How To Pass The Exam Before the 2019 Update

Published: Sun, 07/28/19

For your Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam

How To Pass The PMP® Exam Before the 2019 Update

The exam is changing because our jobs as project managers have changed.

Every 3-5 years, The Project Management Institute (PMI)® conducts research to understand how the profession has progressed, the impact of emerging trends, and how the responsibilities of project managers have changed. The last round of this research was conducted in 2015 and resulted in the current PMP exam content outline.

Subject matter experts from leading organizations around the world have worked with PMI to define the PMP of the future. The result of this research was the publication of a new PMP Examination Content Outline in June of 2019, and six months later, this new outline will lead to an updated PMP exam.

Process Groups and Processes:
The Complete Guide

By the time you’ve got through the first page of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) you’ll have come across the terms Knowledge Areas and Process Groups. (They are always capitalized because they are really important.) Add to that a ‘normal’ process and you’ve got three very different things that form the backbone of the book.

But here’s the thing. They overlap, interact and depend on each other. It’s so easy to get confused between a PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Area and a Process Group, and then don’t get me started on all those processes that are supposed to fit in somewhere. It’s essential to get your head around how everything slots together when you are preparing for the PMP exam.

Sample Question and Answer

You are managing a project in Alaska to extend an existing oil pipeline, and you are about to start project planning. Due to the large size of the project along with the regulatory and environmental considerations, the development of a detailed project management plan will be critical. As a starting point for initial project planning, what is the first thing you should do?

A. Conduct a project kick-off meeting to inform and engage stakeholders and gain commitment
B. Review the project charter to understand the high-level information about the project
C. Begin the process of identifying stakeholders so they can be engaged as necessary for project planning
D. Share the project scope statement with the project team for a common understanding of project deliverables

HINT: The Initiating Process Group has been completed, and the Planning Process Group is about to begin.

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