Rebecca BraglioCommunity Engagement Specialist II| Project Management InstituteNewtown Square, Pa, United States
Have you taken the exam? Passed? Failed? Failed and then passed?
Help out a fellow project manager and post your tip on studying for and taking the exam. Here are some we''ve gathered from members so far:
J.l Laroche: Try not to try to absorb all the PMBOK content by heart, focus on the main stream of processes and knowledge, the tools and the results and you will be fine don''t worry. remember to get first through all questions, answering the evident ones and flagging the others and then get back to the flagged ones, and think of it, even if you''re unsure of the answer, always, always pick one, if you''re wrong you will not loose points and you have 1 on 4 chances to get it good...
M. Hartsough: When reviewing those questions you flagged, don''t start second-guessing yourself. IMO, in all probability your initial answer was correct. Don''t change your original answers unless you definitely found a better one. Remember to answer from the "PMI Perspective". The PMI Perspective isn''t necessarily how you or your organization manages projects.
F. McCaskell: take a break every 50 questions - no matter if you don''t think you need it. This will prevent you from being burned out at the end.
C.Tong: don''t think the exam is easy or you won''t prepare yourself well Saving Changes...
Krishna PakkiProject Services Manager| Rio TintoGilbert, Az, United States
Being focused for the duration of the exam is critical, especially when you are reading lengthy questions. Use first 15 min of the exam to familiarize yourself with system and your surroundings. Also, if you want to write down any key points for yourself.
You are going to be a certified PMP, what could i suggest, you would have planned your project (PMP Exam) before entering to exam hall for execution. Saving Changes...
Krishna PakkiProject Services Manager| Rio TintoGilbert, Az, United States
Dec 07, 2015 4:27 AM
Replying to Markus Kopko
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@Chintan:
You do provide some valuable tipps, like the previous poster also, but there is one thing i like kind to disagree.
It si about your second point regarding the ITTO''s.
I know that this is broadly discussed out there and there are a lot of sources which recommend to train and memorize all the ITTO''s by heart.
But that is exactly what i do disagree about. Imho it is just not necessary and a huge waste of time and ressources just to try.
There are more than 600 ITTO''s related to all the 47 PM processes and i would say it is nearly impossible for 99% o the aspirants to memorize them.
But just more important, it is simply not necessary.
I did the exam back in august this year and i can''t remember not a single question which has asked for an ITTO directly, not one.
And in addition i would say, if you have learned about all the processes and if you have UNDERSTANd how they work and how they are interrelated, than the ITTO''s are coming by nature.
However, for all who are asking themselves if they should learn the ITTO''s by hear or not i would like to recommend this article here:
Cant agree with you more. if one has the right experience and knowledge, he/she shouldn't worry about memorizing ITTRs. Saving Changes...
Hatem HaffarProject Manager| Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesPulman, Wa, United States
Jun 20, 2017 11:21 AM
Replying to Michael Adams
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Hatem, I'm sorry you failed the exam. I failed my first attempt as well. On your report, there should be areas indicating the specific topics that you performed poorly on.
Those questions can definitely be tricky. There may be two or three correct answers, and in order to get credit on the question, you have to select the most correct answer.
My recommendation would be to take a lot of practice exams and get a sense of the sorts of questions that will be asked. If you know the material pretty well now, I'd suggest finding practice questions and practice exams on google and going over those repeatedly. If you get an answer wrong, make sure to stop and understand exactly why the answer you selected wasn't the correct (or most correct) answer.
Here are some links from a quora post...
Here are my picks from experience:
If you want an unlimited number of free PMP Mock Tests that can save you some serious cash without compromising on quality, you should try PMP Practice tests from Exam Central
http://www.examcentral.net/pmp/pmp-practice-exam
Another good quality free full length test you should try is the Practice Test from Head First Labs (It is only moderately challenging but will still be worth your your time)
http://www.headfirstlabs.com/PMP/free_exam/
Thank you for the references Micheal.
I will take with your suggestion for practicing only without reading again.
I will let you know if I pass it next time hopefully Saving Changes...
