PMP Exam Over

PMP ®
Exam

Preparation

What is PM
P Exam?
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2014 © Avenew Indonesia Module #01 PMP® Exam Overview
Initiation is successfully
beginning the project to
create success in the end.

q  Describe the purpose

o f t h e i n i t i a t i o n
process
q  Discuss managing
expectations
q  Develop a sample
project proposal
Your professional Management Solution

What is PMI?

0  Global Not-‐for-‐ProAit Professional Association
0  Founded by working project managers
0  Members in 185 countries
0  Global Standards
0  11 standards provide a common framework and language for projects across
industries and regions
0  Credentials
0  5 widely recognized credentials
0  Based on both knowledge and work experience
0  Educational Activities
0  Continuing education for credential maintenance
0  Accreditation of academic PM programs
0  Registered Education Providers (REPs)

PMI Indonesia Chapter
0  Founded in 1996

0  Head ofAice located in Jakarta, the capital city of
Indonesia
0  PMI Chapter Members : 538 (as per Jan 2014)
0  Number of PMPs in Indonesia: 452 (as per Jan 2014)
0  8 Board of Directors, 13 Board Members and many
volunteers
0  2 Branches (Yogyakarta and Bandung)

PMI Standards

PMI Credentials
q CertiAied Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®
§  CertiAies knowledge of the PMBOK Guide®
q Project Management Professional (PMP)®
§  CertiAies expertise in leading and directing project teams
q Program Management Professional (PgMP)®
§  CertiAies expertise and demonstrated history of performance in the
oversight of multiple, related projects aligned to organizational strategy
q PMI-‐Risk Management Professional (PMI-‐RMP)®
§  CertiAies expertise in assessing/identifying risk, mitigate threats, and
capitalize on opportunities
q PMI-‐Scheduling Professional (PMI-‐SP)®
§  CertiAies expertise in developing/maintaining the project schedule
q PMI Agile CertiAied Practitioner (PMI-‐ACP)®
§  Validates the practitioner’s ability to understand and apply agile principles
and practices

What is PMP ?

®
Criterias for
Good Project Manager
Good interpersonal skills PMP® will provide:
Ø Provide professional/personal
Good communication skills recognition
Ø Expedite professional
Good techincal skills
advancement
Good management skills Ø Create job growth/
opportunities within an
Good organizational skills organization
Ø Provide framework for
Education standardized Project
Management requirements
Work Experience Ø Increase employee’s value to
the organization
Certification

Worldwide Network of PMP ®
" PMP® is truly a global certiAication

" Developed by a global network of PMP® certiAied
individuals
" PMP ® certiAied individuals participate in the
development of the examination and program
requirements

What the Exam Test?

PMP Certification Exam
Ø  Your project management experience Ø  Your knowledge of PMI's processes
Ø  Your common sense Ø  Your understanding of the many
Ø  Your knowledge of industry practices terms that are used to describe the
Ø  Your knowledge of how to use processes
software tools Ø  Your ability to apply those processes
Ø  What you learned in management in a variety of situations
school Ø  Your ability to apply key formulas to
Ø  Your intelligence scheduling, costing, estimating, and
other problems
Ø  Your understanding of professional
responsibility as it applies to project
management

A Passing Grade for PMP

®

" Answer 107 questions CORRECTLY out of the 175 questions
on the test (61% correct)

The Exam Material
" Will be made up of exactly 200 questions
" But only 175 of those questions will count.
" The other 25 questions are considered experimental
questions that PMI is evaluating for use on future exams.

Question Allocation on the

PMP® Exam
Number of
Process Group % of Exam
Questions
Initiating 26 13%
Planning 48 24%
Executing 60 30%
Monitoring & Controlling 50 25%
Closing 16 8%

Registration process
•  Online registration at www.pmi.org
1 •  For Member and non member
•  Submit Resume
2 •  Project experiences and education
•  Payment
3 •  Payment
•  Eligibility Letter (Audit Process)

4 •  Voucher number
•  Contact to Prometric (online www.2test.com)

