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The following links are posted for the use of students and prospective students of our PMP® prep course. References in brown indicate 4th edition course segment(s) to which they pertain. We have deleted third edition references.
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Errata sheet for 4th edition PMBOK The attached MS Word paper is Norris' list of 4th edition errors and PMI response.
PMP® Examination Content The percentage of questions on the various exam topics. This paper applies the third-edition exam. We have not been informed of corresponding data for 4th edition exam.
Certification Prerequisites and Process Summarizes how to become and stay certified as a Project Management Professional.
PMP Credentials Handbook A copy of PMI's latest pdf PMP certification handbook as of January 28, 2009.
PMP Paper Application A copy of the 9-page pdf application form, also containing additional pages for special accomodation requests, re-examination application and prices. This was downloaded from PMI.org on May 6, 2009.
The Test Engine User Guide A Microsoft Word document to download and print.
Formulas All the formulas you are expected to know to pass the PMP exam.
PMP Plan A former student's Microsoft Project plan to earn his PMP certification.
What is a Project Manager to do (Next)? A chronological list of more than 100 steps intended to assist students to answer exam questions that ask, 'What should the project manager to next? under given circumstanes.' I invite feedback on this paper please.
The following several Segment 1 articles except the first one are examples of new technologies, as discussed in the course material. They are provided here for the curious, and are not on the PMP exam.
Credentials on the PMI web site. 1 A recent student informed me in March 10 that an exam question asked if credentials can be found on the PMI web site. The answer is Yes.
MEMS and Nanotechnology Clearinghouse 1 A link to the site by this name. This is representative of emerging technologies as discussed in course segment 1. New technologies continue to be the source of thousands - probably millions - of new projects.
A fresh look at solar energy. 1 If you find this story fascinating, as I did, you might also want to visit the Ausra web site.
Future sources of hydrogen 1 A projection by a Scientific American article of thansitions in energy production. Posted January 29, 2009.
Hydrogen Cycle 1 A pdf copy of an article about a commercially-available hydrogen-cell motor cycle.
Hydraulic-Hybrid Trucks 1 Interesting story about a new innovation in truck engineering. Posted January 28, 2009.
The Semantic Web 1 A link to an article by Tim Berners-Lee describing his vision of the semantic web, another emerging technology.
PMBOK® 2 Guide 4th Edition Overview 2 A matrix of PMBOK® Guide processes by the five process group and nine knowledge areas.
PMBOK® 2 Guide 4th Edition Overview w/o Voice 2 A matrix of PMBOK® Guide processes by the five process group and nine knowledge areas.
Blank Process Matrix 2 A blank matrix (MS Word document) for use by students to help memorize the process matrix.
Process Attributes ? This is an Excel spread sheet showing inputs, tools & techniques & outputs for each process. I have never encouraged students to memorize them, as there are so many of them and they are completely changed with each new PMBOK edition. Nevertheless, specific questions about them are reported to be on the exam.
Life Cycle Costing 3 The online Segment 3 material contains a second presentation in support of 4th-edition references to life-cycle costing. It is an extract from the former Initiation process, which included life-cycle costing.
Stakeholder Analysis 3 A link to a Management Sciences for Health web site that contains a generic tutorial on stakeholder analysis. Our analysis in organizational and communications planning have more specific purposes.
A Sample Stakeholder Analysis Template 3 A blank Excel sheet for recording stakeholder data.
Net Present Value vs. Expected Present Value 3 Added August 13, 2007. This topic has been showing up in the 3rd edition PMP exam. We don't know if it will continue to be in 4th edition.
Joint Application Development (JAD) 4 An online scholarly article by Professor Mei C. Yatco of the University of Missouri. He begins by stating "It is hard to find an agreed-upon definition . . ."
Quality Function Deployment 4 A rather long and somewhat tedious description and illustration by Kenneth Crow.
Nominal Group Technique 4, 7 Discussion of nominal group technique, courtesy University of Missouri.
Mind Map 4 This is a 4th edition addition - not mentioned previously. Two examples are provided.
Affinity Diagram 4, 7 Discussion of affinity diagrams, from The Quality Tools Cookbook.
A Brainstorming Tutorial 4, 7, Brainstorming is a component of many project management processes, and is involved in Value Engineering and other tools introduced in Segment 5.
