Easy concepts made hard in questions - Tuckman's Model & Maslow's Hierarchy

Don't underestimate easy concepts. They can turn sour and bitter at the exam and unnecessarily take points off your final result. Let's have a look at typical two: Tuckman's Model and Maslow's Theory. They might sound easy but don't take them for granted.

Tips to pass the PMP Exam

After you pass, everything seems to be a piece of cake, doesn't it? I wish I could say that about PMP exam. First of all, this is no easy exam but it is beatable. However, it will test you both mentally and physically. The reason most people pass is not that it's easy.
They pass because they have spent a good few months preparing for it. Whether you are an experience pro practising product management on the job, or you simply have 'a mammoth' memory, capable of learning PMBOK by heart, just one of them might simply not be enough. You will need most likely need a little bit of both. Here are a few tips.

Simplified Processes Matrix

There is a lot emphasis on matrices in PMI project management and the word “matrix” is an important one. You probably know the Requirement Traceability Matrix, the Responsibility Assignment Matrix, RACI chart, sometimes called matrix, yet arguably the most prominent of them all – the one containing processes – stands somewhat in the background. It is however priceless if you can picture it in your mind each time processes, inputs, outputs and tools and techniques are mentioned. And they are mentioned very frequently. In fact the better you understand them, the better your chance of succeeding in the exam. And once in the exam, you will have enough other worries than recalling where this or that process stands within the structure. Let’s unofficially call it “Simplified Processes Matrix” and the objective is to write it down as part of your brain dump in the few minutes available before the exam. It will take a lot of strain out of your studies.