Question-driven exam preparation

Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada

I passed the PMI-ACP this morning in the comfort of my basement. (It sure beats driving four hours to a test centre.)

For my fourth PMI certification, I decided it would be appropriate to try an agile approach to the exam preparation. Like test-driven development, I chose to work backward.

I purchased 500 ACP questions and worked my way through each one. When anything was unsure, I would research the question and its answer.

This allowed me to focus on areas where I was weaker and spend little to no time on the areas I was stronger.

The risk with this approach is the same as with TDD: I may not have sufficient coverage to cover all bases. (In TDD, a defect is only a missed test case.)

What do you think of such an approach to learning? Are there any other pitfalls?

Posted: Feb 23, 2020 1:27 PM

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Rami Kaibni

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

Feb 24, 2020 12:57 PM

Replying to Stéphane Parent

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It was provided by Ucertify, Rami. I would only recommend Ucertify and this approach to someone who already has a good base and can put up with idiosyncrasies and typos.

I hear you, thank you Stephane.

Posted: Feb 24, 2020 12:59 PM

Marcus Udokang Project Manager| Aivaz Consulting Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Perhaps a form of reverse engineering. It's all about saving time. Sounds like an efficient way of studying, particularly if it brought you positive results.

Posted: Aug 12, 2020 3:00 AM

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