Jaydip ChakrabartiConsultant, Supplier Management, B.Eng, PG in Supply Chain, PMP, SAP Certified| Bruce Power, Largest Nuclear Power generating company in North AmericaBrampton, Ontario, Canada
Hi all,
My exam is scheduled in a week from now, I am nervous as my simulator scores ( 5 so far ) never going above 65-70%. Gone through PMBOK and another PREP book few times. Reviewed the explanation of the wrong answers. Feel comfortable with the knowledge. The issue that I am facing is the time management to answer 200 Q's in 4 hours. Never have been able to finish all Q's. Last hour RUSH contributing either wrong answers, guess work or no answers resulting low scores. Also used the technique of marking and skipping long questions for review later. So far no luck on scores. On the contrary finished most of my timed quiz ( small batches of 10/20 Q's in 10/20 minutes ) mostly on or before time and scored progressively upto 90%.
Need suggestions :
1. Do you suggest me to appear for the exam next week to take a chance or reschedule 4 weeks from now ?
2. If rescheduled, what else needs to be done to improve the simulator score, time management other than improving my reading skills ?
Will appreciate response at the earliest convenience so as to make a decision of rescheduling.
Sergio is right on marking questions you can't immediately answer and move on.
To add a bit more detail to that, first write down all the formulas you memorized like EVM, before you even look at the 1st question. They should be fresh in your mind and you won't have to remember them later when your brain is bouncing between questions.
Quickly go through the entire exam and answer the ones you are certain and where you think you know but aren't 100% sure, marking those for review. Do not pause on any question. Skip it or answer and mark and move on. I have many years of experience and I marked about 1/3 of the questions on the first pass. That took me about an hour.
Once you have gone through the entire exam, make additional passes to address the ones you have marked. Don't spend too long on any one question there either. My 2nd pass, I answered about 2/3 of the ones marked, then I had a small set of questions left where I still wasn't sure, and worked through those much as Deepesh described.
With that approach, I was able to finish with over an hour left. Saving Changes...
Jaydip ChakrabartiConsultant, Supplier Management, B.Eng, PG in Supply Chain, PMP, SAP Certified| Bruce Power, Largest Nuclear Power generating company in North AmericaBrampton, Ontario, Canada
All good suggestions and thanks for that.
Deepesh, I am following PM Prepcast. I can write down the 49 processes and formulas in 3-4 minutes.
I think the issue I noticed and rightly pointed out
a. Spending too much time attempting formula questions & diagram questions ( never did a formula/diagram question wrong )
b. Need faster response to mark & skip long questions
c. Improve reading skills
I am reading PMBok and Any Crowe. Wonder, Rita book will help at this point or confuse more.
If needed delay the exam?
Suggestions, from all, are good skip those you can't answer rapidly.
What is your mother tong? If it is not English, did you consider passing the exam in another language? it might not be a plus, it is your feeling, I pass the exam in English but some of my friends had the exam in French. Saving Changes...