Requirements Traceability Matrix 4, An output of Collect Requirements - two examples.
Edward de Bono on Lateral Thinking 4 Lateral thinking falls within the Tools & Techniques 'Alternative Identification' category, which applies to more than one PMBOK® Guide process.
Popular 'Lateral Thinking' Puzzles 4 These are for entertainment, not education.
What is Systems Engineering? 4 Used by permission of Frank Dean of Sandia National Laboratories and Terry Bahill of Arizona University .
Value Engineering 4 The value engineering process as described by the US Federal Highway Administration.
Value Analysis 4 A paper describing the value analysis process, by Dr. Theodore C. Fowler, a Fellow of the Society of Value Engineers. Written in response to a request from NASA.
Organizational Breakdown Structure 4 an OBS for development of a concrete canoe, by a team at Oklahoma State University.
Pairwise comparisons, 4 A Scholarly description used with permission of Dr. Filippo A. Salustri of Ryerson University.
Wikipedia Critical Chain article 6 Well written description at post time, but Wikipedia is dynamic and it could change.
Monte Carlo Definitions 6 From Wideman Comparative Glossary of Project Management Terms.
Henry Gantt 6, Interesting background on the 'inventor' of the Gantt chart.
Root Cause 7 A tutorial on understanding and constructing an Ishikawa 'fishbone' diagram.
The Taguchi method 7 A paper describing the Taguchi's approach to design by computer modeling.
Design of Experiments 7 Two current examples of the Taguchi method.
Checklist 7 A review of a book about Checklists. Worth reading.
Force Field analysis 7 By Accel-Team.com, a knowledge based organization based on the West Coast of Cumbria, in the UK.
Matrix Diagram 7 Discussion of matrix diagram, from NASA.
Prioritization Matrix 7 Discussion of prioritization matrix, from Arizona State University.
Poke Yoke 7 John Grout's collection of everyday examples.
Capability Maturity Model 7 The SEI 'ladder' of growth in software development organizations.
Six Sigma 7The goal of six sigma (six standard deviations) is 3.4 defects per million (or 2 per billion, depending on the spokesperson). One can be certified as a green belt or black belt Six Sigma professional.
Six Sigma in Service Businesses 7 Six sigma spreads beyond manufacturing, with emphasis on General Electric.
How GE Lost the Light Bulb Account 7 Did GE's obsession with six sigma distract it from product development?
Sample Process Flow Chart 7, 9 An illustration of a simple process flow chart.
Communications 'Sender-Receivable model'. 8
Jack Welch on informal alliances. 8
Specification limits vs. control limits 8 The first of two discussions on this topic.
Specification limits vs. control limits 8 The second of two discussions on this topic.
Utility Theory: Pro, Con & Indifferent 8 Definition, discussion and debunking.
SWOT Analysis 9 From Mind Tools.
Dr. David T. Hulett on Cost Risk Analysis 9 A link to a very well-written and well-presented paper on Dr. Hulett's web site.
Root Cause 9 A tutorial on understanding and constructing an Ishikawa 'fishbone' diagram.
Sample Influence Diagram 9 An illustration of a simple influence diagram.
Monte Carlo Illustration 9 referencing PMBOK® Guide Figure 11-13.
A Positive Risk? 9 Read about an 'accidental' discovery - But this kind is hard as heck to plan for!
Virtual Team 10 Want to have your appendix, or something, removed in a US hospital by a surgeon in Asia?
Developmental Sequence in Small Groups by Bruce W. Tuckman 10 One of the articles that spawned 'Tuckman's Hypothesis'.
SINA 10 Proving that people will follow a good leader with a cockamanie movement.
Scatter Diagrams: A Tutorial 11 From Clemson University, by permission.
Earned Value Management noteboard 12 For the serious practitioner of earned value management. Professional project managers exchange questions and information on this board.
Commentary on Performance Bonds, from US Department of Health & Human Services. 14
PMI Code of Ethics 15 New 'International' code, posted here January 10, 2007, replaces both the former PMP Code of Ethics and the PMI Member Ethical Standards.
NASA 100 Lessons Learned 15 Lessons Learned as compiled by Jerry Madden, former Associate Director of the Flight Projects Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
New NASA Lessons Learned 15 A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems, with a view to their practical solution.
If you need . . . 
The links below are to project management-related organizations introduced in course segment 1.
