PMP Exam Passed 23rd May 2103 on First Attempt
Hello All,
I passed my PMP exam today at about 11.45am GMT
Here are my lessons learned
My Lessons Learned
1. Materials I used
-Crosswinds PMP Exam Booth Camp (I read it through)
-Ritas FastTrack Exam Simulation
-examcentral.net (thier questions are rather easy)
2. My Study regimen
-I studied for about 2-3 hours after work every day for the past one and half months. This I must confess was very difficult ( if you live in Lagos Nigeria, traffic keeps you for hours on the road )
- I took about 6 mock exams before my test day.
-I revised a little more the day before and the early morning of my exam day (I don't recommend this for any one)
- Before the exam I did a little brain dump of formulas and the 42 processes- ThisI found very helpful during the exam because some questions just require you understand the order of the process and having that already down saves you a lot of thinking time.
3. Things I would have done better
- Study the procurement chapter thoroughly- I must confess I just skimmed over it and I had about 8-10 questions come from that knowledge area. I did more of guessing
- I had little issues checking in as I did not have a drivers license or International ID- I had only voters card and they were skeptical about it and had to receive higher authorization before checking me in, I must confess I almost lost my composure.That can affect you on the exam. Please make sure to have the accepted clearance ID.


sanskrit
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 17:27
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Proud
You should be proud for your accomplishment
sanskrit
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 17:29
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I understand the commute trouble
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diba_perfect
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 18:59
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Congrats!~ Diba
Congrats!
~ Diba
terick
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 16:40
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Re-Congrats
Thanks Diba
Rmandal
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 19:35
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Congrats
Congratulations...
So how were you scoring in the Rita Fastrack -- PMP and Super PMP?
Bests
terick
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 19:47
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Re-Congrats
Thank yo Rmandal. To be honest my scores on RitaFast track were not so encouragin, I used only Super PMP and I got between 62-68%. But I just followed my gut feeling. it's no wonder my heart pounded so fast when I clicked to submit button. I would not advise you to do thesame, practise alot till you can get above 75% above.
I wish you the best
Rmandal
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 20:13
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Thanks
Thanks..I will do that.
Also, I am also using Crosswinds PMP Exam Booth Camp.
Did you use the Exam Sim that came with that..how good was that?
Were the exam questions similar to Rita's Fast track ? Easier,Difficult??
How were the Math questions???
Thanks again.
terick
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 16:22
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Reply
Yes I did Rmdal, but I installed it on the first system which I submitted to my former working place, I did on the second not knowing it is only for 2 installations, unfortunately the laptop crashed, when attempting 3rd install, it gave me errors.
The cross wind exam SIM is more difficult because they use 75% for pass mark while RitaFasttrack uses 61%. The ITTO bit helped me ingrain it some how in my brain.
I like Crosswinds because of the way they lay it out and make the more imprtant things bolder. I love the way they made the EV formulas easy to remember. I 'm sure i did not fail any EV question
I wish you success as you continue reading.
Jgrind07
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:50
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Congrats!Jai
Congrats!
Jai
uglory
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 03:06
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Congrats Terick! I am so
Congrats Terick! I am so happy for you, especially considering your busy schedule and extremely tight traffic in Lagos!!
terick
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 16:27
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Re-Congrats
Thank you so much Uglory. You sound very Nigerian. I wish you success in your PMP endeavour.
Vishwanath
Wed, 05/29/2013 - 04:55
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Congrats Friend
Dear Friend,
Congrats and thanks for sharing LL.
Regards,
Vishwanath