ProXalt review for 35 hr course?

Submitted by kknalla2010 on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 01:04

https://www.proxalt.com/onlinecourse.asp?pid=8&cid=24&ccid=4&cassign=112...

 

Any idea how is it? I want to get my 35 hrs to apply for  PMP exam.

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ChandraR

Mon, 05/10/2010 - 02:10

My friend took it and he was happy. He passed PMP in 1st attempt.  Go for it.  It is just $35.00.  Gets you the 35 hours + a leg up in PMP preparation as it covers good amount of basics ( according to my friend 50%)

Chandra

UserOfTheInternet

Fri, 10/04/2013 - 23:27

 It definitely doesn't cover that much in detail. The brief presentation slides of the training materials give a brief overview which serves as a solid basic outline of the material. But you will have to review the PMBOK yourself, to pass the ProXalt course as well as the actual PMP exam. 

UserOfTheInternet

Fri, 10/04/2013 - 23:24

 Not very satisfied with the service. Very little training material was provided, the given training material was not at all sufficient to even complete the end of module exams required for the 35 hour Project Management (PM) education certificate, and the requirements for obtaining the certificate are not so easy to complete. ProXalt discloses some, but not all, details of how the course is run before purchase.

ProXalt does tell you up front that you are required to obtain your own copy of the PMBOK from the Project Management Institute (PMI), as this is required for the course but not provided by ProXalt. At the time of writing (and of attempting the course) ProXalt was using PMBOK 4, however this was some months after PMI had already been using PMBOK 5 for its exams and so the material was already somewhat out of date. PMI did not sell copies of previous versions of the PMBOK through its official sales channels.
ProXalt does not tell you prior to purchase that you have only three attempts to pass each brief end of module exam, and failure to do so could result in having to pay for additional re-test opportunities. There are brief exams for each module, covering nearly all of the PMBOK version used, as well as a longer final exam, all of which are timed. The exam questions are challenging and often beyond the scope of the training material provided by ProXalt.
Nor does ProXalt alert you beforehand that the only training material you will receive upon purchase is a single set of presentation slides for each module with a brief voice-over that covers a basic overview of each section to be covered in the end of module and final exams. While this may provide a simple outline of the material, it does not cover the material in the depth required to have a full understanding of the material, or even to pass the brief end of module exams. The PMBOK is required for that.
There is no option to download the presentations. The training materials are delivered through an e-learning platform that did not work properly in Google Chrome, and as it is Flash-based, also cannot be opened on many mobile devices. One is also not permitted by ProXalt to save or copy the content provided. After the 30 days of access is complete, the account expires and the training materials are not accessible without paying $35 again.
The ProXalt service is certainly one of the more low cost and affordable PM education options available, and ProXalt is indeed listed (at this time) as a PMI Registered Education Provider (REP). For one simply looking for a certificate to fulfill the requirements of the PMP or CAPM exams, who has studied the PMBOK thoroughly and understands the material prior to taking the course, ProXalt may be a viable and inexpensive option. But there are a number of more comprehensive, and flexible, yet still affordable options available.

vikula01

Tue, 10/08/2013 - 15:21

 Not advised - but a run around for passing the exam is to open the website in two browsers access the review part of failed exam and then take the exam in the second browser - I bet they both will be the same and in the same order - I was also some what disappointed in a  similar course for another exam from an other institution - which has a similar frame work - But my expectation was only to get the certification but not any knowledge out ot it -- So we need to choose as per our requirements and defintely nothing beats a classroom session if its affordable -