PMP Exam Preparation Guidelines : Pass PMP Exam in a MONTH

In this section we will be providing different online resources for your PMP exam preparation, some slideshows that will provide you with basic know how and why, what regarding PMP and PMI. Practice data bank questions for your exam preparation.

PMP Exam Preparation Guidelines : Pass PMP in a Month

This is a very useful slideshow that describes the very basics of attempting a PMP exam, who should apply and what will be the requirements? how much does it cost to appear for a PMP exam. Go through it and make some notes if you really want to add PMP feather to your crown.

PMP Exam Prep (Pass the Exam in a Month!) - Orientation Seminar from PrudentialSolutions

Managing Contemporary Issues

This slideshow by Craig Brown is based on Gray & Larson, 2006 Edition, Chapter # 16 and it discusses the management of contemporary issues in project management.

Depending upon the project nature, its majorly affected by five forces i.e. global competition, knowledge explosion, innovation, time to market and shortened product life cycles.

Going through these slides will surely help you to prepare for your PMP exam and if you are a certified Project Management Professional it will help you to revive your PM knowledge.

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The Project Management Process - Week 11 Contemporary Issues from Craig Brown

Project Performance Management

This slideshow by Craig Brown discusses the importance of performance management after project initiation. How reporting should be done? and why its important.

You need to collect data and perform analysis to measure the project performance as per defined objectives and goals. You will also get insight to earned value management (EVM), how factors of time, cost and scope are to be integrated to get an effective measure of project performance.

The Project Management Process - Week 9 Performance Management from Craig Brown

Project Conflict Management

Conflict Management is a very important aspect of project management irrespective of project scope and team size. Project managers may have a preferred style for resolving conflict.

In this slideshow by Craig Brown we will see how different styles of conflict management i.e. avoiding, compromise, competition, accommodation and collaboration are helpful in resolving various types of conflicts.

"Conflict is a form of relating or interacting where we find ourselves (either as  individuals or groups) under some sort of perceived threat to our personal or collective  goals.

 These goals are usually to do with our interpersonal wants. These perceived threats may  be either real or imagined (Condliffe, 1991, p3)"

The Project Management Process - Week 8 Conflict Management from Craig Brown

PMP Exam Simulators

Done with some preparation of PMP Certification, now its your turn to practice it in a real time scenario. Yes, http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com/ is one such site that offers PMP exam simulation services: it provides you with an opportunity to practice your exam questions in a way they are actually depicted in a real exam.

It feeds you with the similar pattern and style questions with same level of difficulty as per the exam criteria. Moreover, the proportion of questions also follow the correct process group (i.e. initiation : 11%, Planning : 23% etc..). You, will see all types of questions i.e. formula based and interpretational. 

One more plus to this site is that it provides three modes of exam: Real Exam Mode (just like actual exam), Timed Mode (hint based but time limitation applies) and Learning Mode (provides hints but no time limit).

We found it quite useful and recommend you to try, Free 7 Days Trial Available!

Project Management Process : Managing Teams

What is a Team?
A team is a group of individuals who cooperate and work together to achieve a given set of objectives or goals.

What is Team Work?
Teamwork is close cooperation between cross-trained employees who are familiar with a wide range of jobs in their organisation.

What is Team Building?
Team-building is high interaction among team-members to increase trust and openness.

Managing teams in project encompasses many problem as size increases, this slideshow by Craig Brown will help you identify many of these and you will learn how to encounter and overcome those problems.

The Project Management Process - Week 7 Managing Teams from Craig Brown

Project Management : Leadership

Leadership is the process of influencing others, in this slideshow you will learn how to effectively meet the organisational goals through planning, controlling, organising and leading the project.

We hope it will help you to improve your project management capabilities and also its quite useful if you are preparing for PMP exams.

The Project Management Process - Week 6 Leadership from Craig Brown