Passed PMP Exam (a few insights included)

Jessica Hogue Project Scheduler| Babcock Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Excited to say I passed the PMP exam this morning (did it in less than 3 hours).
Insights:
1. Ensure you test your system. I had taken then CAPM back in May 2020 (this year) and Windows 7 was support; however, I tested my computer last night and the exam was no longer supported under the old Windows, so I was franticly bought and downloaded Windows 10 last night (took over 2 hours and caused me a lot of stress).
2. Don't study the day before the exam
3. This worked for me - I briefly reviewed my notes an hour before the exam (since I was writing it at 8:15am) I wanted to 'warm-up' my brain.
4. I did 4 mock exams (and the last one was a week before my exam). I do not recommend doing a mock within a week of the exam - you should focus on reviewing and re-ensuring your knowledge
Good luck to everyone seeking to write their exams.

Posted: Dec 28, 2020 12:51 PM (Updated by author: Dec 29, 2020 9:03 AM)

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Lilian Seow Intracorp Projects Ltd. British Columbia, Canada

Congratulations Jessica.
Which 4 mock-up exams did you use?
Did the new additional topics include in your exam?
Thanks

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Jan 02, 2021 2:57 PM

Jessica Hogue

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Hi Lilian - I did the 2020 exam. I used the KnowledgeHut free exam, Rita Mulcahy end of chapter questions, Andrew Rmdayal PMP Exam Prep book (it has over 600 questions) and a few online free ones as well as some free apps on my phone.
I'm unsure what you mean by new additional topics, but if you're referring to the 50% Agile, that was not the case with the 2020 exam, that was/is implemented for the 2021 exam.

Posted: Jan 2, 2021 5:19 AM

Jessica Hogue Project Scheduler| Babcock Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Jan 02, 2021 5:19 AM

Replying to Lilian Seow

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Congratulations Jessica.
Which 4 mock-up exams did you use?
Did the new additional topics include in your exam?
Thanks

Posted: Jan 2, 2021 2:57 PM

LANRE G. OFERE Project Management, Service Delivery Lead| freelance Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Congratulations Jessica

Posted: Jan 2, 2021 4:35 PM

Mushtaq Abdulrahimzai SWIS| Surrey Schools District 36 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

congratulation, a very tough exam ever i seen, but it is good you passed it.

I faced a lot of problems when I give the online exam but finally passed on my 4th attempt.

Posted: Jan 3, 2021 2:53 AM

Becky Watson Twickenham, Eng, United Kingdom

I passed too.
I am exhausted; to avoid conflicts with family arrangements I scheduled my exam for a 0415 kick off (yes, morning). The online proctor was courteous. I had 2 instances of wifi failure which sent me into a panic each time (I am still shaking) but fortunately I managed to reconnect it really quickly (I had no option for the fixed cable but if YOU do then I recommend it).
The 180 question exam is split 60/60/60 with 10 minute optional breaks in between.
I marked a lot of questions for review and ended the exam with about 15 mins to spare.
Apparently it can take up to 3 days for PMI to send you a detailed breakdown of performance - the end message I saw on the screen today was simply congrats you passed.
Good luck to all the aspirants - and don't be afraid of the new format.

Posted: Jan 4, 2021 3:35 AM

Daniel King Senior Project/Solution Manager| Norlys København, Denmark

That was awesome, congratulations Jessica!

Posted: Jan 4, 2021 9:28 AM

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