Almost Missed the PMP Test – Pass with 2nd Try

Moe Thebaiti passed the project management professional exam. She took the PMP® exam twice. The first time she underestimated the preparation efforts and did not pass.

FIRST PMP® TRY: FAIL

• Only depended on Rita’s book.
• Took three months to read Rita’s cover to cover twice.
• Could barely finish the 200 questions in the real exam.

Lessons Learned:

1. Not to underestimate the PMP® exam, it’s tough
2. Do not depend on only one resource for your study
3. Need to do practice exams more

SECOND PMP® TRY: PASS

• Read PMBOK® Guide thrice
• Read Rita’s PMP® Book twice
• Practice with Rita’s FASTrack
• Read Kim Heldman’s PMP® Book once
• Created my own notes
• Did 4 Simplilearn practice exams
• Did 3 pmstudy.com practice exams
• Studied 5-6 hours daily

• Didn’t memorize the ITTOs, try to understand the processes and the tools and techniques.
• I decided to practice more and more on the practice exams for this time to look for knowledge gaps.
• My score for practice exams went from around 60% to around 80%.

The Exam Day

• I couldn’t sleep well out of nervousness.
• I didn’t study the day before the exam to try to relax.
• I went through my notes just before the exam.
• I wrote the 42 processes along with the 8 strategies for risk management as my brain dump.
• I finished the 200 questions in three hours and twenty minutes.
• I took a break and review the 17 marked questions. I only changed three answers.

~ PMP® Lessons Learned by Moe Thebaiti

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