Hi All
I've been as a PM for almost 4 years and studied PMBOK 6edition with classes on Udemy platform and took around 800 mocking PMP questions where it seemed all cleared the points were connected. When I did my 2nd shot I was even behind in Below target in most of the process Groups. Any tips that can save my life for the 3rd try. Saving Changes...
RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Never give up Saving Changes...
Justus NScrum Master| BCBSTXArlington, Tx, United States
Don't be discouraged. It may be well worth it to invest in decent prep materials eg Rita Mulcahy's prep book and exam simulation
Good Luck on your 3rd attempt! You got this!!!!! Saving Changes...
Luis AssadAdvisor| Barueri City AdministrationBarueri, São Paulo, Brazil
Maged,
Rami has already given you the steps to succeed. That's pretty much what I did to pass the PMP exam in my first attempt (and I am not the brightest bulb in the chandelier). Follow them and you will certainly pass the exam in your third attempt. Good luck! Saving Changes...
Maybe I am wrong, but I believe that PM reasoning or logic may be the main part of your problem. You need to think and understand the subjects and be able to analyze the questions and context rather than just review the formula and memorizing. Saving Changes...
Hi there, I have been volunteering to serve the PMP community and help PMP aspirants to understand the standards of PMP and how to apply them during exams. I’ve been very successful so far. I can help you if you want. Let me know if you still need help and we can take it from there.
Please remember, failing does not mean you are less of a Project Manager :) Saving Changes...
Here's what helped me for the exam under the 5th edition: 1. OSP International, LLC PMPrep Cast - The videos did a great job of connecting dots, understanding the ITTOs without memorization & explaining the material - check out the PMI Educational Foundation and apply for a scholarship for it. It also has a simulation, which I did not use but would have if C. Scordo's book was not so complete. 2. Oliver Leahman's practice questions (free via internet search) - included questions I had not seen in other material; 3. Dan Ryan's YouTube video on formulas; 4. Christopher Scordo's book of 1000+ practice questions - whatever you use for your practice questions read the explanations for even the questions you got correct - the explanations help provide information on why your answer was correct and why the others were wrong. Most thought I was crazy to do this but it helped me A LOT by validating I knew the WHY the question was correct; 5. Making sure you know where you are at in the process - information may seem like you are ready to close out the project and ask what you should do next and from a PM process, it might be to Develop Project Charter if the question didn't say that was already completed. To help with this know the Process Group & Knowledge Area mapping Table 1-4 from PMBOK 6th edition; 6. Understand differences between processes with similar names like Validate Scope & Control Scope and Managing Quality vs. Control Quality; 7. Buy the PMBOK Q&A book - going through those questions will test your base knowledge of PMBOK. 8. Join LinkedIn Group "I want to be a PMP"; 9. Spend some time really understanding the Data Flow diagrams in PMBOK as you review each chapters material.
Note: I did have Rita's materials but did not use it because I found her chart confusing to try to learn it and the PMBOK process chart. I also used Andy Crowe's Quick Reference Guide and the phone app Exam Mentor - which was great to focus on specific process groups or knowledge areas.
In the end, find what works for you from all of the advise you get based on how you learn best. Don't second guess your answers on your exam either. I also marked & saved all questions with calculations until the end so my brain didn't have to flip back and forth.
Much success to you and others; I hope some of my suggestions are useful to you. Saving Changes...
Sunil DalviProgram Manager| Philips Global Business ServicesPune,Maharashtra, India
Jan 16, 2019 8:14 PM
Replying to Sunil Dalvi
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The PMP exams is based on assumptions that the project is so large that all the processes mentioned in PMBOK are utilized. Also the PM's approach towards managing the project may vary significantly than what PMBOK prescribes and what is practically followed in your organization. I would suggest you read and understand Rita Mulcahy 9th Edition Book for Exam Prep. Understand what should be Project Manager's approach , i.e. To be proactive, To be on constant look out to prevent unnecessary changes, follow the change control board, Manage stakeholder using emotional intelligence,etc. Then you need to approach exam questions with that mindset.
I have created study group on linkedin. To help out pmp aspirants in exam preparation .
The name group is "PMP Version6 Exam Preparation". In case you have specific questions regarding any topic we can provide guidance on that. Saving Changes...
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