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PMP Exam - 6 Weeks Study Plan - Kindly advice

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Navdeep Singh Sethi Lead Technical Programme Manager| Tesco Bengaluru Private Limited Bangalore, Karnataka, India
I am 6 weeks away from my PMP exam, below are the approach taken so far, Kindly suggest a way forward.

1.Completed studying PMBOK – 5th Edition
2.Completed studying Rita – PMP – 8th Edition
3.Mock exam – free question from PMP PrepCast – 72%
4.Mock exam – free questions from PMware – 75%

Study Plan
1.Mock Exam of Rita book (after each chapter)
2.Mock Exam of PMP PrepCast – purchased an online mock simulator – 1800 questions
3.Study – Glossary, Integration Management & Risk Management of PMBOK – 5th edition – weak area
4.Study ITTO’s – weak area

Kindly suggest a way forward, Am I on a right track or something need to be improved.
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Navdeep Singh Sethi Lead Technical Programme Manager| Tesco Bengaluru Private Limited Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Jun 28, 2017 5:55 AM
Replying to Drew Craig
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I agree with my colleagues. Analyze and reinforce your weak areas. Other than that, you're plan seems good. As Ramachadran stated, do not put too much emphasis on mock exams (seems like you have considered this)

I found that I could only truly focus for so long when studying. To get the most out of it, I studied in many shorter sessions, with longer sessions on the weekends, but with many breaks. I used flash cards and diagrams to help formalize pictures for organizing and remembering information.

There are two elements to consider; learning the information that you will be tested on, and being a good test taker. You will need both.


Good Luck!
Thanks Andrew.
My plan is to devote 2 hrs on weekdays and 4-5 hrs each on weekends or any holiday.
Besides that 10-15 mins daily for braindump / quick revision.
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Navdeep Singh Sethi Lead Technical Programme Manager| Tesco Bengaluru Private Limited Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Jun 28, 2017 6:31 AM
Replying to Cheikh FAYE
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You're on the right track Navdeep and I'm going to imitate your plan. Good luck.
Thanks Cheikh, Good luck to you too.
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Navdeep Singh Sethi Lead Technical Programme Manager| Tesco Bengaluru Private Limited Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Jun 28, 2017 6:28 AM
Replying to Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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To be confident on the real exam, you should be getting at least 80% on the mick exams, as these are around 10% easier to answer. Focus on your wrongs answers, by referencing the PMBOK. All the best.
Thanks Sante, Aiming the same to score 80-85% in mock up exams.
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Navdeep Singh Sethi Lead Technical Programme Manager| Tesco Bengaluru Private Limited Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Hi all, Proudly announcing that i have successfully cleared my Project Management Professional - PMP® Exam today.
Will shortly be sharing the lesson learnt.
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Rashed Al Nuaimi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Hi Navdeep,

I honestly would recommend to focus on the study guide (Rita or Heldman) and have the PMBOK ready by your side as a reference only. PMBOK contains the guidelines of Project Management it helps providing knowledge more than passing the exam, so you can utilize the time planned for the PMBOK in practice exams.

I would also recommend reading the Kim Heldman book, I found it much easier than Rita, but it depends on you.

Hope that was helpful and you pass.

regards,
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Aug 17, 2017 8:07 AM
Navdeep Singh Sethi
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Thanks Rashed.

i have successfully cleared my Project Management Professional - PMP® Exam today.
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Navdeep Singh Sethi Lead Technical Programme Manager| Tesco Bengaluru Private Limited Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Aug 17, 2017 8:03 AM
Replying to Rashed Al Nuaimi
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Hi Navdeep,

I honestly would recommend to focus on the study guide (Rita or Heldman) and have the PMBOK ready by your side as a reference only. PMBOK contains the guidelines of Project Management it helps providing knowledge more than passing the exam, so you can utilize the time planned for the PMBOK in practice exams.

I would also recommend reading the Kim Heldman book, I found it much easier than Rita, but it depends on you.

Hope that was helpful and you pass.

regards,
Thanks Rashed.

i have successfully cleared my Project Management Professional - PMP® Exam today.
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1 reply by Rashed Al Nuaimi
Aug 17, 2017 12:40 PM
Rashed Al Nuaimi
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Congratulations
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Rashed Al Nuaimi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Aug 17, 2017 8:07 AM
Replying to Navdeep Singh Sethi
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Thanks Rashed.

i have successfully cleared my Project Management Professional - PMP® Exam today.
Congratulations
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
It looks like my colleagues have provided you with great encouragement and support. I wish you all the best on your PMP journey. Come back and share with us your results.
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Abdul Abbasi IT Project Manager - PMP, CSM Toronto, Ontario, Canada
You have picked the right resources to study. I would recommend reading the Pmbok the second times, as the PMP exam has few questions that are just one sentence in the PMbok.
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