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Re: Thread tracking my PMP study plan
Comment by N2IT · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management CertificationsI went ahead and broke out the PMP cd's :/ so I can walk at lunch and listen to them. The CD's run about an hour a piece which synchs right up with my lunch. I also purchased a boot camp via CBT. It cost me 299 usd but one of the trainers involved trained me on ITIL OSA that's what sold me. I'm getting burnt on reading to… -
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Comment by N2IT · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management CertificationsAbout 1/4 through Cost Management. ~20 pages left. I should be able to finish this and move onto chapter 8 tomorrow. Trying to motor through the PMBOK and get into Head First PMP. Really looking forward to slowing it down and taking structured notes. I have mine from Rita's book, but I want to recreate and start from… -
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Comment by N2IT · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management CertificationsWell I finally did it. I made it through the Scope Management section. It was a bear, but I learned quite a bit, at least I hope ;) I took the exam at the end of the section 26 questions, I got 20 of the 26 right. There were a couple that I marked both because it was my second selection so I was on it, but just missed it.… -
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Comment by N2IT · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management Certifications1/4 way through procurement management. This knowledge area is actually one of the easier ones for me. I have had a lot of experience with managing to contracts and working as the "seller" or "service provider", so the procurement SOW and other subsidary documents really stick. I started nodding off on page 329 so I… -
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Comment by N2IT · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management CertificationsI just noticed that I hijacked the project + forum. My apologizes in advance, if the mods want me to stop I can do that. Anyway just wanted to post an update. Yesterday was Valentines day so I didn't do much. Today I am going through all the Time Management processes yet again and also covering Critical Path Method.… -
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Comment by onesaint · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management CertificationsN2, how long till your wife's program is done (it was a termed program you all moved for right)? Looking over Indeed the PMP (and experience with it) demands a 6 figure salary in Los Angeles, easy. I would imagine it's like this in most US metro areas. It sounds as if your doing the best you can in the parameters you've… -
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Comment by N2IT · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management CertificationsTook a practice exam tonight 36 questions scored 23 correct. 63.33333333 :/ No worries this was one of the harder exams, it had very hard questions some harder than on the PMP. Very tricky on purpose. It's good that a get whacked like that. Keeps me moving forward. The questions have so many variables it's amazing.… -
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Comment by N2IT · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management CertificationsFinished up Time Management via the crash course CBT. It was long but covered some different concept than the books so it was good to go through. Took the post test I hit a 90%. From what I hear if you are hitting around 80-85 consistently you are pretty good shape to pass the PMP exam. The real exams is so much harder… -
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Comment by N2IT · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management CertificationsFinished communication management at work today in the Head First PMP study guide. Took the practice exam and scored a 87% on it. I missed 2 easy ones, both I had marked for questioning so there was a potential 100% to be had. Risk Management is next as far as reading goes. Three more days to get 3 chapters read and the… -
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Comment by N2IT · · Home› Certification Preparation› Other Certifications› Project Management CertificationsFinished chapter 4 Intergration Management. Took 3 practice exams. Scored a 56, 90, and 68. Talk about some serious control issues. My 56 score and 68 where based off of 25 questioned exams and the 90 off of a 10 questions exam. I did a sumproduct function in excel to calculate the weighted averages and came up with a 67%…
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