Alex RoukSoftware Project Manager| OBSWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hello, community. PMI offers now an opportunity to take PMP exam using its new version BEFORE it will be officially launched in July.
I wonder which one to take.. The new exam seems to be more initiative and simplified but has no history, examples or proven materials to learn from. The old one although feels like complicated bureaucratic dinosaur but has everything you need to succeed, including '100% pass guarantees'.
My main goal is to pass the exam, while learning relevant content
Hello Alex, I will try to pass the old one, because I see that you can find more materials to learn from. Should you recommend me which one do you use. I can recommend https://www.pmtraining.com/ Thank you for your advice. Kind regards, Jarka
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1 reply by Alex Rouk
Jan 13, 2020 7:15 PM
Alex Rouk
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Hi, Jarka.
Being better learner in groups + replies here, I will focus on the old exam.. I tend to learn with SimpleLearn but give another look to PM Training you've mentioned.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Alex
There are Pros and Cons for each option. Below is my opinion:
NEW EXAM
There are no guarantees that the new exam is more simplified, you would never know. However, there are the rules taken from PMI Website:
1) Dates to sit for the pilot exam are 9 March through 20 March
2) Examis available in English language only.
3) PMI Members receive a rebate of USD $81 for the $405 exam fee.
4) Non-PMI Members will a rebate of USD $111 for the $555 exam fee.
5) All pilot participants are eligible for a re-take of the exam at no cost.
6) 600 participants, with global representation, will be accepted.
The advantages are that you can re-take the exam at no cost and you will pay $81 less for the original exam. Cost wise, it's worth it.
On the other side, there isn't a certain reference but list of references you need to study from (You can use the PMBOK of course as one of them), no simulation exams available and you don't have much time before March, unless you are already prepared.
OLD EXAM
Material is known (PMBOK + another resource like Rita Mulcahy Exam Prep Book) and there are lots of resources for simulation exams.
Its all at the end, more or less, experience based.
I would strongly suggest sticking with the current exam so long as you meet the prereqs and can sit for it in the April or May timeframe so you have time for a retake in case you need one.
Remember, no one will ask which version of the exam you passed - they just care if you have your PMP.
The lack of study resources, practice exams and the delay in knowing your results are all detractors from being a guinea pig for the new exam, IMHO.
Kiron
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1 reply by Alex Rouk
Jan 13, 2020 7:12 PM
Alex Rouk
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Hi, Kiron.
I was very excited about the new exam because it seems to be more 'life'-based than the old one with hundreds of docs, processes, tools etc.
But unfortunately I tend to agree with you: I am no self-learner which kinda leaves me with the old exam (no learning groups for new one yet..)
Thank you for your reply
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Alex RoukSoftware Project Manager| OBSWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jan 11, 2020 7:49 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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I would strongly suggest sticking with the current exam so long as you meet the prereqs and can sit for it in the April or May timeframe so you have time for a retake in case you need one.
Remember, no one will ask which version of the exam you passed - they just care if you have your PMP.
The lack of study resources, practice exams and the delay in knowing your results are all detractors from being a guinea pig for the new exam, IMHO.
Kiron
Hi, Kiron.
I was very excited about the new exam because it seems to be more 'life'-based than the old one with hundreds of docs, processes, tools etc.
But unfortunately I tend to agree with you: I am no self-learner which kinda leaves me with the old exam (no learning groups for new one yet..)
Thank you for your reply Saving Changes...
Alex RoukSoftware Project Manager| OBSWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jan 10, 2020 5:40 PM
Replying to Jaroslava Spring Michálková
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Hello Alex, I will try to pass the old one, because I see that you can find more materials to learn from. Should you recommend me which one do you use. I can recommend https://www.pmtraining.com/ Thank you for your advice. Kind regards, Jarka
Hi, Jarka.
Being better learner in groups + replies here, I will focus on the old exam.. I tend to learn with SimpleLearn but give another look to PM Training you've mentioned.
Thank you and good luck :) Saving Changes...
David LeeAnalytical Chemistry Manager| MeritorOntario, Canada
Hi,
I did the old one. I recommend https://www.4pmti.com/PMP-Certification/Detroit-MI.asp. My trainer was Tunde. His training was absolutely the reason I was able to master this material so fast and pass my test. I've recommended PMTI to another colleague, and we're already working around our company about how we can start applying PMI methodologies to our group. Saving Changes...
Mudassir IqbalCOO | Snr Advisor Digital Transformation| AnaConEx SolutionsSaudi Arabia
go for current one if possible. Saving Changes...
Ali AlghamdiPlanning engineer| Engineering AdministrationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
The secrete to pass the exam beside studying pmbok is the simulator exams, as much you study these simulators as more experience and more confident you become. So, if you can attend the old version of the exam i think it's better for you. Saving Changes...
Jared PadgettVerizon MediaVentura, Ca, United States
I'd also go for the current exam. I shortened my study time to allow for the older exam back when it was supposed to change in December. It's good that PMI was agile enough to bump it further down the road. Having access to more resources is helpful, plus you'll benefit from studying the current version and learning about the changes through acquiring PDUs. Saving Changes...
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