The Big Time

Being someone who is currently studying to sit for the PMP Exam soon, I would like to share my humble experience, from my personal point of view, in terms of what was the best way I found effective to study for the exam:

• What: Read the PMBOK 5th Edition in details - Why: It will reinforce your knowledge about the standard. 
• What: Answer the PMChallenge "1000 Questions" - Why: It will help you memorize and reinforce your understanding of the Standard. (It does not give you the real feel of the exam).
• What: Study PMP Exam Prep Books (Example: Rita Malcahy 8th Edition Updated) Why: It will help you understand the standard even better and relate to it with practical examples. 
• What: Solve Simulation Exams(Not the Free Ones) - Why: It will give you a feel of the exam atmosphere, tricks and gives you a level of confidence whether you are Good to Go or not.
• What: Experience - Why: If you are an experienced professional then you probably have done all of this on different levels. 

Many could add more to the above mentioned or have different points of view - I just thought of sharing what I've learned through my colleagues here in this community(Special Thanks to Markus Klein & Stephane Parent)  and from preparing for the exam myself as I thought it might help guide others through their PMP Exam preparation. 

I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year 2016 !

Always Remember: Study for your own Knowledge, not only because you are going to sit for an Exam ! 

Managing any project successfully and specifically "Construction Projects" is a result of years of experience. It is an asset to have an educational background that compliments your field of expertise but "Education" without "Experience" is like an "Arrow" without a "Bow". You can never make a perfect shot with a temporary arrow unless you have a permanent bow called: "Experience".

I've always believed in some of the quotes which I would like to share with you:

"Good Judgement comes from Experience and Experience comes from Bad Judgement" - Will Rogers 

"Education is when you read the fine print - Experience is what you get if you don't" - Michael Joel 

"Experience is a hard teacher because she give the test first, the lesson afterwards" - Vernon Sanders Law

"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you" - Aldous Huxley 

"Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing" - Oscar Wilde

"Past is Experience, Present is Experiment and Future is Expectation. So use your Experience in your Experiments to achieve your Expectations" - Lily Anabelle Boon 

"The only source of knowledge is Experience" - Albert Einstein

Always Remember: You can never teach experience but you can teach from experience !