While I am late to the party, I now have my PMP completed. Having run projects (both good and bad) for 20 years its hard going back to basics and learning from bottom back to top. However i think it was well worth it. What is more funny is actually I have started to use the 37 magic processes in my normal projects. Most of these steps were already included in all our project plans – however this structure has so far proved more than just theoretical.