The method

Four rules govern everything published here:

1. Claims come from sources

Nothing is published from memory. A claim enters the library only with the exact citation it came from and the date it was retrieved.

2. Claims are checked before they ship

Each claim is independently re-checked against its source before it appears, and rechecked until no findings remain.

3. Sources are watched

Standards and exam outlines are revised. When one moves, every claim citing it — and every lesson built on those claims — is flagged for review until re-verified.

4. A person signs off

A certified practitioner in the subject reviews each track. That has not happened yet for the PMP® track, and every lesson in it says so on its face until it does.

How we say you should study

The rules above govern what we publish. This governs what we ask you to do with it — and it is our method, not PMI’s. PMI states requirements; it does not tell you how to revise. Nothing in this section is a certification requirement.

Retrieve, do not re-read

Every lesson ends with questions whose answers are hidden until you open them. Answering from memory before you look is the part that works; re-reading the lesson feels productive and is much weaker.

Space it out

Return to a lesson about a week later, then about a month, then about three months. The gaps are the point — a topic you can still retrieve after a gap is one you have actually kept. Build your schedule.

Mix the order

Review two or three topics in a session rather than one, and vary the order. Blocked practice reads as easier and holds less.

EVIDENCE: RETRIEVAL PRACTICE AND SPACED REVIEW ARE AMONG THE BEST-REPLICATED FINDINGS IN LEARNING RESEARCH. WE DO NOT SEGMENT READERS BY SUPPOSED LEARNER TYPE — THAT CLAIM DID NOT REPLICATE, AND OUR OWN GATE REJECTS THE LANGUAGE.

The PMP® track is open and free at /pm/pmp/lessons. The waitlist on the Project Management page is the notification rail for new units.