When the PMP Exam Changes…

Cornelius Fichtner, PMP is a noted PMP expert. He has helped over 20,000 students prepare for the PMP Exam with The Project Management PrepCast at http://www.pm-prepcast.com and he guides PMI credential holders on earning PDUs with The PDU Insider at http://www.pdu-insider.com.

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In less than five months, PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP) exam will be revised to align with the recently released fifth edition of the PMBOK Guide. Whether you are taking the exam before or after this change takes effect on July 31, here are some things you should consider.

The fifth edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (PMBOK Guide) was published in December of 2012. It is the latest edition of this global project management standard published by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The release of this new edition has consequences for anyone who is preparing for (or thinking about preparing for) the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam.

In a nutshell: On July 31, 2013, the PMP exam will be revised to be consistent with the PMBOK Guide fifth edition. Here are my recommendations for all PMP aspirants out there:

Taking the PMP exam before July 31

There is no better time than now. If you want to get PMP certified then start studying right away and plan on taking your exam before June 30, 2013. You want to get your exam out of the way at least one month before the actual exam change, because the last four weeks before the changeover will see a mad rush. PMP candidates all over the world will be scrambling to “squeeze” their exam dates into July, so seats at the testing centers will be hard to get.

If you are …

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