Reddit reviews Project Management: Practice Questions For CAPM and PMP Exams

I was interested in PM but didn't have the work experience so I am working on the CAPM.

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From what I have heard/read, I agree that if you don't have real formal PM experience, that even if you were able to pass the PMP exam it would not go well when you go to interview/are expected to jump into a PM role if hired.

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From what I know, the questions on the PMP are based more on experience/knowing what to do in a certain situation, and are much more difficult than what will be on the CAPM. The CAPM is based more on understanding concepts/definitions, and less about actually being able to apply them.

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Here is what I did and would recommend you do.

-Sign up with PMI, you get discounts on the test/materials and a free PDF of the PMBOK.

-DO NOT take the class through PMI to get your contact hours. I originally signed up for this, it was over $300 and it was extremely boring and poorly formatted. I was lucky that PMI refunded me for the class. - Instead of the PMI class, take the Joseph Phillips course on Udemy. You will get a certificate for completing it, it qualifies for the required contact hours, and it is only $12. If you search this subreddit, you will read a lot of good things about it, that's how I found out about it originally.

https://www.udemy.com/capm-pmbok6/

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-When you sign up with PMI, they give you a PDF copy of the PMBOK but it has restrictions. You cannot print/edit/highlight the PDF, all of these features are locked. I found a site where you can get a PDF that is fully functional for $5. It also includes a book on Agile that is in built into the same PDF. I purchased this and had no issues

https://ebooks4class.com/product/guide-to-the-project-management-body-of-knowledge-pmbok-6th-edition-pdf-etextbook/

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-I also purchased this book. It has practice questions/ITTO questions.

https://www.amazon.com/Project-Management-Practice-Questions-Exams/dp/1984187376/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=capm+prep&qid=1557361352&s=gateway&sr=8-6

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-I hope this is helpful! You should definitely consider other sources as well, but this is where I am starting. I am about 3/4 of the way through the Udemy class and have enjoyed it.

While there are some significant changes in 6th Edition, I wouldn't expect the new exam to be too much of a stretch for someone already prepared to pass the old one.

Obviously, obtain the 6th Ed PMBOK and read through it for changes, and take practice exams based on 6th Edition.

• Time Management is now Schedule - no big deal.
  
• Human Resource is now Resource Mgmt - so consider physical resources (equipment & supplies) as well as project team (people).
  
• New processes: Manage Project Knowledge (Integration) and Implement Risk Responses (Risk)
  
• Changed processes:
  
• Perform Quality Assurance is now Manage Quality
  
• Control Communications, Risk, and Stakeholder Engagement is now Monitor...
  
• New Concepts:
  
• PM Roles & Responsibilities/PMI Talent Triangle, and
  
  Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Life Cycles : Since no one has taken the exam yet, not sure how deep they will go into Agile, but what has been emphasized in PMBOK is likely:
  
  
• When to use Agile approach (evolving scope, ambiguous requirements, firm deadline to deliver 'something', evolving or unclear market conditions)
  
• Understanding of basic Agile terms: Backlog, Increment, Sprint, Time-box, Burndown Chart.
  
• Transparency and easy access to current communications, co-location wherever possible, and frequent Stakeholder reviews
  
  What seems to have been either pulled or de-emphasized from prior editions:
  
  
• Critical Chain is gone!
  
• Maslow & MacGregor are gone!
  
• Organization Matrix types are gone from all text, but still appear in a reference chart (so not fully gone, but de-emphasized)
  
• Control Chart/Rule of 7 seems to be gone
  
• Communications Channels calculation n(n-1)/2 seems gone as well.
  
  If you get snowed under and have to go to 6th Edition, I suggest buying this book of Practice Questions aligned with 6th Edition ($9.99). It also has tests available online. You can see where you stand relative to the new material:
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Project-Management-Practice-Questions-Exams/dp/1984187376/