All About Project Management Certification Exam

To attain job promotion or higher forms of work, it is essential and natural to take an exam. Lawyers and Doctors need to take Bar Exams to make their name legal. Accountants also need to take an exam to become Certified Public Accountant (CPA). And as for Project Managers, they need to take Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exams to be a certified Project Manager. Examinations test those individuals if they are qualified for the job.

Project Management Certification Exam

This certification exam focuses on higher levels of project management which is acknowledged worldwide. The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the one who made this examination and if you plan to get some PMP training, the institution or company you'll attend must have the approval of PMI. This test has 200 multiple-choice questions and needs to be answered within 4 hours. To be exact, you can only concentrate in one question for at least 72 seconds.

Like most applicants anticipated, this exam is really a difficult exam. Aside from that, there are lots of requirements you need to acquire before you are qualified to take the exam. And then, PMP training is necessary. Here, you are taught all the basic knowledge up to complicated topics about project management.

To fully equip yourself, there are certain materials you must have:

The PMP Manual

The PMI has given the major manual for all applicants, the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). This manual covers everything you need to learn for the exam. It is updated from time to time, which means that the PMP exam is gradually changing, to avoid cheating. Provide yourself the latest one and memorize the formulas and acronyms given with their meaning. If you love taking down notes, go for it. Study your own way so that it would be easy for you to understand the topics.

Aside from PMBOK, you could search in the Internet other PMP materials you can use. You could also search for tips from other applicants who already taken the exam and see if it applies to you. Also, look for PMP exam simulators. It gives you a sample environment of the actual exam so you could easily adopt the situation during the real test. Practice with these sample questions and see where you are strong as well as the sections where you need to improve more. Also, you could learn how to manage your nervousness and stress through this mock exam.

The PMP Training

The PMI requires you to have at least 35 hours of PMP Training. You could attain it through traditional training, institutional or online training - depends upon your choice. People have different ways of learning; therefore, you could choose what suits you best. You should also consider your budget and time. There are expensive trainings and some requires your full time. See your availability and money.

Most of you are already working and you don't have enough time studying within campuses. You could take online, which is really convenient because you could study within the solace of your own home. If you are not that busy, you could take institutional training. Here, you can learn from other applicants personally and ask questions to your PMP instructors directly. Also, it's affordable so you won't have a problem with money. And then, if you want some short-term training, traditional training is the best option. It will only take you months. You can benefit from this training is both knowledge and experience. However, traditional training also offers long-term trainings.

About the Author

John Reiling, PMP, PE, MBA is an experienced Project Manager and certified Project Management Professional. John provides project management professional exam. John also writes regularly in his blog, PMcrunch.com.

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