Hello Everyone,
Let me share my experience about preparation for the exam submitted and passed at first attempt on June 26th, 2020 at
Selexi Prometric Center in Milan, Italy.
Resources
• Rita’s book
• PrepCast simulator
From my view, both should be considered as “must have tools”.
Study plan
1. Read Rita’s book for the first time pointing out relevant parts and writing notes.
2. Complete all the exercises but don’t do practice tests at the end of each chapter.
3. Read carefully notes again and complete exercises at the end of each chapter.
4. Review ALL answers, correct and incorrect.
5. Take complete exam in PrepCast simulator.
6. Review all questions answered incorrectly.
7. Review Rita’s book again and highlight parts previously not pointed out.
8. Go back to ID #5.
I performed five completed practice exams on PrepCast: my first goal wasn’t for achieving the highest score as possible
(my scores: 64.5% / 71% / 68.5% / 66.5% / 69.5%) but do the best for
• keeping myself focused for four hours in a very noisy environment (home)
• solving uncertainties and lacks knowledge.
About the exam
Keep calm, think positive, stay focused: four hours are a long time and it could happen that, at a certain point, you could
feel uncomfortable with the exam. For me it occurred at the end of the third hour, then I told myself:
“Hey! You studied hard and you well prepared this exam, don’t let it overwhelms you!”
Things changed and I came back leading the situation.
Score
• “Target” about "Initiating" and "Executing"
• “Above Target” about "Planning", "Monitoring and Controlling", "Closing"
Tip for Italian aspirants, if any
If your study plan is focused on resources like the ones above and your knowledge of English language is
conversational or business fluent, I suggest taking exam in English as I did – no sense to study using docs
in English language and submit exam in Italian.
All the best for you all and good luck to any PMP aspirant!
