How to get the PMP Certification in 4 weeks spending only $70

How to get the PMP Certification in 4 weeks spending only $70

I just cleared the PMP Certification. This is the process I followed:

  1. Week 1: Go for the Udemy course offered by Andrew Ramdayal for gaining the 35 PDUs which is mandatory for your PMP application. I listened to the course at 2x speed. Please note most of the course content may not help you much in the exam. The PM Mindset section is the best, I did 2 revisions of it. Ideally 20 hours is ideal for this course. It also helps you in the PMP application process. I did all the practice questions. The mock exam I scored 79%, this exam is much easier and does not prepare you for the final PMP exam. https://www.udemy.com/course/pmp-certification-exam-prep-course-pmbok-6th-edition/?couponCode=ST22FS22724The course cost on udemy was 5$ in India.
  2. Week 2: Buy the Study Hall Plus course from PMI this is more than enough to help you prepare. The PMP exam questions are very similar. Most of the PMP exam questions will be moderate to difficult category. You need not go through all the contents of the course, it is a waste of time. Just go straight to the practice questions and mini exams. I was getting 55% on the practice questions this really broke my confidence but then slowly increased it to 66% with practice. My mock exam scores were 72%, 61%, 70%, 66%. My target was 70% so when I got a 70% I took an exam date. I also reviewed all my mistakes. Without the expert questions I was scoring around 80%. I was scoring 90% on the moderate questions this is the bulk of questions you will face in the PMP exam. It gives you 5 mock exams and several mini exams.https://www.pmi.org/certifications/certification-resources/pmi-study-hallThe cost for this was 64$ in India.
  3. Week 3: I read the PMBOK Process Groups Guide, PMBOK 7th Edition, Agile Practice guide. I did 2 reads of each and made notes so I could revise quickly. You dont need to memorise the ITTOs or Process Groups there are no memory based questions in exams.
  4. Week 4: The best resources to clarify your concepts is you tube videos of David McLachlan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNIHysh2ZW4&t=2596s Ricardo Viana Vargas, Ph.D. also has 2 videos which are worth watchinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7pN8Mjot8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVlrxOQoSUw&t=8s3drock PMP notes: I did buy the 3drock PMP notes to develop the PM mindset. It basically helps you with PM Mindset: Assess/Analyze->Review ->Take Action. This cost 16$, if you want you can avoid this. https://third3rockpmp.com/5. General: The PM Mindset can be developed using all of these. The most important is to look at the keywords in the question & also to look at the first few words in answers. You need not learn or memorise ITTOs or processes from the PMBOK. There were a few drag drop questions in the exams you can prepare for them using Nilotpal Ray, PMP?, PRINCE2 Practitioner? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTki8I7n6tYAnother aspect to focus on is the Agile Project Methodology since over 70% questions were from this area. Lastly servant leadership is a critical element of this exam, as a Agile Project Manager one should enable, support, coach, guide and facilitate project team members.I got a Above Target in all areas, my guess is that this should be around 80% on the Study Hall mock exams removing the expert questions. Though the PMP exam does not have a pass marks now my guess it should be around 61-62% as it was many years back.Roughly you need 4-5 hrs/day preparation for 4 weeks to crack this exam. Please note I have cleared the PMP in 2015 so it have been easier for me though the PMP exam content outline has changed by at least 70%. The key will be to take an exam date as soon as you cross 70% on any mock exam you take. It is upto you but you can take the exam date 1-4 weeks ahead depending on your preparation.

Varaha Swamy Krishnappa

Project Manager at Kyndryl | PMP | CBCP | CSM | ITIL | AWS-CCP

1 个月

Insightful Sandeep!. The PMP certification journey creates structured thinking. Even though PMI-PMP concepts are not completely applied in the real world, the learning is useful in day-to-day life.

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AvAdhut Pawar

Project Management Consultant ? Renowned for Process Optimization, Strategic Planning, Regulatory Support, New Launches and Project Portfolio Management

1 年

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Congrats on your PMP recertification Sandeep Kochhar, C Suite Coach. Thanks for the detailed info, I am tempted to try this :)

Nilotpal Ray, PMP?, PRINCE2 Practitioner?

Senior Project Manager - NHS UK | Project Management Coach (PMP, PRINCE2)

1 年

Hi, Sandeep Kochhar, C Suite Coach Many congratulations on passing the exam with flying colors. I am happy to know that my following resources helped you to prepare and pass the PMP Exam PMP YouTube Channel: ?https://bit.ly/pmpwithrayYT

Anumita Sinha CII - SCAPro

Digital Supply Chain | Program/Project Management | Blue Yonder | DELMIA Quintiq | Agile | Scrum | Ex Infosys, Ex-Wipro

1 年

I feel the article is extremely useful!! Thank you Sandeep for your insights!!

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