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Your Guide to the PMP® Exam...

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Are you planning to take the PMP® Exam but you don't know where to start, what topic to review first and how to go about it? Will you feel better if someone will guide your way to studying for the exam? Don't worry, this is why The PM StudyCoach™ was developed --- to help you on your journey to passing the exam.

How The PM StudyCoach will Guide You in Your Studies

tick-green Follow a proven plan - As a project manager, you know of the importance of having a project plan. So let me give you a plan to prepare for your exam.
tick-green Stay focused - You don't have to worry anymore about where you are at or what comes next in your studies. I will help you and guide you.
tick-green Apply best practices - The PM StudyCoach brings together all the study approaches that I teach in one place. Follow in the footsteps of thousands before you.
tick-green Make studying a routine - Not knowing what to study will stop you in your tracks. I give you weekly study assignments that you can simply follow.
tick-green Keep up your Study Morale - You'll receive a weekly pre-recorded coaching session that is both educational and fun to listen to.
tick-green Don't lose sight of "The Big Stuff" - The process of taking the PMP exam has a number of mandatory steps in addition to your daily studies. Your PM StudyCoach lays them out for you.
tick-green Save Time - Defining and creating your own roadmap to the PMP Exam from scratch is tedious and time consuming. Use this time for your studies and let me guide you instead.
tick-green Take the guesswork out of it - You will never have to ask yourself "Have I thought of everything and am I studying enough?"

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What do I get with The PM StudyCoach?

The PM StudyCoach is a 10-week long course. At its center are the 12 Coaching Sessions with your coach Cornelius Fichtner, PMP.

Each session is a recorded MP3 file that you can play on your computer or portable player. In these sessions, I will keep you motivated to continue on your road towards becoming a PMP. I will review the areas that I have selected for you to study this week. I'll give you tips and tricks. Together, we will look at lessons learned from other, successful PMPs and I show you how you can use their experience towards your success. In total you will receive over 7.5 hours of recorded coaching.

With each coaching session you also receive other study material in the form of videos, podcasts, worksheets, articles, as well as reading and homework assignments. The course takes you step by step, chapter by chapter through the PMBOK® Guide and your PMP® Exam Prep Workbook and points out specific areas of focus in every coaching session. (Note: You must purchase your own workbook separately. It's not part of the course.)

There are two important worksheets you will receive that you won't get anywhere else:order-now-2

  • The Take Action Worksheet will be your companion throughout the course. You'll receive a new one every week. This worksheet lists every single activity that I want you to work on. These worksheets give you clear guidance in your studies. Click here to see a Take Action Sample Worksheet...
  • Your Daily Study Script helps you to prepare your day-to-day study activities. On this script we recommend the activities that you should perform on every day of your exam studies. We talk about Regular Study Days and Sample Exam Taking Days and show you what to do on each.

Here is the week by week / session by session rundown of the course.

Note: All videos require Apple Quicktime. We therefore recommend that you download & install iTunes/Quicktime. Free  from Apple...

Week

Session

Course Material You Receive

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01 : Welcome

  • Coaching Session Recording (34 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Reading - The PMP Credential Handbook
  • Reading - The PMI's Credential Examination Format
  • Video - How to add this course to iTunes
  • Video - How to use this course online
  • Boost - Mission and Vision Worksheet
  • Boost - Daily Study Script
  • Materials - Exam Prep Book Comparison Worksheet
  • Materials - Exam Simulator Comparison Worksheet
  • Materials - PMP Exam Online Course Comparison Worksheet

02 - The PMBOK Guide

  • Coaching Session Recording (36 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Video - PMP Exam Overview

2

03 - Scope

  • Coaching Session Recording (46 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet - Click for a sample...
  • Study - Tools & Techniques of Collect Requirements
  • Reading - Building A WBS
  • Audio - Simple WBS
  • Video - Finding the Best Answer to Sample Questions
  • Boost - PMP Exam Sample Questions from PMI
  • Boost - CAPM Exam Sample Questions from PMI

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04 - Time

  • Coaching Session Recording (45 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Study - Estimating Techniques Explained
  • Boost - ITTO Electronic Flash Cards
  • Boost - Sample Exam Score Sheet
  • Boost - Multiple Choice Test Taking Tips
  • Video - Fifteen Sample Questions

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05 - Cost

  • Coaching Session Recording (41 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Application - PMP Credential Application Form (PDF)
  • Reading - Earned Value (PDF)
  • Audio - "Simple" Earned Value Project Management
  • Boost - Earned Value Formulas (PDF)
  • Boost - Mnemonic PMP Exam Acronyms
  • Boost - The TCPI Demystified

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06 - Quality

  • Coaching Session Recording (42 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Study - Quality Tools & Techniques
  • Study - Qualitative & Quantitative Risk Analysis Comparison
  • Application - Contact Hour Worksheet (XLS)
  • Application - Experience Verification Worksheet (XLS)
  • Audio - Measuring and Managing Project Quality
  • Audio - Project Quality Reviews

6

07 - Human Resources

  • Coaching Session Recording (42 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Audio - Project Team Development Part 1
  • Audio - Project Team Development Part 2
  • Audio - Building Effective Teams Part 1
  • Audio - Building Effective Teams Part 2
  • Boost - Virtual Teams

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08 - Communications

  • Coaching Session Recording (39 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Review - Project Communications Plan (Bad Example)
  • Review - Project Communications Plan (Good Example)
  • Video - What if you get audited
  • Boost - Types of formal and informal communication

8

09 - Risk

  • Coaching Session Recording (36 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Audio - Risk Attitudes

