Are you frustrated because you are trying to balance life, family,
friends, work and on top of it all you need to find the time to study
for the challenging PMP® Exam? My name is Cornelius
Fichtner, PMP and I was in your shoes in 2004 when I was preparing for
my exam.
I had just started a new job, moved to a new house and I had a
tight budget to get ready for my PMP® Exam. There wasn't a single
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I passed my PMP® Exam in April 2004 and since then I have given many
PMP® classroom trainings. I was also the 2007 president of my PMI®
chapter. But most importantly, I am the Host of The Project Management
Podcast™, a show where I regularly speak with project managers from all
over the world. And now, all my experience as a PMP® student, PMP®
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The PrepCast™ is the first and only 35 hour long PMP® Audio Workshop
and we received fantastic feedback from our students. I was jumping up
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The prepcast has been a great resource throughout my study.
After listening to your dulcet tones over the last few months, I've thought
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- Duncan McIntyre, PMP
I have
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spent a few hundred dollars on a PMP Prep DVD collection from a
particular company that didn’t even scratch the surface of what I feel
I will need to know in preparation to take the exam. Conversely, the
PM PrepCast covers the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of
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tips, and even suggestions from those who have recently taken the exam
on how to best prepare!
If you are considering taking the
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podcast especially since there really aren’t any other “pod-ready” PMP
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Listen Now to our interview with Ron. Learn how he studied for and passed the exam:
- Ron Holohan, PMP
Yesterday
I started listening to your Premium PrepCast and I could not wait to
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me. :)
I listen
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the processes and other things. Those interactions are things that challenge the thinking and make me remain very active.
I
will be taking the exam in few months and I do wish that I can listen
to all 9 Knowledge Areas and 5 Processes before that so I don't have to
read the textbook. Anyways, the PrepCast would still be useful when I take up a new job
where I will apply this knowledge. Thank you again and wish you all the
best.
- Ananya Vilaskhamphee, PMP
As you can see from these student testimonials, the PrepCast™ is a
fantastic study tool that makes it very easy to get PMP® ready. It is
the best PMP® Audio Workshop available. It removes the pain of studying.
Here is what You will Gain from the PrepCast™
The PrepCast™ is more than just a series of MP3 files... it is your complete study approach:
You will shorten your study time
because you can maximize your day by listening anywhere your MP3 player
goes. For instance you listen when you drive to work, you listen when
you are outside riding your bike or you listen when you are waiting in
line at the post office.
You will hear everyday Englishand not the very difficult to understand language from the PMBOK® Guide.
You will be given real-world examples to help you understand the PMP® concepts and not just memorize them. This will increase your chance of passing the PMP® Exam and make you a better project manager, too.
You will hear 10 episodes on Applied PMP® Concepts, based on student and expert feedback. These interviews with experts translate the concepts into everyday project management situations that you can relate to.
You can copy the best practices from 3 recent PMP® exam takers: Learn how to apply, study and pass.
You will find that the 44 processes and 9 knowledge areas from the PMBOK Guide are not as difficult as they seem.
You will understand Earned Value Techniquesand be able to answer questions about them.
You will learn the concept, tools & techniques that are not covered in the PMBOK® Guide but required for the exam without having to read dozens of other books.
You will maximize your efforts with our valuable PMP® Study Tips.
You will feel as if you are carrying me with you as your "Personal PMP® Trainer" wherever you go.
The Premium Project Management PrepCast™ covers concepts, tools and
techniques you need to be familiar with to take the PMP®
Certification exam. We cover material in the PMBOK® Guide, and we
include the necessary models, theories and formulas not covered in the
Guide. Our episodes are interesting and engaging. We won’t bore you! We help you understand these concepts instead of memorizing them.
