Hi there, I'm David McLachlan. I'm an Agile Coach, project manager, product owner and all things in between. Most importantly I have my PMP, ACP, CAPM, Six Sigma Black Belt and more, and I create videos on how to pass these exams and get the most out of your career with these certifications.
I also post research and videos on Lean and Agile Project Management, normal (waterfall) Project Management, Excel and PowerPoint templates and tips, Employee Engagement and organisational psychology.
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I successfully cleared my PMP exam. I want to wholeheartedly endorse David's PMP-related videos; they were incredibly helpful throughout my preparation. Cheers
Thank you for your videos! Just passed the PMP with Above Target on all domains thanks to you! :)
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Hi David, Found out I passed my exam. Hit Above Target in all domains. I owe my success in large part to your videos. Thank you so much! Anyone struggling or doubting themselves, don't give up! You can do it!
David, AT in all domains. I PASSED yesterday! THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!
David, AT in all domains. I PASSED! THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!🎉
can anyone who has passed the exam comment on difficulty of these questions versus what we see on the exam? are these easier? for some reason these seem to make way more sense than on study hall and I am finding I am doing way better here.
Hi , great and perfect work.. Please, so I merge and Center the calendar to have 4 weeks and 5 weeks? It kept saying “can’t merge and centre cells of different sizes”
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I passed my PMP exam today. Thanks for your selfless support ❤
Just bought this Gantt Chart. Is there anyway to color the rows with dates based on text from a different column? So they are not all light blue? Thanks
Hi Vanessa, Reach out to me on Etsy, and I can have a look. Happy to assist 🙂
Very good and valid video. I am in a group project for college and we were given a problem. One of things is to figure the causes of the probem and our teacher told us that fishbone diagrams were used for causes of problems but i didn't know how to make one. This video saved me big time. Appreciate it man👍👍
Are the questions on the exam comparable to these questions? After taking a 40+ hour PDU course and studying for two months i am doing the 100/150/200 Q's Videos. I find these rather easy and straightforward. Folks, Please let me know... my exam is schedule about a month out in July. Much appreciated!
Hi David, passed my PMP exam first try (AT/AT/AT), watched and rewatched your videos, (200 Agile, 150 PMP questions, 100 waterfall and PMBOK Processes (the all lot...). Really enjoy your delivery and choice of subject matter content. All the best!
I just wanted to come on here and thank you David for your amazing content. After failing the first time I was feeling low and disheartened but after going through your videos and your positive affirmations, it gave me hope and I was able to successfully obtain my PMP yesterday. Thank you again David for your amazing work and contribution.
This was very helpful, thank you.
I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to David McLachlan for all the PMP videos he shares. Thanks to his guidance, I passed with an Above Target score! on 30th June 2024, I wish I could give you a hug in person. For those preparing for the PMP exam, I relied heavily on David McLachlan's videos and the PMP Study Hall essentials. Keep preparing diligently-you can do it!
this is a great video
Hello David, well presented, if a bit fast. I've set up everything EXACTLY as you've shown and im stuck on the formula for the bars. Argh! =IF(K$4=($F6-WEEKDAY($F6 2)+1),"u","") - what is wrong with this?
I passed my exam with 3 ATs couple of weeks ago and one of things that really helped me was David's sample questions. Of all the different set of sample questions I attempted, David McLachlan's questions were the closest to the actual exam. Not too hard and not too easy, very situational based. Thank you so much David McLachlan for putting this together. For all those out there planning to give their PMP exam, please do attempt questions from this video and the other one which has 200 agile questions. Best of luck!!!!
Thank you for making these videos. I passed the PMP exam!
I had lots of trouble adding the milestone diamonds. What I finally figured out is that the formula David uses, the "+1" portion of the formula means that it applies to week starting dates on Mondays. Mine was set up to start on Fridays simply because I created my sheet on a Friday. Monday=1 Tuesday=2 Wednesday=3 Thursday=4 Friday=5 I updated my formula to: =IF(H$3=($D6-WEEKDAY($D6,2)+5),"u","") and the diamonds appeared. Similarly, I could have changed my week starting date to a Monday and used the formula as written.
This was amazing, helped me create exactly what I wanted !!
Hello David Thanks for your detailed videos with Explanation which helped to understand the logic behind answers. I passed exam with all AT.
Just now cleared my pmp exam..I have been studying for 4 weeks and everyday i used to go through this video, the waterfall 100 questions and pmbok7 150 questions..I went through all the questions multiple times and I must say this is the best resource available. The exam is 90% situational questions and almost all questions felt like testing the concepts told in these videos. Yes, the difficulty level is also similar. For anyone trying to crack this exam, please forget about everything else and go through these videos time and again. Add to that practice drag and drop questions and that will be all..No need to go through pmbok7, study hall. Instead spend more time in listening to why David is choosing an option and not the others. Thanks a lot David for the content you are creating. At one point during the test i was feeling like you were speaking to my ears in eliminating options🫡🫡
I love David McLachlan's positivity and his explanations (200 Agile questions is super helpful) but this video made me feel so unready for the exam. I kept guessing the wrong answer, and I did not really understand a lot of his explanations. Does anyone else feel like that? SOS!
