TOPIC: Formulas and Calculation Based Ques

At the moment, I have two major challenges that are making me anxious about the exam.

The first challenge is formulas. There seem to be so many PMP formulas to remember, and I currently do not have one consolidated cheat sheet that includes all the important formulas in one place for quick review before the exam. I am finding it difficult to retain everything together.

The second challenge is numeric calculations. I am worried about calculation-based questions because I was under the impression that no calculator is available during the PMP exam. This has made me nervous, especially for EVM, float, CPI/SPI, communication channels, and other formula-based questions. I honestly do not know how to overcome this concern at the moment.

Could you please advise:

* Which formulas are truly essential for the current PMP exam?
* Whether there is an official or recommended condensed formula sheet available?
* How calculation questions are usually handled during the actual exam?
* Whether a calculator is available during the exam or if mental math is expected?

Your advice would really help reduce my stress and help me focus more effectively during the final preparation week.

Thank you again for all your support and encouragement.

Hello,

I can give you a little bit of comfort in telling you there will not be many if any calculations when you take the official PMP exam. The test primarily focuses on use cases and provides you scenarios where you must identify the best approach based on what you learn in the PMP. Typically because of this instead of having you do the calculation yourself they will provide you the values and ask you to make decision based on what you now know about the data.

In total there were probably 1 calculation formula on the entire exam i took and it was related to CPI/SPI. I would not focus much on the calculations but more so the PMP concepts and applicable use cases/scenarios.

Hello,
I can confirm that the exam as not focused too much on formulas. Plus, they do provide an embedded calculator, so calculation itself won't be a problem!
With that being said, try to understand and memorize at least some basic formulas for EVA.

-Elena