I've just passed PMP exam yesterday with 2P & 3MP in 5 Domains.
First thing first, I'd like to say thank you very much to my family, friends and of course PM Prepcast , it's right compass for me to achieve PMP.
My main learning material: PMBOK 5 & Rita 8
I read PMBOK 4 times and Rita 2 times.
Another important part it's Simulation Test Package. It's important for you to practice test belong with reading PMBOK, furthermore, It's help to understand more the concept of PMBOK, and also familiar with real test (although the content real test and simulator are not similar).
Below are my observations in the real exam
• No Direct question Related to ITTO’s(ITTO questions related to situational questions were came)
• No questions related to Professional ethics
• Plurality of the questions were framed as“ What will you do next…….” & “ What would have been done to prevent this situation….” ,“ What will you do Now…..” “Based on the above situation which process/Tool&Technique you are using….”
• Questions Based on Problem were very little (5 to 8 Questions)
Below is my score in Mock-test, I hope that it will help PMP aspirant to benchmarking the score and ready for PMP Exam
1/ 1000+ in Christopher Scordo Lite Mock (all in the first try)
Exam Date Marks Obtained Total Marks
Lite Exam - 01 3/1/2017 32 50
Lite Exam - 02 4/1/2017 34 51
Lite Exam - 03 5/1/2017 40 50
Lite Exam - 04 6/1/2017 38 50
Lite Exam - 05 9/1/2017 39 50
Lite Exam - 06 9/1/2017 41 51
Lite Exam - 07 10/1/2017 39 51
Lite Exam - 08 10/1/2017 38 51
Lite Exam - 09 10/1/2017 39 50
Lite Exam - 10 27/01/2017 41 50
Lite Exam - 11 29/01/2017 35 50
Lite Exam - 12 2/2/2017 38 50
Lite Exam - 13 3/2/2017 38 50
Lite Exam - 14 11/2/2017 43 50
Lite Exam - 15 12/2/2017 39 50
Lite Exam - 16 14/2/2017 42 50
Lite Exam - 17 24/02/2017 43 50
Lite Exam - 18 14/03/2017 40 50
2/ pmsudycircle.com (2 mock-test- Full Length Exams)
29/01/2017: Exam1: 80.5%
31/01/2017: Exam2: 80.0%
3/ Rita Mulchay Simulator Exam – Full Length exam
03/02/2017: Exam1: 66.5%
4/PMStudy.com Full Length Exam
04/02/2017: Exam1: 68%
03/03/2017: Exam 2: 76%
Note: Now I Found gaps in knowledge areas & felt I am not yet ready for taking main PMP exam. For more than 15 Days again full revision of PMBOK and an additional emphasis on weak knowledge areas. Now I have purchased Prepcast -Simulator test. I have practiced all the 8 exams. The scores for the same were depicted below. The preparation strategy for the following exams was one for taking exam, next day for review (not only wrong answers but also doubtful right answers) and the following day is for filling the knowledge gaps found in the exam. All together for one exam I have spent 3days.
Exam Date Marks Obtained Total Marks Percentage%
PMP Exam 1 9/2/2017 152 200 76.0
PMP Exam 2 12/2/2017 164 200 82.0
PMP Exam 3 15/02/2017 167 200 83.5
PMP Exam 4 19/02/2017 164 200 82.0
PMP Exam 5 22/02/2017 176 200 88.0
PMP Exam 6 25/02/2017 165 200 82.5
PMP Exam 7 15/03/2017 177 200 88.5
PMP Exam 8 20/03/2017 176 200 88.0
After sixth exam again I have read PMBOK for more than 10days more presice on EEF, OPA, Project Document updates and Data flow diagrams for each process. I followed Why-Why technique for better understanding of Dataflow diagrams.
5/
14/03/2017:Oliver 75 question: 72% and
17/03/2017:Oliver 175 question: 76%, (Generally considered as tough exam) , but I think the real test is similar in my case. I felt this was my breakthrough point and booked main PMP exam on 23/03/2017.
Almost I have solved more than 4000+ questions, which helped me to learn through mistakes.
I felt Definition of Each Process, Bulleting Point in PMBOK, Dataflow diagrams were most important in cracking PMP
I do hope that the information below will help for PMP aspirant in PMP Journey. Thanks all
