Management

How do I join PMI Singapore?
http://www.pmi.org.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69:membership-faq&catid=88:faq&Itemid=129

How do I maintain my PMP by earning necessary PDUs?

Requirement is to earn 60PDUs in 3 years

http://pdu.pmi.org/ccr/#

GOT PMP CERTIFIED :-) on 16 Nov 2013

https://certification.pmi.org/registry.aspx

How did I do it? 
1. Read PMBOK -cover to cover once
2. Read Rita - cover to cover and did all the exercises which were given along with the lessons and also after each lesson. It helped!
3. Start doing online questions - I did almost 1500 questions before the exam
4. The below paid site is awesome. Practice all the questions and note down the points while checking answers, in a notebook.
http://www.pmtraining.com/Public/PMPPracticeExams.aspx?utm_source=PMZillaBanner&utm_campaign=PMZillaBanner
5. Read Rita again, this time jotting down the important points in the same notebook mentioned above. 
6. Make sure you complete all the above before attempting the exam. You should be getting 70-75% marks for all the online tests before attempting the real test. This the indication that you are ready. 
7. Read the points you noted down in the notebook before the exam. 
8. Relax.
9. After entering the exam cabin, write down all the important equations and also charts you would like to refer to during exam -e. g. the risk vs contract type for buyer and seller - this helps in not mixing up the different types.
11. target to finish 50 questions in 1st hour, 100 questions in 2nd hour, 150 questions in 3rd hour, and 200 in 4th hour.If you are lagging, try to catch up as much as you can.Leave at least 10 minutes to go through the marked questions.
12. Use the ear plug. It will help in concentrating. 

Tips
Some of the questions which appear complex with lot of numbers, may not need any calculations. Read questions carefully - very important.
There will be many questions from PERT and earned value calculations. - study them well.
Study all the different types of risks by doing various examples.

You could do it too with adequate planned preparation. 

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PLAN

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http://www.pmchamp.com/studying-for-pmp-exam/

Plan: (with the help of the above website)

1. Study PMBOK guide first ( start to finish) 3 times

2 Days for Project Management Framework

18 Days for the 9 Knowledge Areas (2 days each)

2 Days for Professional & Social Responsibility

2. Study Rita Mulchay Second (start to finish) 2 times
Solve more than 6000 questions.

Ideas Quoted from the above website:

First step

• Glance through PMBOK first to just get a feel or high level view once.
• In next reading understanding all the processes, interactions, and all the terms and concepts. Make notes that suit you.
• Refer the notes and keep revising it till you feel comfortable.
• You dont have to memorize PMBOK. Try to relate the terms , theories and concepts with your experience or with examples. The terms in PMBOK are inter-related to each other and everything can be mapped to real-life examples."

Revision

1. PMBoK , but this time reading it more throughly
2. Abhishek's Version of Rajesh nair notes here on PMZilla.
3. Rita Mulcahy's PMP exam Prep -Do solve all excercises from Rita. Its must for you. It will help to reinforce the concepts what you have just read.
4. Headfirst / Andy Crowe / Kim Heldman - any one of these
5. BrainBok.com forumula challenge Exam-75 Q

Write down 42 Project Management processes on a piece of paper – just like on the PMBOK guide, page 49.
write down the Earned Value Calculation Formaulae on a daily basis

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PREPARATION

http://noamansayed.com/2012/01/my-pmp-study-plan-materials/
Earned Value Management by Obsideo Training & Consultancy
http://pmzilla.com/pmp-study-material-pmp
http://pmzilla.com/memorizing-inputs-tools-and-outputs-pmp
PmStudy.com
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TESTS

1. PMStudy Free – 200 Questions http://www.pmstudy.com/enroll.asp
2. Simplilearn – 200 Questions http://www.simplilearn.com/slportal/login/login.do
3. Oliver Lehmann – 75 Questions http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm
4. PMPForSure – 100 Questions http://www.pmpforsure.com/pmp/
5. TechFaq360 – 200 Questions http://www.techfaq360.com/pmpmockexamstart.jsp
6. Passionatepm – 100 Questions http://www.passionatepm.com/free-pmp-exam-practice-test-questions
7. Bestsamplequestions – 160 Questions http://www.bestsamplequestions.com/pmp-sample-questions/pmp-sample-questions.html

