First-Ever Smart PMP® Flashcards for Project Management App Now Available on the App Store

New app offers shuffle, time tracking, and self-reporting features at low price point

GLEN MILLS, Pa. (August 2, 2011) — Today the PMP Flashcards for Project Management App from PM College® joined the 425,000+ active apps available on the App Store for popular mobile devices from Apple®. But amidst the hundreds of thousands of downloadable apps, PM College’s app stands alone as the only ‘smart’ application for professionals seeking Project Management Professional (PMP) certification as well as students preparing for a career in project management. The new smart app allows users to shuffle through 675 flashcards, pause and return to a session at any time, and automatically track and document time spent studying.

The new PMP Flashcards App for Project Management from PM College is available in two editions: a trial version, the Lite Edition, downloadable for free; and the Premium Edition, downloadable for $4.99 – breaking the high $9.99 - $19.99 price points of competing applications, and containing several hundred more cards than its lower price point competitors.

The Premium Edition includes 675 electronic flashcards, conveniently organized according to the nine knowledge areas in the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK®  Guide – Fourth Edition (75 cards per area). In addition, the Premium Edition features the following:

• Innovative shake-to-shuffle function that enables users to reorder the entire deck or shuffle within each knowledge area;
• Convenient usage timer that automatically tracks and documents time spent studying each knowledge area;
• Self-reporting function that enables e-mail notification of time spent for easy PMI® PDU tracking;
• Smart memory to track users as they navigate through the card sequence, recording where they stop and returning them to the same position at re-launch; and,
• Clean and simple card flip interface that allows users to go forward and backward within the deck.

“PM College’s new app became one of my favorites almost from the moment I launched it,” commented Jim Liporace, Project Management Initiative (PMO) Leader & PM Council Chair at GE Energy who uses the Premium Edition. “The app is so simple to flip through with so much digestible content that it’s easy to get engrossed in study. I can use it for a few minutes at a time on my lunch break, on an airplane, or wherever life takes me. It’s great for those studying for their PMP or those like me who want a refresher course in the palm of their hand. I’ll be recommending it to our PM community here at GE Energy.”

PM College’s PMP Flashcards App, Premium Edition is ideal for those planning to take the PMP exam and want a quick, anytime way to review concepts from the PMBOK Guide. It’s also helpful to those looking for a fast, easy way to earn PDUs for PMP re-certification – the new app qualifies as a self-directed learning activity for PMI PDU reporting (Category C). In addition, students and others who are new to project management can use the app on-the-fly to gain a better understanding of generally accepted project management concepts that are aligned with the latest edition of the Project Management Institute’s industry-standard PMBOK Guide.

“Today’s busy project management professionals and students need convenient ways to stay educated and sustain their development over the long term,” noted Deborah Crawford, President of PM College. “Smartphone device apps are the perfect learning companion for an on-the-go lifestyle.”

To download PM College’s free PMP Flashcards for Project Management App, Lite Edition, visit the App Store at http://tinyurl.com/pmpflash-lite; to purchase the Premium Edition, visit http://tinyurl.com/pmpflash-premium. PMP Flashcards for Project Management works with iPad 2, iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch. More information on both editions of the app can be found on PM College’s website at http://www.pmcollege.com/flashcards.

About PM College®

PM College provides corporate project management training and competency development programs for clients around the world. We partner with you to identify your organizational learning objectives, deliver relevant training content, and achieve measurable behavior changes that lead to improved performance. Course offerings cover all learning needs — from basic to advanced — including both technical project management skills and relationship-driven soft skills. PM College’s unparalleled customer service, top-rated instructors, modular course content, and robust learning management system (LMS) make us the provider of choice for many global companies in the finance and insurance, manufacturing, consumer goods, technology services, and government sectors. A division of the project management consultancy PM Solutions, PM College is recognized as a Charter Global Registered Education Provider (REP®) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). For more information, visit www.pmcollege.com.

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