Questons involving theories and statements by personalities not included in the PMBOK
Dileep SankarProject Engineer| Mechon Trading and ContractingDoha, Qatar
In the PMP exam, are questions, involving theories and statements by personalities which are not included the PMBOK, common? While doing some practice tests, came upon some which I couldn't find any reference in the PMBOK! Saving Changes...
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Lenka PincotChief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management InstituteParis, France
I did two PMI certifications and there’s never a single source of information or knowledge which is enough to read. You also need to use your judgment, hence experience is required to be eligible for a certification process. Saving Changes...
remember that the PMP tests your awareness of the PMBOK and NOT the PMBOK Guide. When exam items are being written by PMI volunteers they usually have access to 30+ textbooks, only one of which is the PMBOK Guide...
Dileep, the certification is Project Management Professional, not PMBOK Management Professional. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Unfortunatelly you are right Dileep. That was the fact from years. Then, how to know what to read? Take a look by searching about each thing is named into the PMBOK as tool and technique with no further explanation. where? as @Kiron stated inside the book avaiblables on line for PMI members into the PMI site. If you are not PMI member then into the internet. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Unfortunately one source for studying is not enough. I studied from two books, the PMBOK and Rita Mukcahy’s Book (A lot of things in this book, were either not available in the PMBOK or mentioned nriefly).
At the end, during the exam, your solid experience is what will make s difference.
To pass the PMP exam, you must know PMBOK and have some experience in the field. Those questions usually refer to your experience. To get those information, you need to study different resources even those they might not be directly related to project management. However, the number of these questions are not as many as required to fail you in the exam. Saving Changes...
Dileep SankarProject Engineer| Mechon Trading and ContractingDoha, Qatar
Sincere thanks to every single one of you, even though the question was not of much essence. I posted it since I was pretty sure that this was the only place where I could get genuine responses and that too from experienced personnel.
Thank you for your valuable input. Saving Changes...
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