Therefore, it has begun the process of professional (PMP) project management application and they are preparing to take the PMP exam. Move great race! PMP certification is a highly sought after boundaries of race in the prosperous and difficult economic times. It is the recognition of "demonstrated knowledge and skill in the direction and lead teams of project and delivery of results of the project within the constraints of programming, budget and resources". (Project Management Institute) Each candidate has past history of project management in a process of application and must then pass a PMP Exam four hours / 200-question.
Apart from the fact that will need 35 hours contacts to sit for the examination, study for the test PMP is a project of its own. Like most certification exams, has three basic forms of preparation for the exam: traditional classroom based training courses, and online study. But it doesn't feel limited to just one. Many people who have passed the examination have used a combination of these.
Option 1: classroom training requires the least amount of self-discipline and comes in a variety of flavors. The local chapters Project Management Institute (PMI) and PMI "Registered education providers" (representatives) offer workshops, boot camps and classes designed specifically to teach not only what you should know, but how you will be asked to prove it. Make sure that the Professor is a PMP; taking the test is an experience in itself, and wants to know that the instructor has "been there / done that". Classroom training may be for the whole or part of its 35 contact hours 35 required to sit for the PMP exam.
Option 2: online courses are ideal for people in any place and are generally less expensive than the Presential learning based on lower overhead of the course provider. They are usually much cheaper than main instructor courses. This option requires an average amount of self-discipline that has the flexibility of study within their programming. Online course usually offer a combination of documents that you download to study web pages that you read and webinars that you see.
Some have time limits and others won't, so although you have the freedom to complete the sections on your own need an average amount of self-discipline to ensure that it ends in the time limit set by you or by the requirements of the course itself. As the basis of classroom training, online courses can be for all or part of its 35 contact hours 35 required to sit for the PMP exam. If this is important in its plan, be sure to confirm before you sign on the dotted line.
Option 3: self-learning is the least expensive and therefore the most common way people studying for the PMP exam and requires more self-discipline. The good things about this method are that you'll save money and prepare their own time. This also means that it must be motivated.
The largest road blocks you face with this method is that you'll have to create its own programming and lesson plan, and you will need to evaluate and buy their own material. If you're dedicated and focused, this is a great way to prepare. In addition, this you can not count self-learning towards the requirement of 35 contact hours. You must use classroom or on-line for that training.
Regardless of the method you choose, most successful people who pass the PMP Exam complemented the preparation of self-learning with at least one classroom or an online course. With the advent of portable as the iPod, iPhone, Blackberry and Zune players, many choose a combination of online and self-study training: courses of video and/or downloadable podcast that lets you take the material and study anywhere and anytime. It is an objective solution-oriented and very powerful, cost effective.
Cornelius Fichtner PMP is a noted expert of PMP. He has helped more than 10,000 students to prepare for the PMP Exam with PrepCast management in http://www.pm-prepcast.com project and guide to the holders of credential PMI to win the PDU with The Insider PDU in http://www.pdu-insider.com