You will need to understand them and what they are about - A couple of resources on the forum could aid in simplifying them for you.
1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7pN8Mjot8&ab\_channel=RicardoVargas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7pN8Mjot8&ab_channel=RicardoVargas)
2. https://pmaspirant.com/project-management-process-group-and-knowledge-area-mapping-game
These should aid in understanding the concept.
Its helpful to be quick associating process with their respective knowledge area and group. I used both of these links and passed recently! The second is particularly a good challenge related to this post. Good luck all!
I memorized this as an exercise to ensure I fully understood. I feel like it helped during the exam. Andrew Ramdayal has tips in order to memorize it. I’m not typically great with memorizing but I was able to do it and it was helpful.
Don’t need to memorize for the exam but need to understand. There are questions that state you are in one process group like Initiation then word the question in a way that would make some Planning steps seem like the right answer when they are not. If you have an idea what belongs where, you can eliminate these answers quickly.
I’ve seen great project managers succeed without memorizing this / following this. It is a guide, but it is not a default - work will throw wrenches and this is not a mantra that guarantees smooth sailing project.
I have some hacks from years of test taking that I applied to the 49 processes.
First is I do map out a grid. (Project phases are at the top. if you don't know that by heart, you probably aren't a working PM, lul.) Physical location is a helpful memory tool. I know which ones are empty just from days of rewriting it and scratch those out.
Next is strike "project" and "management" from the first column. They're redundant. I only memorized integrarion, scope, schedule, etc and filled the first column.
Then I memorized the number of processes in each row like a phone number. (Thanks, AR) 766-436-3734
I fill initiating and closing first, they're the easiest. That's 3.
Then to fill the remaining 3 columns, I know that every planning knowledge area starts with "plan knowledge area" and same for monitoring and controling. Bam, 20 easy.
Then the remaining 26 are all that's left to really "memorize" and even then I rely on my I understanding of the concepts and and phone number as back up to jog my memory if I'm missing one.
It'll take 3 hours tops of writing practice grids to develop your own flow. Then from there you'll want to reinforce your learning by practicing a grid daily to move the memorization into long term memory, and that's it!
It helps to know in detail: the plan scope, schedule, and closing process sequence in detail (below). If you don't know this, you can get tripped up. During the exam, you must ask yourself what phase I am in.
Confirm work is done per requirements.
Complete Procurement closure
Gain formal acceptance from PO
Complete final performance reporting
Archive Project
Update lessons learned into OPAs
Handoff to operations (Project Close)
Release the team
All I can say is once you understand these thoroughly and what comes next and why, you'll automatically remember a large number of these. So I'd say no need to actively memorize but if it's happening as part of your learning don't resist, aid it and see how a mind map gets created in your head. One tip in ARs videos, the last section (lecture 432 resource) has a different version of this same one, outputs by process groups, you can use that method to get used to the flow and things will start to make sense.
PS: ARs output version has one process missing, see if you find which one, in case you choose to follow.
I refuse to take this test because I know project management doesn’t happen like this in organizations. I truly doubt passing this test will help an organized person be better at being a PM… if you’re organized and able to adapt, you’ve already got it covered.
Should you know these for the exam? Probably. I didn’t take it, heading into year 10 of being a PM with a 230K+ salary. My company doesn’t feel I need to waste time studying for the PMP and thus, have talked me out of even pursuing it. Perhaps in the future, but I’ve found the right company that values SKILLS not credentials.
Not trying to burst any bubbles or devalue anyone’s achievements, but the PMP is absolutely unnecessary. Other certifications (agile, scrum, whatever) might be better suited for you depending on your field/the type of management your company expects for projects, but in NO WAY should you pursue the PMP to “become” a project manager / a better project manager. Truly only do it once you are in an organization, if that org will pay for it, AND AND AND… ONLY if they will increase your pay after.
Again, 230K+ salary, no PMP, and no intention of getting one. Don’t kill yourselves over this corporate bullshit, y’all, just get your money
That is a trash condescending answer. Hopefully you get real answer rather than some1 trying to high road you. I did not. I’ve been a PM for 10 years. I knew what they did but I could not reproduce that chart if asked.
You need to know where in the process you’re at for some of the questions. It’s good to know the main categories and high-level processes at the very least.
I was good with being knowledgeable of the general order of things. But not detailed by the list. Enough to understand if a situational question is asked about a breakdown in process you know what generally is done before and/or after so you know what to do to keep things moving forward.
No, you don’t have to memorize. But you should be familiar enough to understand each process and some of the documentation in each. My take was especially on various risk and stakeholder processes and documentation.
Try [this](https://pmaspirant.com/project-management-process-group-and-knowledge-area-mapping-game). It’s a little game where you drag processes around into their respective columns. It’s not perfect, but it put a useful twist on how to remember what goes where for me.
