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PMP Exam prep is a three-legged stool

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PMP Exam prep is a three-legged stool

Do You Need Memory Aids?

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Do You Need Memory Aids?

Holistic approach to PMP exam preparation-- going beyond the Technical!

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Holistic approach to PMP exam preparation-- going beyond the Technical...click to read full article

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Shorten your long road to PMP!

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PMP Application tips, etc.

noreply@blogger.com (Clarence Galapon) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:44:00 +0000

By Clarence Galapon

Application Tips
According to PMI Today, September 2007 edition, p.3,

"It is important for applicants to show through the detailed description of project deliverables that they led and directed projects. If this is not shown, PMI is unable to approve the application.”

PMI went further by giving several examples of a well-written project deliverables showing “Leading and Directing projects”. The PMI-given examples are the following:

Example 1:
Defined project scope. Drafted project charter. Evaluated the feasibility of the new project. Performed stakeholders’analysis. Participated in WBS. Developed RAM (Responsibility Assignment Matrix), and performed a risk analysis. Obtained project plan approval. Developed a change management plan. Executed action plan. Provided vendor management. Obtained resources through procurement plan. Provided status reports. Provided lessons learned. Formalized and obtained final acceptance for the project. Participated in project evaluation.

Example 2:Participated in review of the project charter and stakeholders’ analysis. Performed WBS, developed RAM, participated in risk analysis, and participated in the developing schedule. Obtained approval of the action plan. Executed action plan. Provided periodic status reports. Indicated any issues in the issues log. Participated in a closing meeting. Provided lessons learned. Participated in project evaluation.

Example 3:
Performed a logical framework analysis, including a stakeholders’ analysis. Reviewed project charter and gained clarification of scope. Defined WBS, created RAM, and performed a risk analysis. Obtained approval of action plan. Executed action plan of VPN setup to third-party vendor. Recorded any issues during the project in an issues log, and monitored project scope for any out of scope issues. Provided input of lessons learned, and participated in project evaluation.

Example 4:
Project charter, scope document, minutes of meetings, process documentation, system design documents, budget versus actual reports, project timelines/schedules, performance reviews, team schedules, policies and procedures for financial and property management processes.

Try this Memory Aid...

noreply@blogger.com (Clarence Galapon) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:10:00 +0000

By Clarence Galapon

Let me test you: How fast can you memorize and recall all of The PMBOK Guide 5th Edition's 47 processes? Well, how about just the Knowledge Areas?

If you struggled, specially on the latter one, then you might just need a "Memory Aid" to get you started on a good footing on your long road to PMP!

Try this "Memory Aid" -- a sentence based "Memory Aid":

In Shanghai, The Chinese Quickly Handle Chopsticks with Rice, Porridge and Soup!

That sentence is a "Memory Aid" wherein the bold letters are mapped to one of the Knowledge Areas as depicted in The PMBOK Guide 5th Edition. These are:
Project Integration Management
... Scope …
... Time …
... Cost …
... Quality…
... Human Resources …
... Communication …
... Risk …
... Procurement …
... Stakeholder ...

Easy, huh?

Try that same "Sentence-based" approach for memorizing the Process Groups.

Here is mine:

In Peking, Everyone is Controlled and Monitored by the Communists

Stands for:
Initiating
Planning
Executing
Controlling and Monitoring
Closing

Oh well...you actually do not need a sentence...just memorize this mnemonic: IPECC...it is what this set of Process Groups is commonly called...you should know IPECC from the get go...same with PDCA...err...what is PDCA did you say? I leave that to you to research....till next time!