9

10 - Procurement

  • Coaching Session Recording (52 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Worksheets - Contract Type Worksheet
  • Application - Exam Day Checklist
  • Application - Exam Taking Strategy
  • Boost - Contract Type and Cost Risk Worksheet

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11 - Integration

  • Coaching Session Recording (36 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • Video - Understanding Your Score Report
  • Video - The Day of the PMP Exam
  • Boost - Forms of Expert Judgment

12 - After Your PMP Exam

  • Coaching Session Recording (10 mins)
  • Take Action Worksheet
  • PDU - PDU Documentation Log
  • Video - PMI's PDU Secrets

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You will also receive the following Bonus Items

Bonus Item #1: The PMP Study Secrets Email Course

We brought together the best articles and lessons learned from expert PMPs to help guide you in your studies. They contain study tips, reports from the exam room, tips on structuring your time and much more. They are indispensable. You will receive the following articles as a daily email:

  • Shawn Futterer, PMP Lessons Learned From The PMP Certification Exam Part 1
    • Lessons Learned From The PMP Certification Exam Part 2
    • PMP Exam Test Taking Strategies
    • Preparing for the PMP Certification Exam
  • John Worthington, PMP
    • Exam Lessons Learned
  • Jason Smith, PMP
    • How to Pass the PMP Exam
  • Bill Meacham, PMP
    • Tips for Passing the PMP Exam (This one is "a true classic")
  • Taher Kapadia, PMP
    • My Experience and Lessons Learned
  • James T. Brown Ph.D., PMP
    • Manage Your “PMP Exam Study” Project
  • Nils Kandelin, PhD, CISA, PMP
    • A CISA gets a PMP
  • Cornelius Fichtner, PMP Break your PMP Studies into Small Pieces
    • What is the PMP® Exam Passing Score?
    • Create your own PMP Sample Questions
    • Budgeting Your Study Time

Bonus Item #2: Access to our Exam Discussion Forums

Wouldn't it be great if you had a question about the exam that you could go and ask a trusted source? That is what our exam forums are for. Only customers / students have access to these forums. Ask a question and your fellow students or our staff will help you.

Bonus Item #3: Instant Subscription to the PMP Exam Tips Newsletter

Subscription to this newsletter is a great way to complete all the aspects of the PMP exam preparation. You will receive weekly tips about specific PMP exam techniques, guidelines and resources, exam do's and dont's, proper scheduling and time management, and various efficient approaches you can apply. A valuable tool indeed that will enable you to breathe and take one step at a time towards a relaxed you with a focused mind come exam day.

How much does The PM StudyCoach Cost?

The real question to ask is: How much is it worth to have a professional PMP ® Exam Coach by your side for 10 weeks who gives you clear assignments that guide you towards your own certification and at the same time takes all the guesswork out of your preparations?

I suppose that you could do what most PMP Students do - just "make it up as you go", and use the "trial and error" method. You'll never be sure if you are going at it the right way. So why not take advantage of the experience and knowledge that I've put into this easy-to-follow coaching course and roadmap?

Your PM StudyCoach is just $34.99

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Our Guarantee

We offer 90-day money-back guarantee:

  • If the PM StudyCoach doesn't come up to your expectation
  • If you feel that the PM StudyCoach does not work for you
  • If you are not 100% satisfied

Just write to our support within 90 days of your purchase and ask for a refund.

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We regularly offer discount coupons for our products. These coupons are published in our newsletters and via various social media channels. Here is our policy in regards to accepting discount coupons:

  • Discount coupons are only valid for new purchases and the coupon code must be entered into the Gift Certificate box at the time of purchase in order to obtain the discount.
  • Each discount coupon has a clearly published start date and expiration date:
    - The discount cannot be applied to purchases that happened before the coupon start date.
    - The discount cannot be applied to purchases that happened on/after the coupon expiration date.
  • Customers who purchase a product for which a discount coupon is active on the day of the purchased have 3 days to write to support and ask to receive the discount. The discount cannot be granted if the customer writes to us later than 3 days after the purchase.

Accessing Your Course Materials

 

The PM StudyCoach is delivered to you as an RSS feed. Every week of your studies you will find additional recordings, videos, worksheets or lists waiting for you to work through.

Using an RSS feed makes accessing the course files very easy. You can download and save them on your computer but also access them anytime online while you are traveling. Here are the two most convenient ways of accessing your material:

Membership Area

iTunes

All materials are accessible on our Membership Area with your username & password.

Access your course materials anytime over the internet.

The PM StudyCoach Course can be used as a "podcast" in iTunes. iTunes will download your course material (except MS Office files) and store them on your computer. Audio and video recordings will automatically be synchronized to your iPod, iPhone or other portable media player

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Account Security, Account Monitoring & Google Reader

To ensure that your purchase of The PM StudyCoach is secure, we monitor account activity. Our system de-activates accounts where excessive downloads are occurring because this might be a sign that your purchase has been compromised and others are downloading your purchase without your knowledge.

There is in particular one action that you as a customer must take to protect your purchase: Please do not use Google Reader to access your purchase. Google Reader has recently made a system change: Any item that you add to Google Reader is also indexed by the Google search engine, which basically means: If you watch your copy of  The PM StudyCoach in Google Reader then anyone on the internet can find your personal subscription in Google and watch it for free. If this happens then our system will detect it, your account will be temporarily suspended and we will send you an email with more information about the situation. Instead of using Google Reader please access The PM StudyCoach via our Customer Gateway where you can watch the lessons in your browser..

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