George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
One of the most common questions asked by students, a very useful tactic is the Brain Dump, agree on this?
But not handling well or fail to prepare for the brain dump could cause us stress, even before the test begins.
Give us your input on the questions they posts:
• What is PMP Exam brain dump?
• What formulas do I include in it? What's the typical content?
• How much content to I include? How many pages?
• What If I don't want to use a brain dump?
• How to prepare? Do I need to practice?
• Can I take a pre-prepared Dump with me?
• How much time to I have to fill out the Brain Dump prior to the test?
• Do I just print out some brain dump from I site and memorize that dump?
What we are looking for with this post are just recommendations, we know that "it depends" on each one, but giving a useful advise won't hurt anyone. Saving Changes...
The other things would be different for each, What you feel you have a potential to mix I would say. Saving Changes...
Radhika NamburiAssociate Vice President Site coordinator| Wills Towers Watson CompanyVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
A brain Dump should I feel ideally have the following:
1) Formulae: Total Float, SD, Expected time, CV, SV, CPI, SPI, All formulas of EAC, VAC, TCPI, channels of communication, EMV
2) Definitions such as : rolling wave planning, leads and lags etc.
3)Concepts like: Project characteristics and organization type, change management techniques, Network diagrams, Float or slack etc Saving Changes...
Shiva KProject Team Leader| Worley AustraliaPerth, Western Australia, Australia
I agree with Markus. Well articulated and explained Saving Changes...
Anonymous
I've only done the CAPM cert so far, I jotted down equations quickly before starting the cert (in the 15 minute intro period).
Not that it relates to the braindump but I also drew a grid for how many questions the test had and how many I'd have to get right to get an 80% score. Then I crossed off the boxes as I completed questions "I knew for sure". I've done this for every certification I've taken. Knowing roughly where I stand after going through the test questions, and back through the reviewed questions, keeps me calm when I get down to the questions I am guessing on or unsure about. Saving Changes...
Michael BensonPM III| IndependentBoulder, Co, United States
Brain dump, cheat sheet, it goes by different names... In my case, I memorized one page of formulas and key info items, wrote them on blank paper in the first 8 minutes of the exam, and referred back to the sheet as needed throughout the duration of the exam. That works well for many, and it worked for me. Saving Changes...
Satish SharmaCertified SAP S4Hana 1909 Financials Expert| FreelanceNew Delhi, India
For me brain dump doesn't work, I tend to finish studying the subject till 1 days before the exam and then keep my mind fresh for attempting to answers...off course I take note of crucial formulas and concepts which I crisply read before some time of the exam start date, no last minute mugging. Saving Changes...
Warren HarrisCommercial Operations Manager| Associated Electric Cooperative IncPleasant Hill, Ca, United States
I think the brain dump is extremely useful. I practiced writing it out many times so I could have all the info in front of me when the test began. I included the full knowledge area/process group table, as many inputs and outputs as I could remember, all the formulas for EV, the theories such as Herzberg's, Maslow's, creativity and decision making techniques, risk and opportunity responses, all the things I thought might be on the test. I didn't refer much to it at all during the test. However the time I spent memorizing it, was very valuable. I would not have been able to do as well (Passed!) if I hadn't spent the amount of time writing it all out many times before. Saving Changes...
Anastasia MalievskayaProject Controls Manager| Bluewater Energy Services BVHaarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Sanju RajanService Engineer (Currently Seeking new oppurtunities)| ThyssenKrupp Elevator U.A.E LLCAbu Dhabi, Electra Street, United Arab Emirates
I had passed my PMP exam just 2 days back. I had created a dump sheet with EV formulas, the 47 process sheet that was done during the 15 minute survey. Saving Changes...
