Congrats and thanks for the humorous post!

Congratulations!

We all need to adjust our study plan and approach to accommodate our own needs and personal style. Cheers to you for sticking it out AND for fulfilling your employer's requirement.

W Bob,
Déjà vu all over again! My story too (with rum not scotch) however I did love the videos and added the flashcards.
Whatever works, Congratulations !
Best Wishes
jfw

first off, I finally decided to get my PMP because of a work requirement. I have been a PM for over 20 years without certification. I was the Goto Guy for high profile or critical projects and have built my brand on delivery.

How hard could this be? Over confident, I failed my first attempt!!!! Much scotch drinking and depression occurred! Was this the end of my career because of 3 letters?

I found the videos to be of very limited use. The exams, however were gold. The problem with my first attempt was my domain knowledge and the OPAs that i have been leveraging. We do things "a bit different". The explanation of the answers were far more informative for me. I had to learn to answer the PMP questions the PMI way instead of the PMO way at work here.

For each question ask: "How does the PMBOK want me to answer?" With that one question at the forefront of my touque, I was above average in all domains.

The biggest help was the mini quizes in learning mode where i could see the answer immediately.