PMP Lessons Learned, by Naveen Kumar Pulluri, PMP
Shiv Shenoy
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“PMP exam prep online is easy if you begin with a proven strategy and get a mentor to guide you along the way”, said Naveen as we began talking, “no one knows better than me, having begun PMP way back in 2013!”, he smiled.
This week I am super glad to bring PMP success story of yet another student of PM Exam Last Mile Prep program – Naveen Kumar Pulluri. Naveen studied his Master’s in Finance & Accounting and is working as Principal Consultant with a global company.
What made you choose PMP certification over others?
Many years ago I was asked to take up a project and that turned out to be a disaster!
My second project fared much better. And I began thinking about the failure.
As I analyzed, there were plenty of things I did wrong and I wished I had guidelines to execute projects better.
That’s when I got to know about PMI and the PMP. With a little bit of research I understood that PMP exam covers all facets of project management, so I decided to stick with it.
That was at the beginning of this decade. In 2013 I decided to pursue PMP seriously.
I failed in my first attempt, which made my resolve stronger to pass the exam this time. Now that have passed it I am planning to take up PMI-RMP.
My PMP preparation helped me understand why I could not deliver my initial projects well. Now I feel more confident. Guided in the right direction.
I am looking forward to apply this knowledge and consistently get better at executing projects. And improve the skills in project management. With PMP now I can confidently handle projects and even ready to take bigger and more challenging projects.
What were your study resources?
I started my PMP exam prep online with the crash course that my company provided. But I could not complete the syllabus and failed the internal exam.
Though I bought Rita’s PMP book, I felt that the required rhythm is missing. That’s when I started searching for easier ways of preparing for the PMP exam. And fortunately got to know about PM Exam Notes, Tips and Resources.
After I was able to validate the mind map based teaching methodology of Shiv, and all the cool mnemonics I enrolled into “PM Exam Last Mile Prep Program” – the unique combination of online self-paced course and weekly strategic 1-1 coaching with him.
I took plenty of free mock tests to practice the time-management aspects of the exam. The ‘Last Mile’ course has a specific strategy to take the exam that allows me to answer more questions in less time, that I used successfully.