PMP Passed - Today

AnthonyF

Hey guys just passed the PMP and wanted to share my experiences. This forum helped me set the course for study methods etc...

I used about 6 weeks of prep to pass the exam. I did not study straight through as this method does not work fo rme. I take two weeks off three weeks before the test to let things digest then hit it again the week before the exam. I would have taken the exam earlier but I did not want to pay the $70 with the 30 day window change fee.

I have been doing Project Mangement stuff for about 20 years.

I primarily used the RITA System and read her book about 4-5 times. Three times all the way through and a couple of times I skimed.

I also purchased the PMBOK hard copy. - I was not able to connect to the way the nfo was presented so I did nto use it much.

Andy Crowe - I read through Andy once all the way and skimmed another time. It reall helped simplify the asdvanced way that RITA presents things. I fekt that I 'Got it" after reading Andy.

I read opinions of how people take many different exam prep questions and DB's. I did not go that route. I went through the Oliver Leman once and used the Rita exam prep questions for the rest of my prep.

I also looked at a few you tube videos for process and formula memorization techniques (I used the ones suggested in earlier posts SirGhanttalot and Ed Kroulis). At exam time I wrote them all down but did not need to check anything. I already knew the info. It was more of a safety blanket.

I am a firm believer in take as many questions as you can. Not to memorize them but understand the purpose of the questions and why the answer is correct. I think I took a total of 500 questions until the day before the exam in batches of 20.

I took the exam prep questions by knowledge area (KA) only. I wanted to make sure I understood each area in depth without distractions from other KA groups.

The day before the test I took 50 from each group and scored high 80's on all except cost and quality (78 on both). As I took the practice test I took notes on which ones I got wrong and researched the answers and read the chapter associated. I never took a full PMP or Super PMP.

Exam:

I rate the exam a level of "meh". It was not as bad as I expected. The EVM and "math questions" were straight forward and easy. I think there were about 20. I also had about 10 on commo channels and 20 on H/R and ADM - including stages of the team development.

I did not see many crazy ones and everything I saw had an appropriate answer.

I took 20hrs including the 15 minutes in the beginning that I used for the knowledge ****.

I scored the following:

I: P
P: BP
E: MP
MC: MP
C: MP

It probably could have done better but I am not one for second guessing and reviewing answers.

Overall it was a great and rewarding experience . I learned alot by studying the PMI way. Best of luck to you all on the PMP. As a point of reference the CISSP, ISSMP, CRISC and even SANS certs were harder to master than this exam.

krjay

Congrats. I don't have any experience in PM yet but hope to some day pass the PMP as well.