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PMP and CAPM Certification Exams are Changing on July 31, 2013

2012-11-10T14:09:00.002+08:00

PMI® has announced the official dates for changing PMP® and their other certification exams. For PMP® particularly, it means that you can take the exam for PMBOK® Guide, 4th edition, until July 30,...

The Holes in your PMBOK Guide

2012-05-13T22:16:00.000+08:00

The PMBOK Guide is the bible for the PMP exam. But is it really perfect? Many project management experts have done research on this subject and highlighted issues, both from practical and academic...

BrainBOK ITTO Explorer - Process Interactions and Data Flow Mapping

2012-04-28T23:59:00.000+08:00

BrainBOK ITTO Explorer is an innovative and unique tool that aims to bring the entire PMBOK Guide to just one screen. Since its launch on Dec 25, 2010, nearly 13,000 PMP and CAPM aspirants around the...

BrainBOK ITTO Explorer - Inspiration, Idea and Need for Improvement

2012-04-28T17:48:00.000+08:00

Recently I came across an extremely talented and skilled professional, who was preparing for PMP certification. He came across as a very unique individual, a person with a very visually-oriented...

Certified ScrumMaster Training - Review and Feedback

2012-04-28T16:40:00.001+08:00

As I mentioned in the previous two posts, I attended a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) class in Singapore, last week. The course was conducted by GoodAgile, and offered by ISS, NUS. One of my colleagues...

Scrum - from a Skeptic's Point of View

2012-04-20T22:22:00.002+08:00

Three days of training and a certification exam later, I'm now officially a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). The 3 days spent in the class was time well-spent. It was a good and refreshing experience...

Agile or Fragile? 10 Lessons from Day 1 of Certified Scrum Master Training

2012-04-16T19:55:00.012+08:00

Today was the first day of my 3-day Certified Scrum Master classroom based training here in Singapore. Usually I'm better at self-learning and not quite bullish on classroom training. But when I...

PMI Fact File - Stats through February 2012

2012-03-31T18:20:00.003+08:00

Here's a snapshot of the PMI Fact File (Source: PMI Today Magazine, April 2012 edition): Statistics through 29 February 2012 Continue Reading ......

Critical Path Forward Pass Calculation - Start at Zero or One?

2012-03-24T17:51:00.019+08:00

One of the most frequently asked and hotly debated topics about Critical Path calculation by PMP aspirants is whether to start the forward pass calculation at Day Zero (0) or Day One (1). This has...

We Failed You, Sorry [PMP Exam 2011]

2011-10-15T15:00:00.005+08:00

John visited a doctor for a regular health checkup. After examining him, the doctor asked him to go for a medical test. John took the test next morning, and the report was delivered to him in the...

Review of PM Exam Simulator

2011-03-26T21:30:00.054+08:00

So you have been looking for a good PMP exam simulator and haven't been able to decide which one to buy. I can understand your dilemma. There are just too many of them out there and each claims...

80+ Commonly Confused Concepts for the PMP and CAPM Certification Exams

2011-03-12T19:21:00.024+08:00

Recently I started a discussion in PMP Cert Online Study Group on the topic - Commonly Confused Concepts (for the PMP and CAPM Certification Exams). The topic resonated really well with forum members...

Changes to the PMP Exam in 2011

2011-02-09T23:27:00.012+08:00

The PMP exam is changing in 2011. Even if this is BREAKING NEWS for you, do “not” panic. I have been receiving lots of queries about the upcoming changes in the PMP exam. In this post, I’ve tried to...

The Powers of the Project Manager

2011-02-06T11:28:00.012+08:00

One of the important topics for the PMP exam is "The Powers of the Project Manager". There's quite a bit of confusion on this topic specially because some of the powers are referred to...

BrainBOK ITTO Explorer is even better now

2010-12-30T10:57:00.011+08:00

One of the things, which you might have noticed about BrainBOK is that it’s developed from the perspective of a PMP aspirant. Many of the frustrations that I had as a PMP aspirant and as someone who...

BrainBOK - PMP and CAPM Certification Prep for Geeks

2010-12-25T23:26:00.019+08:00

BrainBOK is an application designed to help project managers achieve PMP® and CAPM® certification. It integrates a variety of tools such as exam simulators, flashcards, and quizzes, and can be...

Product & Project - Life Cycles, Phases, and PM Process Groups

2010-12-05T21:03:00.013+08:00

Recently a reader, Imran, posted a comment asking for clarification on concepts such as project life cycle, project phases and project management process groups. After reading his comments, I...

Turning a Dream into Reality

2010-12-05T14:11:00.008+08:00

During the days of my PMP exam preparation, I wanted to have a tool (set) that would help me master certain aspects of the exam. It wasn't necessarily your usual exam simulator or a flashcard...

Deep Fried Brain is Alive Again :)

2010-11-18T19:50:00.010+08:00

I’m finally back after a good 11 week break. I cannot believe that I spent nearly 3 months away from my baby (Deep Fried Brain), whom you could not separate from me for more than 3 hours. Did you...

Project Schedule vs Schedule Baseline

2010-09-03T22:00:00.014+08:00

What's the difference between Project Schedule and Schedule Baseline? I've answered this question numerous times in emails, forums and blog comments. But it keeps coming back to me. It is...

Quality Assurance vs Quality Control Quiz - Answers

2010-08-22T23:21:00.011+08:00

Accordingly to the PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition, Perform Quality Assurance is the process of auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate...

10 Articles which every PMP Aspirant must Read

2010-08-21T18:28:00.015+08:00

When I started this blog last year, the articles were focused on the PMP certification process like how to become a PMP, FAQs, audits etc. As time went on, I started focusing more on exam...

Standard Deviation and Project Duration Estimates

2010-08-15T16:22:00.010+08:00

Standard deviation is a statistical concept that gives a measure of the 'spread' of the values of a random variable around the mean of a distribution. It shows how much variation there is...

Quality Assurance vs Quality Control Quiz

2010-08-07T17:49:00.015+08:00

The difference between Quality Assurance and Quality Control is one of the most frequently asked questions and among the most commonly confused concepts for the PMP exam. Going by the emails and...

PMP Quiz Contest - Activity Duration Estimates

2010-08-01T16:02:00.041+08:00

The expected duration of your project is 48 days and standard deviation is 4 days. Your management wants to know the project duration estimate with a 95% confidence level. What estimate would you...