I dont remember having to pay for the exam as well. Pretty sure its all inclusive. But they are pretty responsive. Send them an email to confirm.
PMP Certified in project management - what next?
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I dont remember having to pay for the exam as well. Pretty sure its all inclusive. But they are pretty responsive. Send them an email to confirm.
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Great thread. Thank you!
how hard is the test? Any recommended books?
Subs doing my Google cert for this now.
Good lookin @cdub123 
Earned my SCRUM Master Certification yesterday.
Went through Bearded Eagle like you suggested to support the breh/brehette-owned business. They do a great job of contextualizing the science of it to where it’s easy to understand and see the value.
Scored a 92% on the exam and the ones I missed I was just being a dumbass.
Now it’s time for the big fish - the PMP
Earned my SCRUM Master Certification yesterday.
Went through Bearded Eagle like you suggested to support the breh/brehette-owned business. They do a great job of contextualizing the science of it to where it’s easy to understand and see the value.
Scored a 92% on the exam and the ones I missed I was just being a dumbass.
Now it’s time for the big fish - the PMP
Good lookin @cdub123
Earned my SCRUM Master Certification yesterday.
Went through Bearded Eagle like you suggested to support the breh/brehette-owned business. They do a great job of contextualizing the science of it to where it’s easy to understand and see the value.
Scored a 92% on the exam and the ones I missed I was just being a dumbass.
Now it’s time for the big fish - the PMP
Yo congrats man!!! Really dope to hear! Yeah Bearded Eagle is a dope group. I believe they also do PMP courses too so maybe re-up with them as well. As a matter of fact, they will probably give you a deal if you do with them. Good luck on the PMP. These are life changing certs!!
4 months later... done 
Passed the PMP exam today, went the online proctored route. I swear they were on some
ish with the “technical difficulties” they were pullin on me but I powered through that mug and went *IN* on em in the post-exam customer satisfaction survey.
but fukk all that!
PMP certified
Certified Scrum Master
Gotta update that resume and LinkedIn now
Passed the PMP exam today, went the online proctored route. I swear they were on some
ish with the “technical difficulties” they were pullin on me but I powered through that mug and went *IN* on em in the post-exam customer satisfaction survey.but fukk all that!
PMP certified
Certified Scrum Master
Gotta update that resume and LinkedIn now
Who did you take the course through?4 months later... done
Passed the PMP exam today, went the online proctored route. I swear they were on some
but fukk all that!
PMP certified
Certified Scrum Master
Gotta update that resume and LinkedIn now
Project Managers manage one or a few projects, which is any work that has a beginning and end…not a continuous operation. PMs can work on one or all of the stages of a project…initiating, planning, executing, control, and closing.
Program Managers work on a collection of projects or large projects that are made of smaller projects.
from what I’ve seen, the main thing that distinguishes PMs from project engineers is that PM includes managing project milestones,l or the payment schedule based on the contract. I’m responsible for coordinating the invoicing and reporting the info to senior mgmt
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4 months later... done
Passed the PMP exam today, went the online proctored route. I swear they were on some
but fukk all that!
PMP certified
Certified Scrum Master
Gotta update that resume and LinkedIn now
Dope man, 4 months. Thats great. Did you think the test was tough? So glad I dont ever have to take it again. But make sure you do the 60 CEUs under 3 years so you can renew and not have to take the test in the future. Going to see a lot of companies hit you up now with that PMP in your title. Unlocks a lot more positions in the industry.
Congrats
My company paid for a local vendor (I work overseas) but the vendor course was crap. It was all online but nothing but a buncha outdated recorded videos of a guy presenting on a dry erase board.
The most valuable attribute were the 7 practice exam questions, each 200 questions and timed; they had good feedback for each question... but the damn thing was janky with spelling errors and the same answer choices duplicated unintentionally at times
To put it into context, my exam had most of the questions framed in Agile/SCRUM scenarios... the prep course talked about none of that. But since I was certified in Scrum, I was more “pleasantly surprised” by the lingo than caught off guard.
Overall, I scored in the top percentile in the exam, “above target” in all categories: people, progress, and business environment
It felt easier than I’d anticipated but granted I did plan and study my ass off for it. In retrospect the practice exams from my prep course asked me some pretty stupid questions, phrased in ways that made me get ish wrong more bc of the wording... whereas I found the actual exam questions pretty clear.
That said, I ain’t tryna take that ho again lol
So I’ll definitely be on it with the CEUS.
And yea, I done updated my LinkedIn and put in alerts for some gigs I been eyeing for a while. Hell, my current management was hyped that I got it and with a top score. Reimbursed me for everything.
Appreciate it once again brother
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Hey brehs, I have a Bachelors in Psych with NO experience other than healthcare facility management work. What coursework is the best/most efficient way to get into Project Management, as I have been seeing a shyt ton of positions being posted through my employer and am extremely interested in starting a career in it? Help a breh out please!
I’m going to take googles project management cert through Coursera
Google Project Management Certificate
$39 a month and the average time is around 6 months
I’ve heard people get it done way faster though