How Get PMP Certified Before 2022 Ends!

Many years ago, I scheduled my?PMP exam?for the afternoon slot on 31st December.

If I were to pass it, I’d be beginning the New Year as a Certified Manager.

Else, PMP would be my New Year’s resolution!

And that too with a head start!

You have 6 weeks to go in 2022.

Want to get PMP certified in the next 6 weeks?

Let me tell you this: It is much easier than you think.

Here is a 5-step process my students are using to do it. ??

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If you think 6 weeks are too short, think about this.

Can you take it if you passed in 8 weeks, that's by 15th of Jan, 2023?

Still is a win, isn't it? :)

Let’s dive in!

Step 1. Identify your learning style.

It could be reading, visual, guided, or blended.

Chances are you have a combination.

But there’s one that’s your primary learning style. Identify it.

• Love books? –?Choose PMP books.
• Love watching videos? –?Choose a video course.
• Need some nudge? –?Enlist a coach.
• Need it faster? – Go for a combination that you can manage.

Choosing the right set of study resources, the ones you ENJOY learning from, can reduce your overall time and effort by 50% or more.

No kidding.

Bonus –?Invest in a good simulator (check?this?and?this). That’s the one to close the gap between your?I-am-done-with-my-study?and?I-am-ready-for-the-exam!

Step 2. Treat your PMP exam as a project.

“A project is a temporary endeavor with a start and end date, that produces a unique product, service, or result”

That’s the definition of a Project, by PMI.

Well, your PMP goal too is a project, isn’t it?

It has a start date (today?), and an end date (when you take the exam).

And produces a unique result: PMP credential for yourself.

How would you do it?

First, have a simple spreadsheet-based study plan.

Have milestones and tasks under those milestones.

Here’s an easy way to do this: Simply copy the book or course outline as the set of milestones and tasks. And your study plan is ready!

Bonus –?include mock tests from the simulator also as tasks.

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Step 3. Study every. single. day.

This is crucial.

Let me share a secret to PMP success, based on my experience of working with PMP students since 2013.

The secret ingredient is:

STUDY MOMENTUM.

There are many psychological reasons why this works, but here’s what’s important to know:

When you study every day, you create momentum.

And you make daily study a routine.

It gets easier to ‘get into zone’.

Within weeks the pendulum effect kicks in, and you will find it easier & easier to study.

This saves you from:

• False starts
• Frustration and guilt
• Sense of “I can’t recall anything”

Step 4. Take practice tests at milestones.

The benefits of simulator practice tests are many.

Here are 4 of them –

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