2/02/2012

PMP Certification - How do i Pass the Exam in the First Attempt?

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By Czech Hannsum


I usually lead towards project management groups in a variety of social sites, blogs and community forums. As a certified PMP, I try to talk about my knowledge and experience to aid the enthusiastic fellas to pass the particular exam. Most of the actual candidates in people groups post questions for example "where can I get the sample exam questions for free? I'm taking the exam a few weeks, any tips from the group; where can I discover the material for free, Are the inquiries tough etc". Most of the actual responders share their experience and provide encouraging input to aid them. When I looked the exam tips related queries, I could see several folks responding "Yeah. You need to read the questions and also the answers carefully. You need to keep in mind the Earned value formulas" etc to share with you their experience.

When we look at the exam tips in the participants, they are okay. We need to read the questions carefully to find out the "odd man" out there. We need to read the answers carefully to ensure we select the very best answer for the actual questions. We need to consider or even write down the Earned Value formulas. But we are missing an additional important piece regarding information. That is taking a look at the questions & answers from your PMBOK perspective. Let me explain now. Let us take a closer consider the below 3 sample PMP exam questions which i have written for you personally.

Q1: You are a project manager for a software firm. You are executing Risk planning. For your project, the information gathering techniques you utilize in the Chance Identification process include all the following except:

A. Brainstorming, B. Delphi technique, C. Interviewing, D. Checklists

The answer is actually option D -Checklists. You can easily discover the answer when you have gone through the PMBOK guide for 1 or 2 times. Not a big deal. Now let us look at the second question.

Q2: In probability principle, what is the probability that if you roll two dice you'll have at least one 6?

A. 1/3, B. 11/36, C. 1/36, D. 1/6

The answer will be option B- 11/36. This is any matter of using the probability principle of addition. You can do it easily for those who have gone through the mathematics part of PMBOK including Earned Value formulas. Not a large deal. Now let us consider the third question.

Q3: You are any project manager with regard to ABC Inc, a Fortune 500 organization. Your company utilizes standard software advancement life cycle (as an example, analysis, planning, development, testing and implementation). Your organization reviews and approves all of the major deliverables before the next thing begins. What is the method called? Choose the best answer.

A. Stage gate, B. Phase review, C. Milestone review, D. GO/NO-GO review

What is the right answer for this kind of question? Your company may well call it like a GO/NO-GO review achieving. Few companies may well call it being a Phase review conference. Few others may call it like a stage gate meeting. My current company calls this as a Phase review stage review meeting. But what is the better answer PMI is expecting you to definitely select. PMI wants the actual exam takers to select "Stage gate" as the right answer no matter whatever you follow within your organization. This is known as the PMBOK means of answering. My advice towards the exam takers would be to think the answers to the questions from the PMBOK standpoint when they select your best option for questions. Also, I would prefer to suggest the below approach for exam takers to pass the exam at the first attempt.

a) Enroll in PMI, b) Read the PMBOK guide 2 times or thrice, c) use free materials available on the net to understand the particular topics better, d) form research group or join friends, e) Sign up for a PMP prep course which can be convenient for a person, f) Take mock up exam until you feel comfortable, g) Schedule to take the exam within a few weeks after completing the prep course, h) Make use of the PMBOK approach of answering the questions around the exam.




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