How to deal with the overwhelming amount of information you have to know/remember for the PMP exam?

Hi Amanda , just stick to the PMBOK guide and clarify any concepts using the RITA guide additionally, no need to memorise all the ITTOs understand the logic, also do your mock exams only after you are confident enough. Do connect up for any doubts, ATB

Thanks for this Post. I just started studying this past week and also feel overwhelmed and a bit nervous on how to move forward. I am going through the PMBOK at the moment and then plan to review Rita's Guide. Is attending a BootCamp recommended? The ones I have found are expensive and I want to make sure it's worth it.

Hello Amanda,

First of all, a great step in choosing project management as a career.

Now, I can see that few experts have already shared their experience and suggestions above, however, I thought of sharing few tips which I followed when I was preparing for the certification.

I would recommend the following things:

- Stick to 1-book. There is no limit of articles, books, videos, tutorials, etc. on the internet for preparation. The more you read from different sources, the more confused you will be. I bought "Rita Mulcahy" and concentrated on it only;

- Don't try to learn things, try to understand them. This is not an exam where you can mug-up things and clear them easily. This exam will test your understanding of concepts, and not the capacity of remembering things. Of-course, formulas, and Knowledge Areas & Processes Groups need to be remembered, but then, the rest of the things can be connected. Again, Rita's book tells you the points to remember for the exam.

- I read the complete book 4 times. Yes, I read it again and again. The source was always the same, hence I was able to understand the concepts deeply. Also, I was able to link it with my daily work, with examples and situations I used to face. This reduced the things to be remembered, and over a period of time, things started making sense to me.

- Once you are done with the course, complete the exercises mentioned in the book at least twice. You should know what are your gaps, then only you can work on them.

- Once you are done with all the above steps, take some online tests which help you prepare and simulate for the exam. These tests will check your 4-hours of concentration and patience and whether are you able to sit so long for the exam.

- These tests will help you uncover your gaps, and will reduce the things to be revised and studied again and again. This will narrow down the things to be focused more.

Hope it helps.

Feel free to connect in case of any queries.

Cheers :D

Hello Amanda,

First of all, a great step in choosing project management as a career.

Now, I can see that few experts have already shared their experience and suggestions above, however, I thought of sharing few tips which I followed when I was preparing for the certification.

I would recommend the following things:

- Stick to 1-book. There is no limit of articles, books, videos, tutorials, etc. on the internet for preparation. The more you read from different sources, the more confused you will be. I bought "Rita Mulcahy" and concentrated on it only;

- Don't try to learn things, try to understand them. This is not an exam where you can mug-up things and clear them easily. This exam will test your understanding of concepts, and not the capacity of remembering things. Of-course, formulas, and Knowledge Areas & Processes Groups need to be remembered, but then, the rest of the things can be connected. Again, Rita's book tells you the points to remember for the exam.

- I read the complete book 4 times. Yes, I read it again and again. The source was always the same, hence I was able to understand the concepts deeply. Also, I was able to link it with my daily work, with examples and situations I used to face. This reduced the things to be remembered, and over a period of time, things started making sense to me.

- Once you are done with the course, complete the exercises mentioned in the book at least twice. You should know what are your gaps, then only you can work on them.

- Once you are done with all the above steps, take some online tests which help you prepare and simulate for the exam. These tests will check your 4-hours of concentration and patience and whether are you able to sit so long for the exam.

- These tests will help you uncover your gaps, and will reduce the things to be revised and studied again and again. This will narrow down the things to be focused more.

Hope it helps.

Feel free to connect in case of any queries.

Cheers :D