Best IT Certifications For 2015 (Best Project Management Certs)

Toms IT Pro selected PMP as the top certification in its Best Program Management Certification 2015

Check it out here:
http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/project-management-certifications,2-670.html

Also check out the best IT certifications for 2015 here:
http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/best-it-certifications,1-1352.html

It says "the PMP credential remains the overall favorite and remains our No. 1 pick for must-have project management credentials."

The PMP certification is closely followed by CAPM certification.

PMP 35 Contact Hours - Recommended

PMP candidates are required to have 35 contact hours of training for getting certified (this is in addition to passing the exam). There are several online trainers that provide the required training with you physically attending the class. Given below is one such training institute that provide a certificate having taken 35 hours of training after you buy and go through their online training material (web cast)

http://edward-designer.com/web/pm-prepcast-review/

For objective type exam, try this:

http://www.certexams.com/pmp/exam-details.htm (PMP Exam Simulator)

More PMP contact hours training resources:

Supplier                                    Product                                             Cost                 Remarks

PM Training Camp                 Live online PMP Class                     $1,995.00

RMC Project Management PMP Exam Prep Online, Eight Edition  $868.00 16 video lessons for online watching, accessible for 180 days after purchase

PM Champ                         35H PMP Exam Prep Course             $249.00 video lessons, accessible for 90 days after purchase

SimpliLearn                         PMP Online Training – Basic             $200+ 14 audio lessons for online viewing only, accessible for 90 days after purchase

OSP International LLC            The Project Management PrepCast        $179.99 downloadable video lessons, own the downloaded files forever

Free PMP Questions

Given below are a few good PMP questions that are available for free:

No.     PMP Exam Resource                               Number of Questins

1.     Oliver Lehmann (Online)                                 750
2.     PM Exam Simulator (Free 3-day Trial)           1700
3.     Oliver Lehmann (Downloadable PDF)            1750

http://nanacast.com/vp/104827/490529/Paid tests with 300+ questions are available from various vendors:

http://www.certexams.com/download/pmp-examsim-download.htm

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PMP Questions For Practice

Robin, the project manager for CID Corporation is working as a project manager. One of the senior functional managers instructed him to work for the upcoming project. Robin told the manager it not a project but an operational work because _______

a. Ongoing and repetitive
b. Contrained by limited resources
c. Planned, executed, and controlled
d. Creates a unique product or service

Ans. a

Explanation:
Ongoing and repetitiveis a characteristic of operational work. Constrained by limited resources as well as creating a unique product or service are the characteristic of project. Also, a project is planned, executed, and controlled.

Domain: 1.3: Foundational
Reference: PMBOK5 Section 1.2 Page 3.

Question 2:

Tim, the new project manager of US based developer company has very little project management experience, but he has been assigned as the project manager of a new skyscrapers project. Because he is working in a matrix organization to complete is project, he can expect communication to be:

a. Open and accurate
b. Hard to automate
c. Complex
d. Simple

ans. C

Explanation:

In a matrix organization is communication is expected to be complex. Hard to automate in some cases right, but is not a general characteristic of matrix organizatio. So, Complex is the obvious choice. In Projectized organization, it can be simple.

Domain name: 1.3 Foundational
Reference: PMBOK5 Sec 2.1 Page 21

PMP Practice Exams

Simulationexams.com, a leading practice tests provider, released PMP (short for Project Management Professional) practice tests. PMP, conducted by PMI (Project Management Institute) is one of the widely known certification in the area of project management and/or program management. Other certs available include PgMP (Program Management Professional), and Portfolio Management Professional. The also have an associate level certification, known as Certified Associate in Project Management.

The practice tests offered by SimulationExams.com include 300+ questions with flash card explanation. The difficulty level resembles that of the actual exam, and designed to help candidtes pass the exam first time with good preparation.

The software may be downloaded here:
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For more information on PMP exam, please visit product home page:

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