After a lot of hard work and study, yesterday I passed the PMP.
A Board member of my local PMI Chapter asked me if I would give tips to the next PMP prep course to students on my experience.
Going through it about the halfway point I knew I had it so I made mental notes on how I prepared vs. what I saw and jotted them down for anyone interested - be it an instructor or aspiring PMP Saving Changes...
Congrats William. It's been a while since you were last on the forums. I'd suggest writing up your experience as a blog entry. Again, kudos to you!
Again, yeah, I wasn't on the Forums because I was focused on studying.
One of the things I would share -- I did the practice exams through Rita, but sought out other exams that I could take which might give questions worded differently.
What I discovered was Rita gave a great example of how the questions were asked, with the same format and structure.
A lot of "Free" tests were particularly hard by comparison. It actually through me off thinking I wasn't ready. One of which I advised to my study group to find the nearest black hole and drop it off. It was outrageously hard -- but those were given away for you to actually buy their product by making you think you were unprepared. Questions that found obscure points of the PMBOK and asked them word for word. There was nothing that detailed on the actual exam, because it wasn't about memorizing, it was about understanding. Saving Changes...
The I saw on it was a question related to Rolling Wave Planning.
Agile - which is something that will be implemented in the test come July, thus wasn't on my exam. I wouldn't advise spending too much time with preparing for it.
Thanks for the feedback on my agile content question, William!
Here's another couple for you:
1. Roughly how many calculation questions would you estimate - EVM, EMV, Lines of Communication, PERT estimate, etc.?
2. Were there any questions asking about calculating anything related to CPIF or FPIF contracts including Point of Total Assumption?
Thanks!
Kiron
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1 reply by William Washinski II
Dec 14, 2019 8:22 PM
William Washinski II
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5 EVA questions—one that was not about calculation, but was about what the actual representation of what the measurements truly meant.
No EMV or PTA or Communication Channels calculations, but reference to meaning of Ceiling Price and Communication Channels impacts... so just as important to know concepts
Thanks for the feedback on my agile content question, William!
Here's another couple for you:
1. Roughly how many calculation questions would you estimate - EVM, EMV, Lines of Communication, PERT estimate, etc.?
2. Were there any questions asking about calculating anything related to CPIF or FPIF contracts including Point of Total Assumption?
Thanks!
Kiron
5 EVA questions—one that was not about calculation, but was about what the actual representation of what the measurements truly meant.
No EMV or PTA or Communication Channels calculations, but reference to meaning of Ceiling Price and Communication Channels impacts... so just as important to know concepts
5 EVA questions—one that was not about calculation, but was about what the actual representation of what the measurements truly meant.
No EMV or PTA or Communication Channels calculations, but reference to meaning of Ceiling Price and Communication Channels impacts... so just as important to know concepts
Perfect - thanks for the details, William! Saving Changes...
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Congratulations, William. Look forward to reading your blog entry, I have a few colleagues that are preparing for the PMP, your insight will be much appreciated. Saving Changes...
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