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...
Devyani MehtaArtwork Project Manager| HaleonPlainsboro, Nj, United States
Mar 26, 2018 9:16 AM
Replying to Kevin Simmons
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Hello am did not pass my PMP exam can someone help me find example question to help me prepare and pass
Hi Kevin sorry to hear but keep at it. I just passed mine on Friday. It is a hard exam. Just knowing your material is not enough I felt. You also need to be a good test taker. I found out that I am a slow reader so I took my instructors advice and spent goo time on each question and answered it to the best of my ability so I did not have to go back to eat. The 3 pass technique would not have worked for me.
I also found doing as many on line tests as possible helped a lot getting that self confidence.
If you google free PMP exam sample tests, you will find a list of sites offering these test samples - go through as many as you can. I also found the Glossary pages from the PMBOK and the ITTOS helped - loads of questions related to ITTOS! but no calculations luckily.
Good Luck!
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1 reply by Rabiya Haider
Mar 26, 2018 11:19 AM
Rabiya Haider
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Hi Kevin, I'm sorry you didn't pass. I also didn't pass. I was scheduled for the exam on Wednesday, March 21 however due to a snow storm we had it was cancelled. After being so worried that the exam would be re scheduled after the 26 of March we were able to schedule the exam for Sunday. I didn't pass. I ran out of time and rushed though the last 50 questions. Devyani is right, time management is key, I knew the material I was so close to passing. Any advice for anyone would be appreciated. I'm very worried about studying the 6th edition.
Hello can you please help find the question for the PMP Exam
Kevin;
Below are some of the websites I took practice exams on. get sued to the format of the questions and always remember to answer as PMI would have you answer. and ALWAYS choose the BEST answer. All in all I used Rita and PMBOK for reference materials. But I spend time on question after question. All in all I answered well over 3000 questions prior to taking the test.
In the end don't give up and continue in your pursuit. and BEST OF LUCK!!! Saving Changes...
Lakshmikandan GanesanPMP Certified| QD-SBG, PO BOX 19386, Doha-QatarDoha, Doha, Qatar
Just like joined PMP to know about Project Management. Once i started reading it was giving mpre interest to read more and more and deep. Finally i given exam as well. Now i want to implement whatever i learned. But where to start...How to start...dont know.. If any here can assist and guide in implementaion part. Saving Changes...
Rabiya HaiderRegulatory Business Process Manager| Food and Drug AdministrationVa, United States
Mar 26, 2018 9:51 AM
Replying to Devyani Mehta
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Hi Kevin sorry to hear but keep at it. I just passed mine on Friday. It is a hard exam. Just knowing your material is not enough I felt. You also need to be a good test taker. I found out that I am a slow reader so I took my instructors advice and spent goo time on each question and answered it to the best of my ability so I did not have to go back to eat. The 3 pass technique would not have worked for me.
I also found doing as many on line tests as possible helped a lot getting that self confidence.
If you google free PMP exam sample tests, you will find a list of sites offering these test samples - go through as many as you can. I also found the Glossary pages from the PMBOK and the ITTOS helped - loads of questions related to ITTOS! but no calculations luckily.
Good Luck!
Hi Kevin, I'm sorry you didn't pass. I also didn't pass. I was scheduled for the exam on Wednesday, March 21 however due to a snow storm we had it was cancelled. After being so worried that the exam would be re scheduled after the 26 of March we were able to schedule the exam for Sunday. I didn't pass. I ran out of time and rushed though the last 50 questions. Devyani is right, time management is key, I knew the material I was so close to passing. Any advice for anyone would be appreciated. I'm very worried about studying the 6th edition. Saving Changes...
Lakshmikandan GanesanPMP Certified| QD-SBG, PO BOX 19386, Doha-QatarDoha, Doha, Qatar
No need worry first of all. Still you can .
Go through once PMBOK 6ed and understand What are all changes from 5th to 6
Then slowly Start read 6th Ed and understand the new concept. Saving Changes...
Rabiya HaiderRegulatory Business Process Manager| Food and Drug AdministrationVa, United States
Failed PMP for the 2nd time. I plan on sitting for my 3rd and last attempt. I would like suggestions on how to prepare for the 6th edition if possible. (I know it's early) My eligibility period ends June 14 so I need to sit for the exam before then. I ran out of time. I saw that I had 30 minutes to answer 70 questions and I freaked out and my heart started beating quickly, I was skimming questions. I was very close to target passing but unfortunately the last 30 minutes were a deal breaker for me and I didn't pass.
