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Topic History of : Passed PMP today; first attempt. Had trouble finding an effective study strategy but finally found one that worked
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PJ Prakash
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Congratulations! You are a Hero to have passed this difficult exam with your personal life challenges. Enjoy and good luck!!
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6 years 9 months ago #12459 | |
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Dietmar
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Thank you, Dorothy. Very helpful for me. All the best for you. Dietmar
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6 years 10 months ago #12406 | |
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Scott Gillard
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Congrats!
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6 years 10 months ago #12393 | |
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J McKelvey
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Apologies in advance for my long-winded tale but I am posting it in case someone finds it useful.
I passed the PMP exam today, with a score of “Above Target” in Planning, Executing, M&C and Closing and “Target” in Initiating. Content There were lots of Quality, Risk and ITTO questions. A few EVM questions (I took 10 minutes at the beginning of the exam to write out 40-odd formulas, ITTOs, flow and process notes and only referred to the list three times during the exam). Very much focused on what happens next from a particular point in the process. Testing Center Be sure to bring your earplugs in case you happen to test with a group of boisterous students taking their GREs. The exam room is quiet but the waiting room is noisy, especially if you're trying to do a bit of last-minute studying. Exam interface The strikeout feature that lets you cross out the answers you know are wrong was very handy. However, most of the exam questions had two answers that were very close and seemed like they could be right; it was difficult at times to know which one to choose. My study strategy/experience
My story/lessons learned I would say that up until last week, I had been going about studying the entirely wrong way. I spent months reading and taking notes that I intended to digest “later.” Truthfully, I like taking notes because it feels productive and by the end, I had literally hundreds of pages to show for it. Unfortunately, I never quite got around to reading those notes or digesting the material so it was pretty much a huge waste of time. Life has been incredibly hectic for the past year (new, extremely stressful job, disabled husband, an autism diagnosis for my son), and I have struggled to find time to study. Over the past year, I have scheduled and rescheduled the exam at least six times. With the clock ticking, I scheduled it for today, two days before my eligibility period ends. I took two weeks’ vacation off work and spent 12 hours a day for the first week trying to digest the material. However, I still wasn’t getting it because I was doing the same thing – taking notes that I intended to read “closer to the exam” (or whenever the planets happened to align). Five days ago, however, I had an epiphany:
I decided to start from the beginning, and that is what made the difference. For those of you who feel like you just aren’t “getting it,” here’s my advice:
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