| Project Management | | | | During the Examination |
| Project Management is the application of knowledge, | | | | Type of Questions: |
| skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet | | | | - The PMP Certification Exam consists of 200 Multiple |
| project requirements***. | | | | Choice Questions, which must be answered within 4 |
| | | | hours. These questions are randomly generated from |
| Project Management Professional (PMP) | | | | a question database which has several hundred |
| This certification is offered by the Project | | | | questions. |
| Management Institute (PMI) and to obtain this one has | | | | - There is No Negative Marking. All Questions are |
| to:- | | | | Multiple Select Questions i.e. the examinee must |
| - Document one’s work experience in Project | | | | choose one from the available four alternatives. The |
| Management | | | | examinee does not need to type even a single word in |
| - Score at least 61% on a written multiple choice | | | | the question paper. |
| examination | | | | - Out of 200 questions answered, 25 questions are |
| - Complete 35 hours of Project Management related | | | | dummy questions which will not be used for scoring. |
| training | | | | Please note that dummy questions are selected |
| This certification has acquired importance in the current | | | | randomly by the computer and are not known by the |
| recessionary scenario where companies are being | | | | candidate when taking the exam - so effectively |
| very focused in being efficient and manage projects | | | | candidates have to answer all the 200 questions to |
| well. The certification boosts one’s credentials by | | | | the best of their ability. |
| establishing your competence at Project Management | | | | - Since 25 out of 200 questions are not used for |
| and gives one an edge over the others to accomplish | | | | scoring, so effectively, 175 questions are used for |
| project objectives. | | | | scoring for the exam. |
| Several Fortune 1000 companies demand that their | | | | - To pass the PMP Exam, the candidate must answer |
| employees in project management activities should be | | | | 106 out of 175 questions correctly (i.e. pass percentage |
| PMPs.The Project Management role has evolved into | | | | is 60.6%). |
| a well defined discipline that encompasses all the | | | | 1. Elimination of options while answering remains the |
| different activities and skill-sets required for successful | | | | golden rule for any multiple choice examination. So is |
| implementation of a project. | | | | the case with this examination. Judicious elimination of |
| Free Tips for the Project Management exam- | | | | the options is necessary here. |
| Before the Examination | | | | 2. Going against PMI principles is never a good option. |
| | | | Always choose options that are ethical even though |
| 1. A PMP exam prep course is the best way to begin. | | | | they may seem to be the tougher choices to make |
| Check for institutes that offer PMP Boot Camps which | | | | during the examination. Each question has only one |
| are classroom sessions spread over 3-5 days that | | | | correct answer. Read all the options before selecting |
| involve extensive and comprehensive training sessions. | | | | any one. Choices that are characterized by words |
| The primary benefit of these sessions is that one can | | | | such as always, never, must, or completely; are often |
| interact with the experienced faculty and also other | | | | incorrect. |
| Project Managers (PM) who are taking up the exam. | | | | 3. Remember, when in doubt, go by the PMI PMBOK. |
| This interaction ensures that one gets a firsthand | | | | Do not apply only practical project management |
| experience on how to approach situations that one | | | | knowledge or else you will fail the PMP exam. |
| comes across as a PM and the underlying principle | | | | 4. Read the questions correctly and interpret them |
| that govern them. | | | | properly. Have good, specific reasons for changing |
| 2. Periodic Evaluation-A large number of free tests are | | | | answers to questions that you have already |
| available online that one can use to assess one’s | | | | answered. |
| preparation for the examination. The exam simulation | | | | 5. Avoid adding extra functionality in the answers |
| software that most websites offer is a better option | | | | without benefits or gold plating (which is giving the |
| though they can be expensive. These tests let you | | | | customer more than what was required).Customer |
| pick up the necessary time-management skills and the | | | | extras can include extra functionality, higher-quality |
| detailed reports allows one to review one’s | | | | components, extra scope of work or better |
| performance and learn the correct answers for | | | | performance. |
| questions one missed. | | | | 6. Get plenty of rest the night before taking the |
| Sample Questions: Take FREE 200 questions | | | | examination. The examination is both rigorous and |
| simulated practice test to get an idea of the final PMP | | | | challenging. |
| exam format at | | | | To all the PMP aspirants I wish you all –Good Luck! |