Hi all,
First of all I'd like to apologize for any negativity in this post, but somehow, I just couldn't seem to pass anything beyond 67%. I have all the simulator exams (for the first attempt) but I couldn't seem to get above even 70%.
Since this is a world-wide exam, I'm aware that different methods work for different folks. I have even seen one post mentioning that he did
not memorize the ITTO which I found it difficult because some "terminologies" can be pretty confusing and for me, I'd definitely be not sure what is the difference between e.g.
project calendar and
resource calendar until I have memorized both terms as well as understood the meaning stated.
Even so, what are some of the study tips that work for you?
Maybe I should list down what didn't work/ what has or have been my weak points:
- In all the exams, I completed within anytime approx 3 hours +. Did you guys utilized all the 4 hours? Talking about this, my mind seem to wonder by the 2nd hour onwards.
- In the non-timed questions though (I have tried 50 max so far), I could get as high as 70%. But when it comes to the full exam, it got the results below. What's worse, I can't see the pattern because I could be above target for initiating process for the first exam, but flunk badly on the second (that's for the full exam)
- "Mind-mapping" studying the "key terms" works a lot for me, but the issue with this is understanding the EEF as some items can be process specific (e.g. I didn't know stakeholder risk threshold is part of EEF for plan communications management), and some of these questions can pop out in the simulator
I have been studying for about 2 months now and didn't dare to book my exam as I'm still not confident based on these results.
Appreciate much for your response!
PMP Exam 1 Fail (61%)
PMP Exam 2 Fail (62%)
PMP Exam 3 Fail (67%)
PMP Exam 4 Fail (57%)
PMP Exam 5 Fail (64%)
PMP Exam 6 Fail (49%)
PMP Exam 7 Fail (62%)