Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam Coaching and Bootcamp - what's the difference?

Published: Mon, 12/19/16

For your Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam
What is the difference between PMP® Exam Coaching
and a Class/Bootcamp?

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A PMP Exam Coach (often also called a PMP Exam Tutor) focuses on the needs of the individual student. One-on-one coaching sessions are personalized and group coaching sessions focus on areas where most students usually struggle. Coach and student regularly meet to discuss progress and issues. Each student is expected to study and complete "homework" assignments in between coaching sessions. The coach acts as a guide and offers insights. The PMP Tutor and the student(s) work together as a team over the course of several weeks in order to achieve exam success.

PMP bootcamps are usually fast-paced, intensive, 3-5 day long workshops during which the PMP exam material is "crammed". The class is led by an instructor. Students attend with the goal to earn their 35 contact hours and take in the knowledge. Questions are answered during the class. Some bootcamps offer limited access to the instructor once the class ends, but most do not.


Whether you want to attend a PMP bootcamp or use a PMP Exam Coach is a very personal choice. Often it is also a question of the available budget because bootcamps usually come at a steep price while coaching can be purchased by the hour. We feel that coaching is more effective and so we do not offer bootcamps.
 
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The ITTO Memory Jogger
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There are over 400 ITTOs in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide). Can you tell me what they are? The ITTO Memory Jogger will show you how!

Make sure that you are well-prepared on the day of your Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam. The ITTO Memory Jogger contains methods, tips, tricks and dozens of lessons learned that successful PMP® exam takers have used in the past to study and memorize the many, many Inputs, Tools, Techniques and Outputs from the PMBOK® Guide.

The Memory Jogger explains what ITTOs are and why they are SO important for the PMP Exam. It explains techniques for memorizing ITTOs and also looks at techniques to study ITTOs from a conceptual perspective. And it even includes an exercise that allows you to determine if you are more suited for ITTO memorization, ITTO conceptual study or a combination thereof.

So don’t get overwhelmed by all the ITTOs! Instead simplify your PMP exam ITTO studies by following the recommendations from The ITTO Memory Jogger.
 
35 Contact Hours of Project Management Education
Those contact hours that Project Management Institute (PMI)® demands before you can even apply for your PMP exam cause a lot of confusion. First, there's a lot of them! You need to rack up 35. Second, what does 'contact hour' even mean? Many students opt for online project management education these days and don't have any face-to-face 'contact' with their tutors.

Then you have to work out whether your course counts as 'formal' education, which training company to choose and that's before you've even started to work out how to record it all in a way that meets the PMI® standards…

Don't worry! This article will tell you everything you need to know about the contact hours requirement for the PMP exam. We'll debunk some myths, define it all clearly and give you the tools you need to complete your application confidently.
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Early Bird Discount: Group Coaching Class
PMP Coach Dan Ryan is starting another group coaching class to help you ace the PMP exam! 

Here are more details:
Your Coach: Dan Ryan, MBA, PMP

Dan has delivered in person and virtual PMP Exam prep classes since 2011 and has developed a global reputation as a leader in one-to-one and one-to-few PMP Exam Prep coaching and tutoring. Dan is currently teaching not just one, but two group coaching classes and he has decided to start a new one as soon as the others are complete. This is your chance to learn from the best!

Start Date/Time: Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 8PM Eastern
Schedule: Every Sunday at 8pm EST for five weeks
Price: Order before December 31, 2016: $229.99 -- Order after December 31: $249.99


Package includes:
- 5 hours of coaching (1 hour per week)
- FREE PMP Exam Formula Study Guide
- FREE PMP Exam eBook Bundle (PMP Exam Prep Essentials, PMP Exam ITTO Memory Jogger and The PMI Exam Audit Kit)


Important: A max of 15 students will be accepted for this class. The class will be held online using an online meeting and collaboration tool.


Limited time only: If you sign up before December 31, 2016, you will get an early bird discount of $20!


To receive the discounted price you must use discount coupon coach0117 in the gift-certificate box during checkout and click on "validate".


To learn more about PMP Exam Coaching please visit www.pm-prepcast.com/coaching or email Dan Ryan at [email protected].
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Sample Question and Answer
Which of the following activities is not concerned with developing the project charter?

A. Documenting the business needs
B. Project justification
C. Collecting output of the planning processes
D. Current understanding of the customers' needs

HINT: The project charter is a high-level document that authorizes a project.
Get the answer here...
 
The PM Formulas PDF and Cheat Sheet
Are you stressed about the math and formulas you need to study and know for your Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam? Don't worry! There's a better way to study them.

Yes, the PMP® Exam and the formulas are complex. But The PMP Exam Formula Study Guide™ was created specifically to provide you an easy reference and study guide. It is your authoritative source to all the formulas and values you need to master for the PMP Exam...
 
Congratulations to our students!
Kudos to the following PMP exam passers:
  • Roland Silva, PMP
  • Robert Frenske, PMP
  • Barend Rossouw, PMP
  • Jerry Tarley, PMP
  • Anne Uwagboe, PMP
  • David Madison, PMP
  • Tobias Westphal, PMP
  • Thomas Okedi, PMP
  • Eapen Chacko, PMP
  • Ian Britton, PMP
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PM PrepCast Review
"I would like to thank Cornelius and PM PrepCast team for this great exam preparation tool.

I passed the exam in the first attempt on August 30, 2016, being a mom of 20-months old daughter and working full-time.
During my preparation, I tried a lot of mock tests and I can say that PM PrepCast is the best one.

If you are hesitating to purchase it or not, be sure it is worth the investment. 

The questions are very close to the real exam, they are very well structured and formulated..."
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Forum discussion: PMP Flowchart


Let's help our forum member, Nedim Hasanbegovic get some feedback on his work:

​​​​​​​"I made this flowchart while I was preparing for the PMP exam. I would love to get some feedback! Please let me know if you find it useful and feel free to share."

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