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most effective class/program to train for your PMP?

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Michael Breidbart Ny, United States
I am interested in getting my PMP certificate and would like to take a 5 day crash course to help me train for the test. I see a few programs that vary in price but all "guarantee passing". Does anyone have a recommendation for the most effective and valuable program to take?

Thank you for any help you can provide!!

-Michael
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Deepesh Rammoorthy ICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood Service Tarneit, Vic, Australia
My personal experience .

No training course can guarantee a Pass. At best it provides guidance on what to focus on, gives some more practice exams and points you to reference books .

It's how much effort you personally put in that will guarantee success

My training course provided valuable inputs regarding the following

Pay special attention to Earned Value Management
Contracts Management , Risk Management , Quality Management are difficult topics .
Pay special attention to the ITTOs in those as well as the Quality Tools and how and why these are used.

check the syllabus of the training course and see what they cover .
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May 01, 2017 1:20 PM
Michael Breidbart
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Thank you for your responses. This is a completely new field for me as I am making a career change from investment sales in the financial world. I was suggested if I were to go through this, I should get my PMP liscence first.

Any recommendations on where I should start on getting the best knowledge and experience in the field would be tremendous as well.

Thank you again!
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Sonali Malu Maharashtra, India
Agreed with Deepesh, you can go for any training institute but there is no guarantee that you will be passed.
Passing PMP is more about how experienced you are in the field, how thoroughly you have read PMBOK and how well you are scoring in simulation exams.
Trainers can certainly provide you some good tips for the exam preparation, however you should be able to solve number of sample questions or simulation tests before taking the actual exam.
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
These 5-day crash courses teach you how to take the test, not about project management. The assumption is the students have a certain level of knowledge and experience going in, with having already begun the studying process. This class would be the 'cherry on top' so to speak, to help finalize the preparation and give confidence for going into the test.

Cheetah Learning is one you can look into. They have some good ideals around the exam, like healthy body, healthy mind.

Good Luck!
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Mayte Mata Sivera PMO Leader | Speaker | Author Ut, United States
I would recommend you read the "small letter" and the conditions for those "guarantee passing"

Good luck
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Michael Breidbart Ny, United States
Apr 30, 2017 8:05 PM
Replying to Deepesh Rammoorthy
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My personal experience .

No training course can guarantee a Pass. At best it provides guidance on what to focus on, gives some more practice exams and points you to reference books .

It's how much effort you personally put in that will guarantee success

My training course provided valuable inputs regarding the following

Pay special attention to Earned Value Management
Contracts Management , Risk Management , Quality Management are difficult topics .
Pay special attention to the ITTOs in those as well as the Quality Tools and how and why these are used.

check the syllabus of the training course and see what they cover .
Thank you for your responses. This is a completely new field for me as I am making a career change from investment sales in the financial world. I was suggested if I were to go through this, I should get my PMP liscence first.

Any recommendations on where I should start on getting the best knowledge and experience in the field would be tremendous as well.

Thank you again!
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Bruno Baptista PMP| SESC RIO Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
I see your wish on change your career focus is already a project. =).
If you consider this a project you will see how is easy to get experience considering every thing you do as little project.
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Darren McCrea Director, Enterprise Information Services| Central Oregon Community College Bend, Or, United States
Hi Michael,

The PMP certification from PMI.org requires 35 hours of education (this would presumably be acquired in that crash course that you mention) and that you have 4500 hours of experience leading or directing projects (7500 hours if you do not have your Bachelor's degree). These hours have to be documented as part of the application process with PMI.

If you don't yet have the required experience to get your PMP, I would still suggest that you join PMI and get your CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) until you gain the experience to get your PMP.

Just my .02 cents. :)
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Sungjoon Park Coral Springs, Fl, United States
You may contact PMI's local chapter in your area.
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Markus Kopko AI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM AI Coach| PMotion.ai Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Hi Michael,

you may refer to the following guides for further information about how to get PMP and so on ...

? The Complete Guide To “How To Get PMP Certification” ?:
? http://goo.gl/umrz68

? Creating Your PMP Study Plan - The Complete Guide ?
? http://goo.gl/fqKm7B

? The Complete Guide to PMP 35 Contact Hours of Project Management Education?
? http://goo.gl/dTL5i2

Regarding the prep course have you considered taking this as an online course?

Here are some helpful articles regarding this topic:

Five Reasons to Attend a PMP Exam Boot Camp to Pass the PMP Exam

? http://goo.gl/buomZr

Five Awesome Reasons NOT to take PMP Boot Camp Classes for your PMP Exam Preparation

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7 Steps to Selecting your Online PMP Exam Preparation Course

? http://goo.gl/Y8Jq5d

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Regards,

Markus

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