Frequently Asked Questions about the PM PodCast

What's included in the PM PREP CAST AUDIO package?

The Audio episodes closely follow the structure outlined in the PMBOK Guide but include models, theories and formulas not covered in the Guide. Combined with our on-line slides and simulated exams, these episodes will cover every aspect of the PMP Exam. The Premium PrepCast™ offers over 35 hours of audio presentations in 89 episodes:

PMP Exam overview (8)
Integration Management (8)
Scope Management (6)
Time Management (8)
Cost Management (8)
Quality Management (5)
Human Resources Management (9)
Communications Management (5)
Risk Management (7)
Procurement Management (8)
PMI Code of Ethics (1)
Questions & Answers (2)
Interviews with recent PMPs (3)
Applied PMBOK Concepts (11)
 

The Audio PodCast consists of the following 89 episodes. Each averages 25 minutes length and focuses on one concept or process. You can listen to them as often as you like to enhance your understanding. Each Episode has a number that allows for easy sorting in your MP3 player. The episodes in which we discuss the Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide are numbered following the Guide's chapter numbers. For instance all episodes on Project Scope Management begin with the number 05. Here they are:
 

# Number Episode Title
-- 00.00 Welcome
-- 00.01 Interview with Cornelius Fichtner, PMP
1 01.01 PMP Exam Overview
2 01.02 PMP Study Tips
3 01.03 The day of the exam
4 01.04 Introduction to Project Management
5 01.05 The PM Processes
6 01.06 The Project Life Cycle
7 01.07 The Role of the Project Manager
8 01.08 Overview of the Knowledge Areas
9 01.09 Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct
10 02.01 Interview with Arlene Trimble
11 02.02 Interview with Duncan McIntyre
12 02.03 Interview with Ron Holohan
13 03.01 Q&A 1
14 03.02 Q&A 2
15 04.00 Project Management Integration Overview
16 04.01 Develop Project Charter
17 04.02 Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement
18 04.03 Develop Project Management Plan
19 04.04 Direct and Manage Project Execution
20 04.05 Monitor and Control Project Work
21 04.06 Integrated Change Control
22 04.07 Close Project
23 05.00 Project Scope Management Overview
24 05.01 Scope Planning
25 05.02 Scope Definition
26 05.03 Create WBS
27 05.04 Scope Verification
28 05.05 Scope Control
29 06.00 Project Time Management Overview
30 06.01 Activity Definition
31 06.02 Activity Sequencing
32 06.03 Activity Resources Estimating
33 06.04 Activity Duration Estimating
34 06.05 Schedule Development 1
35 06.06 Schedule Development 2
36 06.07 Schedule Control
37 07.00 Project Cost Management Overview
38 07.01 Cost Estimating Inputs
39 07.02 Cost Estimating Tools and Techniques
40 07.03 Cost Estimating Outputs
41 07.04 Cost Budgeting
42 07.05 Cost Control
43 07.06 Earned Value
44 07.07 A Bagful of Cost Terms
45 08.00 Project Quality Management Overview
46 08.01 Quality Planning
47 08.02 Perform Quality Assurance
48 08.03 Perform Quality Control Inputs and Outputs
49 08.04 Perform Quality Control Tools and Techniques
50 09.00 Project Human Resources Management Overview
51 09.01 Human Resource Planning Inputs
52 09.02 Human Resource Planning Tools and Techniques
53 09.03 Human Resource Planning Outputs
54 09.04 Acquire Project Team
55 09.05 Develop Project Team
56 09.06 Manage Project Team
57 09.07 HR Theory 1
58 09.08 HR Theory 2
59 10.00 Project Communications Management Overview
60 10.01 Communications Planning
61 10.02 Information Distribution
62 10.03 Performance Reporting
63 10.04 Manage Stakeholders
64 11.00 Project Risk Management Overview
65 11.01 Risk Management Planning
66 11.02 Risk Identification
67 11.03 Qualitative Risk Analysis
68 11.04 Quantitative Risk Analysis
69 11.05 Risk Response Planning
70 11.06 Risk Monitoring and Control
71 12.00 Project Procurement Management Overview
72 12.01 Plan Purchases and Acquisitions Inputs
73 12.02 Plan Purchases and Acquisitions Tools, Techniques and Outputs
74 12.03 Plan Contracting
75 12.04 Request Seller Responses
76 12.05 Select Sellers
77 12.06 Contract Administration
78 12.07 Contract Closure
79 80.01 Applied Concepts - Authority
80 80.02 Applied Concepts - Project Monitoring
81 80.03 Applied Concepts - Risk Attitudes
82 80.04 Applied Concepts - Team Development
83 80.05 Applied Concepts - The Communications Plan
84 80.06 Applied Concepts - The Value of Quality
85 80.07 Applied Concepts - Earned Value
86 80.08 Applied Concepts - Critical Chain
87 80.09 Applied Concepts - Virtual Team Management
88 80.10 Applied Concepts - Requirements Gathering
89 80.11 Applied Concepts - Culture Shock
-- 98.00 PMP Sample Exam Questions PDF Document
 
-- 99.00 How to take our Final Exam PDF Document
 
-- 99.99 Goodbye

If you have been looking for a good way to study for the PMP® Exam, then you will have seen that companies who offer online and especially in-classrom workshops will charge you several hundred dollars. The good news is that we are not like them !

Once you download all episodes to your PC, it will look like this:

How do I add PM PrepCast to iTunes?

After you purchase PM PrepCast you will receive an automatic email with instructions from us.

This email contains a URL that looks something like this: http://www.premiumcast.com/s/?ac=b1c2d3e4f5g6.

This is your personal URL that you have to add to your podcatcher software (iTunes software for example).

Here is how this works in iTunes:

How do I take the Final Exam?

According to PMI rules, you can receive your contact hours from various training providers. One of them is "Distance Learning Companies", which we fall under. For this category, an End of Course Assessment is required. Here is how this End of Course Assessment works when you study with our Podcast:

  • Two weeks after your purchase, you will find Episode 99.00 in your podcast list.

  • The 2 week period before you receive the instructions is necessary for us to have some assurance that you have listened to all the episodes and that you have achieved the desired training goal. We will not release the information about the final exam to you before the end of these two weeks. It would be against the PMI Code of Ethics.

  • This episode contains a PDF document with instructions on how to take our "Final Exam".
  • This Final Exam is a 25 question, multiple choice exam. You will need to answer 17 questions correctly in order to pass the exam and print your certificate.
  • There is no time limit after these 2 weeks as to when you can take the exam. You can take it after 2 weeks, 2 months or even wait for a year.
  • Also, you can take the final exam as often as you need until you pass. After you pass, you can download your 35 Contact Hour certificate (recognized by PMI). 

Two weeks after you first purchased the PM PrepCast you will find episode 99.00 in your iTunes that contains instructions like below:

You simply double-click on the episode to open the instructions. The PDF document will tell you how to take the Final Exam.

It is an online exam that you take on our website.

Remember - this is not an email but an episode in iTunes and you have to wait for 2 weeks until you see it (during those 2 weeks you are supposed to listen to the Audio files).

Will I receive 35 contact hours?

Yes. The PM PodCast offers over 35 hours of quality PMP audio training and once you pass our online test you will receive a 35 Contact Hour certificate (recognized by PMI).

When will I receive the certificate for the 35 contact hours ?

Once you pass the exam you can download and print your certificate. The certificate is recognized by the PMI.