Introduction

The Project Management Professional (PMP) is the most important industry-recognized certification for project managers. In this article we will try to give tips to prepare for the PMP exam questions.

There are many source to find questions about the PMP exam, we will discuss preparation materials to use as benchmarks for the PMP exam. Everytime you study with questions and answer don't get anxious to read the answer! Make sure you review yourself and correct all your mistakes in a sincere way.

For the final exam you should devote about 30 minutes to 2 hours of studying every day for around 4 months.

About the test

The entire PMP test had about 3 questions out of 200 that use the EV formulas. Exactly none of the questions required memorization of specific ITTOs tied to specific processes. There are a lot of questions that like:

"The Project Manager was fired because they didn't do X, now you're hired, what's the first thing you'll do?".

Remeber you will find that the test has multiple correct answer!

During the exam take breaks and then review your answers, you will find mistakes after your mind gets away from the test.

Tip 0: You should not rely on one single source

There are several sources to practice for the PMP exam, each author has it's own style, they have different background and different opinions. The real test will have a diversity of item and if you only use one source you will miss studying different approaches.

Tip 1: Are Rita Mulcahy's book

If you are just starting Ritas Mulcahy's book questions could be worth to solve, however you must prepare a lot better for the PMP exam. If you are short in time you will need a more real questions. Don't rely on Rita's book alone! This book is fundamental to get the right mindset, but you will probably need more material to study.

You should take and grade the chapter-end questions of the Rita's book. Those questions are close but not so enough to the actual real exam questions.

Mulcahy also provides simulation software to take the PMP exam, check their website.

To benchmark yourself you should go through the PMP Prep Exam Simulation software after you feel that you are prepared for the exam. Several people claim that this book help them to pass the PMP exam and it's a must have.

Tip 2: The PMBok is your bible

We think that the PMBok complements the Rita's book. To prepare for this exam you will need to study from several different sources.

Tip 3: Check for 250 free sample questions from oliverlehmann

(Oliverlehmann)[www.oliverlehmann.com] web page has 250 free sample questions. Remember that the PMP exam is not just memorizing the PMbok guide.

Tip 4: Check Andy Crow study guides

If you never tried before, you should check The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, check you public library sometimes they have a copy of this book!. The book is easy to understand and it's not very technical but focused with in-depth writing. Andy book is a good way to fill tha gaps. The book also helpes you to focus on what you need to study for the exam.

Top 5: Kin Heldmen study guide

Another source that you must try is the PMP Exam Study Guide from Kin Heldmen. Something important about this book, the review questions are NOTHING like the questions on the actual PMP test. The book does a good job reviewing the knowledge areas and processes that are in the PMBOK and it also organizes them in a way that is more logical. Heldman's book is a very nice addition to my prep resources and fills in the gaps.

Tip 6: Check pmstudy.com

(pmstudy)[pmstudy.com] is a great source of difficult questions to practice, they provide simulation software to take the exams. It you find yourself with the need for more difficult questions you should have a look to this website, however it's a paid service.

Tip 7: Benchmark your exam score

Do not take final PMP exam unless and until you do not score 85% in practice tests continiously for 3-4 tests.

Appendix

Additionally you can check The PMP guide.