Which study method to use to be successful in the PMP exam?

Andre, everyone has their own study method.. I'm sharing some tips that worked well for me. I recommend reading PMBOK first.
• Review the “Integration” chapter couple of times. It is like a one stop shop and sums up all the chapters really well.
• Don’t attempt to remember ITTO’s. Instead focus on the concept and it will be easy for you to understand the logical flow.
• As you read the knowledge areas in PMBOK, also highly recommend to read Part 2 which is the logical flow of chapters as per process group.
• Formula based questions will be easy to solve if you don’t just remember the formula but also understand the concept. The questions could be easy but may not be straight forward and PMI might want to test your understanding of the application of formula.
• Try to solve as many sample questions as you can before appearing for the exam. It takes a while to understand the pattern and how scenario-based questions are framed during the test.

All the very best!

No person benefits the same from the same study methods. You could, for instance, learn the PMBOK and recite it like a parrot while I cannot remember the first sentence. You need to determine what type of learner you are before you just follow advice. I prefer a more organized approach and draw mind maps to summarize different areas. I have extreme difficulty following along in a book. If you do not understand how you function you could end up wasting time and money. Having said that, a good way to test your knowledge is to get some mock exams, there are plenty of free and paid out there. I would go for a paid one since they are generally more up to date.

Depending on the best method in which you learn, there are a lot of sites out there willing to take your money to give you study materials, but in my experience I have helped many others train for the exam without them having to fork out the money asked for on those sites. Repetition is key, as with anything else. Reinforce the areas you are strong in and build in the areas of weakness. As you get to the point where you have more strong suits versus weak, your confidence will grow when you remember that out of the 250 questions there are only so many questions in each area. Its a numbers game...

Although I do like what Melissa said prior to my post about her method based on Mnemonic devices. I never thought of it before like that but think it is an awesome way to build on those areas needing attention. Definitely like the use of page 25 of PMBOK as a ditto or worksheet. This is a great approach. Good luck and I am here if you need to chat on any of the subjects in general.

Andre, There are multiple ways of effective study method, but its totally up to you. I agree with all the fellow members.I first referred Rita, then Head First and once I was through over understanding then I moved towards PMBOK. Key things to note understanding process and knowledge areas, clearity over ITTO and most important Integration. Once you are done with study then only go over test exams, Test exam helps a lot and I have also found PM challenges question on projectmanagament.com website also has good 1000 Question.

I used a lot of mnemonic devices to memorize all of the Knowledge Areas and components within each Process Group. The trick is to pick a topic that you're familiar with or enjoy and make all your mnemonic devices based on those. It's a little silly, but I used Harry Potter as the theme for my memorization and it worked really well. Knowing all of these in order is critical for passing the exam.

I also took Page 25 of the PMBOK 6th Edition and blanked out all the text for Knowledge Areas, Process Groups, and components within each process group and printed about 20 copies and every day filled it out until I could complete the whole page in less than 5 minutes. That'll help you for when you do your "cheat sheet" on your scratch paper during the first few minutes of your test.

Readh PMP exam outline carefully, read PMBOK cover to cover not lesst than two times, read Rita book for understanding. Then solve PMSTUDY, PMPRECAST and Udemy applications!!! You must solve not less than 3000 questions and make sure your score not less than 85%.

Good luck

Tamer