Comments on: Congratulations on Passing the PMP Exam Kevin! http://pmstudent.com/congratulations-on-passing-the-pmp-exam-kevin/ Helping new and aspiring project managers reach their career goals! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:14:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: Casey http://pmstudent.com/congratulations-on-passing-the-pmp-exam-kevin/#comment-16047 Casey Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:16:57 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=4469#comment-16047 Hi Josh, I did not know that PMI has changed the pass percentage on the exam. I'm going to assume that it's higher than the 61% now (a little kidding here), but curious as to by how much... this makes the fact that I passed the exam on 10/24 even more glorious. :) Hi Josh, I did not know that PMI has changed the pass percentage on the exam.

I’m going to assume that it’s higher than the 61% now (a little kidding here), but curious as to by how much… this makes the fact that I passed the exam on 10/24 even more glorious. :)

]]> By: Caroline Miller http://pmstudent.com/congratulations-on-passing-the-pmp-exam-kevin/#comment-16037 Caroline Miller Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:37 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=4469#comment-16037 We need to be careful about dismissing an exam that is passed at any particular percentage. You can't compare the passing grade of one exam to the passing grade of another exam, because of the difference in level of difficulty between the two. The same is true of passing grades for comparible math classes -- the exams most likely are not of the same level of difficulty. And there is no way for you to measure the difference, without having access to both. The difference may be a difference is question difficulty, or it may be a difference in content coverage. We need to be careful about dismissing an exam that is passed at any particular percentage. You can’t compare the passing grade of one exam to the passing grade of another exam, because of the difference in level of difficulty between the two.
The same is true of passing grades for comparible math classes — the exams most likely are not of the same level of difficulty. And there is no way for you to measure the difference, without having access to both. The difference may be a difference is question difficulty, or it may be a difference in content coverage.

]]> By: Josh Nankivel http://pmstudent.com/congratulations-on-passing-the-pmp-exam-kevin/#comment-15996 Josh Nankivel Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:29:46 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=4469#comment-15996 I'll retract the libel comment; I didn't mean it in the legal sense. I'll stop "joshing" now. Thank you for the feedback, but I'll reserve the right to congratulate someone who emails me happy that they've earned any degree or certification; because I'm proud of them. And it will be up to me whether I do so in an email, blog title, heading, subheading, body, sidebar, or paint it on the side of my house. I’ll retract the libel comment; I didn’t mean it in the legal sense. I’ll stop “joshing” now.

Thank you for the feedback, but I’ll reserve the right to congratulate someone who emails me happy that they’ve earned any degree or certification; because I’m proud of them. And it will be up to me whether I do so in an email, blog title, heading, subheading, body, sidebar, or paint it on the side of my house.

]]> By: joapen http://pmstudent.com/congratulations-on-passing-the-pmp-exam-kevin/#comment-15995 joapen Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:22:42 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=4469#comment-15995 Congratulations and thank you for the tips, Congratulations and thank you for the tips,

]]> By: Bill Duncan http://pmstudent.com/congratulations-on-passing-the-pmp-exam-kevin/#comment-15994 Bill Duncan Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:59:41 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=4469#comment-15994 First of all, I gave Kevin his props. Please re-read my post: "I’m happy for Kevin, and he should be proud of his accomplishment." My criticism was of Josh for a headline that makes it sound like Kevin has scaled the heights. First of all, I gave Kevin his props. Please re-read my post: “I’m happy for Kevin, and he should be proud of his accomplishment.” My criticism was of Josh for a headline that makes it sound like Kevin has scaled the heights.

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