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PMI's Project Management Certification is the hottest certifications exam today. However, the most challenging certification exams to prepare for because at the stage of your career when you think of taking the certification, you are full time working and taking out time to study after trying hard to meet the tough project deadlines is quite a challenge.
 
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PMP Certification Made Easy

 

PMI's Project Management Certification is the hottest certifications exam today. However, the most challenging certification exams to prepare for because at the stage of your career when you think of taking the certification, you are full time working and taking out time to study after trying hard to meet the tough project deadlines is quite a challenge.

This when the PMI Learning Tools and Practice Exams play a very critical role:

  • They help you assess your skill level so you would know where to begin your preparation from or you know that your preparation is done, get confidence and take the plunge for the final exam.
  • You also get to practice the questions in the real exam environment that way you know how much time you take in the multiple-choice type questions.
  • Using a preparation kit is a win-win situation as you will be spending $555 to give the exam with PMI and since you are working time is precious and takes energy and effort to prepare for an exam being on the job.

 

Whizlabs PMP Certification Preparation Kit offers:

  • All the above mentioned features and 1000+questions.
  • With full money back guarantee if in case god forbid you do not clear the final exam.
  • Whizlabs is authorized partners of PMI where in we provide PDUs i.e. certain min hours of studying required by PMI to write the PMP exam. Minimum hours of studying required by PMI are 35 hours and we give 44 hours of PDU if you have cleared our 5 mock tests. Click Here for more information.

 

Course Outline: PMP examination is a computerized test

Time Duration: 4 hours

No.of Questions: 200 multiple-choice questions with 4 choices.

Types of questions: 25 questions are pretest questions randomly placed in the examination. The pretest questions, included in the 200-question examination, are not considered for pass/fail determination. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of remaining 175 questions.

To pass the PMP examination, out of the 175 questions, candidates must correctly answer a minimum of 106 questions i.e. percentage score of 60.6%.

 

Examination Content - Percentage Of Questions:

·         Initiating the Project - 11%

·         Planning the Project – 23%

·         Executing the Project  - 27%

·         Monitoring and Controlling the Project  - 21%

·         Closing the Project – 9%

·         Professional and Social Responsibility – 9%

 

Prerequisites for PMP Exam

  • A Bachelor’s or “global equivalent university degree
  • At least 4,500 hours of project management experience (this must be supported by lengthy forms verifying the number of hours.
  • Three years of project management experience within the past 6 years.
  • Thirty-five credit hours of project management education covering subjects like project quality, scope, time, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, and integration management

Applicants who don’t have a degree must have:

  • At least 7,500 hours of project management experience.
  • Five years of project management experience within the past eight years.
  • Thirty-five credit hours of project management education covering the same subjects as an applicant with a college degree.

About the Author
Sudeepa Basu
CEO, Whizlabs Software
www.whizlabs.com
10,Jan,2008
Reach her at: sudeepa@whizlabs.com 
 
PMP Certification Made Easy PMI's Project Management Certification is the hottest certifications exam today. However, the most challenging certification exams to prepare for because at the stage of your career when you think of taking the certification, you are full time working and taking out time to study after trying hard to meet the tough project deadlines is quite a challenge. This when the PMI Learning Tools and Practice Exams play a very critical role: • They help you assess your skill level so you would know where to begin your preparation from or you know that your preparation is done, get confidence and take the plunge for the final exam. • You also get to practice the questions in the real exam environment that way you know how much time you take in the multiple-choice type questions. • Using a preparation kit is a win-win situation as you will be spending $555 to give the exam with PMI and since you are working time is precious and takes energy and effort to prepare for an exam being on the job. Whizlabs PMP Certification Preparation Kit offers: • All the above mentioned features and 1000+questions. • With full money back guarantee if in case god forbid you do not clear the final exam. • Whizlabs is authorized partners of PMI where in we provide PDUs i.e. certain min hours of studying required by PMI to write the PMP exam. Minimum hours of studying required by PMI are 35 hours and we give 44 hours of PDU if you have cleared our 5 mock tests. Click Here for more information. Course Outline: PMP examination is a computerized test Time Duration: 4 hours No.of Questions: 200 multiple-choice questions with 4 choices. Types of questions: 25 questions are pretest questions randomly placed in the examination. The pretest questions, included in the 200-question examination, are not considered for pass/fail determination. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of remaining 175 questions. To pass the PMP examination, out of the 175 questions, candidates must correctly answer a minimum of 106 questions i.e. percentage score of 60.6%. Examination Content - Percentage Of Questions: • Initiating the Project - 11% • Planning the Project – 23% • Executing the Project - 27% • Monitoring and Controlling the Project - 21% • Closing the Project – 9% • Professional and Social Responsibility – 9% Prerequisites for PMP Exam • A Bachelor’s or “global equivalent university degree • At least 4,500 hours of project management experience (this must be supported by lengthy forms verifying the number of hours. • Three years of project management experience within the past 6 years. • Thirty-five credit hours of project management education covering subjects like project quality, scope, time, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, and integration management Applicants who don’t have a degree must have: • At least 7,500 hours of project management experience. • Five years of project management experience within the past eight years. • Thirty-five credit hours of project management education covering the same subjects as an applicant with a college degree. About the Author Sudeepa Basu CEO, Whizlabs Software www.whizlabs.com 10,Jan,2008 Reach her at: sudeepa@whizlabs.com
 
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