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What Worries/Worried You the Most about the PMP® Exam?

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Eric Isom Owner| learn.pmguaranteed.com Ut, United States
I'm putting together a webinar to address the top 6-8 concerns that people have about the PMP® exam.

If you'll give me your advice on what I should cover in this webinar, I'd be happy to give you free access to it.

So, if you're preparing for (or even just considering) the PMP® exam, what worries you the most?

For those of you who are already PMP® certified, do you remember what worried you the most?

Thanks for your help!
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James Shields IS Director - Portfolio Solutions| City and County of San Francisco, SFPD San Francisco, Ca, United States
I got my PMP® Certification about two weeks ago.

My biggest concern was how will I know I am ready to take the exam for passing on my first seating.

Also -- and perhaps this is semantics -- I prefer not to use the word 'worry' as it connotes the inability to reason and unnecessarily invites the specter of anxiety and failure.
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Jul 01, 2019 6:23 PM
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Dave Hersher Massillon, Oh, United States
Hi Eric,

One of the biggest things that I remember was that multiple answers for each question could be or were technically correct. The challenge is to slow down, fully digest the situation, and choose what you would do first.

It's not like "normal" multiple choice where you can stop reading when you hit a choice that sounds correct, or default to the correct answer by process of elimination. It also forces you to balance knowledge and experience. There are few answers to be found by rote memorization.

Not sure if that's a full section of a webinar, but it's what I really had to focus on during the exam.

Dave
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Jul 01, 2019 6:23 PM
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Eric Isom Owner| learn.pmguaranteed.com Ut, United States
Jul 01, 2019 2:20 PM
Replying to James Shields
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I got my PMP® Certification about two weeks ago.

My biggest concern was how will I know I am ready to take the exam for passing on my first seating.

Also -- and perhaps this is semantics -- I prefer not to use the word 'worry' as it connotes the inability to reason and unnecessarily invites the specter of anxiety and failure.
Thanks!
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Eric Isom Owner| learn.pmguaranteed.com Ut, United States
Jul 01, 2019 3:01 PM
Replying to Dave Hersher
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Hi Eric,

One of the biggest things that I remember was that multiple answers for each question could be or were technically correct. The challenge is to slow down, fully digest the situation, and choose what you would do first.

It's not like "normal" multiple choice where you can stop reading when you hit a choice that sounds correct, or default to the correct answer by process of elimination. It also forces you to balance knowledge and experience. There are few answers to be found by rote memorization.

Not sure if that's a full section of a webinar, but it's what I really had to focus on during the exam.

Dave
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