PMP Math Prep - PMP Math and Formulas (Udemy.com)
PMP Success! All the formulas you must know for your PMP exam
Created by: Joseph Phillips
Last updated October 2025
What you will learn
- Be amply prepared to answer PMP math questions on their exam
- Discuss time value of money
- Complete questions on float
- Easily recall and apply earned value management
- Solve risk management questions
- Calculate procurement math questions
How it compares
Against the other 243 rated Udemy courses in Project Management on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 44% of them
- Reviews1,690#75 of 244 by number of reviews
- Length2.2 hoursshorter than 76% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2025earlier than 55% of them
Course Description
Are you a math person? I'm not, but I found a method to learn all the PMP formulas for exam success and for your career as a project manager. This course includes my PMP Math Worksheet - an Excel document with all the project management formulas so that you can practice these formulas over and over.
The PMP exam won’t have one-hundred questions on math and complex formulas, but you may encounter a few. Doing the math quickly and understanding these concepts can ensure you answer these questions correctly. Don’t fail the exam by missing a few math questions; you can do this.
I’ve written several best-selling books on project management, and I’ve been teaching project management since 2003. I have led and consulted on multimillion-dollar technology, construction, organizational change, and education projects. My certifications include the following:
CompTIA Project+
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer+
Project Management Professional
PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner
ITIL
Professional Scrum Master
In this concise course, I've stripped out all the fluff and focused on the essential math problems you'll be tested on. We'll examine several concepts:
Time value of money
Time and cost estimating
Earned value analysis
Float calculations
Communications channels
Risk management
Point of total assumption
Build-or-Buy Decisions
And more...
Knock out the math questions quickly and get on with your PMP!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
1,690 Reviews
Joseph Phillips
Keep Moving Forward!
Joseph Phillips is the best-selling author and project management instructor.
He has more than 25 years of experience as a project management consultant, educator, technology consultant, business owner, and technical writer. He has consulted as a project manager for a range of businesses, including startups, hospitals, architectural firms, and manufacturers.
Joseph is passionate about helping people learn and master project management. He has led both in-person and web-based seminars on project management, PMP certification, IT project management, program management, writing, business analysis, technical writing, and related topics.
Certifications:
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
PURE Project Manager
CompTIA Project+ Professional
CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer+
Certified ITIL Foundations Professional
Professional Scrum Master I
Author of:
PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, McGraw-Hill
CAPM/PMP All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill
PMI-ACP All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill
PMP Project Management Lab Book, McGraw-Hill
The Certified Technical Trainer All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill
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Reviews
By Carrie Nielsen on 4/23/2026
The instructor is not consistent in how many decimal places he uses in the (1+i)^n calculation. For example, when he uses the calculator to determine the value (can't remember if it was a present or future value example), he only goes to two decimal places instead of three, which is more accurate. The values between the two vary by ~$4k.
By Emmanuel Ntalekos on 2/27/2025
Everything well explained... It is a useful and nice course that covers the "math" part of the preparation. You can start with this before moving on to the "main" reading of the PMP material. Once you practice and learn the formulas, the rest is simple understanding of the PMP process definitions. Pay a little more attention to section 3 and you'll be fine. The only negative (for me) from the whole course has to do with the intro and outro music between the videos. The frequency and choice of the particular audio is borderline annoying but that has nothing to do with the course content, which was otherwise very informative and easy to understand.
By U1465 on 1/20/2024
Inconsistent rounding. On one slide to 3 digits on the next 2 digits not applying the rules of rounding. Mixes up need of investment and return. He is talking about the one and on the slide it is shown the other.
By Cedric Mationgo on 8/14/2023
Cours pratique, explication clair et suffisante pour réviser les bases de calcul en project management ou se préparer à l’examen. En ce qui me concerne j’ai réussi l’examen PMP mais n’ai pas eu une seule liée aux calculs.
By Gayetri Parmar on 8/21/2020
I was making mistakes with calculations, this portion helped me identify my error and slow down to make sure I was getting it correct. I also assume that I shouldn't round up or use the % past the hundredth place value. For example use 1.191% instead of 1.191234 that would be left in the calculator.
By Hawazin Al Abbasi on 7/30/2020
It is amazing! I was decided to attend the PMP exam without reading the math formulas, and just skip the math questions, but now I will not! I enjoy this great course, don't hesitate to get this course, it is really worth it!
By Divya Singh on 1/15/2020
Joseph, I think you are great and with your support and motivation I cleared PMP in first attempt , though PMBOK is bible, your videos are nothing less if we pay full attention. Only suggestion is to include more question papers and more focused towards exam content. Yayyyyy I am PMP certified now, looking forward to more videos from you for my next goal!
By Joseph Cunliffe on 9/4/2019
Joe Phillips takes the time to break things down in laymen s' terms and make it easier to understand. This math course was THE BOMB!!!!!! Really helped me understand what i was struggling with. Not there YET, but helped immensely!!!!!!
By Brian Jeffrey on 1/30/2019
The math (PV and FV) questions aren't real clear. I understand the math but if the questions were "as is" on the exam how can you choose between them. It's not clear whether the question on the exam, if it were the same, would have more information.
By Owens Gollamandala on 11/26/2018
This is a must course for all PMP aspirants. It has all the math formulas that are required to learn. Though I completed the Exam Seminar, due to rushing, I did not do well on Math part of the course. This course gave me a greater understanding and enough opportunity to practice the formulas through Assignments. Thanks for the Excel sheet and other resources, which are very helpful as well. I became more confident with Math side of the exam. Thanks Joe for taking time and putting this course together. You are a Great Teacher!
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