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Ready-made formula sheets rarely match your course or your exam prep. Upload your PMP notes, slides or textbook pages and get flashcards built from exactly what you are studying.

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Why custom PMP formula cards beat a generic sheet

Most ready-made PMP formula sheets are generic, so the formulas that matter for your exam or your course may be missing or labeled differently. Building your own PMP formula flashcards from the material you actually study keeps the terms, notation and examples aligned with what you will be tested on.

Generate flashcards from your own PMP notes, slides or textbook pages instead of a generic printable.
Get formula fronts with the meaning and a worked example on the back.
Review with spaced repetition so weak formulas come back sooner.
Export to Anki or CSV on a paid plan if you want to study elsewhere.

Example PMP earned value formula flashcards

What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI)?CPI = EV/AC. A value above 1 means the project is under budget so far.

What is the Schedule Performance Index (SPI)?SPI = EV/PV. A value below 1 means the project is behind schedule so far.

What is the PERT estimate for activity duration?(P + 4M + O)/6, where P is pessimistic, M is most likely and O is optimistic. It weights the most likely value more heavily.

How many communication channels exist among n stakeholders?n(n - 1)/2. The count grows quickly, which is why communication planning matters on large projects.

What is the estimate at completion (EAC) if current cost performance continues?EAC = BAC/CPI, where BAC is budget at completion. It projects total cost from the current cost efficiency.

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Built from your material

Upload PDFs, slides, DOCX files, plain notes or photos of pages. Formulas are pulled from your own sources, so the cards match your study plan.

Spaced repetition

Cards you miss come back sooner, and cards you know fade into longer intervals. Review stays focused on the earned value and scheduling formulas you still find hard.

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Start on the free plan with no credit card. Review your formula cards on any device with a browser, and export to Anki or CSV on a paid plan.

How it works

Upload your PMP material

Add the PDF, slide deck, notes or photos of the pages that cover earned value, PERT and other formulas.

Generate and check the cards

DeckOwl creates flashcards with the formula on one side and its meaning or worked use on the other. Edit anything that needs changing.

Review with spaced repetition

Study a short session each day. The cards you struggle with come up more often until the formulas feel automatic.

The formulas that cause the most trouble are the earned value and schedule calculations, where small mix-ups between planned value, earned value and actual cost change the answer. Cards that ask you to name the formula, state what a result above or below 1 means, and work a short example make those differences easier to remember.

Spaced repetition helps because you see each formula again just before you would forget it. Keep sessions short and frequent, and let the cards you miss most drive what you review next.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most important PMP formulas to make flashcards for?

Most candidates focus on earned value formulas such as CPI, SPI, EAC and TCPI, plus the PERT estimate and communication channels formula. Add any formulas your own course or prep book emphasizes so the deck matches your exam.

How should I study PMP formulas with flashcards?

Study a short session every day rather than one long cram session. On each card, write the formula, what each variable means, and when you would use it, then practice a quick calculation.

Can I export my PMP formula flashcards?

Exporting is a paid feature. The Plus plan supports PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and studying in the browser is available on the free plan.

How many generations do I get on the free plan?

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and lets you study in the browser. Plus offers unlimited generations.

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