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Wha- wha- what?! A free PMP® practice exam?

Or, A Note from the Authors

Do a Google search for "Free PMP Exam Questions." Go ahead—do it. What do you see? You find that almost all of the sites out there will give away just a few questions as advertisement for an online training course or a book or something really expensive that might help you pass the PMP® exam. That bothered us when we were studying for the exam ourselves, and it still bothers us now.

We really like the idea of a project management community, where people use the same vocabulary to talk about the job, and help each other grow professionally. That’s one big reason that we wrote Head First PMP—we feel that the PMP® certification really does bring us one step closer to that ideal. We think that PMI did a really good job of identifying the tools that project managers from all different industries and backgrounds use to get things done. The exam is getting really popular, and more and more professional project management jobs require it.

So go ahead, download this complete practice exam, and share it with anyone else you know who's studying for the PMP® exam. And while you're at it, take a look at the bottom of this page for links to other free resources we've put together to help you study.

Good luck with the exam!
Jennifer Greene, PMP and Andrew Stellman, PMP
Authors of Head First PMP

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Looking for more help studying for the PMP® exam?

  • Here's a free PDF of the latest Critical Path explanation, with some updates and elaboration.


  • The Head First PMP Forums: Our partners at O’Reilly and have set up a free online PMP® study forum to help you learn and connect with other people studying for the exam. We both read the forums, and do our best to respond to all of the questions and take part in the discussions. If you’ve got questions about the PMBOK® Guide, the exam, or any of the material, please don’t hesitate to post a question about it.

  • Building Better Software: We’re software project managers, and we write about software development in our weblog. We also regularly post PMP® study tips. We’d love to hear your comments there as well.

  • Free Chapter download: Go to the book page to download the chapter on Risk Management from Head First PMP for free!
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