PMP passed first attempt

Submitted by AD on Fri, 07/26/2013 - 20:33

Passed today with 4MP & 1P (in M&C). Din't take any break, skipped 3 to 4 question to cover all question. 10 sec was left when I was at last question. Neither got to answer the skipped question nor reviewed the marked question.

Adding more to help others who are planning to attempt before 31st July.

My mock scores, tried almost 3000 qns :

Scordo: all questions 75%

Head first 200 qns: 75%

PM Study 4 tests: 72% 75%75% 78%

Oliver lehman 175 qns: 71%

Exam central free test: 71%

Frank T Anabari 205 qns from PMI: 83%

PM Prepcast math 105 qns: 76%

PMZilla 30 qns: 67%

Super PMP 100 qns free test: 64%

PMZilla 200 tough qns: 55%

PM Fasttrack, few tests: 70%

Rita's book 5 times, PMBOK 3 times.

Last week of preparation: Rita & PMBok one round each, All questions from Rita's again. PMZilla 200 tough questions. 2 hrs everyday on average. Rofa notes looks good reference but only 2-3 pages I could.

No last moment hurry. I started prep. on Nov. on and off. Most reading at work. No boot camp or classes. Such long preparation is to make sure prepare well as long as it takes but not to fail. Friday 8am and 5pm were only appointments available. It was a good decision to go for 8am. It would have been tough to make 4.5 hrs after 5pm. Also, had been a tough day to spend being anxious. 8 am is risky too with sleeplessness but, nothing matters once in the hot seat. Taking an appointment a month before would have kept me nervous all month. So, prefered an appintment just 5 days before :)

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vascorusello

Fri, 07/26/2013 - 21:38

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PMP Help

congrats,
can u give me any advise please? I am talking my test tomorrow and I really did not have to money to purchase all these exams, I only got the pass4sure from a friend
u can email me at vascorossi150@yahoo.com

Fri, 07/26/2013 - 22:08

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Expect 60% question which are

Expect 60% question which are one or two liner, very easy ones. 20% questions which looks easy but you still can't find a good answer with the choices given. 5% questions extremely lengthy worth answering or skipping. Lot & lot of questions on simple EV calculations. A number of Conflict resolution question with basic scenarios but u get confused with compromising collaborating, smoothing. Motivational thery just one or two. Network path 4 or 5. Closing being a smaller process, many questions on "what steps next in closing process..". If there is an extremely large and messy network diagram, first look for answer choice with float zero on critical path. Also, I would advise if you feel at any point taht you run out of time considering how many question remaining to how much time left, in such situation speed up and keep jumping to next qustion. Reaching the last question is very important becoz there would be so many silly easy question in between taht you might not attempt. In last 15 min I answered 25 questions harldy reading all of them complitely. Not a good practice though for first couple of hours. Time goes faster in exam than mock tests at home. Bcoz, you dont feel the risk at home of making a wrong answer. It doesn't matter if you couldn't get a break. A refreshed mind wouldn't do much if you have no time left, Also, 10 min break would cover 8 to 9 questions. There are a lot lot of questions you can answer in 30 secs but they appear after one or two hard/confusing/messy questions. This is based on my experience though.

vikula01

Fri, 07/26/2013 - 23:31

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