Upcoming beta for Project+ 005

FluffyBunnyFluffyBunny Member Posts: 245 ■■■■■■□□□□
edited December 2021 in Project+
Project+ will have a beta phase starting in January of 2022 -> https://www.comptia.org/blog/comptia-project-004-vs-005

That'll give you the option of taking the CompTIA Project+ exam very cheaply.

It has the usual downsides of the beta: no official study materials and you'll need to wait a few months for your results.

Tagged:

Comments

  • FluffyBunnyFluffyBunny Member Posts: 245 ■■■■■■□□□□
    edited January 2022
    We can now change the title of this thread to 'active beta'. :)

    I just took the CompTIA Project+ PK1-005 beta exam this morning. 

    Copied from my blog:
    As has become tradition, I pludged the exam: i.e. I went in with zero preparation, only browsing through the exam objectives document

    My impressions of Project+ PK1-005 (to become PK0-005):
    • The curriculum is pretty wide, covering a number of different project management methods. 
    • If anything, the focus on traditional project management feels a bit heavy compared to agile / scrum and their ilk. I guess that makes sense though, what with the target market for CompTIA still being American Enterprise, Government and Military. 
    • The questions on the exam are as good as I'm used to from CompTIA: they do not want simple regurgitation of facts, they're testing for understanding of the concepts. 
    Overall, I'm feeling pretty good about this update to Project+. 

    Will it be a valuable certificate for your resumé? Maybe not, with bigger brand names having more recognized project management certs. But will it rank up there with something like PSM-I or PSPO-I? Or something like PRINCE2 fundamentals? Yeah, probably. 

    Finally, do I think I passed? I expect I didn't: my experience and knowledge of formal project management, especially things like PRINCE2, is very meager. 
  • trojintrojin Member Posts: 275 ■■■■□□□□□□
    thanks for this
    my exam is scheduled for Monady
    I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry

    xx+ certs...and I'm not counting anymore


  • trojintrojin Member Posts: 275 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Project + beta exam was...very strange
    mix of completely different questions, some not related to PM at all
    I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry

    xx+ certs...and I'm not counting anymore


  • FluffyBunnyFluffyBunny Member Posts: 245 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Are you referring to the questions about IT security? Or the ones about knowledge management solutions? Because honestly I'm actually happy those are on the objectives.

    Or did you actually get questions that were not on the objectives?! That would be very odd. 
  • trojintrojin Member Posts: 275 ■■■■□□□□□□
    IT security - acceptable as it's CompTIA, but there were some basic cloud which I cannot see related to subject
    I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry

    xx+ certs...and I'm not counting anymore


  • FluffyBunnyFluffyBunny Member Posts: 245 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Ahh yeah, I get that... On the one hand I kind of understand why someone would want a project manager to understand service forms... but I also understand why others would stay that's too far out of scope. 
  • JDMurrayJDMurray Admin Posts: 13,096 Admin
    I assume Project+ is specifically for IT Project Management, so they would need to slip in some subject matter that an ITPM would encounter. The PM certs for building contractors do have scenarios that include rebar, trucks, and cement. :)
  • FluffyBunnyFluffyBunny Member Posts: 245 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Here's a great write-up by someone else who took the beta exam -> https://briancallahan.net/blog/20220205.html
  • outsider73outsider73 Member Posts: 15 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Tried to register to this beat exam at $50, price is now USD 348.00 !!!
    Am I the only unlucky one?
  • FluffyBunnyFluffyBunny Member Posts: 245 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Tried to register to this beat exam at $50, price is now USD 348.00 !!!
    Am I the only unlucky one?
    If Project+ 005 no longer is available via the PearsonVue catalogue, that means the open beta has passed. Then yes, you missed it.

    So, just to double-check: where did you try to register for the exam? Via PearsonVue directly? That's the only place where the beta exams can be purchased.
  • outsider73outsider73 Member Posts: 15 ■■■□□□□□□□
    If Project+ 005 no longer is available via the PearsonVue catalogue, that means the open beta has passed. Then yes, you missed it.

    So, just to double-check: where did you try to register for the exam? Via PearsonVue directly? That's the only place where the beta exams can be purchased.
    I went to 
    https://login.comptia.org/profile/pearson
    that redirects me to 
    https://pearsonvue.com/testtaker/registration/SelectExamOptionsPage/COMPTIA

    I complete the info and get

    image"Screenshot-2022-04-02-152608"" alt="">image"Screenshot-2022-04-02-152608"" alt="">


  • FluffyBunnyFluffyBunny Member Posts: 245 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Right, that is very odd. That's a beta exam, but at full price? That should not even be possible. I can ask around on the CIN forums if they've ever seen something like this before. It really shouldn't happen. 
  • outsider73outsider73 Member Posts: 15 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Right, that is very odd. That's a beta exam, but at full price? That should not even be possible. I can ask around on the CIN forums if they've ever seen something like this before. It really shouldn't happen. 
    Thank you but it won't be necessary as I received a confirmation from Comptia about this error :smile:
    We have confirmed that there is an error in the Beta pricing, and we are working to resolve ASAP as the Beta closing date is soon approaching.
    As such, I've escalated your inquiry to a customer service specialist. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response (usually sooner), and thanks in advance for your patience.
    Wait and see...

    Thanks again for your answers and help 
  • FluffyBunnyFluffyBunny Member Posts: 245 ■■■■■■□□□□
    That's great, that they're jumping on it.
  • jesseou812jesseou812 Member Posts: 61 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I signed up for the beta exam at the last minute.  I only have the basics of project management so confidence to pass is not high.  However, I have been interested in this cert and for $50, why not get a book and cram for a few days.  I will let the board know how it goes.  I test  on Tuesday. 
  • trojintrojin Member Posts: 275 ■■■■□□□□□□
    passed with 746
    I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry

    xx+ certs...and I'm not counting anymore


  • FluffyBunnyFluffyBunny Member Posts: 245 ■■■■■■□□□□
    743 on my part. Definitely not my best score, but a pass is a pass. 

    It was a decent exam, nothing exceptional as far as I recall.
  • owieczka_macowieczka_mac Member Posts: 4 ■■■□□□□□□□
    In my case it was 740 (passing score was: 710) - so pass with a decent margin.
    The exam was quite OK, nothing exceptional - fully agree to that.
Sign In or Register to comment.