Re: PMP Exam Prep - PMP done - successfully cleared exam today

[Francis Pillai]

Hi,

this is great pleasure to say that I cleared successfully PMP exam today.

Kind Regards,

Francis A Pillai

On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 8:10 PM, sree kumar <sree...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Amit .. 

That was a great description yaar .. It has answered lot of questions that i had in my mind .. 

Thanks a tonn 

Regds 

Sree

On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Amit Verma <amitve...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Guys,

Apologies for dropping this mail a bit late since I cannot access gmail from office. But finally here you go...

The steps I followed for exam preparation right from the day our training got over: -

1) I took 2 books to first finish off the syllabus with. 

• PMBoK 4th Edition (if you have become a member you'll have access to a soft copy from PMI site of this book).
  
• Rita Mulcahy (It was recommended by one of my manager who passed the exam using this book, Hence I opted for this one).
  

    You can go through 'Head First' book as well (in place of Rita Mulcahy) provided by Knowledgewoods. Since I booked the exam date much in advance & didn't have time to      cover the 3rd book, I had to skip this book.

 

2) I used to read one chapter from PMBoK, plus the same chapter from Rita Mulcahy, then the sample questions provided at the end of Rita Mulcahy.

3) Once both the books completed, I started off with the 10 PMP sample exams sets provided by Knowledgewoods. (Make sure when you give these sample exams, you also 

    review what questions went wrong at the end of each paper, & that what their actual answers were. This'll help you a lot correcting your concepts about various topics.)

For me this was it, as I didn't get much chance & time to cover other sample questions / test papers from internet or any other book but I would highly recommend you to cover as much other sample questions as you can. Also try if you can cover any 3rd book as well.

Finally Some Tips for the exam: -

• Make sure you are able to attempt all the 200 questions (with a break of 5-10 mins anywhere in between) in one sitting while giving the knowledgewoods sample exams sets. If not for all the 10 exam sets, try that you do this for at least the last 3 papers, the way I did. This is very necessary to build up your confidence that you would be able to attempt all the questions in one sitting at the actual exam site.
  
• The first 25-30 questions were very tough for me at the actual exam. But you don't need to loose your confidence if the same happens to you, since there would be some easy questions as well scattered throughout the paper. They'll help you raise your exam score.
  
• Make sure you don't have much time-breaks throughout your preparation. I know owing to our family commitments, project works etc. we may not be able to be continuous in our studies, but as Deverajan Sir rightly said during the PMP training, "Make sure you don't loose the momentum while studying". So try to read something everything even if this means studying for half-an-hour on some days. In my case I greatly owe this TITLE to my wife because of her commendable commitment & support she landed over throughout by providing me enough time because of which I was able to study 2-3 hours in the initial days & 5-6 hours during the last days of exam preparation without a single day's break.
  
• Make sure you book the exam date enough ahead in future, that gives you ample time to get fully prepared. Don't book it in a hurry.

You can reach me/ drop me a note if you any other info or help anytime.

All The Best For Your Studies Guys. Waiting for You to join the club & I am damn sure you'll be able to achieve this milestone very soon !!!

Best Regards,

-Amit

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Warm Wishes,
Francis A Pillai

[Kiran kumar]

Hi Francis,

Great.  Congratulations.

[sree kumar]

Thats a great news .. Congrattsss ..  Francis .

[Chandrashekhar Sanganagouda Patil]

Great to hear. Congrats!!

 

Thanks and Regards

Chandrashekharagouda Patil

From: Kiran kumar <kir...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:39:19
To: pmp_kw_...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: PMP Exam Prep - PMP done - successfully cleared exam today
Hi Francis,

Great.  Congratulations.

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[Shankar Yedla]

  Congrats..!!

 

  -Shankar

[mohan raja]

Francis,

Hearty Congratulations, can You tell ur experience pls abt preparation etc...

-Mohan

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-Mohan Raja Pulicharla

[Anjana Venkatesha]

Wow great! Congratulations Francis!!

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Francis Pillai
<francis...@gmail.com> wrote:

[giri...@gmail.com]

That's great news Francis. Many wishes for your achievment.  Regards. Giri

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Subject: PMP Exam Prep - PMP done - successfully cleared exam today
Date: Wed, Mar 21, 2012 2:39 pm


Hi Francis,

Great.  Congratulations.

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Francis Pillai <francis...@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> this is great pleasure to say that I cleared successfully PMP exam today.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Francis A Pillai
>
> On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 8:10 PM, sree kumar <sree...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Amit ..
>>
>> That was a great description yaar .. It has answered lot of questions
>> that i had in my mind ..
>>
>> Thanks a tonn
>>
>> Regds
>> Sree
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Amit Verma <amitve...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> Apologies for dropping this mail a bit late since I cannot access gmail
>>> from office. But finally here you go...
>>>
>>> The steps I followed for exam preparation right from the day our
>>> training got over: -
>>>
>>> 1) I took 2 books to first finish off the syllabus with.
>>>

>>>    - *PMBoK 4th Edition* (if you have become a member you'll have

>>>    access to a soft copy from PMI site of this book).