5 •  Exam site confirmation

Registration Requirements
PMP® Category 1 PMP® Category 2
Education University Degree High School or
equivalent
PM Experiences Min 3 years & no more Min 5 years & no more
than 6 years than 8 years
4500 hours 7500 hours
PM Education 35 hours 35 hours
Exam 200 questions, 4 hour 200 questions, 4 hour
RecertiAication RecertiAication every 3 RecertiAication every 3
Requirement years; 60 PDUs required years; 60 PDUs
every 3 years to required every 3 years
maintain certiAication to maintain
certiAication

PMP Exam Cost

®
Members
(PMI® member’s cost = USD USD 405
129)
Non-Members USD 555
Recertification every 3 years

" Benefit by Join PMI
Ø  Discount for member USD 150 (USD 555 – USD 405)
Ø  Save money USD 150 – USD 129 à USD 21
Ø  A subscription to PMI's publications, PM Network and PM Today;
discounts on books and PMI-sponsored events;
Ø  Access to a wealth of information in the field of project
management.

Eligibility Letter
" Comes within 1 to 3 weeks
" Contact Prometric to schedule the exam
" Valid for 1 year

The Time Limit
" The PMP is a long exam

" 240 minutes (4 hours) for 200 questions
" 72 seconds per question (if no breaks are taken)
Question Format
" Multiple choice format with four possible answers
" No penalty for guesing, leaving none of them blank

PMP Professional
®
Development Unit
In order to maintain the PMP® credential, PMP® certiAied
individual must meet the Professional Development Program
requirements
(administered by PMI ® Education Department)

Professional Development Program is:
0  3 year cycle
0  60 PDUs must be earned during this cycle

PMP® Professional Development Unit

(PDU) Categories
0  Post certiAication formal education
0  Self-‐directed learning and professional activities
0  Program sponsored by PMI ® Professional
Development Providers
0  Programs sponsored by other providers
0  Services to professional/community associations
0  Industry speciAic recognition for PMP®
0  Knowledge
0  Skill
0  Experience

Type Exam Questions …….(1)

0  Situational
0  Put your mind in the situation (you have been there)
0  Two Right Answers
0  You have two right choices
0  Focus on the question (what is Airst or the best)
0  Extraneous Information
0  Not all information in the question will be used to
answer the question
0  Out of the blue question
0  You have no idea what the question is asking

Type Exam Questions …….(2)

0  Words you have never heard before
0  Understanding is important
0  It is important to understand all topics
0  New approach to known topic
0  You understand the topic but you have never think
about it in the way the question describes

How to Study…….. (1)

0  Create a study group
0  To discuss difAicult questions
0  Knowledge and experience sharing
0  Study via presentation
0  Reading material
0  PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition
0  PMP® Exam Preparation
0  PMBOK® guide comprehension
0  Make short presentation for each Knowledge Area
0  Present and discuss
0  Understand Project Management Mapping (page 43)

0  Understand the main input – tools – output

0  Understand the process
0  Understand the main input-‐tools-‐output
0  Try to simulate (exam practice)
0  Practice with PMP® preparation books
0  Practice 1: See what is your current score and understand
each wrong answer
0  Practice 2: Any improvement? Do you have the same wrong
answer? Or new wrong answer?
0  Do cumulative practice
0  Cumulative per Knowledge Area

How to Study…….. (3)

0  Exercise Simulation
0  Using Fast track CD
0  Get familiar with “real exam
0  Join pmpcert@yahoogroups.com
0  Get fresh information & experience
0  Discussion and sharing method
0  How long is it to study? It depends on your situation
0  100 to 200 hours (quoted from PMPCert)
0  1 to 2 months (quoted from PMPCert)

Tips for the Exam

0  Take 1 day rest of your heart, mind, and body before taking the
exam
0  Prepare your tools and administration (ID Card, conAirmation letter)
0  Survey the exam site
0  Arrive at the exam site 1 hour before
0  Bring refreshment
0  Time Management strategy
0  200 questions for 4 hours = 1.2 minutes per question
0  Read questions carefully
0  Always put the answer although you have doubt or does not know the
answer, and mark it
0  Make sure you have 0.5 to 1 hour time reserved to review
0  Relax

Trick for the Exam

0  Answer the questions from PMI® perspective, not
your own experience
0  Focus on the words: Airst, best, except, not, most
likely, etc.
0  Read all four choices and read backwards
0  Do not follow the old rule that the longest answer
is the right one
0  Write down the formula and major processes as
soon as your are given some papers during the
exam

