The document provides comprehensive information on Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam preparation based on the PMBOK 6th edition. It outlines eligibility requirements, the application process, exam formats, question types, and study strategies while emphasizing the benefits of PMP/CAPM certification. Additionally, it offers details about instructor-led training and class logistics to help candidates succeed in their certification pursuit.

1. Project Management
Professional (PMP)
Exam Preparation
(Based on Guide to PMBOK 6th Edition)
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3. Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
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Project Management Institute
Established in 1969 and headquartered outside
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, the Project Management
Institute (PMI) is the world’s leading for project
management professional association with 500,082
Project Management Professionals (PMP).
Benefits of CAPM/PMP® Certification
A widely recognized credential – currently the most sought after certification in
the world. Certification has created a world-wide consistency for project terms,
processes and standards
PMP CAPM
PMI Membership $129 yearly $129 yearly
PMI Member’s Fee $405 $225
PMI Non-Member’s Fee $555 $300
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®
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4. Is it worth to be
PMP/CAPM Certified?
 Salary: The PMP certification has a positive effect on the Project Manager’s
salary.
 Market Demand: The demand for the PMP is big, and it’s growing every day, and
there is no sign that this demand will lessen in time. In fact the demand has
actually increased even with the 2008-2009 recession.
 Prestige and Recognition: The PMP is still a prestigious certification, with difficult
eligibility criteria, a hard test, as well as requiring constant maintenance (e.g.
acquiring PDUs). The PMP certification is highly regarded both in the United States
and internationally.
 Increased Project Management Knowledge: Studying for the PMP will help the
applicant learn new Project Management concepts, or understand concepts better.
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5. PMP® Certification Eligibility Requirements
(CAPM)® Certification Eligibility Requirements
• Months must not overlap
• Hours may overlap
• The experience in project
during last 8 years
Education Background PM Experience PM Education
PMP
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Global Equivalent
• 36+ Months
• 4,500+ Hours
• 35 Contact Hours
• High School Diploma
• Associate’s Degree
• Global Equivalent
• 60+ Months
• 7,500+ Hours • 35 Contact Hours
CAPM
• High School Diploma
• Associate’s Degree
• Global Equivalent
• 1,500 Hours • 23 Contact Hours
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Application Process for the Exam
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Project
Time
Cost
Procurement
Risk
Communication
Integration
Scope
Quality
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8. Documenting Project Experience
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9. Documenting Project Experience
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10. Documenting Project Experience
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11. CAPM Application Online
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12. Application Picked For Audit
• PMI holds the right to ‘Audit’ candidates application.
• The process is generally applied randomly & only after candidate has paid for
the examination
• PMI sends back the details of 4500Hrs of experience back to candidate and asks
for formal verification of each project by the concerned contact person. (detailed
and very simple step by step procedure will be informed by the PMI through mail)
• Candidate should submit all the projects data duly signed (hard copy) by the
contact person back to PMI
• Upon satisfactory submission PMI will send the confirmation letter to the candidate
to schedule the exam.
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Format of the PMP Exam
• Computer based exam conducted in Prometric centers.
• 200 multiple choice questions to be answered within 4 hours.
• Each question has exactly one correct answer.
• Out of these 200 questions, 25 questions are research
questions. These are randomly placed throughout the exam.
These questions are not evaluated while computing exam
results. You will only be evaluated on the basis of 175 questions
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Format of the CAPM Exam
• Computer based exam conducted in Prometric centers.
• 150 multiple choice questions to be answered within 3 hours.
• Out of these 150 questions, 15 questions are research questions.
These are randomly placed throughout the exam. These
questions are not evaluated while computing exam results. You
will only be evaluated on the basis of 135 questions

14. Format of the PMP/CAPM Exam
• On clicking the final submission button, the
system will compute the results immediately
and provide you with the Pass or Fail
message. Do not forget to collect the result-
sheet from the Examination center
invigilator/coordinator.
• To pass the PMP examination, you must
answer a minimum of 106 of the 200 scored
questions correctly.
• To pass the CAMP examination, you must
answer a minimum of 106 of the 150 scored
questions correctly.
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Format of the PMP Exam
• There is no negative marking in the
exam. Unanswered questions are
treated as wrong questions.
