Category Archives: PMP Training Posts


Articles about specific topics related to PMP Prep classes

General Information about PMI and the PMP Certification

Here are a number of facts about PMI and the PMP Exam you may find interesting: As of December 2011, there were over 470,000 PMPs worldwide. Therefore, (as of today – April of 2012) – PMI must be very close …
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Overview of the PMP Application Process

1)   Getting Started with the Application  You really want to get started on your application right away. Don’t put this off until after taking a PMP Prep class, because that will result in delaying the earliest time you can take …
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PMP Exam Change – August 31, 2011 – Role Delineation Study

The bottom-line is that it appears that the August 31 changes did not bring about any major changes to the exam: there is no indication of major changes in subject areas, or in the level of difficulty of the test. So, whatever changes were made, they appear to be more “evolutionary” rather than “revolutionary.”


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Mapping the RDS to the PMBOK Guide

Here is a table that maps the tasks in the most recent version of the RDS to processes in version four of the PMBOK Guide. RDS Domain RDS Tasks PMBOK Processes/Tools Comments Initiating         Task 1: Perform …
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Background Information for the PMP Exam

Introductory Information about the PMP Exam The test is a computerized exam – (administered at Prometric testing centers in the U.S.). (You can opt to take a written test, but this is very rarely chosen. In this case, it may …
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