Dear Friends.
How its difficult to pass the exam by self study?
how much self study needs?
PMbok5th edition and Rita 8th edition are enough?
thanks Saving Changes...
Sean FullerTechnical Account Manager| ECX Systems, LLCTyler, Tx, United States
I agree with John Kastler and Markus Klein but I would caution you to use at least one commercial practice exam simulator because they will be the most accurate example of taking the real test and will have the most reliable answers. Be careful with the sample questions you find that don''t come from a commercial practice test simulator because I found many of their answers to be incorrect but the process of double-checking their answers became a good study practice for me. Saving Changes...
Markus KopkoAI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM
AI Coach| PMotion.aiHamburg, Hamburg, Germany
@Sean: You are absolutly right and i would underline that in thick. That is exactly the reason i recommonded the pmprepcast simulator, cause it is a professionell one ... ;) Saving Changes...
John KastlerPrincipal Project Manager| National GridCicero, Ny, United States
The primary one I used had a lot of incorrect answers and other technical problems. The tone of many of the questions was different than that used on the actual test. I used about 3 different sources and was able to recognize the issue and address it in my preparation. These sample tests really help to build confidence in taking the actual test. Saving Changes...
Yes Darush, you can successfully pass the exam by self study, I did it. It requires a lot of discipline. I used the PMBOK, Rita Mulcahy Exam Prep also the Velociteach All in One Exam PMP Prep Kit. This exam kit had a lot of simulation practice exams which was very helpful. Study the PMBOK and Rita, you will be able to handle the exam. Practicing of the simulation exam is key. Best of luck Darush! Saving Changes...
One of the things that helps is making charts with the help of the PMBOK contents.
I remember to chart inputs and outputs for each knowledge area and the tools thereof.
It might be little bit of an issue to remember facts, especially for the direct questions unless you develop a logical chain of thoughts relating them.
Rita''s book is something that should help you towards forming that logical chain and this should make the process of passing the exam more interesting rather than a challenge. Saving Changes...
In my opinion the difficulty depends on your experience in the field of project management.
I have a friend with over 7 years experience in project management who passed the exam in "Moderate Proficiency" in all processes.
He read Rita 8th edition only once (minus two chapters). Took a mock test a day before his exam (where he scored 61% -BAD score) pmstudy.com
His view on his performance is that he spent good time on "Project Management Framework", "Project Management Processes" and "Integration Management". That makes chapter 2 to 4 of Rita 8th edition.
The language also matters in which you are taking the exam. There are questions where phrases are mixed and if you are taking exam in English with problem in understanding then we have a problem. Saving Changes...
My friend also mentioned that he didn''t spend time memorizing inputs and outputs or the mapping of knowledge areas and processes.
If you know project management, you only need to know the terms associated to a given process by PMI. There are many things you do as a routine. Find out their names given by PMI and understand it. Saving Changes...
Markus KopkoAI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM
AI Coach| PMotion.aiHamburg, Hamburg, Germany
@Khawaja
No offense! ... but i would like to contradict a bit.
Well, yes it may be working here and there to give it a shot espacially if you have some experience (and since thousands of hours of pm experince is a application requirement, there should be some experience allways, right?) but that is imho NOT a professional approach.
And the experience also could be kind of missleading in the exam since you didn''t know the PMI-isms and theire point of view, like you mentioned already.
Well, if the goal is just to receive the certificate, cause it may be mandatory for the new job or whatever, thats ok.
But if the goal is to become a real professional PM and to understand the PMI standard and the PMBoK Guide and to help the PM community and field to get a bit better ... well, than you should take the PMP certification (and all the other PMI certifications also) really serious and you should take a professional approach to gain it, cause you did not just learn for the certification, you will learn to become a btter PM and to do a more professional job in the future, right?
Here are some may be helpful links regarding this:
PMBOK Knowledge Areas for Project Management Guide 5th Edition - Process Groups and Processes - The Complete Guide
http://wren.cf/7r
Always use the PMBoK Guide’s approach, when answering PMP Exam (sample) questions:
? http://wren.cf/68
And yes, i agree ... it is NOT necessary to remember all the more than 600 ITTO''s ... but it is necessary to understand how the PM processes flows are, how they work and how they are interrelated, so here is another link about this topic:
The Complete Guide to PMP ITTO (Inputs, Tools, Techniques and Outputs)
http://wren.cf/81
