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Basic PMP Study Tips

December 28, 2007 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Certification, PMP

Basic PMP Study Tips
By Cornelius Fichtner, PMP

Studying for the exam is a highly individual journey. However, here are a few basic study tips that you may want to consider:

  • Go to www.pmi.org and sign up today. Having signed up and paid your fee is the best incentive possible.
  • Read the PMI’s Credentials Handbook to learn everything there is to know about the exam procedures.
  • Create a study plan. Define when and for how long you will study. This estimation will tell you how long it will take until you can take the exam. Follow this plan. Don’t forget to tell your friends and family, so that they can support you and give you the time and space that you will need.
  • Challenge yourself to read the PMBOK Guide at least twice. Have the guide with you at all times. Better even, subscribe to The Project Management PrepCast™ and study with your MP3 player.

  • Consider purchasing exam study books and work through them. If you cannot afford to buy these books, see if your local library has a copy.
  • Take as many sample test questions as possible. Try to take at least three complete 4-hour exams before you actually take the real test. Practice makes perfect.
  • Sign up for the various Yahoo PMP prep groups at http://groups.yahoo.com/ . Look for pmhub, pmpbest, pmpexamforum and pmpsingapore. You don’t have to actively participate - just reading the email traffic will help.
  • Contact your local PMI chapter (http://www.pmi.org/info/GMC_ChaptersOverview.asp) and ask, if they have a PMP workshop available.

By following these basic study strategies, you will increase your chances of success.

Cornelius Fichtner, PMP is the host of The Project Management Podcast™ at www.thepmpodcast.com and The Project Management PrepCast™, the first true PMP® Podcast at www.pmprepcast.com. Cornelius worked as a Project Manager in his native Switzerland, in Germany and in the USA for the last 17 years. He received his PMP credential in April 2004. He has led projects for a management consulting company, a national retailer and an internet startup company. Currently, Cornelius works as a project manager for one of the oldest financial service providers in the USA. His passions are project management methodologies, PMOs and helping others pass the PMP Exam. In addition to hosting the PrepCast™, he is an instructor for the PMP Workshop and the 2007 Chair of his local PMI chapter. He currently lives in Silverado, California, USA with his wife and their two computers.

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