PMP Exam Prep: Resources, Study Strategies, and Exam Advice

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification can be a career game-changer. Two project professionals with the PMP share their study strategies, how they stayed motivated through months of preparation, their top tips for others looking to pursue the PMP certification and how earning the PMP has affected their careers. Plus, a PMI leader shares study tips and resources PMI offers to help project professionals prepare for the certification exam.

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28 January 2026
With guests Dr. Kelly Heuer, Dr. Prabhjeet Singh, PMP, and Fernanda Sa, PMP

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification can be a career game-changer. What’s the best way to study for the exam? How do you stay motivated through months of preparation? What’s the difference between taking the exam in-person or online? We discuss this with Kelly Heuer, PhD, CAPM, VP of learning at PMI in Brooklyn, New York, USA; Fernanda Sa, PMP, procurement coordinator at Meta Reality Labs via Mackin Talent in Bellevue, Washington, USA; and Prabhjeet Singh, PMP, project manager at MedStar Health in Washington, D.C.

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