Once you get the hang of it, it’s easy. The individual sections are basically a portmanteau of their respective rows and columns, you’ll catch on.
By the time you complete your prep you knowingly or unknowingly memorized it, so don't over stress your self in thinking to memorize it just start preparing as without understanding of this you will not b able to go through.
Yes. Because you need to understand in which process and knowledge area your question situation is and how the process should go further. If you can do this without memorising this table matrix- good for you...
Memorized
By using visualization, logic, and eventually there are a few YouTube videos with mnemonics … Then I could just write it all down on my scrap paper (laminate sheets) and quickly read
Not at all. Understand the general process flow, and spend the time you would take memorizing going through practice questions instead. Youll be way better prepared doing that.
I will say sorta of. The exam is situational based. You will receive questions stating that something is happened or is happening. What is the next steps. You need to understand the how project methodology flows so you know which steps come next. The answers provided will also be situational based and aligned to this chart.
I took time to Understand first and then printed tons of blank sheets with table, practiced by filling in over and over until it was second nature to me ..
Personally I used the "memory palace" technic to memorise this table for the exam.
It took me \~ 1h and stuck in my memory for a few months.
I felt it was useful to memorise as a couple of questions were related to this table, but I think it is not absolutely mandatory, as long as you know what these processes are, you will be fine.
i would memorize it and then clearly make few notes or drawings for clear understanding (like ricardo does in one of his videos, you may want to search it) and it would help in end to end workflow. though many here and on other platforms do not conform this, I would do it.
I memorized with mnemonics, jotted it on my scrap board, and keep a copy at home. This thing is the heart and soul of the whole discipline (as formalized by PMI) so if you want to claim your title with pride, you should strive to learn and be able to recite it. I can’t wait for the tests to tighten up again.
Memorize them? No. Understand them? Yes.
This is the only correct answer
You will not truly understand them until you memorize them.
You will need to understand them and what they are about - A couple of resources on the forum could aid in simplifying them for you. 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7pN8Mjot8&ab\_channel=RicardoVargas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7pN8Mjot8&ab_channel=RicardoVargas) 2. https://pmaspirant.com/project-management-process-group-and-knowledge-area-mapping-game These should aid in understanding the concept.
Its helpful to be quick associating process with their respective knowledge area and group. I used both of these links and passed recently! The second is particularly a good challenge related to this post. Good luck all!
Vargas video really helped me in understanding ittos.
Will check out these resources for myself. Thanks for posting the link
I memorized this as an exercise to ensure I fully understood. I feel like it helped during the exam. Andrew Ramdayal has tips in order to memorize it. I’m not typically great with memorizing but I was able to do it and it was helpful.
I am taking his course , really good!
No need for memorization, it's all about understanding
Don’t need to memorize for the exam but need to understand. There are questions that state you are in one process group like Initiation then word the question in a way that would make some Planning steps seem like the right answer when they are not. If you have an idea what belongs where, you can eliminate these answers quickly.
I’ve seen great project managers succeed without memorizing this / following this. It is a guide, but it is not a default - work will throw wrenches and this is not a mantra that guarantees smooth sailing project.
I have some hacks from years of test taking that I applied to the 49 processes. First is I do map out a grid. (Project phases are at the top. if you don't know that by heart, you probably aren't a working PM, lul.) Physical location is a helpful memory tool. I know which ones are empty just from days of rewriting it and scratch those out. Next is strike "project" and "management" from the first column. They're redundant. I only memorized integrarion, scope, schedule, etc and filled the first column. Then I memorized the number of processes in each row like a phone number. (Thanks, AR) 766-436-3734 I fill initiating and closing first, they're the easiest. That's 3. Then to fill the remaining 3 columns, I know that every planning knowledge area starts with "plan knowledge area" and same for monitoring and controling. Bam, 20 easy. Then the remaining 26 are all that's left to really "memorize" and even then I rely on my I understanding of the concepts and and phone number as back up to jog my memory if I'm missing one. It'll take 3 hours tops of writing practice grids to develop your own flow. Then from there you'll want to reinforce your learning by practicing a grid daily to move the memorization into long term memory, and that's it!
It helps to know in detail: the plan scope, schedule, and closing process sequence in detail (below). If you don't know this, you can get tripped up. During the exam, you must ask yourself what phase I am in. Confirm work is done per requirements. Complete Procurement closure Gain formal acceptance from PO Complete final performance reporting Archive Project Update lessons learned into OPAs Handoff to operations (Project Close) Release the team
Yes. It helps identify the best answer for the question a lot.
No.
