saurabh mahajanPMP, ITIL, PRINCE2| vodafonePune, Maharashtra, India
I agree with Mounir.
Just to re-iterate, having good explanation while selecting the answer is important. That shows your understanding of the PM concepts. This will surely and 100% help you pass PMP. Saving Changes...
Partha S. Ghose, PMPDirector - Projects| Kalyani Steels LimitedNavi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
It is not the number. One should go on attempting until a score of 75 to 85% is scored in a set of 200 questions or so, two to three times in a row. Depending on preparation, it may be 1200 to 1500 questions, I feel.
saurabh mahajanPMP, ITIL, PRINCE2| vodafonePune, Maharashtra, India
But does the level of questions you are attempting also matter ?
becasue scoring 75%+ on simple and straight forwards questions during practice is very easy. But real exam questions are tricky. Also sitting at a stretch for 4 hours in practice exam also need efforts.
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2 replies by George Lewis and Markus Kopko
Jun 10, 2016 2:29 AM
Markus Kopko
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good point saurabh,
that is one good reason (next to some more) for using a professional online exam simulator, where you are allowed to SIMULATE exam circumstances. And they do also have a good mix of some easy and also some more tricky questions, just like in the real exam.
If someone needs recommendations including discounts just drop me a note.
Regards,
Markus
Jun 10, 2016 6:49 AM
George Lewis
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Saurabh - So I guess you wouldn't want to answer this question and the poll? They are three different questions.
Markus KopkoAI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM
AI Coach| PMotion.aiHamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Jun 10, 2016 1:36 AM
Replying to saurabh mahajan
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But does the level of questions you are attempting also matter ?
becasue scoring 75%+ on simple and straight forwards questions during practice is very easy. But real exam questions are tricky. Also sitting at a stretch for 4 hours in practice exam also need efforts.
good point saurabh,
that is one good reason (next to some more) for using a professional online exam simulator, where you are allowed to SIMULATE exam circumstances. And they do also have a good mix of some easy and also some more tricky questions, just like in the real exam.
If someone needs recommendations including discounts just drop me a note.
Regards,
Markus Saving Changes...
George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
Jun 10, 2016 1:36 AM
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But does the level of questions you are attempting also matter ?
becasue scoring 75%+ on simple and straight forwards questions during practice is very easy. But real exam questions are tricky. Also sitting at a stretch for 4 hours in practice exam also need efforts.
Saurabh - So I guess you wouldn't want to answer this question and the poll? They are three different questions.
George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
Jun 10, 2016 12:22 AM
Replying to Partha S. Ghose, PMP
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It is not the number. One should go on attempting until a score of 75 to 85% is scored in a set of 200 questions or so, two to three times in a row. Depending on preparation, it may be 1200 to 1500 questions, I feel.
Faisal MahmoodSenior Manager| OZ Digital Consulting.Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
It is all about how long it takes to clear your concepts. If you have achieved clarity about PMBOK standards and how they may tackle you during the exam then you are good to go to take the exam with less than 1000 mock questions attempted. Key is to identify what went wrong for each wrongly answered question and clear your concept. Saving Changes...
It's really how you use the tests themselves, and the order of operations. Bad tests have given people too much or too little confidence or worse led them straight down the wrong path.
I've found social scientists across disciplines generally base their tests and measures against three criteria. The simulation test has to be: Relevant - based on current standards. High quality - bad information is worse than good information missed. Highly Diverse - if the test bank has few questions, then you are only learning that simulator, not the principles of (in this case) the PMBOK.
Then (the tests) should serve as more of a study guide than a readiness guide. I used a simulator two times. Once to probe weak areas and study, then a second time to ensure I had shored up weak areas. I would have kept going that way, but the second round went well so I spent more time in study leading up to testing day. Saving Changes...
Passing the PMP Exam is not determined by the percentage of questions you answer correctly, but it is calculated using a psychometric analysis.
It does not make any difference if you score high in 80s and low in 60s, or how many questions you attempt. What if, even after attempting thousands of questions your score is not up to expectation?
Practice questions for better understanding of the subject, and not for judging yourself for exam readiness.
John Caron, MBA, PMP, CSMVP - Technology Project Solutions Consultant| Bank of AmericaJacksonville, Fl, United States
Mounir summarized this question well and there is another variable. Some mock exams are easy and others difficult (in the eyes of the same tester) thus, one will here 75% on this exam is a passing score while 85% on this other one is passing. Saving Changes...
