Understanding PMBOK® Guide Thoroughly
- About PMBOK® Guide
- Understand Each and Every Term and Concept in PMBOK® Guide : Since PMBOK® Guide is the PMI® recommended study guide for the PMP®/CAPM® Certification Exams and several questions are based on PMBOK® Guide, it is important that every candidate understands the PMBOK® Guide thoroughly. Some terms and concepts in the PMBOK® Guide may be different from what is used in your organization. Please realize that for the PMP/CAPM Certification Exam, it is important for you to relate to terms and concepts as in PMBOK® Guide - knowing the PMBOK® Guide from first page to the last page is essential for passing the PMP/CAPM Certification Exam .
- How to read the PMBOK® Guide? : For each chapter in the PMBOK® Guide, it is recommended that
- The student first skims the chapter to understand on a high level what the chapter contains
- The student then revisits the PMBOK® Guide in greater detail, with special emphasis on understanding all the processes, their interactions, and all the terms and concepts.
- Taking Notes which can be referred to in the future
- Revising the chapters
- Relating PMBOK® Guide concepts to real-life examples : Learning by heart the PMBOK® Guide may not be very helpful. Students should try to relate the terms and concepts in PMBOK® Guide to real-life examples that they have faced in their project management careers. It is important to realize that almost all the concepts and knowledge areas in PMBOK® Guide are inter-related, and can be applied to real-life project management situations.
- After reading a specific PMBOK® Guide Chapter :
- Please study the PMstudy.com Guides
- Please take the Chapter Tests and the evaluation exam for Contact Hours/PDUs offered by PMstudy.com
- Then move onto the next chapter in PMBOK® Guide.
- Detailed PMstudy.com Education Process
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