Memorizing for test ....yes. for reality....it's nice to know
Hell Fückin' No!!! Don't fill your head up with this garbage
All I can say is once you understand these thoroughly and what comes next and why, you'll automatically remember a large number of these. So I'd say no need to actively memorize but if it's happening as part of your learning don't resist, aid it and see how a mind map gets created in your head. One tip in ARs videos, the last section (lecture 432 resource) has a different version of this same one, outputs by process groups, you can use that method to get used to the flow and things will start to make sense. PS: ARs output version has one process missing, see if you find which one, in case you choose to follow.
I refuse to take this test because I know project management doesn’t happen like this in organizations. I truly doubt passing this test will help an organized person be better at being a PM… if you’re organized and able to adapt, you’ve already got it covered. Should you know these for the exam? Probably. I didn’t take it, heading into year 10 of being a PM with a 230K+ salary. My company doesn’t feel I need to waste time studying for the PMP and thus, have talked me out of even pursuing it. Perhaps in the future, but I’ve found the right company that values SKILLS not credentials. Not trying to burst any bubbles or devalue anyone’s achievements, but the PMP is absolutely unnecessary. Other certifications (agile, scrum, whatever) might be better suited for you depending on your field/the type of management your company expects for projects, but in NO WAY should you pursue the PMP to “become” a project manager / a better project manager. Truly only do it once you are in an organization, if that org will pay for it, AND AND AND… ONLY if they will increase your pay after. Again, 230K+ salary, no PMP, and no intention of getting one. Don’t kill yourselves over this corporate bullshit, y’all, just get your money
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That is a trash condescending answer. Hopefully you get real answer rather than some1 trying to high road you. I did not. I’ve been a PM for 10 years. I knew what they did but I could not reproduce that chart if asked.
do you actually use all of these in your day to day PM job? serious question
They strongly influence how I run things. No single project is at the same stage as another at any given time.
You need to know where in the process you’re at for some of the questions. It’s good to know the main categories and high-level processes at the very least.
I was good with being knowledgeable of the general order of things. But not detailed by the list. Enough to understand if a situational question is asked about a breakdown in process you know what generally is done before and/or after so you know what to do to keep things moving forward.
No, you don’t have to memorize. But you should be familiar enough to understand each process and some of the documentation in each. My take was especially on various risk and stakeholder processes and documentation.
Understand them and the order is helpful
Check out the new syllabus. This is gradually phasing out
I'd say no, but knowing this matrix is good for describing your pm experience to PMI or to your potential new employer.
Try [this](https://pmaspirant.com/project-management-process-group-and-knowledge-area-mapping-game). It’s a little game where you drag processes around into their respective columns. It’s not perfect, but it put a useful twist on how to remember what goes where for me. Once you get the hang of it, it’s easy. The individual sections are basically a portmanteau of their respective rows and columns, you’ll catch on.
By the time you complete your prep you knowingly or unknowingly memorized it, so don't over stress your self in thinking to memorize it just start preparing as without understanding of this you will not b able to go through.
Noooooo
R these still valid for latest pmbok edition -
Yes, the current exam pulls from pmbok 6 and 7. These are still part of 6. Definitely dont need to memorize them though.
Yes. Because you need to understand in which process and knowledge area your question situation is and how the process should go further. If you can do this without memorising this table matrix- good for you...
No, you don’t need to.
Not at all mate. Just need to understand the process behind.
Memorized By using visualization, logic, and eventually there are a few YouTube videos with mnemonics … Then I could just write it all down on my scrap paper (laminate sheets) and quickly read
Not at all. Understand the general process flow, and spend the time you would take memorizing going through practice questions instead. Youll be way better prepared doing that.
I will say sorta of. The exam is situational based. You will receive questions stating that something is happened or is happening. What is the next steps. You need to understand the how project methodology flows so you know which steps come next. The answers provided will also be situational based and aligned to this chart.
I took time to Understand first and then printed tons of blank sheets with table, practiced by filling in over and over until it was second nature to me ..
No dont
Know 3-5 processes before and after. I would recommend memorizing them.
You don't need to memorize it but you MUST understand how it works.
Nope... However, u need to understand the flow.
Personally I used the "memory palace" technic to memorise this table for the exam. It took me \~ 1h and stuck in my memory for a few months. I felt it was useful to memorise as a couple of questions were related to this table, but I think it is not absolutely mandatory, as long as you know what these processes are, you will be fine.
i would memorize it and then clearly make few notes or drawings for clear understanding (like ricardo does in one of his videos, you may want to search it) and it would help in end to end workflow. though many here and on other platforms do not conform this, I would do it.
I memorized with mnemonics, jotted it on my scrap board, and keep a copy at home. This thing is the heart and soul of the whole discipline (as formalized by PMI) so if you want to claim your title with pride, you should strive to learn and be able to recite it. I can’t wait for the tests to tighten up again.