Best way to prepare for PMP Certification Exam

Kristy -

The project management experience requirements for the PMP exam have to be from within the past eight years so if you can't come up with 4500 hours of such experience in that time period you wouldn't be able to submit your application.

Budget permitting, most folks prefer to take a formal PMP prep course as part of their learning plan for passing the exam. An alternative is to use one or two of the more reputable PMP study guides available.

Kiron

Rita Mulcahy's book "PMP Exam Prep", cross reference with the PMBOK, maybe Andry Crowe's book "PMP Exam : How to Pass on Your First Try", many simulation exams, and read PMI's Exam Content Outline as it has many "tasks" and some will be mentioned in the exam. Don't sweat it. Good luck.

Kristy,

This is how I prepared for my exam at the time:

https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/18318/PMP-Adventure--

Good Luck.

Kristy -

like Kiron already mentioned you would need to have earned the required experience hours within the last 8 years.

If you still want or even need to earn the PMP certification you should make a career plan how you can earn those required hours.

In the meanwhile, you can train your skills with the hundreds of webinars and all the other stuff here at pm.com.

Another option is the online courses by the well known and respected Mike Clayton.

For instance, you can kick off with the

Project Management Fundamentals

for free!

Also great is the

PM Fast Start Program:

Hope this helps a bit.

Regards,

Markus

Kristy -

The project management experience requirements for the PMP exam have to be from within the past eight years so if you can't come up with 4500 hours of such experience in that time period you wouldn't be able to submit your application.

Budget permitting, most folks prefer to take a formal PMP prep course as part of their learning plan for passing the exam. An alternative is to use one or two of the more reputable PMP study guides available.

Kiron