Due to the current situation all of us are struggling to commence the updated PMP exam preparation courses. Who could advise on which materials we could rely to comply with PMP new exam content outli
Essam LotfiProject Manager-MEP| TROJAN HoldingAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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I appeared for Updated / New PMP exam as a part of pilot program and I can advise you on preparation from my experience. I followed PMBook 6 guide and Exam outline published for new PMP exam. That guideline was enough for me to review Agile topics . Rest was from my working knowledge of Agile. If you are looking for recommendation on one course/ book which is sure shot way to pass the exam then at this moment I don't think there is one but yes if you can work through all topics covered in pipeline and have project management experience of Agile projects that will be helpful in passing the exam.
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1 reply by Essam Lotfi
Nov 26, 2020 7:39 AM
Essam Lotfi
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Agree with you, but still there is a gap that is not covered in the PMBOK6 guide "Business Environment"
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
@Ruchita made great points above. Just adding that reading and understanding content outline book is critical. In my understanding, no matter I teached preparation courses in the past, take a preparation course is not needed mainly today due to no face-to-face interation is possible. Saving Changes...
In addition, 3rd party prep resource providers such as RMC have started to publish updated versions of their self-study guides.
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Essam LotfiProject Manager-MEP| TROJAN HoldingAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Nov 26, 2020 6:13 AM
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Hi
I appeared for Updated / New PMP exam as a part of pilot program and I can advise you on preparation from my experience. I followed PMBook 6 guide and Exam outline published for new PMP exam. That guideline was enough for me to review Agile topics . Rest was from my working knowledge of Agile. If you are looking for recommendation on one course/ book which is sure shot way to pass the exam then at this moment I don't think there is one but yes if you can work through all topics covered in pipeline and have project management experience of Agile projects that will be helpful in passing the exam.
Agree with you, but still there is a gap that is not covered in the PMBOK6 guide "Business Environment"
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1 reply by Ruchita Malik
Nov 26, 2020 9:01 AM
Ruchita Malik
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"Business Environment" is new heading but that doesn't mean that topic it covers are completely new concepts which we have not come across while working . Working experience of Project management + Agile project management is in my opinion must have.
Agree with you, but still there is a gap that is not covered in the PMBOK6 guide "Business Environment"
"Business Environment" is new heading but that doesn't mean that topic it covers are completely new concepts which we have not come across while working . Working experience of Project management + Agile project management is in my opinion must have. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
There is a document by PMI comparing the old and the new ECO. It only highlights a few new tasks that are new.
Business questions are only 8% or 16 out of 200. Most of them should be common sense and some of them are covered in PMBoK (benefits, external influence on scope, organizational change, ensure compliance).
All 3 new ECO areas are indeed mostly covered in PMBoK 6, if you add the agile dimension (50% or 100 of questions), the Agile Practice Guide APG should be sufficient to study. I would say could even forget about some of the PMBoK content as it is no longer mentioned in ECO.
This is not say that there will be questions that do not reflect on statements from PMBoK/APG, but may be from the other reference books.
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1 reply by Jaime Laird
Nov 28, 2020 10:05 AM
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Where is the document comparing the old and new ECO?
Which PMBoK content is no longer mentioned in ECO, and can be "forgotten"?
Rita Mulcahy's exam prep is a good option. Check it at https://rmcls.com/. This study package is actualized to changes for the January 2021 exam Saving Changes...
Aftab HussainEngineering Coordinator| Waterloo Engineering General Contracting LLCAl Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
To my knowledge the main 'knowledge-base' for the exam remains the same. So I would recommend going through the PMBOK guide and the Agile Guide.
It is the testing that is coming from a different perspective (domains instead of project lifecycle). Read up on these changes in assessment from couple different sources.
Then scour the internet for as many questions as possible and do them under time constraints. Saving Changes...
There is a document by PMI comparing the old and the new ECO. It only highlights a few new tasks that are new.
Business questions are only 8% or 16 out of 200. Most of them should be common sense and some of them are covered in PMBoK (benefits, external influence on scope, organizational change, ensure compliance).
All 3 new ECO areas are indeed mostly covered in PMBoK 6, if you add the agile dimension (50% or 100 of questions), the Agile Practice Guide APG should be sufficient to study. I would say could even forget about some of the PMBoK content as it is no longer mentioned in ECO.
This is not say that there will be questions that do not reflect on statements from PMBoK/APG, but may be from the other reference books.
Where is the document comparing the old and new ECO?
Which PMBoK content is no longer mentioned in ECO, and can be "forgotten"?
