Pmp 5th Edition Itto Spreadsheet

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I have been studying the 4th Edition to learn fundamentals. I will register for January boot camp and test. Will get 5th edition materials then. I have considered doing a spreadsheet of ITTO's to study myself. But I have the 4th Edition and understand that some processes have been moved and 5 new ones added. Are you willing to share yours? PDF Pmbok 5th Edition Itto Excel A PMP ITTO Cheat Sheet is extremely useful for the certification exam. In fact, such a sheet is useful for any kind of test. I have prepared an innovative PMP ITTO excel spreadsheet based on the PMBOK Guide 6th edition. It contains ITTO for 5 Process Groups (PG), 9 Knowledge Areas (KA), and 49 processes.

Trying to remember ITTOs (short for ‘Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs’) is most stressful task for anyone preparing for PMP exam.

For my study I was trying out different means of doing so, including mnemonics, mind maps and so on – till I realized that it is a futile exercise.

There are 49 processes (much lesser when I prepared for my exam) and on an average say 10 ITTOs per process, making it around 500 ITTOs (I haven’t ventured out to count really).

So, I went around various online forums looking for a solution and discussed with several people who have passed PMP.

What I learned is that it is not necessary to try to remember all of them.

As I thought through more, it made sense to me. PMI wants to test whether we have internalized the processes and what it takes to accomplish certain project management activities.

PMI’s intention is not to test whether we can remember every input, tool and technique, and output from 49 processes.

PMI only tests if we are able to apply our understanding of a particular process.

With this realization I went about understanding each process, what is it supposed to accomplish, how it relates to previous and next process in sequence (in the same Knowledge Areas as well as across other Process Groups and Knowledge Areas).

Next, I found another nice way to understand ITTOs.

That is to understand the Data Flow Diagram of every process.

In PMBOK you will find a DFD at the beginning of each process. It shows where does the input for the current process come from and which processes do the outputs go into. This is a great way to understand the flow of project management work in a process across PGs and KAs.

The best way that has worked for me is to study DFD as part of the study of a particular process itself.

For instance, during my first round I focused on understanding one process every day, so I would spend a good amount of time on DFD of that process. Just understand and them move on, don’t stress yourself to remember it.

You will be able to deduce it quite easily once you do a couple of rounds of study.

During the exam I realized that our knowledge of ITTO is tested in a way that if you have understood the process you will be able to deduce the right option among the 4 options.

In essence, the 3 ways to remember ITTOs –

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1. Understand the process and its preceding and succeeding process in the KA as well as across PG and KA
2. Understand DFD of every process as part of its study, do not skip it. It might look a bit overwhelming at the beginning, but once you spend few minutes with it, it starts to make sense.
3. As you study a process, think how you can apply the same to your own project (or previous projects). If possible even implement what is possible at your work. This practical aspect of the study makes it quite easy to remember the ITTOs.

To summarize,

My suggestion is NOT to try and remember ITTOs of 49 processes, it will stress you out. Rote way learning is a stresser.

Understand the process, its DFD, its relation to other processes across KAs and PGs – this should be sufficient to tackle any ITTO related questions on the exam.

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You might find these posts useful in your PMP exam preparation:

Do not hesitate to write to me at(at)shiv@pmexamsmartnotes(dot)com if you need any help with your exam preparation.

Good luck!

Cheers and all the best,
Shiv

This is a question I see a lot on the Internet:

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How do I memorize ITTO for the PMP test?

(Before we begin, mastering ITTO means memorizing the 47 PMP processes of PMBOK 5.)

Mastering ITTO – A 5 Minute Video

Among other things, I provide private Skype consulting on passing the PMP test. For recent clients, they keep asking “how to master ITTO”. This is becoming my standard (and still useful) answer.

You can find all of my PMP videos on YouTube.

Mastering ITTO – A 16 Minute Video

Okay, perhaps you want even more detail on different techniques for learning/mastering ITTO. Here’s a 16 minute YouTube video of mine that has been watched by over 22,000 people as of 12/20/2014.

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Memorize the 47 Processes

If you haven’t perfectly memorized the PMP 47 processes, you need to do that immediately. Perhaps you’ll consider purchasing my PMP 47 spreadsheet.

On November 5, 2014 at PMZilla, a customer and new PMP named Will (last name withheld upon request), wrote this about my 47 PMP processes spreadsheet.

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I purchased Richard Kraneis’ “47 Processes Spreadsheet” for $4.99. This was extremely helpful, and I would say instrumental in me learning the 47 processes. This was the most cost effective PMP resource that I purchased.

Thanks Will.

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Perhaps you need to talk to someone (hopefully me) on passing the PMP test the first time (or passing it on your 2nd try).

I am available for a Skype consult. Just look at the top of this web page under PMP Training for my Skype consult services. It’s 1:1 help that’s practical, concrete, and works. Here’s what one of my clients said after passing her PMP test: