PMP Lessons

Author: John A Mahady

Index
2014 September 7
  1. PMI test exams. Click here to log in :
    2. User name: johnACT Password: johnact2014 Serial Number: 5-02-1236802 then click "More Details" at bottom right.
  2. Test Exam Results table
  3. Contact John Mahady
  4. JUST ADDED: the 47 Processes Grid with ITTO- Click on each process to see ITTO
  5. RMC Project Management
  6. Project Management Institute
  7. PMP: 47 Processes in a grid (webpage)
  8. Achieve PMP Exam Success, 5th Edition
  9. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK 5th Edition
  10. PMBOK 5th Edition ver 3.0.pptx
  11. Compute the Earned Value (EV) of a Project
  12. Calculate Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
  13. Examples of Cost Variance (CV) and Schedule Variance (SV)
  14. Understanding the S-Curve Theory for Project Management Monitoring
  15. Smartsheet: Online Project Management Software -- all site videos: Here
  16. Youtube: Making a Gantt Chart with Excel
  17. Youtube: Top 5 Types of Project Management Reports - Visit speaker's site: Here
  18. Top 10 Terms Project Managers Use
  19. Youtube: Earned Value Very good Example!
  20. Two captured Illustrations: 1.Relative EV versus PV and AC AND 2.Acronyms
  21. Music to listen to while you study
  22. The Structure of the PMBOK v5 Very good for ITTO. Explore. Take the quiz!
  23. Statement of Work vs. Work Breakdown Schedule
  24. Examples of Project Scope
  25. Suggestion: Forget Angry Birds! Download PMP Exam Prep mobile Apps - use idle time to practice for the exam.
  26. 3 sites with free PMP Questions -- Be careful don't buy anything
  27. From Vlad: PMP submission wrkbk
  28. From Vlad: Quantitative Question Sample - PowerPoint

PDFs

  1. PMBOK 5th edition
  2. 47-Steps-for-PMP
  3. 47 Processes description Planning in grey
  4. ITTO from PMBOK
  5. PMP Application Form
  6. PMP Application Process
  7. Example: Compute EV
  8. PMBok 5th Edition ver 3.0 cost on page 270
  9. My own example of EV calculationstry it!
  10. EEF and OPA

Blogs & Newsletters

  1. PMPNotes.com
  2. Bright Hub PMgood articles

Youtube Tutorials

  1. Youtube: 32 short videos on PM topics
  2. Youtube: MS Project Tutorial Videos
  3. Project Plan
  4. Work Breakdown Structure
  5. Risk
  6. Communication
  7. Control the Project
  8. Videos: preparing for the Exam
  9. Titanic - Project Management Blunders
  10. Pharoah's Pyramid PMBOK perspective

Cost Equations


Variance/IndexOver 1Under 1
CV & CPIunder planned costOver budget
SV & SPIahead of schedulebehind schedule
VACunder planned costOver budget