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Important Tools While Preparing For Your PMP Certification Preparation

Vinod Kumar

With Projects becoming more obviously important and Project manager roles are one of the most aspiring positions today

I am glad to know a lot of my colleagues and connections are interested in taking the PMP Exam.

As a result, I decided to provide a brief review and share some of the tools I used to study for my PMP Exam.

If you are planning to take the PMP exam, I strongly recommend to go through the below blog on how to Register for PMP Exam.

How to Apply for the PMP® Exam in 13 Easy Steps[Updated] (simplilearn.com)

“Once again, you don’t need to study or read all of the resources I have shared, but the more questions you practice you are better prepared for the exam.”

While preparing for my PMP exam in 2017, I started with PM Prepcast by Cornelius Fichtner, PMP Exam Prep and PMP Training Online the training recordings I received were quite detailed and clear.

I was impressed by his enthusiasm for PMP certification and, in particular, his training manner, as well as the regular free updates I received.

Simultaneously, based on the recommendation from one of my friend I started to study the Rita Mulcahy PMP Exam Prep 9th edition.

One of the best decision I made (I strongly suggest you to read the latest book for your PMP exam preparations- I purchased online and printed it due to my budget constraints)

I am not a book worm nor I like to study continuously, though I was well connected with the book and the plain English was quite easy for me to understand.

This book is much simpler than the PMBOK Guide provided by the PMI.

Once you study this book it will give you a very good understanding on what is PMP and you can take the practice tests online. (this doesn’t mean don’t read the PMBOK guide – I just quickly brushed it up once)

Do check out my latest article about the PMBOK 7th edition What’s New in the PMBOK 7th Edition Compared to the 6th Edition? – Project Insights (projinsights.com)

Please read the below article on the PMP Exam eligibility- https://edward-designer.com/web/pmp/

PMP Resources

There are tons of resources available online and below are some I used to prepare for the exam. (marked as H*) are the ones I focused regularly, rest I just briefly reviewed whenever I had time on my phone.

Do check if your company can arrange bootcamps, it will be way easier to practice rather studying by yourselves which can reduce your overall study time.

(in my case I had to self study as I didn’t have budget from my organization and trainings in the country where I was located was quite pricy due to the special language requirements)

PMP® Exam Updates

Do monitor the changes towards the PMP Exam and keep a close watch before buying any new books or reviewing the courses online.

You can refer to the PMP exam updates here: PMP Exam Updates (pmi.org)

The PMP exam has evolved to meet today’s demands of the profession, organizations and you. It focuses on three domains you need to gain a competitive edge and prove you work smarter:

  1. PEOPLE – emphasizing the soft skills you need to effectively lead a project team in today’s changing environment
  2. PROCESS – reinforcing the technical aspects of successfully managing projects
  3. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT – highlighting the connection between projects and organizational strategy

Content that spans the value delivery spectrum, including predictive, agile and hybrid approaches, will be included across the three exam domains.

Take the PMP® certification exam at home or in your office. Learn more about the online proctored exam.

The exam is comprised of:

You don’t need to study or read all of the below resources but the more questions you practice you are better prepared for the exam.

There are tons of amazing resources available online you can use them to practice:

  1. Rita Process Chart Game: https://rmcls.com/process-chart-game-v9
  2. PMP® Exam Self-Assessment Test: https://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/100-free-questions.htm (H*)
  3. PMP Sample Questions based on PMBOK Sixth (6th) Edition: http://www.certchamp.com/pmp-sample-questions.jsp
  4. Free PMP Certification Practice Questions: http://www.certgear.com/products/preview/pmp_certification/pmp2.html
  5. Free PMP Practice Questions: https://www.thoughtco.com/pmp-practice-questions-4005393
  6. https://www.openpm.org/21q-pmp-simulator (1000 Questions – H*)
  7. Free PMP Exam Sample Questions 2014 – Latest #1 Based on PMBOK 5th Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7E0QPYV4Xs&feature=youtu.be
  8. 206 Free Practice Questions for PMP Exam: http://206-free-pmp-exam-questions.blogspot.com/p/questions-1-20.html
  9. https://mosaicprojects.com.au/Training-PMP-Q-Today.php
  10. PM prepcast Free 120 PMP Practice Questions: https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/pmp-practice-exam-questions-sample-test
  11. https://www.pmexam.com/quiz/pmp-certification-practice-quiz/ H*)
  12. https://sites.google.com/site/pmpbank/pmpquestionbank H*)
  13. https://www.preparepm.com/mock1.html (High quality questions, which simulate the real test very well.)
  14. https://projectmanagementacademy.net/free-pmp-questions (Mostly situational questions – H*)
  15. https://sites.google.com/site/pgmpguide/pmp-1-20 (480 Questions H*)
  16. https://www.simplilearn.com/pmp-exam-prep-free-practice-test (200 Questions – H*)
  17. https://exampremium.com/ – H*)

For SME’s/team leaders who are aspiring to become a PMP or an existing manager facing hurdles, my personal recommendation is to study for PMP Certification this course provides you the foundation on

personally, this course helped me to improve my operations and my understanding towards the above foundations better.

Note: there are quite a few online training institutions available online, here are some of them. I will continue to add more trainings providers in the upcoming days. Please feel free to visit.

  1. PM Exam Coach

2. PMP Certification & Training – Exam Prep – PMP Boot Camp | Velociteach

You do not need to study or read all of the aforementioned materials, but the more questions you practice, the more prepared you will be for the test.

All the very best for your PMP Examination!!!

Which of the above resources you really enjoyed, please leave your comments below.

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