The podcast consists of the following 89 episodes. Each averages 25 minutes length
and focuses on one concept or process. You can listen to them as often
as you like to enhance your understanding. Each Episode has a number that allows for easy sorting in your MP3
player. The episodes in which we discuss the Knowledge Areas from the
PMBOK® Guide are numbered following the Guide's chapter numbers. For
instance all episodes on Project Scope Management begin with the number
05. Here they are:
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Number
Episode Title
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00.00
Welcome
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00.01
Interview with Cornelius Fichtner, PMP
1
01.01
PMP Exam Overview
2
01.02
PMP Study Tips
3
01.03
The day of the exam
4
01.04
Introduction to Project Management
5
01.05
The PM Processes
6
01.06
The Project Life Cycle
7
01.07
The Role of the Project Manager
8
01.08
Overview of the Knowledge Areas
9
01.09
Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct
10
02.01
Interview with Arlene Trimble
11
02.02
Interview with Duncan McIntyre
12
02.03
Interview with Ron Holohan
13
03.01
Q&A 1
14
03.02
Q&A 2
15
04.00
Project Management Integration Overview
16
04.01
Develop Project Charter
17
04.02
Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement
18
04.03
Develop Project Management Plan
19
04.04
Direct and Manage Project Execution
20
04.05
Monitor and Control Project Work
21
04.06
Integrated Change Control
22
04.07
Close Project
23
05.00
Project Scope Management Overview
24
05.01
Scope Planning
25
05.02
Scope Definition
26
05.03
Create WBS
27
05.04
Scope Verification
28
05.05
Scope Control
29
06.00
Project Time Management Overview
30
06.01
Activity Definition
31
06.02
Activity Sequencing
32
06.03
Activity Resources Estimating
33
06.04
Activity Duration Estimating
34
06.05
Schedule Development 1
35
06.06
Schedule Development 2
36
06.07
Schedule Control
37
07.00
Project Cost Management Overview
38
07.01
Cost Estimating Inputs
39
07.02
Cost Estimating Tools and Techniques
40
07.03
Cost Estimating Outputs
41
07.04
Cost Budgeting
42
07.05
Cost Control
43
07.06
Earned Value
44
07.07
A Bagful of Cost Terms
45
08.00
Project Quality Management Overview
46
08.01
Quality Planning
47
08.02
Perform Quality Assurance
48
08.03
Perform Quality Control Inputs and Outputs
49
08.04
Perform Quality Control Tools and Techniques
50
09.00
Project Human Resources Management Overview
51
09.01
Human Resource Planning Inputs
52
09.02
Human Resource Planning Tools and Techniques
53
09.03
Human Resource Planning Outputs
54
09.04
Acquire Project Team
55
09.05
Develop Project Team
56
09.06
Manage Project Team
57
09.07
HR Theory 1
58
09.08
HR Theory 2
59
10.00
Project Communications Management Overview
60
10.01
Communications Planning
61
10.02
Information Distribution
62
10.03
Performance Reporting
63
10.04
Manage Stakeholders
64
11.00
Project Risk Management Overview
65
11.01
Risk Management Planning
66
11.02
Risk Identification
67
11.03
Qualitative Risk Analysis
68
11.04
Quantitative Risk Analysis
69
11.05
Risk Response Planning
70
11.06
Risk Monitoring and Control
71
12.00
Project Procurement Management Overview
72
12.01
Plan Purchases and Acquisitions Inputs
73
12.02
Plan Purchases and Acquisitions Tools, Techniques and Outputs
74
12.03
Plan Contracting
75
12.04
Request Seller Responses
76
12.05
Select Sellers
77
12.06
Contract Administration
78
12.07
Contract Closure
79
80.01
Applied Concepts - Authority
80
80.02
Applied Concepts - Project Monitoring
81
80.03
Applied Concepts - Risk Attitudes
82
80.04
Applied Concepts - Team Development
83
80.05
Applied Concepts - The Communications Plan
84
80.06
Applied Concepts - The Value of Quality
85
80.07
Applied Concepts - Earned Value
86
80.08
Applied Concepts - Critical Chain
87
80.09
Applied Concepts - Virtual Team Management
88
80.10
Applied Concepts - Requirements Gathering
89
80.11
Applied Concepts - Culture Shock
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98.00
PMP Sample Exam Questions PDF Document
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99.00
How to take our Final Exam PDF Document
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99.99
Goodbye
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In fact Pulkit Shah, PMP who listened to the PrepCast on a friend's computer, was so satisfied with our online PMP® Workshop, that he decided to follow the PMP®Code of Ethics and purchase it even after he passed the exam. Here is his testimonial:
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- Pulkit Shah, PMP
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