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How I passed my PMP certification exam in the first attempt with an above-target score!
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Zaheer Ahmad Awan
Head of Projects & Service Delivery, Khaleej Digital FZCO
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
PMP is a unique project management qualification that is equally valued among all industries. Many of the PMP aspirants ask about some help to crack the PMP certification exam in the first attempt. Today I am sharing how I passed my PMP in the first attempt with an above-target score.

The formula for me to pass PMP was simple - a lot of practice tests that give an explanation to every answer. Whenever I came across something new through any question, I went back and checked about that thing. It helped me know the basics of many concepts and theories.

Among all the most important thing is consistency - you know slow and steady wins the race.

Here I am listing a few resources that helped me pass the project management professional exam (PMP) in the first attempt with an above-target score:

1. PMBOK Guide - I studied it in full, only once.

2. Create an account on projectmanagement.com if not already created and try PMchallenge and PMwars. It's a fun way of learning, that too from the project management community itself.

3. Do a lot of practice tests/exams. Daily spend 15-30 minutes. Some apps give a lot of choices to practice in various manners e.g. complexity-wise, process-group wise etc. Here are some recommendations:

* https://www.simplilearn.com/pmp-exam-prep-free-practice-test
* Create an account here, it will give you 2 free mock tests: http://app.pmaspire.com/Account
* Enroll here for free mock http://www.pmstudy.com/enroll.asp#PMP
* http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm
* I loved this app for PMP exam practice: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coco.pmp

Hope this helps those who are in the process of pursuing PMP certification. Good luck and happy learning!
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Kumar Aditya
Expert Software Engineer, Allscripts
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Hi Zaheer,

I need your help to understand the relevance of PMBOK Part 2: The standards for Project Management for PMP certification exam. The Part 1: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge is must to read, is it also true for Part 2?
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1 reply by Markus Kopko, PMP
Nov 30, 2018 7:21 AM
Markus Kopko, PMP
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Kumar -

if you studied the PMBoK Guide Part 1 in depth and in parallel to a good PMP prep book, there is no need to study the Standards Part in addition. You should just know about it.

regards,

Markus
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Markus Kopko, PMP
Senior Project Manager, NTT
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Nov 30, 2018 6:17 AM
Replying to Kumar Aditya
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Hi Zaheer,

I need your help to understand the relevance of PMBOK Part 2: The standards for Project Management for PMP certification exam. The Part 1: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge is must to read, is it also true for Part 2?
Kumar -

if you studied the PMBoK Guide Part 1 in depth and in parallel to a good PMP prep book, there is no need to study the Standards Part in addition. You should just know about it.

regards,

Markus
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Markus Kopko, PMP
Senior Project Manager, NTT
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Congratulations, Zaheer. Well done!
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Tamer Zeyad Sadiq
Assistant Cost Manager, Turner & Townsend
Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Congratulations!!!!
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Rami Kaibni
Senior Projects Manager , Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada
Congratulations on your achievement ! I am not sure I fully am in line with you study process but if it worked for you then that’s all what matters.
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Anish Abraham
Privacy Program Manager, University of Washington
Auburn, WA, USA
Congratulations and all the very best to you!!!
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LORI WILSON
RETIRED - Technical Project Manager, RETIRED - LifePoint Health
Clarkston, WA, USA
Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience with others!
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Sunil Dalvi
Portfolio Manager, Larsen & Toubro
Vashi,Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
I have created study group on linkedin. To help out pmp aspirants in exam preparation .
The name group is "PMP Version6 Exam Preparation". I request all pmp's to join that group to help to give back to pm community. You can share your experience and provide clarification on others queries.
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Anuj Sharma
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Congratulations, Zaheer..!! Thank you for sharing your experience and wish you all the best in future.

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