The slide says green. Your stomach says otherwise. Nothing you can point to, exactly. The demo that was supposed to anchor the review got rescheduled again. The dependencies slide has grown a little vaguer each month. The forecast still lands on the same end date it always has, no matter what happens in between. There […]
Category: PMP
PDUs vs Contact Hours: What’s the Difference?
Contact hours are the education you complete before the PMP® exam — 35 hours of project management training required for eligibility. PDUs (Professional Development Units) are what you earn after certification to keep it — 60 every three years. One gets you into the certification; the other keeps you in it. They are not interchangeable, […]
Unrealistic Project Deadlines: The PM Who Said Yes Fastest
The assignment went to whoever promised the earliest date. That’s an auction. And you just won it. A director needs a system migration done. Three project managers are in the room. “When can you have it live?” The first PM says, “Let me come back with an estimate by Friday.” The second says, “Realistically, end […]
How Long to Study for the New PMP Exam?
Plan for roughly 60–120 focused hours of PMP® preparation. For most working professionals that means 8–12 weeks at 8–10 hours a week, or 12–14 weeks at a steadier 6 hours a week. Experienced PMs with agile exposure land near the low end; candidates newer to agile or to the Business Environment domain should budget the […]
The New PMP Question Types, Explained (Plus a Mini Case Set)
The PMP® exam introduced new question formats on July 9, 2026: case or scenario sets (one detailed situation followed by several linked questions), graphic-based items, enhanced matching with drag-and-drop, point-and-click, and pull-down lists — alongside familiar multiple-choice and multiple-response questions. Here’s how each format works, how to pace all 240 minutes, and a mini case […]