The minimalist project management system
P3.express Professional Certification
P3.express is a minimalist, practical project management system that is used in projects all around the world. It’s unique because it is easy to learn, easy to use, and easy to teach.
P3.express is open and free, with a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Test your knowledge about P3.express and try some sample exam questions.
How does the P3.express system work?
P3.express uses a cyclical system to make the activities simpler and more regular. There are monthly, weekly, and daily cycles, each of which focused on one aspect of managerial activities.
In addition to the cycles, there’s a project initiation activity group run at the beginning, and a project closure group at the end. Finally, there’s a post-project management group: a cycle run after the project is finished, to evaluate the benefits.
Besides the process, there are 4 management documents and a number of roles.
P3.express is fully described in its online manual that is available for free.
Why P3.express?
Because despite the existence of fundamental systems such as PRINCE2® and the PMBOK® Guide, most projects are run intuitively, without the help of a structured project management system. This is the case because the fundamental standards, while invaluable, are too complex for normal projects.
Imagine all the people who use Excel. What happens if you replace Excel with a programming language? Most people won’t be able to use it, and they will be left without a tool, even though a programming language is more capable than Excel.
The fundamental project management systems are all like programming languages, and what people need most in projects is something like Excel. P3.express is that simple tool that most people can use.
Creative Commons Attribution
P3.express has a great emphasis on freedom, rights, and social responsibilities. One aspect of that is the open license it uses for the content: Creative Commons Attribution. This license allows everyone to freely use P3.express for commercial and non-commercial purposes without seeking permission. Everyone can use it in their projects and training programs, and they can even build derivative work based on it without any restrictions.
The P3.express website is designed to be as lightweight as possible to make it usable for the 80% of the world population that doesn’t have access to proper internet connections, because those are the people who need efficient projects most.
All content on the P3.express website is available for free, even without registration.
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You always need to let your teammates and clients know how your project management system works. Explaining P3.express is easy — it makes sense both to the technical and the business-oriented people.
About P3.express
Being a certified P3.express Practitioner means that P3.express has enough confidence that the candidate can run projects efficiently. Therefore, the exam questions target higher levels of cognition and the candidate’s capability to analyze different situations and behave or make decisions in a way that helps projects. In other words, the questions are not about recalling information — the exam is even in an open-book format.
There’s no foundation level or basic certification because P3.express is designed to be easy to learn. There won’t be an intermediate level for learning the terminology and such without being able to use the system.
The goal is to create an implicit definition of level of expertise required for managing real-world projects, and therefore, give people an indication of when they can be relatively confident about their expertise.
Candidates can become certified by
- accepting the code of conduct, and
- passing the P3.express Practitioner exam.
Time (minutes) for the exam: | 100 minutes |
% minimal passing score | 67% |
Open/closed book: | Open |
Language: | The exam is currently available in English only, but multiple languages will be added soon. There’s a language aid feature in the exam that provides an automated translation of the question into any target language, for an approximate help. |
Exam format: | Online |
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Cognition levels in the exam | Questions are designed to challenge different levels of cognition:
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Special regulations for people with disabilities, learning disorders, or non-native English speakers. | Please see: |
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