• After clearing the exam, you will
receive the PMP certificate by mail
within 2 months.
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16. Distribution of Questions in the PMP/CAPM Exam
Topics Percentage of
Questions
Initiation 13%
Planning 24%
Executing 30%
Monitoring &
Controlling
25%
Closing 8%
Chapter
Introduction to Project Management 6%
Project Environment 6%
Role of the Project Manager 7%
Project Integration Management 9%
Project Scope Management 9%
Project Schedule Management 8%
Project Cost Management 8%
Project Quality Management 7%
Project Resource Management 8%
Project Communication Management 10%
Project Risk Management 8%
Project Procurement Management 4%
Project Stakeholder Management 9%
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17. PMP Question Types
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• Situational questions test your ability to identify the relevant and ignore
irrelevant content. These questions tend to be lengthy so it is
especially important to read and accurately identify the ACTUAL
question, so that you can eliminate insignificant information.
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18. PMP Question Types
• Formula-based questions are more than just “solving for the median” or
calculating earned value. There are about 49 PMP formulas that you must
know backwards and forwards, ranging from simple averages to
Probability and Depreciation. You must know both the formula and how to
perform the calculation in order to get the answer right.
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19. PMP Question Types
• Knowledge-based questions require you to know facts — most often from
the PMBOK Guide. These questions also occasionally ask which processes
belong to which Knowledge Area, or which Inputs, Tools & Techniques or
Outputs go with which process. Sometimes you are asked to identify an
example chart or graph, such as recognizing a RACI or Pareto chart.
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20. PMP Question Types
Interpretational questions may also test
your ability to deduce a situation or
condition. For example: “If your project
has an SPI and a CPI both greater than
1, how well is your project performing?”
Specific Technique questions will contain
a tool or technique like a network
diagram and ask you to provide an
element that’s inherent in that diagram
such as forward pass or backward pass.
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Answer the questions from
PMI’s perspective, not from
your real –world experiences
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22. Tricks for the PMP Exam
• Bring the authorization letter from PMI to the test site
• Bring snacks, you can not eat in the test room, but
you can out of the room.
• The exam will not be adapted according to you, 200
Q’s will be selected in the beginning and it will not be
changed
• You can mark questions in order to return to it back
• Most of the questions are situational
• You can re-take the exam for 2 times only.
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23. Seven Steps in the Journey towards PMP
Mandatory training/
PM education for 35
hours of credits
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Receipt of PMP
examination eligibility
letter from PMI
(Time: two weeks)
4
Contact local
Prometric center and
fix up examination date
6
Review PMI.ORG for
requirements
eligibility
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Submit PMP/CAPM
examination
Application.
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Prepare for the exam
Time: 3 to 5 months
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Execute, Succeed &
Celebrate!
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Most candidates read
the PMBOK® Guide
through at least twice:
it is not an ‘easy read.
As of 2018 750,000 Project
Management Professionals
(PMP) around the globe
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24. Instructors
• Instructor Name
Instructor Email
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Class Logistics
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• Session Schedule
• Session Dates (5/19, 5/20, 5/26,
5/27 & 6/2)
• Start/Stop Times (9 am – 5 pm)
• Homework
• Breaks
• Facilities
• Classroom Etiquette

26. Class Agenda
Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four Day 5
• Introduction
• Foundation
Concepts
• Process
Framework
• Integration
Mgmt.
• Scope
Mgmt.
• Schedule
Mgmt.
• Cost Mgmt.
• Quality Mgmt.
• Resource Mgmt.
• Communication
Mgmt.
• Risk Mgmt.
• Procurement
Mgmt.
• Stakeholder
Mgmt.
• Professional
Ethnics and
Responsibility
• Review
Exercises
• Mock Exam
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Class Goal
• PASS on FIRST TRY!
• P – Pare down the bulk of focus on the critical pieces
• A – Analyze key concepts
• S – Structure the concepts to understand
• S –Study the material and practice questions
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28. Class Members Introductions
• Name
• Background
• What do you plan to do with your
PMP® / CAPM certification?
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Based on Guide to PMBOK 6th
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30. Chapter One
Introduction
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31. What is a Project ?
