{"id":152,"date":"2020-01-10T22:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.idwaikat.me\/?p=152"},"modified":"2023-03-19T23:02:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T21:02:11","slug":"my-pmi-acp-certification-exam-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.idwaikat.me\/?p=152","title":{"rendered":"My PMI-ACP certification exam experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

A few days ago, I passed Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam, and I would like to share my personal experience.<\/p>\n

I had a relatively long period studying for PMI-ACP, mainly because I had some work pressure that prevented me from studying for weeks or even months. I started studying in 4\/2019 and I passed the exam in 1\/2020 with “Above target” for all domains. During my PMI-ACP preparation journey, I studied the following in order:<\/p>\n

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  1. I watched Joseph Phillips’s course at Udemy twice<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. I read the Agile Practice Guide<\/a> that comes with the PMBOK Guide 6th edition.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. I watched Sami Qasim’s course at Udemy<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. I read PMI-ACP Exam Prep, Updated 2nd Edition for Mike Griffiths. I read this book twice.<\/li>\n
  5. I have answered about 3,000 mock questions, paid and free questions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Study Notes<\/h2>\n
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    1. I had my own notes for all terms, domains…etc. focusing on the new to me; also I took notes from the mock exams explanations.<\/li>\n
    2. I had my personal dictionary for the terms and the keywords: English to Arabic dictionary and the abbreviations.<\/li>\n
    3. I had a sheet for mock exams and results to track the exams, scores…etc.<\/li>\n
    4. I reviewed the mock exam results, including correct and incorrect answers.<\/li>\n
    5. I didn’t answer Mike Griffiths’s book questions while reading; I answered them after I read the book twice.<\/li>\n
    6. For any mock exam with a score less than 80, I retook the exam again after I completed all mock exams. I registered for the exam when I had an overall average of 83%, which is just two days before the exam day. When I went to the exam, my overall average for all mock exams was 85%.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      The week before the exam<\/h2>\n
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      1. I listened to Joseph Phillips’s course while driving.<\/li>\n
      2. I reviewed my personal notes once or twice a day.<\/li>\n
      3. I reviewed my personal dictionary once or twice a day.<\/li>\n
      4. I focused on taking or retaking mock exams.<\/li>\n
      5. I took eight full 3 hours of mock exams to practice for the real exam.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        The last day before the exam<\/h2>\n
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        1. I reviewed my personal notes and the dictionary for the last time.<\/li>\n
        2. I took again some of the low-score mock exams that I already took. If you already took many mock exams, I don’t recommend taking new ones because they will confuse you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


          The exam day<\/h2>\n