ABHISHEK'S VERSION OF PMP SELF STUDY NOTE:

This document has been modified and revised by Abhishek Pathak by using Rajesh Nair's note for self study purpose onl
enhance the Reading. Happy reading and all the best for PMP.

1. When you sit down to take exam at a computer testing center, youll be given scratch paper. Youll also have 15 minutes to go throug
Before you finish the tutorial, take a minute and write down all of the formulas. Write down the earned value formulas and the formu
That will make any calculation question easy.
2. Books / reference material
* PMBOK_4th_Edition.pdf
* http://www.pmroadtrip.com/readonlinev4.html -- very good examples, helps understanding concepts from PMBOK
* Head First PMP 2nd Edition (2009).pdf
* Kim Heldman.PMP.5th.Edition.Jun.2009.pdf -- Excellent sample PMP tests
* Rita 6 Edition PMP Exam PREP.pdf -- MUST read (twice or more)

3. The PMP exam is a 4-hour multiple choice exam. In these 4 hours, you are going to have to answer 200 questions. Each question is ei
You can only select one answer. Out of these 200 questions, 25 are considered "pretest questions ". These pretest questions do not affe
In other words: new questions for the exam are first tried out in this way, to see how well they work. The pretest questions are random
So you start out with 200 questions minus the 25 pretest questions which leaves 175 questions. Out of these, you must answer 106 co

can check on multiple sites how they are calculating these proficiency level but PMI has not published any guidelines on th
4. For Practice exam online, try the free: ( Updated lot of tests)
* Head First PMP online exam simulator: http://www.headfirstlabs.com/PMP/free_exam/
* Free exam: http://www.oliverlehmann.com/contents/free-downloads/175_PMP_Sample_Questions.pdf
*PMPForSure 100 Questions http://www.pmpforsure.com/pmp/
*Oliver Lehmann http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm
*SimpliLearn http://www.simplilearn.com/simplilms/auth/1%3A1%3A0%3A0%3A0/
*PMSTUDY: http://www.pmstudy.com/enroll.asp
*Exam Central : http://www.examcentral.net/pmp/register
*ITTO Mock exam http://www.webgale.com/free-pmp-itto-mock-exam/

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and all the best for PMP.

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are calculating these proficiency level but PMI has not published any guidelines on their results or range.

( Updated lot of tests)

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