Dear All,
I am very pleased and excited to inform you that I have cleared PMP on the very first attempt.
The exam is easy or TOUGH, is very difficult to decide and depends on one’s own intellectual level. For me, this exam really needs a planned, systematic and strategic planning and this is a 100% real test for Project Managers.
Some points I wud like to share are:
1. Just Dont ignore PMBOK. Read everything and anything in PMBOK from Cover to Cover. PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE and thorough knowledge of site management is not enough to clear the PMP, as the meaning and intention of terminologies used in PMBOK might be different than real-time experience.
2. It took seven weeks for me for preparation once my 35 Contact hour training got finished. Make a consistent approach for study. If u r studying for 2 hours daily, just keep it 2 hours consistently.
3. Like ur own routine job of planning, consider the EXAM too as a PROJECT. Set ur END Date first, and then start preparation for it. Make a week wise preparatin of reading PMBOK, other books like Rita Mulcahy or Kim Heldman, (Whatever u hav purchased), may b some flashcards, giving some real time exam on www.pmstudy.com [1] or using some simulation softwares.
4. Meet as many people as possible. Consult the volunteers of PMI and PMP’s. Visit yahoogroups of PMP or other forums like www.pmhub.net [2]
5. Most of d questions will be situational based and so, better use planning planet as a perfect TOOL for understanding the project environment.
6. In mock-up tests, once u score 80% plus (In ur first attempt) , u r fully ready.
7. It took me 150 minutes for finishing the paper and then spend 45 minutes for reviewing. Just cant control on my patitience and then pressed the END EXAM button after 3 1/2 hours.
8. TRY Rita Mulcahy’s PM FASTrack 5.0 (Simulation Sotware), as it contains 1400+ questions and will guide you to understand the situational based questions and choosing the best answer out of correct options available.
9. AND MOST IMPORTANT, dont ignore the real time situation; sitting continously for four hours. Its too tough.
Don’t forget to see CONGRADULATIONS after ur exam is over. :-)
Cheers,
Raviraj A Bhedase
I am very pleased and excited to inform you that I have cleared PMP on the very first attempt.
The exam is easy or TOUGH, is very difficult to decide and depends on one’s own intellectual level. For me, this exam really needs a planned, systematic and strategic planning and this is a 100% real test for Project Managers.
Some points I wud like to share are:
1. Just Dont ignore PMBOK. Read everything and anything in PMBOK from Cover to Cover. PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE and thorough knowledge of site management is not enough to clear the PMP, as the meaning and intention of terminologies used in PMBOK might be different than real-time experience.
2. It took seven weeks for me for preparation once my 35 Contact hour training got finished. Make a consistent approach for study. If u r studying for 2 hours daily, just keep it 2 hours consistently.
3. Like ur own routine job of planning, consider the EXAM too as a PROJECT. Set ur END Date first, and then start preparation for it. Make a week wise preparatin of reading PMBOK, other books like Rita Mulcahy or Kim Heldman, (Whatever u hav purchased), may b some flashcards, giving some real time exam on www.pmstudy.com [1] or using some simulation softwares.
4. Meet as many people as possible. Consult the volunteers of PMI and PMP’s. Visit yahoogroups of PMP or other forums like www.pmhub.net [2]
5. Most of d questions will be situational based and so, better use planning planet as a perfect TOOL for understanding the project environment.
6. In mock-up tests, once u score 80% plus (In ur first attempt) , u r fully ready.
7. It took me 150 minutes for finishing the paper and then spend 45 minutes for reviewing. Just cant control on my patitience and then pressed the END EXAM button after 3 1/2 hours.
8. TRY Rita Mulcahy’s PM FASTrack 5.0 (Simulation Sotware), as it contains 1400+ questions and will guide you to understand the situational based questions and choosing the best answer out of correct options available.
9. AND MOST IMPORTANT, dont ignore the real time situation; sitting continously for four hours. Its too tough.
Don’t forget to see CONGRADULATIONS after ur exam is over. :-)
Cheers,
Raviraj A Bhedase