Lessons Learnt:
• 12 hrs of no-study and good rest before the exam is highly important.
• Positive thinking is must.. All these days I was saying to myself that I am getting it done ( I have read all the LL and everyone suggested 2-4 months of disciplined preparation. I knew I was not going that route and I was going to pass. I have been practicing Project Management for such a long and I was confident I could do it in 10 days)
• Forget about what you do or have done in Project Management in your job. Think the PMI way only. Majority of the processes that we follow in our jobs are not what PMI teaches. Remember PMI teaches the best project management principles as per their standards and not yours.
• Memorize process chart
• Memorize ITTO (at least Risk, Quality and procurement)
• Memorize formulas
• Read and understand the “Professional Conduct and Ethics” chapter.
• Take breaks to cool off your brain during the exam. (Take some energy drinks. I took 1 at the start and 1 in the break)
• Don’t spend more than 60 seconds on every question. If very long/confusing/unknown mark it for review and come later BUT choose one of the options that seems to be close to right (so that if u have no time to review at least you have 25% probability of getting it right. 25% is better than 0%)
• Take the ear plugs given by the center and plug your ears.
• Used PMBOK 4th edition for reference only in case of confusion (I only and only read the material provided by PMStudy)
• Hang loose and take the test…the worst that can happen is you can fail but u can reappear too (in my case I had a money back guarantee ;o)

My humble opinion about the test: “Questions were very easy but options for answer were extremely confusing! If you don’t know the processes for sure you cannot guess the right one.”

Please feel free to reach me at rohit@rohitprabhakar.com for any queries. I will be glad if I could be of any help in your journey to be a PMP.

Wish you the best of luck!
Rohit Prabhakar, PMP, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
http://rohitprabhakar.com
USA

I found this PM boot camp and was wondering if you knew anything about them, or how I might go about verifying that it is a good option. It is much cheaper than either of the camps you outline above.

http://www.pmcertschool.com/PMP-Boot-Camp-4-Day-Mon-Thur-in-San-Jose-4-Day-Classroom.htm

By:

Paul St John Bennett

Director at Business Learning Ltd

A product is tangible, although in the digital world, a product could be a software — which is still tangible in the sense that it is a series of lines of code.

Customized software is both a product and a service. The original software is a Product purchased by the client from the vendor. The vendor then ALSO provides a service, by installing the program and modifying it to fit the particular needs of that business.

Many businesses provide both products and services. And products can cross from one category to the next. For example, someone writes a song. That’s a product. A singer performs the song at a concert. That’s a service. The song is recorded and sold on a CD. That’s a product. The CD is played on the radio. That’s a service.

By:

Daniel Jatovsky

Division Leader at Primerica Financial Services

I never said that all 1 billion population is innovating as they all are rich (LOL). My point is more innovation is going East and in next 50 years majority will come from there. That is a fact and will hold true even if you don't like it!

Is the schedule recommeded for Laurie the same for someone doing the bootcamp class? Just wondering how much self prep I would need to do prior to bootcamp in order to pass. Thanks.