Hi - I have taken the PMP exam twice already and really thought I was prepared. I studied for several months and memorized pretty much all the content. I was confident going into the exam and during it as well. Having not passed twice already it makes me re-think my approach and see if there's other help out there. Does anyone have any recommendations? Especially around the what if scenario questions, those seem to be the hardest.
Work through Rita’s book
Understand your failures
Do less memorizing and more understanding
Take as many practice tests as you can
Play PM WAR with me and if you win, then go to the exam :)
Good Luck
Great tips! Rita's book helped me a lot to pass my exam.
Understand how everything is linked together rather than memorizing. Saving Changes...
Mansoor MustafaSenior PM| Government DepartmentRawalpindi Punjab, Pakistan
Don't dis heart. Some time it happen but continuous effort make you successful Saving Changes...
Make sure you understand, that prevent memory lost during exam. Memorized is not a solution, already mention by many.
Why something is before or an input to something else?
Most of what is in the PMBOK or PMP exam can be learn (understand ) and don't need to be memorized.
Good exam practice, also stated before Saving Changes...
Steve NihiPM Specialist| Sellafield LimitedManchester, United Kingdom
Practice! practice!! practice!!! Follow Eduard and Sergio's suggestions. Attain above 80% in practice to boost confidence before the exam. Rita's book is a good reference.
Absolute respect for seeking help and opinion of how to progress...
Very best of luck Daryn. Saving Changes...
Imtiyaz Khan, PMPIT Retail Consumer Finance Solutions Manager| Abu Dhabi Islamic BankDubai, United Arab Emirates
Hi Daryn,
Theoratically pmp will not make value if it is not followed conceptually and practicaly. I would advise to read Rira's book atleast 3 times, practice questionnaires. On top of this get simulator which will help u alot. Do not refer any notes a day b4 exam. Relax yourself too much stress will eventually affect your thinking. I also recommend you to go through questionnaires available on pmi.org site. The more ypu practice the more u confident.
I wish all the best.
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Kiona AssingAirports Authority of Trinidad and TobagoArima, Trinidad and Tobago
Firstly, Congratulations on having the strength of character to not only persevere but to ask for help.
That same approach of reviewing your methodology is what you should use for the what if questions. Always review what the Project Manage did and could have done better. So if the questions asks what is the first step that should be done in a situation, the first step should be to review the process the project manager used for flaws before any other step.
So if it's a communication issue, the first step would be to review the communication process used, was the most appropriate tool used (email, verbal, etc.), was the method for communicating effective (push/pull communication). Similarly if it is an issue with quality control and the process was followed, before assuming that the error would have been due to poor workmanship or equipment failure or any such thing, look at the process used for the quality control, was something inadvertently omitted, was there a more effective process that could have been utilized, etc.
As stated above, don't try to memorize, try to be very clear on the reasoning behind each step.
And the Rita is a lifesaver for the exam.
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LORI WILSONRETIRED - Technical Project Manager| RETIRED - LifePoint HealthClarkston, Wa, United States
Daryn - Keep trying, it is worth the effort/time/training. You can do this! Saving Changes...
