Project Management

Please login or join to subscribe to this thread

Exam preparation

linkedin twitter facebook  
avatar
Dominique Davis IT Project Manager and Scrum Master, PMP, PSM II| State of Michigan Lansing, Mi, United States
If you did not pass the PMP the first time, what did you do differently to pass it the second time?
Sort By:
avatar
Vijay Selvaraj Lead Engineer| W-Industries Houston TX, United States
Get the exam analysis from PMI site, identify the task which let down and do an analysis.
Prepare with confidence as one knows how the questions will be asked.
It's more of a lessons learned and correcting our mistakes...

All the best
avatar
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I've not been in this situation but I advise you to go through the areas where you feel you are not very confident of and your exam results will help you identify those areas but better go over everything one more time and do more simulation exams.

Good Luck.
avatar
Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Dominique -

I've not been in this situation for any of the credentials I've achieved but if I were, in addition to identifying and focusing on the areas I was weak in the first time, I'd also look to improve how efficiently I could answer those questions in my areas of strength to free up more time to focus on the more challenging areas.

The only way to do that is with lots of practice!

Kiron
avatar
Anish Abraham Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington Auburn, Wa, United States
Review the analysis report and spend more time on areas your scored less. Try to do more online mock exams and see whether you can score more on those tasks that you didn't scored well on your actual exam.

Prepare well and practice several times. Good luck and all the best!!
avatar
Dominique Davis IT Project Manager and Scrum Master, PMP, PSM II| State of Michigan Lansing, Mi, United States
Thank you for the advice! Second time's the charm!
avatar
Janice Grier Senior Technical Vendor Manager| ATT Shelby Township, Mi, United States
Good Luck Dominique
...
1 reply by Dominique Davis
Feb 02, 2018 11:54 AM
Dominique Davis
...
Thank you Janice. I'm shooting to try again in March.
avatar
Dominique Davis IT Project Manager and Scrum Master, PMP, PSM II| State of Michigan Lansing, Mi, United States
Feb 02, 2018 11:51 AM
Replying to Janice Grier
...
Good Luck Dominique
Thank you Janice. I'm shooting to try again in March.
avatar
Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Take LL from the first time. What was the reason for not passing - difficulty or lack of preparation, time, environment, etc.? From there focus on strengthening those areas. Obviously, oversimplified, and once you find the area to focus, there are further needs to encompass.

Please login or join to reply

Content ID:
ADVERTISEMENTS

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

ADVERTISEMENT

Sponsors