14 - Conclusion

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Unit 14
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Agenda

Exam
preparation.
Exam marking.
Motivation
Factors.

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Exam preparation

Study the student
materials.
Study the guide to the
PMBOK.
Concentrate on your
weak knowledge areas &
topics within areas:
By specialty books for
your weak areas.

Plan your preparation

time so that you do not
become bored.

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Take sample tests

over and over again:
Test on disks.
Test in booklet.
Through the Internet .

From a study group

(If Possible).

Exam Marking System

Track your decisions.
Document your logic.
Answer the easy
questions as quickly as
possible and leave time
to go back and
reevaluate questions
that you died not
answer.

Motivation Factors

How important is
passing the exam to
you?
How important is
getting the PMP
certification to you?

Qualifying to Take The Exam

Category

One

Two

General
education

Bachelors
degree

High
School
Graduate

Project
Management
Education

35 Contact
Hours

35 Contact
Hours

Project
Management
Experiences

4,500 Hours

7,500 Hours

Experiences

Number
Of
Questions

3 Years
With The
last 6 Years
5 Years
With The
last 8 Years

200
Questions

3

6

200

5

8

4,500

7,500

35

35

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Applying to Take The Exam

Submit an application to
PMI By Mail, or Online .
You will receive a notice
authorizing you to make
an appointment to take
the exam .
You may be subject to an
audit for your application.
Be aware that an audit
will delay your approval
to take the exam .

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Applying to Take The Exam

The exam offered on a
computer .
You should designate the
site where you want to take
the exam in .
Your authorization notice
will give you specific
instruction .
You have one year starting
from the eligibility letters
date to take the exam .
The exam offered in many
languages , but not in
ARABIC now .

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Be Aware of The Followings

The exam is not memory
test .
The exam deals with real
word .
The exam include about 150
situational questions What
would you do in this
situation.
There may be instances
where the same data is
used for multiple questions.

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Be Aware of The Followings

A few questions require
MEMORIZING The step
by step PMBOK guide .(
Only about 10 12
questions ).
Expect 8 10 formulas
related calculations on
the exam .
Expect 10 12 questions
Earned Value not all of
these required
calculations using the
formulas .

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Be Aware of The Followings

Most of acronyms will
spelled out ( Work
Breakdown Structure ,
not WBS ).
The correct answers
should not include direct
questions from PMBOK .
Most People feel 40
questions or fewer of the
200 questions on the
PMP exam .

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Be Aware of The Followings

2,5
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Many people need only

2,5 hours to finish the
exam .

Strategy to Do the Exam

Try to answer the easiest
questions .
Leave questions that
required calculation
( Cost , Schedule and some
of Earned value questions) .
Do not forget to mark for
review any question you
leave it without answer or
you feel that it needs to
review .
Give yourself time to review
the questions you leave it
without answering .

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Questions Types

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Situational Questions
( Related to specific
situations ) .
Questions with two or
more right answer
( You need to take the
best one ) .
Questions with
extraneous information.
Questions using Made
Up terms .

Questions Types

Questions where
understanding is
important .
Questions with new
approaches to known
topic .
Questions with more than
one items in each choice .
Questions with
excessively wordy .

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How to Study For The PMP Exam

The magic THREE .
Be in test taking mode .
Have a plan for your
study .
Use study group with
your friends .
Take exam simulations
( At least two times ) .
Concentrate on your
week areas .

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How to Study For The PMP Exam

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Review the questions

that you answered
wrong during your
tests.
Take your final PMP
simulated exam , You
should score over 75%
before you take the real
exam .
PASSING THE REAL
EXAM .

My Personal Experience

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Thank You

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Questions?