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2 replies by Irtaza Ghafoor and Najam Mumtaz
Mar 26, 2018 4:08 PM
Irtaza Ghafoor
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I have also plan for third attempt but i have time. Just read the article about change. Use the high ranking exam simulator, like http://www.pm-exam-simulator.com/ and so on.
Now i am starting read book(6th) 2 to 3 week and try to understand change(5 to 6)
Mar 29, 2018 11:15 PM
Najam Mumtaz
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It is always disheartening not to be successful in something you worked very hard. But looking at your post I can make it out that you are willing not to give up.
Since Guide to PMBOK 6th edition has gone effective since 26th Mar, you need to focus on the changes first. I have found these two sources to be very effective and comprehensive in understanding the changes:
You have not mentioned in your post that what source you are using to prepare for exam but I recommend RMC solutions, Rita's book is one of the leading source for exam preparation. Moreover their simulation exams are very close to what you encountered in actual exam. Doing 4-5 simulated exam will give you a fair idea about the time you are taking to answer questions. Everyone gets into panic mode once less time is left on clock and more questions needs to be answered. I marked around 20 questions for review which I though would take longer than a minute to read or had long sentences in offered choices. Reading the choices from bottom is also a good way not to skip understanding what exactly has been said.
I hope you don't giveup on the prepration, because you are just few steps away from being certified.
Goodluck...
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Chad ChouinardConstruction Project Manager| Ocean State Job LotMarlborough, Ma, United States
In the Appendix X1 of the PMBOK 5th edition, they provide a list of all the changes made from the 4th edition to the 5th edition. I would assume they would do the same for the 5th to 6th edition. This would give you a high level list of what the updates and/or changes were. I would approach preparation the same way as 5th edition - read the PMBOK, use alternative study aides - Rita books, flashcards,etc. and take many, many practice exams. Take the 200 question and 4 hour exams many times. This will give you an idea on how to pace yourself, if you're a slow reader or have to read the questions 2 or 3 times to determine the question being asked. One should definitely get timing down so you don't go into panic mode. 50 questions per hour or more and you will be able to finish. Also, don't spend a lot of time on questions that you are unsure of. Select an answer, mark it for review, and move on. This will help you stay on your schedule. If you run out of time anyway, at least you'll have a 25% chance at getting the answer correct! Keep at it, don't give up!
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1 reply by Rabiya Haider
Mar 26, 2018 12:23 PM
Rabiya Haider
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Thank you so much.
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Rabiya HaiderRegulatory Business Process Manager| Food and Drug AdministrationVa, United States
Mar 26, 2018 12:05 PM
Replying to Chad Chouinard
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In the Appendix X1 of the PMBOK 5th edition, they provide a list of all the changes made from the 4th edition to the 5th edition. I would assume they would do the same for the 5th to 6th edition. This would give you a high level list of what the updates and/or changes were. I would approach preparation the same way as 5th edition - read the PMBOK, use alternative study aides - Rita books, flashcards,etc. and take many, many practice exams. Take the 200 question and 4 hour exams many times. This will give you an idea on how to pace yourself, if you're a slow reader or have to read the questions 2 or 3 times to determine the question being asked. One should definitely get timing down so you don't go into panic mode. 50 questions per hour or more and you will be able to finish. Also, don't spend a lot of time on questions that you are unsure of. Select an answer, mark it for review, and move on. This will help you stay on your schedule. If you run out of time anyway, at least you'll have a 25% chance at getting the answer correct! Keep at it, don't give up!
Flashcards and formulas. Also, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a great class taught by Joe DeVoss: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joedevoss/. Saving Changes...
I have taken two different certification exams. Honestly, the Risk Management exam was harder than the PMP. The PMP exam can only skim the surface of the knowledge areas, processes, inputs and outputs. The RMP gets down into the weeds of risk management, like all the rest of the single subject exams so you have to know and understand a couple of simple things.
1. Read the question and understand what is really being asked. the answer is what happens next or how did you get here.
2. There are two answers that are usually easy to eliminate.
3. Before you pick your answer read the question again. Saving Changes...
