Latricia Earle MBA MPMConsultant with Project Management experience| PMP Preparation, Facilitator and MentorMaryland, United States
Greetings to you, I am a Project Manager in Training. Please share with me the best way to study for the PMP Exam. Thank you so very much. Take care. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Latricia, here is what I suggest you do (This is my own personal recommendation):
1) Read through the Exam Content Outline (ECO), PMBOK 6th Edition (Including the Agile Extension as lots of questions are Agile / Hybrid based) and then read the PMBOK 7th edition. I believe both editions are relevant to the exam.
2) Go through Rita Mulchay’s Exam Prep book, I think its 11th edition now, but double check. This is one of the best resources for exam preparation.
3) After you are done, purchase the Simulator Package through PM Prep Cast and practice as much as you can. This is a great simulator and resource for questions that mimic the real exam.
4) If you want a course to fulfill your 35 Hours then check Joseph Phillips on Udemy. He is a PMI ATP and great instructor or check out PMI's self-paced course in the PMI Store.
Hope this helps - Let me know if you have further questions - Good Luck!
It really depends on your current knowledge level. If you have been in PM for many years and just looking to get the certification, then a lot of the theory is not new and you need to focus on how PMI organizes the knowledge and effective test taking skills. If you are relatively new to structured PM, then understanding the theory should be a bigger focus because understanding the Why makes it a lot easier to pick the best answer in many different situational type questions.
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Mar 02, 2024 5:20 PM
Latricia Earle MBA MPM
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Thank you very much for the reply
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Latricia Earle MBA MPMConsultant with Project Management experience| PMP Preparation, Facilitator and MentorMaryland, United States
Mar 02, 2024 1:25 PM
Replying to Rami Kaibni
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Latricia, here is what I suggest you do (This is my own personal recommendation):
1) Read through the Exam Content Outline (ECO), PMBOK 6th Edition (Including the Agile Extension as lots of questions are Agile / Hybrid based) and then read the PMBOK 7th edition. I believe both editions are relevant to the exam.
2) Go through Rita Mulchay’s Exam Prep book, I think its 11th edition now, but double check. This is one of the best resources for exam preparation.
3) After you are done, purchase the Simulator Package through PM Prep Cast and practice as much as you can. This is a great simulator and resource for questions that mimic the real exam.
4) If you want a course to fulfill your 35 Hours then check Joseph Phillips on Udemy. He is a PMI ATP and great instructor or check out PMI's self-paced course in the PMI Store.
Hope this helps - Let me know if you have further questions - Good Luck!
Thank you very much for sharing. Saving Changes...
Latricia Earle MBA MPMConsultant with Project Management experience| PMP Preparation, Facilitator and MentorMaryland, United States
Mar 02, 2024 2:06 PM
Replying to Keith Novak
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It really depends on your current knowledge level. If you have been in PM for many years and just looking to get the certification, then a lot of the theory is not new and you need to focus on how PMI organizes the knowledge and effective test taking skills. If you are relatively new to structured PM, then understanding the theory should be a bigger focus because understanding the Why makes it a lot easier to pick the best answer in many different situational type questions.
Thank you very much for the reply Saving Changes...
Financial Management Specialist | US Peace CorpsYaounde, Centre, Cameroon
Drill yourself with mock questions...
it's quite helpful Saving Changes...
Donna Harvin-GrahamDirector, Financial Processes & Systems| American Psychological AssociationWashington, DC, United States
I looked around for a lot of resources to prepare and I believe they all contributed to helping me to score above target. Here is what was in my tool belt:
1) I took Andrew Ramdayal's PMP course on Udemy,
2) Purchased and reviewed Andrew's book "PMP Exam Prep Simplified"
3) Used PMI's Study Hall for the content and sample tests/exams, and
4) Viewed David McLachlan's YouTube videos on various exam questions.
I cannot express how helpful these tools were for me. Saving Changes...
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