Today, the long wait is over! The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP by Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, is now available for download.

For project managers who are preparing to take the challenging PMP exam, here's a little help to get you started. The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP is a FREE e-book designed to help you prepare for and pass the exam with flying colors.

Written by a well respected (or well known) PMP, the e-book is based on Mr. Fichtner's own PMP-exam experience, both as a student and instructor. So learn from his real-world perspective as he passes on his knowledge and expertise to you. He shares simple steps that will help you with the following:

• Assess your eligibility
• Fill out the PMP application
• Create a PMP Study Plan
• Acquire essential study materials
• Develop techniques for studying
• Answer sample test questions
• Prepare for the examination day

The e-book is absolutely free. All you have to do is share this great news with your friends in Facebook and Twitter. Here's how:

• Visit www.project-management-exam-guide.com and simply click on the yellow "Share To Get" button. You must have Facebook or Twitter to sign in.
  
  
• A short message will appear in the text box: "I am reading The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP by Cornelius Fichtner, PMP. It is free at http://bit.ly/qoUiPI"
  
  
• When your friends or followers see this message, they can just click the link provided to download their own free copy of the free PMP Exam Guide.
  
  
• After posting the message, click the "Access Link" to download the free guide.  Congratulations on your free e-book!

Easy, right? So start sharing today and get the access that will pave the road for your PMP certification! Click here!

We have decided to increase the price for The PM PrepCast per January 1st, 2012. The price will be increased from currently $99.97 to new $129.99 per single-user license. The price for our other products will remain the same at this time.

The primary reason for the increase is that customers and business partners alike kept telling us (for years) that the PrepCast is really an incredible bargain for the quality it offers. There is no comparable program on the market. We therefore see this price increase as a move to bring cost and quality of our course somewhat closer together. If you compare it to other PMP prep classes you will have to agree that it is still "a steal" for what it offers.

In the history of The PM PrepCast this is only the third price increase. We originally started at $24.99, went up to $49.99 shortly after and have been at $99.97 since 2009. (Our roadmap also foresees a price increase in 2013 when the new PrepCast for PMBOK 5 will be released.)

To help "soften the blow" of the price increase somewhat, we will also be promoting a discount coupon alongside the increase. The discount coupon will be valid all of January 2012 and offer a $20 discount. In that way, customers can apply the coupon to their purchase in the first 30 days.

The price increase will also be announced on the PM PrepCast order page starting late November 2011.

I am happy to announce  the release of my first eBook that I will launch through a live webinar on October 20th. Here are the answers to your most pressing questions:

You have a new eBook?
Yes, that's correct. "The Short Guide To Becoming A PMP" will be launched on October 20th, 2011. The ebook guides PMP aspirants on PMP certification requirements, how to prepare for the exam, what to review; and after passing the exam, how to go about recertification and earning PDUs.

How can I get a copy?
There are two ways to get the ebook:

First: Live webinar on launch day - If you attend the live webinar, you will not only receive a free copy, you will also receive five discount coupons for all five of our PMP exam prep products. The webinar will be scheduled twice on the same day for European and American timezones. A maximum of 200 attendees can participate in each webinar.

Second: Free ebook for a tweet - If you missed the webinar, simply go to our new website (we'll announce the URL on October 21 via this newsletter). All that we ask is that you post a tweet on Twitter or a short post on Facebook about it. Just follow the instructions.

More information will be provided during the webinar.

What will the webinar be about?
I will discuss the content of the ebook and present tips & tricks for passing the PMP exam. It will be about 45-60 minutes long.

Can you tell me more about the webinar?
The schedules are:

• Webinar 1 (Europe & India):
  Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 5am PDT (1pm London, 2pm Berlin/Paris/Zurich, 5:30pm India). Click here to register...
• Webinar 2 (USA):
  Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 11am PDT (12noon MST, 1pm CST, 2pm EST). Click here to register...

Remember: Webinar slots are limited. Please register based on the schedule mentioned above.

The PMP Exam is changing on August 31st, 2011 and we have just finished updating The PM StudyCoach at www.pm-study-coach.com to help you prepare for the updated exam.

To be precise: We only needed to update the 12 "Take Action" worksheets, the PDU Log and we added some new items for you to read, watch and listen to. The rest of The PM StudyCoach remains the same, because the goal of the StudyCoach is to show you what you need to study and in what order you need to work your way through all your study materials. The StudyCoach does not contain any training material that needed to be changed.

How do I download the new items?
The PM StudyCoach is best downloaded as a Podcast, via your personal podcast feed. Most likely you were using iTunes for the original download. If your StudyCoach account is still still active, you can start your iTunes, click on "update podcast" and all the new docs/audios/videos will start downloading.

To download the 12 updated Take Action worksheets you need to first delete the current ones in your iTunes, then right-click and select "Show all available episodes" and now click the "Download all" button

Can I download the new items from the website?
Yes. Please log on to our membership area at http://www.premiumcast.com/PMStudyCoach/login and download them manually.

Who can download the new material?
All customers with active accounts. If nothing happens for you after you click "update podcast" in your iTunes then that means your account is no longer active. This is normal if you purchased > 9 months ago. Write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for re-activation, but only if you are planning to take the exam on/after August 31st 2011.

What if I already passed my PMP Exam?
Congratulations! You don't need this new material. Go to www.pducast.com instead.

I am taking my exam before August 31st 2011
You don't need the new materials. However, using the new worksheets and watching the additional lessons will not hurt you. So there is no need to worry.

I am taking my exam on/after August 31st 2011
Download & use the new materials in your study preparation. The new worksheets contain lots of additional ideas and links to material that you can watch, listen to, read and study. There is, however,  nothing that is substantially going to change what and how you have to study for your exam. Even if you use the old Take Action worksheets you are still "good to go".

And here is my final recommendation for all those who are taking the "new" PMP exam on/after August 31st: The most important document that you should read is the PMP Examination Content Outline document from PMI. It describes what the exam will test you on. If what you read in this document seems familiar then you are on the right track in your studies.

The PMP Exam is changing on August 31st, 2011 and we have just finished updating The PM PrepCast to meet the new standards:

We have added 10 new video lessons (4.4 hours) in which we review the new PMP Exam content. You will receive an overview, learn about all 20 Cross Cutting Knowledge and Skills and we review all the tasks that PMI has identified within the five Domains. For each task we also discuss ethics. The 10 new lessons are all numbered as "E70.xx". These new lessons (in combination with the rest of the PrepCast) will prepare your for the new PMP Exam.

How do I download the new video lessons?

The PM PrepCast is a Podcast and all new videos are delivered to you via your personal podcast feed. Most likely you were using iTunes for the original download. If your PrepCast account is still active, you can start your iTunes, click on "update podcast" and the video lessons will start downloading.

Can I download the new video lessons from the website?

No. You must use iTunes or a similar podcatcher software as explained above.

Who can download these new video lessons?

All customers with active accounts. If nothing happens for you after you click "update podcast" in your iTunes then that means your account is no longer active. This is normal if you purchased > 9 months ago. Write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for re-activation, but only if you are planning to take the exam on/after August 31st 2011.

What if I already passed my PMP Exam?

Congratulations! You don't need these video lessons. Go to www.pducast.com instead.

I am taking my exam before August 31st 2011

Ignore these new video lessons. (Watching them won't hurt you though)

I am taking my exam on/after August 31st 2011

Download & watch these new lessons along with all the other PM PrepCast lessons. You are now well on your way to passing the PMP Exam.

We are also working on updating all our other PMP Exam prep products (i.e. Simulator, FlashCards, Formulas, StudyCoach) and will inform our customers accordingly.