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...
Saravanan SubramanianPlanning and Schedule Control Manager| ILF Consulting EngineersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Please clarify In the PMP Exam, Out of 4 answers ,Two May Wrong another Two May Correct which is similar. In this case how can we choose the best one?? Saving Changes...
Krishna PakkiProject Services Manager| Rio TintoGilbert, Az, United States
on a lighter note, I would say,
take all inputs above and make your own plan :) you have enough skills to be certified as PMP. right?
if you failed, make sure you capture lessons learned and re-plan. If you passed, make sure you capture lessons learned and apply when planning for a different certification.
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1 reply by Stéphane Parent
Nov 15, 2017 12:27 PM
Stéphane Parent
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... and don't forget to share your lessons learned here for the benefit of other exam candidates.
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Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Nov 15, 2017 12:25 PM
Replying to Krishna Pakki
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on a lighter note, I would say,
take all inputs above and make your own plan :) you have enough skills to be certified as PMP. right?
if you failed, make sure you capture lessons learned and re-plan. If you passed, make sure you capture lessons learned and apply when planning for a different certification.
... and don't forget to share your lessons learned here for the benefit of other exam candidates. Saving Changes...
I passed the PMP exam on my first attempt in October 2017. My advice would be :
understand the material cold , no need to learn by heart. The questions on the exam are such that they require you to think.
Good luck !
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Nov 15, 2017 2:55 PM
Replying to Nenad Pesic
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I passed the PMP exam on my first attempt in October 2017. My advice would be :
understand the material cold , no need to learn by heart. The questions on the exam are such that they require you to think.
Good luck !
Irfat AhmadSenior Sales & Business Transformation Leader| Godfrey Phillips India LtdLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
I passed PMP in October 17. Its all about structured planning, executing the Plan and monitoring your daily performance. While PMBOK guide was a great help , practice sample questions were the real differentiator . Until and unless you put yourself under those grilling questions , your conceptual knowledge doesn't help .
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1 reply by Stéphane Parent
Nov 22, 2017 12:48 PM
Stéphane Parent
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Congratulations, Irfat!
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Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Nov 15, 2017 3:24 PM
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Congrats !
Congratulations, Nenad! Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Nov 22, 2017 12:41 PM
Replying to Irfat Ahmad
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I passed PMP in October 17. Its all about structured planning, executing the Plan and monitoring your daily performance. While PMBOK guide was a great help , practice sample questions were the real differentiator . Until and unless you put yourself under those grilling questions , your conceptual knowledge doesn't help .
Congratulations, Irfat!
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1 reply by Irfat Ahmad
Nov 22, 2017 12:51 PM
Irfat Ahmad
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Thanks Stephane.
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Irfat AhmadSenior Sales & Business Transformation Leader| Godfrey Phillips India LtdLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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