Why SmartPath LLC's PMP Certification Training & Exam Prep is So Sucessful & How It Works

Why SmartPath LLC’s Program is so successful and how it works?

1. There's No Prior Prep: You are busy and have limited time. There are no prior reading or assignment exercises. No book purchases. You will get everything you need to pass in class. You already bring your experience to class. That's all you need. We suggest you bring a notebook so you don't need to write on your workbook. In class, you will receive everything you need to pass the PMP® Exam. If you have already done your Prep, then you can take the Exam anytime after the last day of class! If you are pre-approved and have lots of gaps in your project management experience, then take a few days extra to submerge yourself in the materials. We don't require anyone to take the Exam the next day, although people do it. We say, do it when you are comfortable! This way you can pass the first time! No need to do it twice! Best Exam plan is not to delay too much - 1-2 weeks max! Do it while the information is "fresh" for you! If you have many gaps and just want to firm things up, then by all means take an extra week. In my experience, people get derailed when they leave it too long.

2. Exam Approvals & Your Experience Submission: (If you are already approved to take the Exam, you will skip this step.) We will send you an Experience template so you can start listing your projects. In class we will go over this template and you will be encouraged to finish the template before training is over so you can "cut and paste" the information onto the PMI® website.

3. Understand First. There's only 4 or 5 Days of Class (All class work is the same - just different venues such has 4 or 5 days training, or sometimes we offer 10 evenings or part evenings & part weekends.) The class work is 37.5 hours in all locations and includes an Exam Review which is a closed book practice exam at the end of class.

4. Combination of Memory & Understanding: As you understand the concepts, the memory work will seem much easier. You will do "memory work" in class because of the many reiterations. And if you have a lot of experience and understanding already, you will be able to "pick" out the correct answers on the Exam. We will teach you the "how." Look over the memory portion every evening after class. See where the Outputs become inputs in other Knowledge Areas.

5. A. If you are not already approved to take the Exam, you will submit your experience, education, and report your Exam Prep training to the PMI®’s website to receive their approval for you to sit the Exam as soon as your training is finish. If you have the required experience and required education, and have fulfilled the 35 formal contact hours of training which we provide, then it usually takes 3 to 5 days for Exam approval.

B. If you are already approved, then take the Exam as soon as possible following the The PMP® Exam Prep Training. However allowing up to 10 days is okay too. Do what's right for you.

6. Then schedule your Exam 1 to 10 days out or less after class, depending on your comfort level. Many people find 3 to 7 days is long enough time. The training is intensive so sometimes taking up to several days to get rested is good in itself. If you have many gaps a week longer won't hurt you to get it right the first time.

7. Take the Exam. And you are done!