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I cleared my PMP and therefore it is time for me to share with the community who helped me prepare. Preparatory Material For the Exam 1. PMBOK 2. http://PmBootCamp.org 2400+ Questions 3. Question Bank (Oliverman) 4. Rita PMP Prep (Professional & Social Responsibility only) I used the above material for the exam. However prior to preparation for the exam I had read a lot of books on Project Management (Meredith/ Grey & Larsen/ Rita Risk Management/ Books on TQM/ Six Sigma/ Procurement). Therefore before I picked up the PMBOK I did have decent theoretical knowledge of Project Management. I started preparing for the exam seriously only once I had scheduled it. This was in Mid March. I had two months for the exam. I started reading the PMBOK at work (around 10-15 pages a day). Completed reading it in about 20 days and understood everything. Whilst my first reading I completely understood and practiced memorizing the ITTOs. I never moved or jumped till things were clear. If something wasn’t, then ofcourse we do have the internet. Kept up this generic reading till 2 weeks before the exam. Shifted to top gear then. Spent about 8-12 hrs a day studying and on the weekends maybe more. Read the PMBOK again. This time in 6 days. After every chapter I would take the full test from http://pmbootcamp.org on that topic. My scores varied from 68% to 90%. I reviewed all my mistakes and made notes. I read the Social and Professional responsibility section from Rita Exam Prep. After completing the second reading, took 2 full PMP exams from pmbootcamp. Scored 81% and 88%. Revised all the chapters, using PMBOK, my notes and the brain dump in 2 days. Took the Full PMP . Scored only 74% and was rather disappointed. Took Olivermans 75 question test and scored about 55. Some questions I had never seen before and some were really stupid mistakes that I made. Last days just chilled out looking at my notes. The days of the exam:- I had scheduled my exam for 12. Got up read my notes for a couple of hrs listened to some music and off I was. Reached the Testing centre bout 45 mins prior to the exam and the lady asked me if I wanted to start right away. I said no. Went for a 5 min walk, came back and started my test at 1130. Used the 15 mins to dump the formulas, framework and and other stuff on to the sheet. During the exam, remained focused, no breaks, answered all questions (even if I did mark them for review) and finished about 25 mins early. Reviewed a few questions and then the time was up. There was a questionnaire about the testing facilities which I answered. Thereafter covered my face with my hands and peeked through one eye and it said congratulations. Was overjoyed. Some tips: 1. One never studies till you schedule your exam. 2. One never schedules his exam until he fills up his application, so don’t wait. There will never be the perfect moment. 3. Understand the PMBOK. Makes it easier to memorize it. That was even if you forget, it doesn’t matter. 4. Take tests from different sources. Helps you cover more topics. Do as many as you can... one nice resource http://pmbootcamp.org 5. When you get a question, which you don’t know. Don’t just review the question review the entire topic. e.g - A question on Maslows theory, read up all the leadership and motivational theories you can (Maslow, Vroom, Mcgregor, Herzberg, Z theory) because the questions can come from any and maybe differently worded. 6. Do the brain dump in the exam in the first 15 mins. Even if you don’t use it in the exam, atleast you are starting the exam with something you know 7. Cover the additional topics not in the PMBOK properly – Leadership, HR, NPV/ PV/ IRR/ FV etc, Professional and social responsibility. REMEMBER THERE ARE ONLY TWO TYPES OF PROJECT MANAGERS, ONE’S WHO ARE PMP AND THE OTHERS WHO WANT TO BE PMP. So hurry up and don’t procrastinate. 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