I passed my PMP yesterday at first attempt (10th July 2017) Thank u all for valuable support... Special Thanks to Simplilearn and Rita
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1 reply by Stéphane Parent
Jul 11, 2017 10:32 AM
Stéphane Parent
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Congratulations, Sulaiman! Feel free to share your lessons learned with the community.
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Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Jul 11, 2017 10:16 AM
Replying to Sulaiman Sakkeer Hussain
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I passed my PMP yesterday at first attempt (10th July 2017) Thank u all for valuable support... Special Thanks to Simplilearn and Rita
Congratulations, Sulaiman! Feel free to share your lessons learned with the community. Saving Changes...
Sameer RaneArchitecture and Engineering Lead| PepsiCoMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Dec 07, 2015 4:20 AM
Replying to Markus Kopko
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Hi Rebecca,
thx for asking. We just created a website espacially for guys like your feloow PM and for all actual and upcoming PMP aspirants out there.
Please check out
www.projectmanagement.plus
where you can find all the informations needed. YOu will find also a community of PMP aspirants and already PMP''s who are willing to help you with PMP preparation and all the questions and problems which may appear.
For instance you can find there not only this complete guide:
? The Complete Guide To “How To Get PMP Certification” ?:
? http://wren.cf/5c
but also many more.
In addition i would say to create a personal study plan may be essential to succeed:
? Creating Your PMP Study Plan - The Complete Guide ?
? http://wren.cf/5z
We are planning to provide a study plan online which will be customizable to everyones own preferences, but this is a future feature ...
Lastly i would like to refer to our blog here on pm.com, published a few days ago about the 12 most relevant prep materials as a guideline:
Please don''t hesitate to ask any further questions.
Regards,
Markus
www.projectmanagement.plus
Amzing Stuff Markus. It definitely charged me up to start preparation to take up the exam. thanks for sharing it.
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1 reply by Markus Kopko
Jul 12, 2017 2:58 AM
Markus Kopko
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Thank you Sameer.
Meanwhile we have conducted a "Project Managers PMP Exam Prep guidance" - program for all new PMP aspirants (and for already PMPs also, since we have included a guide on how to maintain the PMP credentials proper).
This guide works like a "red line" through the PMP preparations from the very beginning till sucess and best is, it is free.
Markus KopkoAI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM
AI Coach| PMotion.aiHamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Jul 12, 2017 12:58 AM
Replying to Sameer Rane
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Amzing Stuff Markus. It definitely charged me up to start preparation to take up the exam. thanks for sharing it.
Thank you Sameer.
Meanwhile we have conducted a "Project Managers PMP Exam Prep guidance" - program for all new PMP aspirants (and for already PMPs also, since we have included a guide on how to maintain the PMP credentials proper).
This guide works like a "red line" through the PMP preparations from the very beginning till sucess and best is, it is free.
2 proficients and 3 moderately prof., passed on my 1st try.
Studied for about 3 months straight. Dedicated lots of time to it so I could learn PM inside and out.
I took 2 courses, 1 on Simplilearn, and 1 by Joseph Philips on Udemy.
I also read the PMBOK in between courses.
I did about 1000 mock exam questions too and utilized PMP iPhone apps.
Well worth the experience! :) Best of luck! Saving Changes...
Meanwhile we have conducted a "Project Managers PMP Exam Prep guidance" - program for all new PMP aspirants (and for already PMPs also, since we have included a guide on how to maintain the PMP credentials proper).
This guide works like a "red line" through the PMP preparations from the very beginning till sucess and best is, it is free.
I just tried to pay $10 the entire site went down after it confirmed the PayPal transaction Saving Changes...
Sisca YuliharyaniSr. PM Consultant | Chief Strategy Officer| IndonesiaBandung, West Java, Indonesia
I took PMP course (in December 2013). The provider of that course is REP . Because my company still didn't have the planning to make those course participants to take the PMP exam at that year, i did the exam in January 2015 (my company pay it). The result was I passed the exam on the first attempt.
Since the course and the exam day is very far, i did self study by reading and understanding PMBOK. I did exam preparation mockup once to twice in a week for about 4 months for each knowledge area and i did full exam preparation mockup in the weekend for 2 months. When the result was 75-80, i feel so confident that i would pass the PMP exam and gladly, it happen! Saving Changes...