My exam is in 10 days and I am in the practicing phase using Prepcast exam simulators.
I want to know about the passing grade of the PMP exam:
- what is the overall passing grade? 70? 75? 80?
- Should I pass all 5 Processes questions (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing) or it's the overall passing that counts?
- How much should I score on the Prepcast exams to know that I am ready for the PMP exam?
Any input would be much helpful.
Thank you,
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Pranesh PatilProject Co-Ordinator| ASM TechnologiesBangalore, Karnataka, India
Hello Maya,
First of all I must congratulate you on attempting the PMP exam and putting in your hard efforts - yes its not a straight forward exam and I hope you will surely get through. I cleared my PMP exam in Oct 20 will all AT. Let me help answer your questions with help of my experience: 1. There is no such grading system PMP has defined, the overall questions are distributed across different processes as defined in PMBOK and you will need to prepare that your score lies above 75% in all these areas. Securing less in one area might be just ok if you manage to cover it up in other areas - but again I strongly recommend , prepare for the best. Preparing for minimum will land you in failing the PMP. 2.PM Prepcast is something little close to PMP type of questions, again its not the same, but Prepcast gives you the picture of the exam and how you need to manage your time efficiently. I had set my targets to 80% for prepcast until which I had planned not to take up the exam - at the end, Yes - I was able to clear all prepcast exams and averaged out to be 83%. Again solve as many questions as possible, it will make you more confident for the exam. Believe me I had solved atleast 5000 questions before the exam , but still the exam grills you for the first 90 questions and drains your energy. Overall note, understand the concepts - solve questions and the PMP is yours.Good luck!! Saving Changes...
I want to know about the passing grade of the PMP exam:
- what is the overall passing grade? 70? 75? 80?
= PMI has not released the passing grade. Someone say that it is about 6x.
- Should I pass all 5 Processes questions (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing) or it's the overall passing that counts?
= No. Count on Overall but different process have different weight.
- How much should I score on the Prepcast exams to know that I am ready for the PMP exam?
= Above 80% is petty safe. The real exam is more difficult than the Prepcast. I got 80% in Prepcast but only barely meet the "Above Target" in real exam. There are four grade in the exam. "Need Improvement","Below Target" , "Target" and "Above Target". You will get a pass if your rating is "Target" or "Above Target". Saving Changes...
I wish you all the best of luck for passing your exam!
1) PMI has never realised a passing grade/ mark required. When I was preparing for my exam, i aimed to get over 80% on all of my prep exams.
2) As Wai Kit has said: You need to count on all of the sections but there are different weights attached.
3) Prepcast: I would try and get above 85% personally but you need to realise that all of the prep exams out there do not reflect the *actual* questions on the exam. They are similar to the ones you may see. It would be a good idea to try and find as many different mock exams as possible so that you can be fully familiar with the different wording/questions that you may see.
My personal goal for preparing for the exam was as follows:
- Make sure that I had done several practice exams of a similar duration to make sure that I could be aware of what an exam for that long feels like
- Get at least 80-85% on every mock exam
- Identify all of my weak areas and really focus on bringing those up to a good level.
I attained a PMP and PMI-ACP this year. I don't have anything to add to the previous comments on the exam-outline (indeed, check the PMI website).
A very personal remark. I passed the exams based on a combination of professional experience, formal eduction,the PMBOK guide, scrum guides, etc. Don't focus too much on the mock exams. Take one or two to get an idea about the intensity and duration of the exam. The rest of the time I used to challenge myself with questions like 'how would I do my current job differently?'. The exam test your 'project acumen', so you better be prepared for it.