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A project is a temporary endeavor
undertaken to create a unique, product,
service, or result.
Temporary endeavor: with a beginning
and an end, not an on-gong effort
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32. • Unique Product that can either be a component of another item,
an enhancement or correction to an item, or a new end item in
itself (e.g., iPhone X, new housing development).
• Unique Service or a capability to perform
a service (e.g., helpdesk, admin support).
• Unique Result such as an outcome or
document (e.g., medical research, market
research for housing development).
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What is a Project?
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33. Projects Drive Change
Projects drive change in
organizations. From a business
perspective, a project is aimed
at moving an organization from
one state to another state in
order to achieve a specific
objective. Current state in the
organization is before the
project starts. The Future state
is the desired outcome of the
change driven by the project.
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Organization
Business
Value
Time
Current State
Future State
Project Activities
• Activity A
• Activity B
• Activity C
• Etc.
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34. Projects Enable Business Value Creation
Business value is defined as the net quantifiable benefit derived from a
business endeavor. It can be tangible, intangible or both.
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Examples of tangible elements
include
Examples of intangible elements
include
• Monetary assets
• Stockholder equity
• Utility
• Fixtures
• Tools
• Market Share
• Goodwill
• Brand recognition
• Public benefit
• Trademarks
• Strategic alignment
• Reputation
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35. Project Initiation Context
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Organizational leaders initiate projects in
response to factors acting upon their
organizations. These factors influence an
organization’s ongoing operations and
business strategies. Leaders respond to
these factors in order to keep the
organization viable. Projects provide the
means for organizations to successfully
make changes necessary to deal with these
factors. The ultimate goal should be to link
the strategic objectives of the organization
and the business value of each project.
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36. Why are Projects Initiated
• An electronics firm authorizes a new project to
develop a faster, cheaper, and smaller laptop based
on advances in computer memory and electronics
technology.
• A car company authorizes a project to build more fuel
efficient cars in response to gasoline shortage.
• A public company authorizes a project to create a new
service for electric car sharing to reduce pollution.
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37. What is Project Management
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• Project Management is defined as the application of knowledge,
skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project
requirements.
• Project management is accomplished through the appropriate
application and integration of the project management processes
identified for the project.
• Project management enables organizations to execute projects
effectively and efficiently.
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38. Why is Project Management Important?
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Meet business
objectives
Satisfy stakeholder
expectations
Be more predictable
Increase chances of
success
Deliver the right
products at the right
time
Resolve problems
and issues
Respond to risks in
a timely manner
Optimize the use of
organizational
resources
Identify, recover, or
terminate failing
projects
Manage constraints
(e.g., scope, quality,
schedule, costs,
resources)
Balance the
influence of
constraints on the
project
Effective and efficient project management help the individuals:
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39. What happens if there is no Project Management
If projects are managed poorly or is there is no project management
processes in place then the outcome may be:
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Missed deadlines Cost overruns Poor quality Rework
Uncontrolled
expansion of the
project
Loss of reputation
for the organization
Unsatisfied
stakeholders
Failure in achieving
the objectives for
which the project
was undertaken
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40. Programs and Portfolio
• A program is defined as a group of related projects, subprograms, and
program activities managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not
available from managing them individually. Project within a program are
related through the common outcome or collective capability.
• A portfolio refers to projects, programs, sub portfolios, and operations
managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives, The projects or
programs of the portfolio may not necessarily be interdependent or directly
related.
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41. Programs and Portfolio
• Program and project management focuses doing programs and
projects the “right” way;
• Portfolio management focuses doing the “right” programs.
• Portfolio management aligns portfolios with organizational strategies by
selecting the right programs or projects, prioritizing the work, and
providing the needed resources.
• Program management harmonizes its program components and
controls interdependencies in order to realize specified benefits.
• Project management enables the achievement of organizational goals
and objectives
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42. Start Teaching Today!
Purchase the Entire Slide Deck
• The PMP/CAPM
Instructor slides are
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• Total of 489 teaching
Slides
• Covers the entire
PMBOK 6th Edition
including Agile
Methodology
• Each chapter comes
with a set of
questions for students
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