The Power of Perseverance: Wayne's Triumph Over the PMP & PMI-ACP Exams

In the realm of professional growth and personal achievements, one quality often stands out: perseverance. It's the fuel that drives us to push through failures, challenges, and self-doubt. And Wayne Pelingon is a shining testament to this trait. Today, we delve into Wayne's inspiring journey to understand the indispensable role of perseverance in achieving his PMP and PMI-ACP certifications.

Two Failed Attempts, But No Surrender

For many, failing an exam once can be disheartening. Failing it twice might be enough to make some consider throwing in the towel. But not Wayne. While he struggled with conventional learning methodologies that did not align with his unique style of learning, he did not see these setbacks as an end. Instead, he viewed them as lessons to find what works best for him.

The Quest for the Perfect Fit

After two unsuccessful attempts, Wayne's relentless spirit led him on a quest to find a mo...

Agile Project Management originated from the Agile Manifesto that was developed in February 2001. The manifesto was developed by a group of software developers who came together to find a more efficient alternative to documentation-driven, heavyweight software development processes. The Agile Manifesto outlined four key values that Agile adheres to. These values include individuals and interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change.

Agile is essentially adaptive and allows each member of the team to contribute to the decisions that need to be made along the way and to influence the direction of the project. Agile relies on the individual team members and their expertise and commitment to the project, rather than on processes. This means that Agile requires the team to be flexible, open to change, and willing to work collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcome.

Agile methods use a sprint-based approach, with work broken down into sprints, whi...

I've noticed that 3 students that I've been working with recently, even though they appeared ‘ready’ to take the PMP exam, still seemed hesitant to schedule the actual exam date. In collaborating with them in the coaching sessions I came to realize the thing that was holding them back was this idea that they had to still master the dreaded ITTOs. You might remember these if you studied for the PMP Exam prior to 2021. 

Well, that was then, and this is now. The new exam doesn’t work this way anymore. So, give up the whole idea of needing to do that despite WHO might have told you.  Five thousand students later and I can assure you I know from feedback what’s on the exam and what will help you and what will hurt you.

So, this may have been an approach that was a clever idea for the old exam but in terms of the new exam, it is not! In fact, it’s detrimental because the new exam seems to be comprised more of scenario-based questions focusing on people and methods while highlighting the pr...

A question that I've been getting asked a lot recently is “Dan what should I do the PMP exam – or --the ACP exam? So right away this brings up a lot of questions and comparisons about the two certifications especially because the (PMP® exam) recently underwent a major change as of January 2nd, 2021. I decided to take some time and put some thoughts down on paper considering I have both certifications and I currently provide training for both the the PMP Exam and I also have registration open for a November ACP class coming up.  So I have some motivation here to be transparent, but still, I wanted to 'weigh in' on this discussion.

Now clearly there's one de facto standard in my opinion and that's the Project Management Professional (PMP® exam) certification. and it's ranked in various magazines as one of the top project management certifications globally. Of course, it's not that you can't be a project manager if you don't have this credential.

Of course you can -- and -- you should t...