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Project Management - An Insight on Indian IT Industry
Sidhant Kumar
Author:Sidhant Kumar
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Insight on PMP Certification
Sunday 21st, September 2008

There are many professionals who endeavor to gain as many certifications as possible and others who try hard to attain the highest certification possible. Apart from this, there are others who always see or give more value to certification, and rely on experience and formal education. However, if you are actually looking to boast your career in project management, then Project management Professional Certification is just a right choice for you. Though today there are various certifications available in project management domain, but being a PMP certified professional means a lot in the industry. It is one of the most prestigious project management certifications available in the market and acclaimed all across the globe.

The PMP certification is offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI) a leading professional association in project management which administers a globally recognized, examination-based, professional certification program. This advanced certification demonstrates higher knowledge and experience with project management concepts. In recent times, there has been major change in way organization view PMP certification. These days several organizations across the globe are emphasizing their project managers get PMP Certification. Moreover, in last few years the demand for PMP certification has increased tremendously and at present over 25,000 Project Managers are getting this industry neutral certification annually.

However, in order to gain this certification or pass the PMP examination, candidates must meet specific requirements and spend significant time on preparation for the exam. In addition, the candidates have to pass a multiple-choice examination designed to measure project management knowledge. The PMP certification examination is a computer-based test that is offered at PMI locations in different countries worldwide. The PMP Exam is a four-hour exam that consists of 200 multiple-choice questions with four possible answers. The participant needs to appropriately answer 137 of the questions (68.5%) to receive a passing grade.

Passing the PMP exam requires extensive preparation. Studying for the PMP exam is a serious attempt and involves personal dedication. The participant needs to manage their road to become a PMP just like a project and create a plan. Here are some sort tips and techniques that can help you as a PMP certification candidate in preparing PMP Exam and develop a comprehensive understanding of the PMBOK concepts.

(a)    Go through PMBOK book by PMI. Though you are a very much experienced project manager, you should answer the questions in PMBOK terminology.

(b)   Select the most appropriate answer from the given options. You should answer the one which is nearly related to PMBOK terminology.

(c)    Spend some time in reading all answers thoroughly before selecting one. Just donâ??t select first answer without reading rest of them.

(d)   Beware of answer choices that represent generalizations, which may be characterized by words such as always, never, or completely; these are often the incorrect choices.

(e)   Always choose the best answer for all the possible right answer, eliminate those that are wrong

(f)     Try to give maximum only 80 seconds for each question. If you do not know the confident answer of a question, mark it and move on and you can revisit it afterward if you have time.

(g)    Ensure to answer the questions based on the PMBOK concepts first, rather than consider your experience.

Moreover, if you are looking to have a proper guidance on PMP certification examination than AstroWix is one name to offer a proper training program. AstroWix is a Registered Education Provider of PMI and provides training on Project Management to help professionals get the PMP Certification, USA. AstroWix assist different candidate in identifying their strengths & weaknesses and improve various skills that are required for successful project management. AstroWix is one of the few recognized names to help candidates successfully write PMP certification exam with a pass success rate of 100%, which is far above the average.

To know more about PMP Certification, PMP Certification Exam, PMP Certification Exam Tips and PMI visit: www.astrowix.com

 
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