Hints for the Exam ……. (1)

0  Follow the Process (what to do Airst, second, etc)
0  Project Management Process
0  Sub Knowledge Process
0  Change Request Process
0  Evaluate and assess the impact of change
0  Create alternatives e.g. fast track or cash
0  Meet with management, sponsor, internal stakeholder
0  Meet with customer
0  Stakeholder Management Process
0  Identify
0  Assess their knowledge
0  Analyze
0  Get and keep them
0  Get their sign off

Hints for the Exam ……. (2)

0  Choose the one BEST answer from many CORRECT
answers
0  Follow the process
0  Cover all correct answers
0  Not ‘gold plating' activity (adding extra functionality)

Why Do Candidates Fail in the PMP

Certification Exam?

Why Do Candidates Fail in the PMP CertiAication

Exam?
0  They took a PMP Prep course from a registered PMI
education provider
0  They well prepared for the exam.


CertiAication Exam?
0  They have a shallow understanding and don’t study deeply
Solution:
0  Read PMBOK Guide latest version from cover to cover at least three
times. You will be easily answering several questions if you read the
Appendix sections from page 345 to 455. Concentrating more on
Appendix section G (interpersonal skills) would help you to answer
lot of behavioral oriented questions on the exam.


CertiAication Exam?
0  They fail to read all answers. They look at the given options
sequentially and if they think the option 1 or 2 is right, they
skip the other options
Solution:
0  Read questions and given answers carefully. Re-‐read all questions
containing negative words such as “not” “least” or “except”. Likewise
check for all qualifying words: “all”, “most”, ‘some’, “none” and
keywords such as input, output, tools and project management
process. Since the exam is four hours you have enough time to go
through all the given four options.


CertiAication Exam?
0  They do not think PMBOK is always right
0  Phase exits, stage gates or kill points are all terms for:
A.  GO/NO Meeting
B.  Project Closure Criteria
C.  Kickoff for next phased
D.  Phase end reviews
Solution:
0  When you are taking the exam you need to think PMBOK
Guide is always right and in order to pass the exam, we need
to use the right Key word phases used in PMBOK Guide
regardless of whatever you do today to manager your project.

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q Describe the purpose

Your professional Management Solution

What is PMI?

PMI Indonesia Chapter

0 Founded in 1996

Your professional Management Solution

Your professional Management Solution

Your professional Management Solution

What is PMP ?

Your professional Management Solution

Worldwide Network of PMP ®

" PMP® is truly a global certiAication

Your professional Management Solution

What the Exam Test?

Your professional Management Solution

A Passing Grade for PMP

Your professional Management Solution

Question Allocation on the

Your professional Management Solution

• Eligibility Letter (Audit Process)

• Contact to Prometric (online www.2test.com)

Your professional Management Solution

Your professional Management Solution

PMP Exam Cost

Non-Members USD 555

Recertification every 3 years

Your professional Management Solution

Your professional Management Solution

The Time Limit

" The PMP is a long exam

Your professional Management Solution

Your professional Management Solution

PMP® Professional Development Unit

Your professional Management Solution

Type Exam Questions …….(1)

Your professional Management Solution

Type Exam Questions …….(2)

Your professional Management Solution

How to Study…….. (1)

Your professional Management Solution

0 Understand the main input – tools – output

Your professional Management Solution

How to Study…….. (3)

Your professional Management Solution

Tips for the Exam

Your professional Management Solution

Trick for the Exam

Your professional Management Solution

Hints for the Exam ……. (1)

Your professional Management Solution

Hints for the Exam ……. (2)

Your professional Management Solution

Why Do Candidates Fail in the PMP

Your professional Management Solution

Why Do Candidates Fail in the PMP CertiAication

Your professional Management Solution

Why Do Candidates Fail in the PMP

Your professional Management Solution

Why Do Candidates Fail in the PMP

Your professional Management Solution

Why Do Candidates Fail in the PMP

q  Describe the purpose

0  Founded in 1996

•  Eligibility Letter (Audit Process)

•  Contact to Prometric (online www.2test.com)

0  Understand the main input – tools – output