What Even Is the PMP Passing Rate?
How to manage virtual project team meetings?
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Welcome to the Agile Admiral Weekly Newsletter: Your Essential Resource for Project Management Excellence.
What's Inside This Edition:
📌 What Even Is the PMP Passing Rate?
📌 How to manage virtual project team meetings?
What Even Is the PMP Passing Rate?
What if I told you no one really knows the passing rate for the PMP exam.
You won’t find it on PMI’s website.
You won’t hear about it in forums.
It’s not public knowledge.
And that’s intentional.
PMI doesn’t want you to focus on numbers.
They don’t want you obsessing over how many people fail—or how many pass.
They want you focused on something else entirely.
And so most people fall into a trap.
They assume the PMP exam is a game of odds.
If the passing rate is high, they feel safe.
If it’s low, they panic.
They think, “If I study a little harder, I’ll tip the scales in my favor.”
But that’s not how this works.
Passing the PMP isn’t about working harder. It’s about working smarter.
It’s about preparing so well that the passing rate doesn’t matter—because you already know you’re ready.
On my coaching calls, I commonly say to stop looking for numbers. Stop comparing yourself to others. Focus on the only metric that actually matters:
Do you consistently score 80–90% on realistic practice questions?
Not random questions. Not ones from free blogs or outdated PDFs.
I’m talking about full exam simulations designed to mimic PMI’s exact style.
Because when you hit that benchmark, you’re not guessing anymore.
You know you’ll pass.
So the reason PMI doesn’t share the passing rate is simple: they don’t want you to focus on the wrong thing.
But here’s what I’ll tell you.
Most people who fail the PMP do so because they’re unprepared for how PMI thinks.
They don’t know how to approach the questions. They don’t train their mindset.
That’s why my students focus on mastery, not just studying.
I teach them how to align with PMI’s priorities, practice with purpose, and walk into the exam knowing they’re in the top percentage—whatever that percentage actually is.
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Passing the PMP isn’t a gamble when you know how to win the game.
Let’s make it happen.
Gabor “5-Spots Left” Stramb
How to manage virtual project team meetings?
I use a 4 step approach:
Anticipate challenges - Risks
Prepare in advance - Planning
Conduct session - Execution
Action points - Follow-up
Challenges
Goal is to be aware and proactive:
➡️ Technical Issues: internet connections, no audio
➡️ Lack of Engagement: too much multitasking
➡️ Time Zone Differences: major source for conflicts
➡️ Communication Barriers: nobody switch on camera
Preparing in advance
This is the foundation of “success”:
➡️ Define the Objectives: every meeting should have a clear purpose. Sounds super imple but most cases it isnt. Many time we end up in “what if” discussions.
➡️ Create a Detailed Agenda: inline with above, clear objective will drive agenda. Pro tip: try to send agenda in advance, more precisly, 2-3 days in advance.
➡️ Choose the Right Tools: many case it is already “set”. You do not need to search, just use company preffered option which can be used. But there are 10+ different platform to choose from.
➡️ Assign Roles: this is the most underrate thingm, but can be gamechanger. Assign roles like a timekeeper, or note-taker to keep the meeting on track and well-documented.
Conducting the Meetings Effectively
Make sure you follow the agenda and structure outlined earlier:
➡️ Start with in the Beginning: Begin with a quick icebreaker or introductions f required.
➡️ Follow the Agenda: stick to the agenda 1001%, if any new topic comes up, take a note and will be discussed in the end. Focus on the objective.
➡️ Manage Time Effectively: You need a timekeeped :-), try to avoid followup meeting becuase we running out of time.
➡️ Use Visuals: slides, diagrams, or project management tools to present key points.
➡️ Address Issues: no fluf, on the spot, if conflicts or misunderstandings arise, address them calmly and constructively to prevent damage
➡️ Summarize Key Points Before closing, summarize decisions, action items, and next steps to ensure everyone leaves the meeting with clarity.
Post-Meeting Follow-ups
We are not done yet, we have to manage meeting outcomes:
➡️ Share Meeting Notes: Send a summary, including key decisions, action items, and deadlines, to all participants.
➡️ Follow Up on Action Items: track progress
➡️ Seek Feedback: Dont do this always. Once every 2-3 months will do, to improve meeting structure or anything.
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