The best advice I can give anyone regarding the PMP exam is to definitely complete the mock simulators. I completed all 7 simulators but if you do not have time to do all 7 stimulators I would recommend the last 3, in my opinion they appeared to be the hardest. The simulators provided great questions, great material and great way to study !!! I did not complete the ITTO simulator. I would also recommend the Rita Book!!!!! This book help me out tremendously . I completed all of Rita's Chapter Review test as well. I did read the PMBOK, but it was not my cup of tea so I mainly use the Rita Book and the Mock Simulators as my prep. The exam that I took focused a lot on Risk Mgmt., Procurement, Mgmt., Quality Mgmt, & quite a few from Communications Mgmt. I did not have many questions from Schedule and Cost Mgmt. I had 3 math questions, so I probably would not focus too much on memorizing the formulas, definitely make sure you know how to compute EAC, ETC and VAC. I had 1 critical path question, fairly easy. I did not do a brain dump, in my opinion is was not necessary, but again this is just my opinion.
I use all 4 hrs of my exam minus 2 minutes. After I answered all 200 questions, I did take a brief break ( like 2 minutes to grab some water ). When I came back from break I had exactly 45 minutes left, I used that time for my marked questions. During my exam, I read each question 2 times, If I did not know or understand the question after the 2nd time, I guessed on the best answer and marked it to come back to later. Definitely use the highlight and the strike out capability on your computer, it was excellent component, it helps to highlight important words that I might have missed just reading through or just the first time and to eliminate answers. I ended up answering 2 out of 3 of math questions at the very end, because I noticed the math portion was taking me a little longer to complete, which worked out for me.
Here are my results Initiating - Above Target, Planning- Above Target, Executing- Above Target , Monitor & Controlling- Target, Closing - Above Target
Hope this helps !!!
Good Luck everyone !!!
