P in PMP is Also About People Management

AT A GLANCE

Latyr Jean-Luc FAYE
France 


No. of Attempt
1
Study Duration

PMP® Course
ULTIMATE PMP®
Prep Book
Rita’s

Mock Exams Attempted
Examojo
PMBOK® Guide Read
>=1 time

Sharing
“UNDERSTANDING, NOT MEMORISATION! Know all the processes. Be able to relate them to their knowledge areas & process groups.”

Latyr Jean-Luc FAYE passed the PMP® exam and shared the following lessons learned with fellow PMP® aspirants:

1. TREAT THE PMP® EXAM AS A PROJECT

  • Follow the normal project management process: initiate > plan > execute > monitor & control > close
  • Understand why getting PMP® certification.
  • Manage your stakeholders (colleagues, bosses, family)
  • Have a realistic planning
  • Monitor the progress (schedule and mock exam scores) is of great importance

2. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

  • Get the support and trust of ever stakeholers

The P in PM is as much about ‘people management’ as it is about ‘project management’. – Cornelius Fichtner

3. PMBOK® Guide IS A MUST

  • The PMBOK® Guide must be read from cover to cover to understand all the process in all Knowledge Areas and how a project goes from initiating to closing.
  • Often refer to Appendix F (summary) and Glossary (definitions) for the formal definition.

4. EXAM PREP MATERIALS

  • Choose one or two exam prep books to help to get exposure to additional materials.

5. GO ONLINE

  • Many useful online materials (YouTube, podcasts, forums, LinkedIn) to help you with your understanding of the PMBOK® Guide content.

6. BRAIN DUMP

  • Create your own brain dump with all the formulas and topics you find it useful but hard to remember.
  • Practice your brain dump until you have fully memorized it.

7. UNDERSTANDING AND NOT MEMORIZATION

  • Understand the inter-relationship of all processes and their interaction.
  • Don’t memorize all the ITTO’s. You just need to know the important ones.

8. PRACTICE – PRACTICE – PRACTICE

  • Get an exam simulator and practice the exam questions over and over.
  • Understand why you get an answer wrong

9. THE EXAM

  • The PMP® exam is very difficult but you can pass it if you are well prepared. 
  • Plan your breaks beforehand to help you refresh your brain.

10. DEFINE AND FOLLOW A TEST STRATEGY

  • Do not spent more than 1 minute on a single question. In doubt, chose an answer, mark it and move forward.
  • Stay focus and move on.

11. TIPS DURING THE PMP® EXAM

  • Answer questions from PMI® perspective, not your experience.
  • Select the best answer when you think there are more than correct answer.
  • Don’t change too much answers during review.

12. AFTER THE EXAM

  • If you fail the PMP® exam:
    • Understand why.
    • Apply corrective actions and be better prepared for the next try.
  • If you pass the PMP® exam:
    • Update your CV with PMP®.
    • Begin earning PDUs to maintain the Credential

~ PMP® Lessons Learned by Latyr Jean-Luc FAYE

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