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...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 07, 2016 3:26 AM
Replying to Adil Muhammad
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@Rami - Yes, indeed :)
@Adil: Great, thanks a lot. I will do it later when I finish the book first and if I have any questions I won't hesitate to ask you. Saving Changes...
Adil MuhammadLead Business Analyst/Test Manager| Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi ArabiaHawthorn, Victoria, Australia
@Rami: Please feel free, I will glad to be of some help.
My recommendation would be start answering questions when you ant a change from having spent lot of time reading/studying. The thing about PMP is you need to be in the exam taking mode and what better way than answering questions - use PM Challenge from this website :)
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1 reply by Rami Kaibni
Jan 07, 2016 3:35 AM
Rami Kaibni
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Thanks a lot Adil.
I've completed those 1000 Questions Long time ago - Very Easy and Straight Forward. :D
In simulation exams, if I start I have to finish the 4 hours exam this is why I am waiting till I finish.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 07, 2016 3:31 AM
Replying to Adil Muhammad
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@Rami: Please feel free, I will glad to be of some help.
My recommendation would be start answering questions when you ant a change from having spent lot of time reading/studying. The thing about PMP is you need to be in the exam taking mode and what better way than answering questions - use PM Challenge from this website :)
Thanks a lot Adil.
I've completed those 1000 Questions Long time ago - Very Easy and Straight Forward. :D
In simulation exams, if I start I have to finish the 4 hours exam this is why I am waiting till I finish. Saving Changes...
Ayan Kumar RoyPM I| CognizantKolkata, West Bengal, India
Hi all,
I passed PMP today with Proficient in 2 area.
My tips is relax and keep your nerve during the exam. Though some of the questions are really tricky and test of your understanding of PMBOK concepts. If you have practiced enough mock tests, you will have a real "feel" of the actual tests
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1 reply by Markus Kopko
Jan 07, 2016 9:39 AM
Markus Kopko
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Hello Ayan,
congratulations to this great achievement!
Good way to start 2016! ;)
Regards,
Markus
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Markus KopkoAI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM
AI Coach| PMotion.aiHamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Jan 07, 2016 9:29 AM
Replying to Ayan Kumar Roy
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Hi all,
I passed PMP today with Proficient in 2 area.
My tips is relax and keep your nerve during the exam. Though some of the questions are really tricky and test of your understanding of PMBOK concepts. If you have practiced enough mock tests, you will have a real "feel" of the actual tests
Hello Ayan,
congratulations to this great achievement!
Good way to start 2016! ;)
Regards,
Markus Saving Changes...
Deborah WaitzmanHealthcare Engineer / Architect / PM| Department of Veteran's AffairsWashington, DC, United States
Jan 06, 2016 12:00 PM
Replying to Salah Haswah
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FREE access to PMP course, more than 1000 PMP Exam Practice Questions & SImulators
There is a "Self Enrollment" option that everyone can do:
1. Go to my homepage = https://salahhaswah.coursesites.com 2. Select PMP Course
3. Select "Self-Enroll"
4. Enter Access code "PMPforPASS"
5. Then follow instructions to create your own username and password
6. Once you login the course, go to "Chapters" and you can find all PMP simulators and videos
Thank you very much Salah. It is so kind of you to provide this valuable resource.
Kindest regards,
Debby
Cheers! Saving Changes...
Ruben B ThanarubanHead of Information Technology| Ontario Real Estate AssociationMarkham, Ontario, Canada
Assuming you have sufficient project management experince, if you plan the time you want to spend every week for a period of 2 - 3 months, utilize exam simulators and some guides like Rita's, you should be able to pass the first time. Saving Changes...
Elizabeth McDonaldProgram Manager| San Ysidro Health CenterTemecula, Ca, United States
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:
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