Q1: When and Where Is the PMP Certification Exam Given?
You can take the exam almost any time. For a detailed explanation, click here.

Q2: Will I Be Required to Purchase Any Books If I Take the PMP Prep Course?
No. For a detailed explanation, click here.

Q3: What Is the PMP Resource Package?
The PMP RESOURCE PACKAGE consists of 11 books that PMI believes will help you prepare for the PMP Exam. For a detailed explanation, and a complete list of the 11 books, click here.

Q4: Is purchase of the PMP Resource Package required in order to take the certification course?
No. The Resource Package is not required. It is an option provided for the convenience of the students. It is also available separately through PMI at the same price.

Q5: If I send 2 or 3 people to the class, would it be wise to just purchase one copy of this material for my team?
In our opinion, yes.

Q6: Can my employer be invoiced for payment of the course fee?
Yes

The PMP Exam

Q1: When and Where Is the PMP Certification Exam Given?

You can take the exam almost any time at a local test center, once you have accomplished steps 1 and 2 below. See the details below.

1. Make sure you meet the project management experience requirement

   In order to take the exam, you must first understand that there is an experience requirement:

   • If you have a college degree, the experience requirement 4500 hours of project management experience over the past 3-6 years.

   • If you do NOT have a college degree, the experience requirement 7500 hours of project management experience over the past 5-8 years.
2. Complete and Submit the Exam Application Paperwork

   Once you have completed the PMI Exam Application Package - which can be accessed and printed from the PMI website listed above -

   PMI will review the application. If they approve the application, they will send you paperwork with a control number and phone numbers to call to schedule your exam. At that point, YOU CAN SCHEDULE AND TAKE THE EXAM ANY TIME.

3. Schedule the Exam

   The only near-term constraints are your own schedule and the availability of seats at the exam center. The specific test center schedules are given below.

   The long-term constraint is more critical. You must take the exam within 90 days of the time your application is approved. Otherwise, you will forfeit your exam fee.

   There are two test centers that give the exam: Sylvan & ASI.

   The Sylvan Test Center:

   • Is located in the Centerville area at the corner of 725 and Lyons (Behind the Shell Gas Station).
   • Local phone number is 435-8417.
   • Offers the exam most weekday mornings and afternoons
   • Typically will have a date open between 1-15 weekdays from the time you register

   ASI Test Center:

   • Nearest centers are in downtown Cincinnati and Columbus
   • National phone number is 1-877-244-1688
   • Website: http://www.asisvcs.com/indhome_fs.asp?CPCAT=8700PROFCERT
   • Is open weekdays and Saturdays
   • Like Sylvan, typically will have a date open between 1-15 weekdays from the time you register

4. Take the Exam

   The PMP Exam is computer-based and multiple-choice. You have 4.5 hours to answer 200 questions. You can take the exam at your own pace. Although the questions appear in sequential order, you can mark questions that you want to answer or review later. The procedure is quite simple and straightforward, and the staff at the test centers are very helpful - they'll make sure you understand how to take the test.

   You tell the computer you're done, and your score will appear within a few seconds. If you pass, the test center notifies PMI, and you receive your verification and recertification information within days.

   Books

   Q2: Will I Be Required to Purchase Any Books If I Take the PMP Prep Course?

   No. We will provide books, including: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, The PMP Exam: Practice Test and Study Guide (J. LeRoy Ward, editor), Memory Jogger (by Martin & Tate), and Memory Jogger II (by Brassard & Ritter). In addition you can purchase or borrow a set of books assembled by PMI International, called the PMP Resource Package.

   If you wish, you may purchase the PMP Suggested Resource Package at the members' rate of $390 when you apply for the course. The books are also available at the PMI Bookstore or by calling PMI at 610-356-4600 at a cost of $390 (including shipping) for members, or $437.15 plus shipping for nonmembers.

   All these books are also available for your use at the University of Dayton, Wright State University, and Centerville libraries.

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   Q3: What Is the PMP Resource Package?

   The PMP SUGGESTED RESOURCE PACKAGE consists of 11 books that PMI believes will help you prepare for the PMP Exam. If you are a PMI member, the package will cost around $390, including shipping.

   The titles & authors of the 11 books are as follows:

   1. Earned Value Project Management, Quentin W. Fleming & Joel M. Koppelman
   2. Effective Project Management: How to Plan, Manage, and Deliver Projects on Time and Within Budget, Robert Wysocki, et.al.
   3. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), PMI Standards Committee
   4. Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager, Vijay K. Verma
   5. The New Project Management, J. Davidson Frame
   6. Organizing Projects for Success, Vijay K. Verma
   7. Principals of Project Management, John Adams, et.al.
   8. Project & Program Risk Management, R. Max Wideman, Editor
   9. Project Management Casebook, David I. Cleland, et.al., Editors
   10. Project Management: A Managerial Approach, Third Edition, Jack R. Meredith & Samuel Mantel, Jr.
   11. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Sixth Edition, Harold Kerzner

   If you have any further questions after visiting these sites, please call PMI at 610-356-4600, or email Jorge Erazo or phone at 372-7579.

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