{"id":148,"date":"2019-04-20T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.idwaikat.me\/?p=148"},"modified":"2023-02-16T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T13:00:11","slug":"my-project-management-professional-pmp-certification-exam-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.idwaikat.me\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"My Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PMP-Certification-Ibrahim-Dwaikat-2019.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/certifications\/project-management-pmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Project Management Professional (PMP) exam<\/a>, and I would like to share my personal experience, so everyone planning to take this exam benefits from it.<\/p>\n<p>I had a relatively long period studying for PMP, mainly because I had some work pressure that prevented me from studying for weeks or even months. During my PMP preparation journey, I studied the following:<\/p>\n<p>1- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=head+first+pmp+5th+edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Head First PMP<\/a>\u00a0book &#8211; 5th edition of PMBOK, but while studying, I knew that PMBOK 6th edition was coming.<\/p>\n<p>2- I took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/pmp-pmbok6-35-pdus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">PMP Exam Prep Seminar &#8211; PMBOK Guide 6<\/a>\u00a0by Joseph Phillips on Udemy; helpful, and every word has a meaning. It&#8217;s very focused. I took it three times, at the very beginning, after I read PMBOK, and during the last weeks before the exam day.<\/p>\n<p>3- I took Elsayed Mohsen&#8217;s course on Udemy (no longer available on Udemy); It&#8217;s in Arabic, and it closed out some of my gaps related to keywords, terms, and language-related items, in addition to the Change Control explanation.<\/p>\n<p>4- I read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/pmbok-guide-standards\/foundational\/PMBOK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">PMBOK&#8217;s 6th edition<\/a> from the first page to the last page, including the appendices (except those related to differences between the 5th and 6th versions).<\/p>\n<p>5- I have answered about 4800 mock questions, paid and free questions. After days or weeks, I retook the exams with scores of less than 80%. My goal was to attend the exam with an overall average of more than 82%. Before the exam, I got an overall average of 84%.<\/p>\n<p>6- Few days before the exam, I took <a href=\"http:\/\/(https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/pmp-exam-cram-session-pmbok6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" error=\"true\" class=\"broken_link\">PMP Exam Cram Session<\/a>\u00a0by Joseph Phillips on Udemy.<\/p>\n<p>7- I watched Ricardo Vargas&#8217;s video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GC7pN8Mjot8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elaboration of the Processes Flow of the PMBOK\u00ae Guide 6th Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Study Notes<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>I had my notes for all terms, processes&#8230;etc. which was new to me; also, I took notes from the mock exams explanations.<\/li>\n<li>I had my dictionary for the terms and the keywords: English to Arabic dictionary and the abbreviations.<\/li>\n<li>While reading the PMBOK, I highlighted the sentences and paragraphs for future review; I highlighted what I thought was essential.<\/li>\n<li>I had a sheet for mock exams and results to track the exams, scores&#8230;etc.<\/li>\n<li>I reviewed the mock exam results, including correct and incorrect answers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>The week before the exam<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>I listened to Joseph Phillips&#8217;s courses while driving.<\/li>\n<li>I reviewed my notes once or twice a day.<\/li>\n<li>I reviewed my dictionary once or twice a day.<\/li>\n<li>I reviewed the highlighted items in PMBOK.<\/li>\n<li>I focused on taking or retaking mock exams.<\/li>\n<li>I took three full 4 hours of mock exams to practice for the actual exam.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>The last day before the exam<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>I reviewed my notes and dictionary for the last time.<\/li>\n<li>I took some of the low-score mock exams I already took again. If you already have many mock exams, I don&#8217;t recommend taking ones because they will confuse you.<\/li>\n<li>I studied almost all day; I stopped studying at around 9 pm and slept relatively early at around 10:30 pm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>The exam day<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>I reached the exam center one hour before the exam time &#8211; it&#8217;s in a different city, but in the worst case, you should be there 30 minutes before the time.<\/li>\n<li>Drink some water, and go to the restrooms before entering the exam rooms. It&#8217;s not allowed to bring anything with you to the exam room, such as water, tissues, medicine&#8230;etc.<\/li>\n<li>Before entering the exam room, the check process takes 5 &#8211; 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>I didn&#8217;t take any breaks during the exam.<\/li>\n<li>After you complete the exam questions, there is a survey; this makes me nervous. Expect this survey before you see the results on the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Good luck with your studying and exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently passed the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, and I would like to share my personal experience, so everyone planning to take this exam benefits from it. I had a relatively long period studying for PMP, mainly because I had some work pressure that prevented me from studying for weeks or even months. 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