WHAT MODE OF PMP TRAINING TO CHOOSE?

There are 10’s of PMP institutes who are providing PMP training programs. It will be obviously very confusing for you select an appropriate ones.

First of all, the overly marketing types are the most untrust worthy. Please remove them from your search list first. Mostly the one who do not have inherent competencies, do rely heavily on marketing to attract professionals. My suggestion is that word of mouth is the best method of selecting one good one.

There are many providers who do in different modes like-

• Class room – In person, instructor led
• Online – Live, instructor led
• Online – Self paced & recorded videos
• E-Learning modules

Some training providers do in all modes. Let me explain the differences to you.

• Class room – Fact to face is the best mode as there is a personal interaction as well as you will be part of a group in the workshop and helps in higher collective learning. You require a lot of support to clarify all you queries from the instructor as the project management tested in PMP exam is different to what we actually follow.

                    Cost: Medium to High; Effectiveness: High; Risk of failure: Low to Medium

• Online (Live)- The kind of one-to-one interaction is not completely possible, but certainly group learning is not possible and will be highly distracting as answering queries will be a big distraction as it not easy to attend all the queries and listen to them attentively.

                    Cost: Low; Effectiveness: Medium; Risk of failure: Medium to High

• Online (Video recording)- This is to be used just as a backup to refresh your concepts but not the primary choice. PMP is different and difficult.

                    Cost: Low; Effectiveness: Low; Risk of failure: High

• E-Learning modules (Self-paced presentation or a pdf)- Again, here there is no interaction possible.

                    Cost: Low; Effectiveness: Low; Risk of failure: High

The general guideline is to select which is good for you depending on the individual constraints. Remember, the choice you make here decides your success in the PMP exam and reaping the benefits of the credential.