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...
I appreciate your comments and remarks, on how to effectively prepare for the PMP Examination.
Based on the feedback I am receiving, my preparation was inadequate and my results showed.
This time I will sign-up for one of the six weeks PMP Exam review courses being offered.
I have obtained three college and university degrees, and a basic Project Management certification (CIPM) credentials, also, I have worked on large projects for more than 10 yrs..
My individual effort was not sufficient.
There is a common theme from all Certified PMP's who hav given me advice, and that is to, review the PMBOK Guide 2-3 times also, testing simulations after each review, establishing a baseline score and perform iterations of review and testing (go back) until I am able to consistently score in the 80% range.
Further, you are spot on with the Examination Content Outline, fully understanding the referenced materials is a critical task for me.
Although the revised edition has been updated with Agile content, for now it seems that the Examination Content Outline will remain unchanged.
I have just downloaded the PMBOK 6th Edition today. Will have to order the Agile Practice Guide as well.
As I continue with my PMP preparation, I will pot challenges/concerns and I welcome the comments and remarks of all of my future PMP colleagues.
Again thanks for taking the time to post you comments.
Best Regards,
Stan Moss
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1 reply by Ali Shahzad
Apr 13, 2018 3:10 PM
Ali Shahzad
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Dear,
Agile practice guide is provided with PMBOK 6th edition
Could you please provide me tips to pass a new PMP exam based on PMBOK6 which is effective from 26/03/2018.
Thanks in advance for your help. Saving Changes...
Ali ShahzadProject Coordinator - PMO| NCR CorporationKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Apr 02, 2018 10:07 AM
Replying to Stanford Moss
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Hello Tamer,
I appreciate your comments and remarks, on how to effectively prepare for the PMP Examination.
Based on the feedback I am receiving, my preparation was inadequate and my results showed.
This time I will sign-up for one of the six weeks PMP Exam review courses being offered.
I have obtained three college and university degrees, and a basic Project Management certification (CIPM) credentials, also, I have worked on large projects for more than 10 yrs..
My individual effort was not sufficient.
There is a common theme from all Certified PMP's who hav given me advice, and that is to, review the PMBOK Guide 2-3 times also, testing simulations after each review, establishing a baseline score and perform iterations of review and testing (go back) until I am able to consistently score in the 80% range.
Further, you are spot on with the Examination Content Outline, fully understanding the referenced materials is a critical task for me.
Although the revised edition has been updated with Agile content, for now it seems that the Examination Content Outline will remain unchanged.
I have just downloaded the PMBOK 6th Edition today. Will have to order the Agile Practice Guide as well.
As I continue with my PMP preparation, I will pot challenges/concerns and I welcome the comments and remarks of all of my future PMP colleagues.
Again thanks for taking the time to post you comments.
Best Regards,
Stan Moss
Dear,
Agile practice guide is provided with PMBOK 6th edition
You can see at page 796 of your pdf
Regards,
Ali Saving Changes...
Tameera CorporalOwner/ Lead Developer| Accufigures, Inc.Tampa, Fl, United States
Hello Rebecca! I took the PMP exam in 2014 and passed on the first pass. My tips for anyone that are going to take this exam would be to:
-Talk to someone that passed, and someone that failed. Both of these individuals have feedback that will help your succeed.
-Give yourself time. I took 4 months to study for it before I sat down, and I reveiwed my materials 4 times before I sat for the exam.
-Each exam is different,so you want to be as prepared as possible.
-It's ok to be scared, use the fear as fuel to get you through it.
-Use the earbuds at the exam center, it can get loud in there if someone isn't having a great day.
-Trust your judgement. You've studied hard for this thing, don't waste time second guessing yourself! Saving Changes...
Ali ShahzadProject Coordinator - PMO| NCR CorporationKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Hello Everyone,
Did someone attempted PMP Exam from 6th edition yet?
Are we expecting questions from agile practice guide in PMP exam??
Do not beat yourself up if you do not pass the PMP on the first try.
It is extremely rare if it happens.
You ABSOLUTELY need to invest at least a few weeks to prepare for this exam. This isn't something you can cram for the night before.
Some tips:
1.) Use the exam content outline! This is going to be your study guide for the exam. It outlines everything that will be on the test, including percentages of which questions will be in which topics!
2.) Know that these questions are ALL scenario based, PMI doesn't give out percentage scoring, and the exam is graded based on how well you do in each process group area and the subsequent tasks.
3.) Consider adding on a boot camp or an exam prep course -- PMI does not directly offer prep courses but there's a million out there from third parties -- do some research and figure out what works best for you!
Utilize the first 15 minutes which is given to get familiarized with the system to write down all the important formulas/things which you can''t remember for a long time on the paper so that you can free up your mind and concentrate on the questions.
I took my exam a month ago exactly, and that practice was not allowed in my testing center either. I was told that some testing center don't monitor you during the test and you are able to use that practice, but I would not due to being told it is not allowed anymore.
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1 reply by Glynis Turner
Aug 08, 2018 8:27 PM
Glynis Turner
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I took it 8/4/18 in MD and was able to. Using the 1st minutes of the exam to do a dump was reiterated to us constantly in the boot camp I took.
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Juan Carlos LondoñoProfesional de Gestión de Tecnologías| Metro de MedellínBello, Antioquia, Colombia
Mar 29, 2018 11:15 PM
Replying to 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.
