Feeling Overwhelmed

Anonymous

I am a project manager with 5+ years of experience and I am scheduled to take the Project Management Academy PMP book camp in early January. My plan was to read Rita's PMP Exam Prep prior to taking the class as a base, but already on the 3rd chapter I am feeling instantly overwhelmed by the terminology and memorization that may be necessary to pass the exam. A lot of the terms/vocabulary are new to me, and with limited time (I plan to take the exam in late February) I'm hoping someone with a similar experience might be able to offer advice on the best way to prepare. I am currently thinking taking the class cold might be a beneficial first step to pinpoint specific areas of study, but, again, any advice would be extremely helpful and appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time.

Posted: Dec 22, 2019 6:48 PM

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Rami Kaibni

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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Dec 24, 2019 12:58 PM

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Thanks so much for writing, Rami. I will continue to review the materials I have in tandem with the boot camp class--I am sure things will click with repeated readings. Have an excellent holiday!

Best of Luck - Cheers

Posted: Dec 24, 2019 1:16 PM

Daire Guiney Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

One piece of advice is do not spend money on online course until you have a sufficient pass rate in the PMP online tests. As discussed before project management is a incremental and iterative learning profession and combined with the necessary project management experience and prior learning the PMP qualification is a culmination of all your efforts to date. So putting yourself under the gun that you need to have you PMP qualification by a certain date is putting yourself under needless pressure and stress. Take a step back, reassess the situation and then come up with a new plan on how you are going to get your PMP in a timeline that suits you own abilities, present commitments and career goals.

Posted: Dec 25, 2019 5:33 AM (Updated by author: Dec 26, 2019 5:25 AM)

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