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Cornelius Fichtner has helped nearly 25,000 students prepare for the PMP exam with The Project Management PrepCast and offers one of the best PMP exam simulators on the market. He recently developed The Agile PrepCast – a study tool that helps those who plan to take the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner Certification exam. In this. Cornelius Fichtner has helped nearly 25,000 students prepare for the PMP exam with The Project Management PrepCast and offers one of the best PMP exam simulators
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A public service announcement from Boromir. The post Public Service Announcement appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.
Let’s remove any mystery or confusion. The PMP® Exam will change on July 31, 2013. July 30 is the last day you can take a 4th Edition PMP Exam. Starting Wednesday July 31, the PMP Exam will be based on the 5th Edition PMBOK Guide. No exceptions. Read this paragraph carefully. No candidate will be […] The post July 31 is the date of the new PMP Exam appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.
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