years of project management experience, and have never failed any exam. Yet, I got only one area as Moderately Proficient, and Below Proficient in all other areas. … Read more
Yesterday, after I wrote about the Performance Measurement Baseline for the PMP exam, I received an email asking about the Delphi Technique. I replied to the query, but then thought to expand it, and make it into a detailed article for your benefit too, as it is a common question on the PMP exam. Most … Read more
The performance of the project, and the project manager needs to be measured. If there is no baseline or benchmark, then there is no way to know if the project manager did a good job or not? We need to have a clear target or goal to achieve, so that we can compare it with … Read more
In the PMP Exam, there are atleast 4-5 questions that only focus on simple interpretation of the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) or the Cost Performance Index (CPI). There questions are from the Cost Management or Time Management Knowledge Areas, as defined in the PMBOK Guide. Some such questions require you to do minor calculations. As … Read more
I get a lot of PMP Exam related questions, which are essentially the same. Some are posted on the PMCHAMP Online PMP Forum, and others are emailed to me, or asked in my PMP BOOT CAMP trainings in Singapore, Dubai or elsewhere. So I thought of tackling a few common PMP Exam related questions here, … Read more