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The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP by Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, is now available for download.

For project managers who are preparing to take the challenging PMP exam, here's a little help to get you started. The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP is a FREE e-book designed to help you prepare for and pass the exam with flying colors.

Written by noted PMP, Cornelius Fichtner, the e-book is based on Mr. Fichtner's own PMP-exam experience, both as a student and instructor. So learn from his real-world perspective as he passes on his knowledge and expertise to you. He shares simple steps that will help you with the following:
 

•   Assess your eligibility
   
•   Fill out the PMP application
   
•   Create a PMP Study Plan
   
•   Acquire essential study materials
   
•   Develop techniques for studying
   
•   Answer sample test questions
   
•   Prepare for the examination day
   

The e-book is absolutely free. Get your copy now and pave the road for your PMP certification! Click here!

This week's featured lessons learned comes to us courtesy of Gaurav Bansal.

In this lesson learned Gaurav Bansal shared with us his experiences and the preparations he did to passed the PMP exam:

Studied for 11 weeks and it was my first attempt.

•   I started with PM Prepcast Video sessions (since I couldn't follow PMBOK initially)
•   I prepared the PMBOK Process-chart well. It helped me to connect various processes.
•   I took 2 more Full-Length tests and was able to score more than 75% in both. This gave me confidence and continued to fill in my knowledge-gaps. At times, it was very tiring and I used to get exhausted. But I did not leave it and I was hell-bent to clear the exam...

To read more on his complete experience, please follow this link: https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/index.php/kunena/11-les...

The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator (The answer is at the very bottom):

Which of the following statements regarding the WBS is incorrect?

A) The WBS subdivides project work into smaller and more manageable components    
B) The WBS is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the project work    
C) The WBS organizes and defines the total scope of the project    
D) The components of the WBS are called work packages

 

 Hint: All of the choices look true but one of them is a trick.

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Answer and Explanation:

The Correct answer is D. "The WBS can contain components at many levels. The planned work contained within the lowest levels of the WBS components are called work packages. The work package level is ONLY at the lowest level in the WBS. Items at the other levels of the WBS are simply called ""WBS components"".
We were looking for the INCORRECT statement among the four answers. The statement that ""The components of a WBS are called work packages."" suggests that ALL the components are called work packages. This is incorrect because (as explained above) only the lowest level contains the work packages."

In this Free PrepCast lesson, we cover the project schedule network diagram. We explain what it is, why it is so important for your project and how to apply the critical path method to it, so that you can determine early and late start/finish dates as well as schedule flexibility

This free video is only available for viewing until this weekend. Watch it now - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SSGBNofj5A&hd=1

This week's featured lessons learned comes to us courtesy of Daphne Foldes, PMP.

In this lesson learned Daphne Foldes shared with us the tools she used to passed the PMP exam:

•   IIL PM Flashcards App for iPhone >> Learnt 2 ITTO processes/day on the bus on my way to work. On my way home, I reviewed ALL the processes I had previously covered including that day's + had a friend quiz me on weekends using the flashcards
•   PMP Exam Simulator >> Did 50 question quizzes after work, 2x full 200 question exams each of Sat and Sun
•   Achieve PMP Exam Success eBook >> read this not in learning/memorization mode, but in a relaxed manner and more as an explanation of the concepts to ensure that I got another perspective...

To read about his complete experience, please follow this link: https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/index.php/kunena/11-les...