Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Just too many variables to have a 'concrete' method for such a plan; experience, starting point, resources, learning type, etc. There are a plethora of resources, both found within this community, and outside. That said, there are members that have been successful within a similar timeframe.
I understand its a tough decision - put it all on the table now, put in the full effort before the exam switch over, or wait ...
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Mark EckmanSenior Project Manager, PMP| VeoliaEmporia, Va, United States
I agree with Andrew that you have to consider all angles when making this commitment.
I can only speak from my own experience from when I was prepping for the PMP exam. With around 10 solid years of project and PM experience behind me, I took the 35 hour boot camp on Dec. 8th. I took the exam the following Feb 24th. That was 78 days (or 2 1/2 months). I was studying about 2-3 hours daily on average. I passed the exam with no problem.
Looking back on it, I felt that I would have done better if I had shortened that time by 3-4 weeks. I was finding that some of the concepts were getting a little 'fuzzy' for me and I was cycling back through some of the material that I studied first.
The point being that you have to find the right balance for you. Too little prep time and you will go in to the exam not quite ready. Too long of a prep time and some of the knowledge begins to go stale or is lost entirely.
If you are looking for a roadmap or study guide, I would suggest that you check out the following link to a recent discussion thread. Markus Klein gave a fairly deep list of resources as well as some step by step advice. Here is the link:
https://www.projectmanagement.com/discussi...he-the-PMP-exam
Best of luck to you, Aqeel.
Set up a public profile so that we can all connect with you. I would enjoy hearing back from you on how your journey to PMP goes.
I agree with Andrew that you have to consider all angles when making this commitment.
I can only speak from my own experience from when I was prepping for the PMP exam. With around 10 solid years of project and PM experience behind me, I took the 35 hour boot camp on Dec. 8th. I took the exam the following Feb 24th. That was 78 days (or 2 1/2 months). I was studying about 2-3 hours daily on average. I passed the exam with no problem.
Looking back on it, I felt that I would have done better if I had shortened that time by 3-4 weeks. I was finding that some of the concepts were getting a little 'fuzzy' for me and I was cycling back through some of the material that I studied first.
The point being that you have to find the right balance for you. Too little prep time and you will go in to the exam not quite ready. Too long of a prep time and some of the knowledge begins to go stale or is lost entirely.
If you are looking for a roadmap or study guide, I would suggest that you check out the following link to a recent discussion thread. Markus Klein gave a fairly deep list of resources as well as some step by step advice. Here is the link:
https://www.projectmanagement.com/discussi...he-the-PMP-exam
Best of luck to you, Aqeel.
Set up a public profile so that we can all connect with you. I would enjoy hearing back from you on how your journey to PMP goes.
I'm assuming your question is based on the switchover of the exam on March 26, 2018. If so, then planning to write the exam by the end of January is a good target so that you have some buffer to re-write it in case you don't pass on the first attempt.
As others have indicated, the degree of difficulty in preparing within three months is contingent on many factors including:
1. Knowledge of the underlying PMBOK source material
2. Other commitments - personal and professional
3. Financial ability to leverage higher impact learning tools such as PMP prep courses
I would certainly recommend a PMP prep course from a reputable provider as well as completing lots of practice exams.
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Rajendra NirgudwarProject Management Expert | ARM Infrprojects Pvt. LtdChandrapur, Maharashtra, India
If you want to complete PMP preparation in three month you should spair minimum 6 hours/ day . Choose Early morning 3 hours and adjust others three hours for preparation. Course material is most important . It should be understand easily . Need more practice exam Saving Changes...
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Andrey GrubinPMP, PMI-ACPBrooklyn, Ny, United States
Yes, you have to consider all the angles, and preferably study all the time and even on your way to/from work, but I think you can :) Saving Changes...
Krishna PakkiProject Services Manager| Rio TintoGilbert, Az, United States
I suggest, if you can start with a free mock test available online. It helps you to identify where you are and assess the gaps in your PM knowledge. Then you can plan the preparation and time required. 3 months certainly good enough if you have a study schedule and committed to that schedule. Saving Changes...
Instead of concentrating on a three months dead line, my suggestion would be to go for study hours. I didn't set a date before I actually scheduled for exam. Everyone's schedule and commitments (Job, family, recreation etc) is different so its difficult to go by months time. I think studying PMBOK and one odd PMP Exam Prep book (Rita in my case) and attempting 3000-4000 questions takes 200-250 hours of study at an average for sound preparation. For me it came in 2 1/2 months but for some it could be 2 or 3 months or maybe more.. Saving Changes...
