How many sample questions should a PMP aspirant attempt before the real exam?

Hello George,

there is a thumb rule that you should score 75%+ in every NEW mock exam you take, than there would be a good chance that you are ready to go for it. There is and will be no guarantee at all.

The number of sample questions depends on the already gained skill and knowledge. Sample questions and mock exams should be utilized to figure out where the weak areas are and than focus on them.
So, you have to take sample questions as long as you have a good feeling for all knowledge areas.
Some will need less than 1000 otheres may be need more than 3000 ...
But more important than the number of the sample questions/mock exams is the quality imho.
If you only use free available stuff and maybe even from not so serious resources this could be even counterpproductive ...

My recommondation would be to rely on few really serious resources for free stuff and much better, invest some bucks in one or two professional online simulators where you also be able to really SIMULATE the exam situation.

For free stuff please refer to this guide which contains the best and most popular resources for free available questions:

? PMP Exam Questions - The Complete Guide ?
? http://goo.gl/hGC7bD

Also every PMP aspirant should take at least two (better more) full loaded and full timed mock exams.

A really good (and the omly multilingual) simulator with more than 3.000 high quality sample questions could be find at pmaspire.

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If someone is interested in one of those packages just let me know, i could offer you some discount on them.

Regards,

Markus

Thanks Markus - very nice and detailed explanation.
Please let me know how to avail the discounts in PMASPIRE.com

Some type of scoring algorithm is used on the PMP exam, so there is no set score that you need. It will depend on how you score in each proficiency area. My PMP trainer said I should consistently score better than 80% on tests pulled from a large bank of questions. Also, the good mock test sites (and by "good" I mean "not free") will give you your score by proficiency area, so you know what subject matter you need to focus on.

I'll post a different poll on the recommended score, but the answer here Mojumder is about the minimun number of practice questions you recommend prior to sitting for the real test.

http://www.projectmanagement.com/polls/327...-the-real-exam-

Unfortunately, you ask an unanswerable question. It's like asking "How long does it take to get to London?" No one can answer that question, since it will depend on where you start, what conveyance you use, etc.

I think starting a new poll is a better idea than pursuing this one.

Some type of scoring algorithm is used on the PMP exam, so there is no set score that you need. It will depend on how you score in each proficiency area. My PMP trainer said I should consistently score better than 80% on tests pulled from a large bank of questions. Also, the good mock test sites (and by "good" I mean "not free") will give you your score by proficiency area, so you know what subject matter you need to focus on.