>>>    - *Rita Mulcahy* (It was recommended by one of my manager who passed

>>>    the exam using this book, Hence I opted for this one).
>>>

>>>     You can go through *'Head First'* book as well (in place of Rita

>>> Mulcahy) provided by Knowledgewoods. Since I booked the exam date much in
>>> advance & didn't have time to      cover the 3rd book, I had to skip this
>>> book.
>>>
>>> 2) I used to read one chapter from PMBoK, plus the same chapter from
>>> Rita Mulcahy, then the sample questions provided at the end of Rita Mulcahy.
>>>
>>> 3) Once both the books completed, I started off with the 10 PMP sample
>>> exams sets provided by Knowledgewoods. (Make sure when you give these
>>> sample exams, you also
>>>     review what questions went wrong at the end of each paper, & that
>>> what their actual answers were. This'll help you a lot correcting your
>>> concepts about various topics.)
>>>
>>> For me this was it, as I didn't get much chance & time to cover other
>>> sample questions / test papers from internet or any other book but I would
>>> highly recommend you to cover as much other sample questions as you can.
>>> Also try if you can cover any 3rd book as well.
>>>
>>> Finally Some Tips for the exam: -
>>>

>>>    - *Make sure you are able to attempt all the 200 questions (with a
>>>    break of 5-10 mins anywhere in between) in one sitting* while giving

>>>    the knowledgewoods sample exams sets. If not for all the 10 exam sets,

>>>    *try that you do this for at least the last 3 papers*, the way I

>>>    did. This is very necessary to build up your confidence that you would be
>>>    able to attempt all the questions in one sitting at the actual exam site.

>>>    - The first 25-30 questions were very tough for me at the actual
>>>    exam. But you *don't need to loose your confidence* if the same

>>>    happens to you, since there would be some easy questions as well scattered
>>>    throughout the paper. They'll help you raise your exam score.

>>>    - *Make sure you don't have much time-breaks throughout your
>>>    preparation*. I know owing to our family commitments, project works

>>>    etc. we may not be able to be continuous in our studies, but as Deverajan

>>>    Sir rightly said during the PMP training, "*Make sure you don't
>>>    loose the momentum while studying*". So try to read something

>>>    everything even if this means studying for half-an-hour on some days. In my
>>>    case I greatly owe this TITLE to my wife because of her
>>>    commendable commitment & support she landed over throughout by providing me
>>>    enough time because of which I was able to study 2-3 hours in the initial
>>>    days & 5-6 hours during the last days of exam preparation without a single
>>>    day's break.

>>>    - *Make sure you book the exam date enough ahead in future*, that

>>>    gives you ample time to get fully prepared. Don't book it in a hurry.
>>>
>>>
>>> You can reach me/ drop me a note if you any other info or help anytime.
>>>
>>> All The Best For Your Studies Guys. Waiting for You to join the club & I
>>> am damn sure you'll be able to achieve this milestone very soon !!!
>>>
>>> Best Regards,

>>> *-Amit*

[Jaideep Pai]

Hi francis,
congratulations. Great job.

Regards,
jaideep

On 3/21/12, Francis Pillai <francis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> this is great pleasure to say that I cleared successfully PMP exam today.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Francis A Pillai
>
> On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 8:10 PM, sree kumar <sree...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Amit ..
>>
>> That was a great description yaar .. It has answered lot of questions that
>> i had in my mind ..
>>
>> Thanks a tonn
>>
>> Regds
>> Sree
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Amit Verma
>> <amitve...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> Apologies for dropping this mail a bit late since I cannot access gmail
>>> from office. But finally here you go...
>>>
>>> The steps I followed for exam preparation right from the day our training
>>> got over: -
>>>
>>> 1) I took 2 books to first finish off the syllabus with.
>>>

>>> - *PMBoK 4th Edition* (if you have become a member you'll have access

>>> to a soft copy from PMI site of this book).

