The Best PMP Exam Simulators for 2026
Looking for the best PMP exam simulator out there? Learn from my research and see which one that I recommend.
Author: Elizabeth Harrin
Elizabeth Harrin is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management in the UK. She holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University, and several project management certifications including APM PMQ. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004 and has worked extensively in project delivery for over 20 years.
Elizabeth is the founder of RebelsGuideToPM.com and also the founder of the Project Management Rebels community, a mentoring group for professionals. She's written several books for project managers including Managing Multiple Projects.
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PM PrepCast is closing: What to use instead
The PM PrepCast closes on 4 December 2026. Here’s what it means for current students and the PMP, CAPM and PMI-ACP prep I recommend instead.
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Brain Sensei PMP Review [for 2026 exam]
Brain Sensei is a cost-effective, online video PMP training course. Highly interactive, it makes learning project management for the exam more fun than I expected!
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Fractional PMO vs full-time PMO: which one do you need?
‘Fractional’ is a bit of a management buzzword at the moment, but if you’re setting up a small Project Management Office, it could be a model worth looking at. This article is for you if you’re evaluating PMO resourcing options, in the role of a business owner, operations lead, or project manager asked to advise…
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PMO operating models (and how to choose)
How does your PMO work? As a Project Management Office leader, or someone setting up a PMO, you need to know where the PMO sits in the company, how it’s organized, and what services it offers. This is your operating model. An operating model is different from your staffing model (you could have full-time, part-time…
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How to manage projects over Christmas: A year-end guide
Proactive planning before the holiday season will help you manage your project over Christmas and start January the right way. Here’s a checklist of what to do.
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How to communicate the value of your PMO
When I started out in project management I remember clearly being told that the lifecycle of a PMO was 7 years. It’s often seen as overhead, and certainly I’ve known organizations where the PMO team was caught in reshuffles and redundancies in a way that other teams were not. At least, getting people to believe…
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Gate reviews: What to do and why you need them
Gate reviews or stage reviews are part of the PRINCE2® process, including the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s Project Roadmap.
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Software review: DHTMLX Gantt
General information Name: DHTMLX Gantt Vendor: DHTMLX Hosting options: Needs to be self-hosted; designed to be embedded in an existing application Cost and plans: Free 30 day trial so you can test it in your app. Perpetual licences start at $799 (individual, includes 1 year of updates/support) and scale up, and there are cost-efficient bundles…
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8 Ways for project managers to support better exec decisions
Learn how project managers can turn data into clear recommendations, strategic trade-offs and decision-ready advice for sponsors and senior leaders.
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Project Communications: Take the Survey
Project communications are hard. There are multiple stakeholders, different views on how things should be done, different channels to use, and no one has the time to do anything any longer. I believe that project managers have had to move into the space that used to be filled by internal communications or change managers. Those…
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4 Communication Models Every Project Manager Should Know
You sent the email. You explained the requirement. Everyone nodded in the meeting. And yet, two weeks later, people have interpreted the message differently. Communication models aren’t just academic diagrams: they give project managers different lenses for diagnosing why communication isn’t landing. And given that project communication is a huge part of most people’s jobs,…