Thank you for these videos! I was able to pass my exam - this was the missing piece to my studying I needed!
Hi David, I passed my PMP Today. Thank you for taking the time to provide the information that is very relevant for the exam. Excellent job!!
Thank you David for the effort you invested in list of questions. it was great help for me, I could clear PMI-ACP today in first attempt it self. Your list of questions and explanation really helped me to understand low level details of scenarios questions, and to crack the exam. for those who are looking for any Agile certifications these questions are a go to list, you must review content and a positive result is guaranteed.
TIL what a Prompt List is. Thanks, David!
I had it in just 4 days. Purchase prep questions, which PMI sells. Solve them all. For incorrect answers, write all of them and the logic behind the correct answers. Record your voice and listen to it when you sleep. Finish these around 500 questions (15x15 mini exam + 175x2 Mock Exam), then jump into the exam and have your certificate.
Hey david how do i search exactly the same template you gave shown in your video?
Hi David, just Hank you for the video and I have a doubt about how to take the efforts estimation I did using Poker Estimation to Burn-down Chart? I am totally confused because most of the numbers you provided here is one right.
Ahoy Good Sir!!! Your video's got me thru The PMP with flying colors last year & today ACP (I blazed thru the exam in 2 hours with the help of your 200 question videos & about year of prep work), second to none are your teachings. I enrolled on UDEMY for some RMP action. Many thanks for all you do. Rock on Brother!
I cleared my PMP. This video and others by David are amazing. Thanks a lot!
thanks for sharing in short video...! Its saves time.
I passed my exam last week after having dedicated myself to your videos for 36 hours or so. I don’t know how to thank you but I need you to know that what you’re doing is very very very helpful to so many of us. Thank you thank you thank you!
I'm so excited to come back and write this y'all; I wrote the PMP exam yesterday and got my test results back this morning June 6th, 2024. I passed the exam above target on all three domains. I watched this video, the Agile 200 and PMBPOK 7th150 questions in addition to a few other prep tools. Thank you so much David for taking the time and sharing all this knowledge with the world.
This is a great resource. I credit earning my PMP, PMI-ACP, and PMI-RMP from this period of instruction.
I got 8/10 think questions two and nine got me....
Passed my PMP on the 1st try, last month and David's youtube AND his 35 hrs course in Udemy were heaven sent. Questions on the PMP test were more like studyhall BUT they don't explain the mindset and reasoning like David does. And the project documents David creates really help me connect the dots. Thank you for this!
Congratulations on passing your exam! You deserve every bit of your success and I know you will continue to do great things. Well done! 🙂🎉
Passed my PMP on the 1st try, last month and David's youtube AND his 35 hrs course in Udemy were heaven sent. Questions on the PMP test were more like studyhall BUT they don't explain the mindset and reasoning like David does. Thank you for this!
Regarding question 56 - according to page 75 in the 7th edition of the PMBOK guide, the RFI is also considered a bid document, in addition to the RFP and RFQ. The answer should have been D. The other three options are bid documents and should therefore have been eliminated as options as per the language in the question.
Question 21, why will i open a dialogue with fuctional manager for addition of scope by marketing manager. Is fuctional manager and marketing manager same. I believe the answer to this question is to raise a change request if as per my understanding fuctional manager and marketing manager are not same.
Hello David. Can i get your email address? I want to write to you privately. Thanks
I'm halfway through this video preparing for my PMP exam, great video, thank you very much, David. Can someone explain the logic behind question 84 to me ( 3:01:00). I Picked A but the answer was C. You have been identified as a stakeholder on an Agile software development team. As you join the team stand-up, you are surprised that there are only eight people on the team and not more - after all the deliverable is quite large. Why is the team so small? A) The Agile methodology is being trialled as a cross-discipline self-forming team. B) One person was selected for each role necessary, and no more. C) Agile methods recommend the delivery team to be 12 or fewer members D) Agile methods call for very specialized roles. My thought process is Agile is all about self-organization and making sure you have a proper team, therefore, if the team is sufficient with 8 members, so be it. I understand Agile recommends teams to be less than 12 members, but picking that as an answer to why we have only 8 members seems like an easy way out. if I'm getting the agile methodology right, it's never about 'that's the rule'. I'm curious to hear what you guys think
For some reasons, the formula for risk rating does not work for me. Can anyone help please?
Make the first activity day 0 instead of day 1. Then you don't need to add or subtract 1 later on.
I am trying to figure out the formula to conditionally highlight the cells if I am only using months. The project i am tracking spans years, so I am only using months. Do you happen to know what forumla I would use to conditionally fill the cells that match the start months and end months of the project?
I have passed my PMP exam last week by only watching your video. Thank you very much sir!!!
Were they question similar to who they are in the video?