Notes, tips and presentations
Short, practical guides written for the July 2026 exam. Items marked Free are open to everyone; the rest come with any package. See packages.
The July 2026 PMP exam at a glance
Format, timing, domain weights and how results are reported for the exam that started on 9 July 2026.
A 6-week study plan, plus your final 7 days
A realistic weekly plan for working professionals, and what to do in the last week before the exam.
Reading PMP questions like an examiner
A short deck on how scenario questions are built and how to choose between two good answers.
Formula sheet: EVM, scheduling, risk and finance
Every calculation you are likely to need, with what each result means.
Agile and hybrid essentials
Roles, events, artefacts and the hybrid tailoring decisions the exam keeps testing.
People domain toolkit
Conflict, team development, motivation and stakeholder engagement models in one place.
Business Environment: the 26% you cannot skip
Governance, compliance, benefits, organisational change and the external environment, the way the exam tests them.
The PMP mindset: how the examiner wants you to think
The habits of thought behind most correct answers, grouped by topic, with the elimination rules that save time.
Risk responses and reserves
Every threat and opportunity strategy, reserves, and the terms the exam likes to mix up.
Contract types and procurement
Which contract fits which situation, who carries the risk, and the procurement steps the exam tests.
Quality management essentials
Cost of quality, assurance versus control, validation versus verification, and the classic quality tools.
Key project documents and when to use them
The logs, registers and plans that questions point to, and which one to open first.
Exam-day checklist
What to check the day before and on the day, for test centre and online exams.
Applying for the PMP: eligibility, experience and audit
Who qualifies, how to describe your projects so the application is approved first time, and how to be ready for an audit.
Exam traps by domain, and the answer patterns that beat them
The wrong-answer patterns examiners use in each domain of the 2026 outline, with the behaviour that usually wins instead.
Motivation, leadership and change models
The handful of named theories that still appear in scenarios, each in one line with an example of how a question uses it.
The PMBOK Guide, 8th edition, at a glance
How the eighth edition is organised: six principles, seven performance domains, five focus areas and tailoring, with what each means for the exam.
Video lessons
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