Dr. Poplos’ Ten Step No-Nonsense Guide to Passing the PMP or CAPM Certification Exam on the First Attempt

I have been using this information in all of the PM classes I teach. I thought I would share it with all of you.

Step

Action

Strategies

One	Identify Your Gaps	Review course materials Identify areas that were new to you Identify areas that were difficult
Two	Identify resources to fill your gaps	Find a friend Find a web resource Find a printed resource
Three	Review weak areas defined in Step One	Build a chart with three columns 1.     Gap 2.     Resource 3.     Response
Four	Take practice exams	Find them on the web Buy them on the web Find them in textbooks
Five	Identify wrong answers	Add them to your chart as gaps
Six	Retake exams	Repeat until you achieve a score of 90% or better Schedule exam date at end of this
Seven	Build a “cheat sheet”	Create a study chart EV formulae Troublesome definitions
Eight	Review “cheat sheet”	Repeat even on test day
Nine	Reconstruct your “cheat sheet” in the exam room on blank paper given to you by Prometricã	Refer to this during the exam
Ten	Bask in the glow of a successful exam event	Brag to friends

Comments

[erikko]

i always have a cheat sheet so that i know what needs to be reviewed or remembered