>>> - *Rita Mulcahy* (It was recommended by one of my manager who passed

>>> the exam using this book, Hence I opted for this one).
>>>

>>> You can go through *'Head First'* book as well (in place of Rita

>>> Mulcahy) provided by Knowledgewoods. Since I booked the exam date much in
>>> advance & didn't have time to cover the 3rd book, I had to skip this
>>> book.
>>>
>>> 2) I used to read one chapter from PMBoK, plus the same chapter from Rita
>>> Mulcahy, then the sample questions provided at the end of Rita Mulcahy.
>>>
>>> 3) Once both the books completed, I started off with the 10 PMP sample
>>> exams sets provided by Knowledgewoods. (Make sure when you give these
>>> sample exams, you also
>>> review what questions went wrong at the end of each paper, & that
>>> what their actual answers were. This'll help you a lot correcting your
>>> concepts about various topics.)
>>>
>>> For me this was it, as I didn't get much chance & time to cover other
>>> sample questions / test papers from internet or any other book but I
>>> would
>>> highly recommend you to cover as much other sample questions as you can.
>>> Also try if you can cover any 3rd book as well.
>>>
>>> Finally Some Tips for the exam: -
>>>

>>> - *Make sure you are able to attempt all the 200 questions (with a
>>> break of 5-10 mins anywhere in between) in one sitting* while giving

>>> the knowledgewoods sample exams sets. If not for all the 10 exam sets,

>>> *try that you do this for at least the last 3 papers*, the way I did.

>>> This is very necessary to build up your confidence that you would be
>>> able
>>> to attempt all the questions in one sitting at the actual exam site.

>>> - The first 25-30 questions were very tough for me at the actual
>>> exam. But you *don't need to loose your confidence* if the same

>>> happens to you, since there would be some easy questions as well
>>> scattered
>>> throughout the paper. They'll help you raise your exam score.

>>> - *Make sure you don't have much time-breaks throughout your
>>> preparation*. I know owing to our family commitments, project works

>>> etc. we may not be able to be continuous in our studies, but as
>>> Deverajan

>>> Sir rightly said during the PMP training, "*Make sure you don't loose
>>> the momentum while studying*". So try to read something everything

>>> even if this means studying for half-an-hour on some days. In my case
>>> I greatly owe this TITLE to my wife because of her commendable
>>> commitment &
>>> support she landed over throughout by providing me enough time because
>>> of
>>> which I was able to study 2-3 hours in the initial days & 5-6 hours
>>> during
>>> the last days of exam preparation without a single day's break.

>>> - *Make sure you book the exam date enough ahead in future*, that

>>> gives you ample time to get fully prepared. Don't book it in a hurry.
>>>
>>>
>>> You can reach me/ drop me a note if you any other info or help anytime.
>>>
>>> All The Best For Your Studies Guys. Waiting for You to join the club & I
>>> am damn sure you'll be able to achieve this milestone very soon !!!
>>>
>>> Best Regards,

>>> *-Amit*

>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Warm Wishes,
> Francis A Pillai
>

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[Sobha chittila]

Hi Francis,

 

Congratulations !!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks,

Sobha.

[Francis Pillai]

Hi,

Exam Preparation Guide

1. Consider PMP exam preparation as a project. Target an exam date and fully focus on that exam.

2. Prepare a to do list with timeline on each list item.

3. Find 3 hours (1.5 hrs morning and 1.5 hrs evening) on weeks days and 6 hrs on the week ends.

I used to get up 5:30 am every day and study 1.5 hrs in the morning and evening after office hours start my study around 10 pm to 11:30 pm

4. Preparation Study Materials:

4.1. PMBPOK Guide study atleast 3 times

First try to cover all 

Second attempt after doing few sample exam

Third attempt before the exam date - just refresh

4.2. KnowledgeWoods study materials  go through

Write down the inputs/tools and output once completed each processess

Write all calculations and formulas and try to do few exercises and familiar

4.3. Study HeadFirst PMP preparation book - relax and study, very simple and practical book, do all exercises and buzzles and do sample questions. Do not rush. 

4.4. Do Sample online exam given by KnowledgeWoods. Get it from Himani

Important after each exam, pls review and see what question was wrong. Try to do online exam in one sitting - meaning similar like the test center (atleast 1 or 2).

4.5. All these days, I do regular morning jogging around 40 mintues and Prayers

4.6. In office, do your assigned job quickly. Avoind taking more work. Whenver get spare time read the PMBOK Guide. 

take a print out and read it at home also (some times I felt reading hard copy was much better).

Kind Regards,

Francis A Pillai

[Amit Verma]

Cheers Francis !!!

Welcome to the Club. Hope others are on their way too.

-Amit

[Vasudevudu Vemula]

Congrats Francis !!
 
Great sharing your experience and tips for method of study .
 
Cheers
vasu
 

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Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:33:49 +0530
Subject: Re: PMP Exam Prep - PMP done - successfully cleared exam today
From: francis...@gmail.com
To: pmp_kw_...@googlegroups.com

[sree kumar]

Hi All.

 

  Yday i have attended the exam . and I realised that the knowledge i have was not enough for this Exam .  I Mean I failed  my first attempt .

 

My experience about the exam .

 

After the exam i felt i will pass coz all the question seems to very easy .But when the result every thing turned upside down .

 

Most of the questions are based on the scenario , No direct Question . and very less calculation based question.

 

My prepration.

 

> I have used PMBOK .

> The Study materials from Knowledgewoods

 

Requesting advice from the people who have already passed exam by now .

 

Thanks

Sree