Should I do more test

Submitted by majjour on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 20:25

I have 4 days left and 25 hours to spend.

I have taken

headfirst 82%

pmstudy 77

rita superpmp 77

and lehman75  74%

Lehman 175 - 78%

should i do more exams like pmzilla tough questions or i should just focus on revieweing my notes?

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bappideals

Fri, 06/01/2012 - 22:24

 I think you have taken sufficient tests.

May be you can spend some more time reviewing key concepts.

for example

- before the exam starts you get 15 minutes (computer tutorial time) that you can utilize to jot down some formulas/ITTOs etc on the paper (provided by your test center)

- Make sure you read about various charts and know what is included in each chart (e.g what is included in a risk register (exam might present you a question with 

- On the actual test, questions could be a bit longer/wordy and reading them could be a bit difficult (especially when clock is ticking down on the right hand corner of the screen). Make sure you utilize you time properly.

- Make use of 'mark for review' button and do not spend too much time on any question.

good luck.

 

makarandh

Sat, 06/02/2012 - 04:20

Looks like you are all set to be certified. The scores seems to be very decent. I would advice to catch-up on areas which you feel less confident about and spend time time on questions which you couldn't get right in the first go. I think you can target for 5P's. Take it easy and relax before the exam day.

You may like to quickly skim through

1. ITTO's

2. Revisit Numericals / formulae

3. PMBOK Glossary

4. PMBOX Appendix

5. Rita's first and last chapter

have a look at my blog http://mypmpll.blogspot.in/2012/05/what-not-to-do-and-what-to-do-while.html for do's and dont's

All the best

Makarand, PMP

 

 

PMNovice

Sun, 06/03/2012 - 01:00

 Hi Makrand,

I see from your blog that you have closely followed Rita's material ? Have you foy tried fastrac? I am into last 2-3 weeks of my preparation, have been preparaing for quite sometime. I am scoring above 82% in the Knowledge Area, Process Groups , end of chapter questions, most of the Mock Test  but in SuperPMP could do just 60% yesterday. Not sure because I was tired or something else.

I did extremly well (above 85%)in Andy, ExamCentral,HeadFirst, several others but in Lheman which I took several months ago(more than 6 months) I could 60% only. So should I try these Mocktests of should I focus on more and more reading ? Right now I am reading Rita for the second time. Read Andy once, PMBOK a few chapters almost completed once.

Please advise !

makarandh

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 03:59

Hi

I can see large spikes(60-85%) in scores which is not good. In my case it was hovering between 74-80 % across various sources of mock exams. Since you have a time in hand, please do second round of PMBOK+Rita's, it will take less second time. Also please spend some time in analyzing areas where you need some catch-up and feel less confident about and then take one more Super PMP. Any score above 75% is good enough.

Yes, PMBOK + Rita's Material + RMC Fastrack I used extensively during my prep. I would recommend to look at questions where you went wrong and understand the underlying concept. Identify which process group where you need further study. During mock exam take full time (or even more) in understanding question, till it sunks-in. Try to relate which PG+KA it belongs to, put PM activity sequence mind-map i.e. what is first/ last, second, etc. once you start getting this clarity it becomes easier to pick right answer. Subtly it prepares you for ITTO as well. During my prep I took more than alloted time while answering KA,PG questions from Fastrack, SuperPMP around 4 hours. In final exam I finish in 3 hours 30 min to attempt all questions and around 10 odd questions for review. Final result 3P's and 2 MP's.

I feel you are in good shape and will become better in another few days, just think holistically while anserwing and PMP is yours. 

Hope above may help.

 

PS: Do not take more than 3 Super PMP's as you would start seeing repeated questions ( which you might have started seeing already, switch to other source like "HeadFirst, BrainBOK").

PMNovice

Tue, 06/05/2012 - 05:18

 Hi Makrand,

Do they repeat the questions in Fastrak SuperPMP ? Also what is your opinion about PMStudy free test, I tried today and got 80%(even though I was very tired). Also had above 84% in Headfirst,Andy,Rita end of chapters, Fastrak KA, Exam Central. SuperPMP was half hearted attempt, will try again in a few days.

makarandh

Tue, 06/05/2012 - 11:48

Hi

Yes, question do repeat as Fastrack has limited question bank of approx around 1500 odd questions. Scores in pmstudy and Headfirst appears to be decent. Target for all 5P's, since you are fairing well and got a good momentum, just keep up the same pace and appear for final exam.

Makarand, PMP

 

PMNovice

Wed, 06/06/2012 - 00:36

 So you think I can do 5 Ps, thanks for being showing optimism here, it  does help.

pmtraining2012

Fri, 06/15/2012 - 17:27

Try PMPQ, the questions are very good: www.pmtraining.es/PMPQeng.htm 

I'm PMP thanks to those questions.

Good luck

Best regards