PM Study (200 questions – online)

SimpliLearn (200 questions – online)

ExamCentral (200 questions – online)

HeadFirstLabs (200 questions – pdf)

Oliver Leahmann (175 questions – pdf)

Techfaq360 (200 questions – online

Check this link for details http://pmzilla.com/free-pmp-exam-important-links-best

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http://pmzilla.com/passed-2nd-attempt-july-5th-2013
http://pmzilla.com/passed-pmp-3rd-attempt
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1. PERT	(P + 4M + O )/ 6 Pessimistic, Most Likely, Optimistic
2. Standard Deviation	(P - O) / 6
3. Variance	[(P - O)/6 ]squared
4. Float or Slack	LS-ES and LF-EF
5. Cost Variance	EV - AC
6. Schedule Variance	EV - PV
7. Cost Perf. Index	EV / AC
8. Sched. Perf. Index	EV / PV
9. Est. At Completion (EAC)	BAC / CPI, AC + ETC -- Initial Estimates are flawed AC + BAC - EV -- Future variance are Atypical AC + (BAC - EV) / CPI -- Future Variance would be typical
10. Est. To Complete Percentage complete	EAC - AC EV/ BAC
11. Var. At Completion	BAC - EAC
12. To Complete Performance Index TCPI	Values for the TCPI index of less then 1.0 is good because it indicates the efficiency to complete is less than planned. How efficient must the project team be to complete the remaining work with the remaining money? ( BAC - EV ) / ( BAC - AC )
13. Net Present Value	Bigger is better (NPV)
14. Present Value PV	FV / (1 + r)^n
15. Internal Rate of Return	Bigger is better (IRR)
16. Benefit Cost Ratio	Bigger is better ((BCR or Benefit / Cost) revenue or payback VS. cost) Or PV or Revenue / PV of Cost
17. Payback Period	Less is better Net Investment / Avg. Annual cash flow.
18. BCWS	PV
19. BCWP	EV
20. ACWP	AC
21. Order of Magnitude Estimate	-25% - +75% (-50 to +100% PMBOK)
22. Budget Estimate	-10% - +25%
23. Definitive Estimate	-5% - +10%
24. Comm. Channels	N(N -1)/2
25. Expected Monetary Value	Probability * Impact
26. Point of Total Assumption (PTA)	((Ceiling Price - Target Price)/buyer's Share Ratio) + Target Cost
Sigma σ	1σ = 68.27% 2σ = 95.45% 3σ = 99.73% 6σ = 99.99985%
Return on Sales ( ROS )	Net Income Before Taxes (NEBT) / Total Sales OR Net Income After Taxes ( NEAT ) / Total Sales
Return on Assets( ROA )	NEBT / Total Assets OR NEAT / Total Assets
Return on Investment ( ROI )	NEBT / Total Investment OR NEAT / Total Investment
Working Capital	Current Assets - Current Liabilities
Discounted Cash Flow	Cash Flow X Discount Factor
Contract related formulas	Savings = Target Cost – Actual Cost Bonus = Savings x Percentage Contract Cost = Bonus + Fees Total Cost = Actual Cost + Contract Cost

Critical Path formulas
Forward Pass: (Add 1 day to Early Start) EF = (ES + Duration - 1)
Backward Pass: (Minus 1 day to Late Finish)
LS = (LF - Duration + 1)
ES = Early Start; EF = Early Finish;
LS = Late Start; LF = Late Finish
EVA = Net Operating Profit After Tax - Cost of Capital (Revenue - Op. Exp - Taxes) - (Investment Capital X % Cost of Capital) EVA - Economic Value Add Benefit Measurement - Bigger is better
Source Selection = (Weightage X Price) + (Weightage X Quality)
from : http://pmzilla.com/formulas-pmp-pmp
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PASS - PMP- done!! 

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