I planned to read a chapter from the PMBOK and then watch the corresponding section from Joseph Phillips’ Udemy course, PMP Exam Prep Seminar - PMBOK Guide 6, one chapter per two days. The fire was lit when I realized I only had a couple more months left before my year window was to expire. I applied last October and put off the test a couple of times due to other obligations. I just passed today! Here is what I did to prepare. I guess the test results won't sync up with PMI's website for a few days. Afterward you can navigate to the PearsonVue site where you entered the exam, on the right hand side it says "View Score Reports", and you can view the actual results. Oh! And if you're impatient like me - you'll see your pass/fail at the end of your test but it disappears right away. Get used to sitting still, not thinking out loud, etc so it's not on your mind during the actual exam. Fully practice like it's exam day - as a windows user I had the exam, calculator, and microsoft paint up to emulate PearsonVue's system and that was pretty darn close. Get the PrepCast simulator, take at least 2 of the full length exams. The drag and drops definitely slowed me down a bit I had a bunch of multi select and drag and drop questions, but the multi selects almost never required more than two answers.Most agile/hybrid was about Scrum, I didn't have any mentions of Crystal, xP, or Kanban.Supporting other users' posts, the test is definitely way more agile/hybrid then predictive.A couple situational ones that mentioned CPI/SPI, but you just had to know at a glance if something was under/over performing. I used the calculator once and that probably wasn't necessary. Almost every question was situational.I did have to show the proctor around my room via webcam after submitting the photos, but no hiccups otherwise. I was REALLY anxious about PearsonVue, the proctors, and my potential bad internet connection but overall everything went really smoothly. ![]() I definitely learned a few key terms and principles from questions in the app that weren't covered in any of my other resources. The questions don't have any of the matching or multi-select answers like the real exam, but the question and answer content was pretty solid compared to the actual exam questions. All the time I couldn't be on my computer, I used the short quizzes to churn through information on my phone. Professional Pocket Prep App for Android ( ) I bought a month subscription and it was pretty helpful. ![]() The content here was pretty spot compared to the exam and I definitely think I would've failed without it - especially the full length exams and practicing not touching my face or ducking out of the webcam accidentally. PMP Exam Simulator from Prepcast ( ) This wasn't cheap but with less than a month and working full time/parenting my young kid, I needed the best simulation I could get. Ricardo Vargas's PMBOK Processes Explained ( ) I took the recommendation from another user's post here and took the time to watch this, it's a great way to learn PMBOK without memorizing the ITTOs one by one, which was perfect for the updated exam.Īgile Product Ownership in a Nutshell ( ) My original introduction to agile theory from about 8 years ago, it was and still is a great review of the Agile lifecycle for those who are visual learners. ![]() I know agile pretty well - better than waterfall - and there was still some specific information in here I didn't know. Read the Agile Practice Guide – Absolutely necessary, way easier to digest than the PMBOK. Note: The quizzes between lessons are 'meh' - they aren't nearly as hard as the actual questions and many and just plain wrong or contain errors. I took notes during his course to create flashcards and only occasionally referenced the PMBOK. I originally took Sandra Mitchell's course on linkedin/Lynda (No longer available) last year for the learning units to qualify for the exam, but there was no agile portion and it had been a year since I reviewed any of the content.įor the last month, I've been doing 2-4 hours per day with Joseph Phillips Course on Udemy PDUs ( ) – His predictive sections are great for breaking everything down in a memorable way, and he did some big updates to add Agile content which were helpful to review. Coming up on my one year, I figured I needed to bite the bullet and get the exam out of the way before it expired. I applied for the exam back in March 2020, but from April 2020 until now life got in the way. Two years leading a mix of predictive and agile projects, and another year of dedicated PM'ing for a hybrid/agile team, but five years project coordinating overall. I just passed today - I wanted to thank the community here, I found this reddit late in my studies but all of the info everyone has shared was so helpful!
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