PMP exam prep for practicing managers

I cleared my exam on August 24.

For us practising managers, this exam can involve leaving some of our experience at the door and delving into PMI scripted therory. This may be challenging to many given it requries you to unlearn. I worked for 3 weeks after completing my Prep course. Went through PMBOK once. Did the certschool.com in-class tests, end of class tests (132 questions), Oliver lehman 175 test questions. In all I did approx 10 hours of mock tests. Working with a study buddy helped a lot.

Could not memorize the ITTOs however hard I tried. However, I could answer almost all the ITTO related questions in mock tests accurately through associattion and common sense. Most importantly trust your judgement.

Looking back, going thru Oliver Lehman's 175 questions best prepared me for the exam. Almost three-fourths of the exam questions were verbose and it is important not to lose your way. Read and reread them carefully. 4 hours is plenty of time to answer 200 questions.

Take breaks as you deem appropriate.