PMP Exam
PMP Exam
Presumably, you’ve come to this PMP Exampage to try and get a taste of what the question on the PMP Certification test are going to be like, without having to become a member of the PMI or without having to download any sample tests from websites dedicated to training you up to take the PMP exam. You’re going to find some of those questions below, as well as some guidelines to better prepare yourself for the day that you actually take the examination. Like any formal assessment, the PMP examination can be quite daunting, especially if you’ve been out of the “study game” for a while now, so I’m going to provide some tips below to get back in the student frame of mind.
1. Do You Find The Following PMP Exam Question Scary?
An accepted deadline for a project approaches. However, the project manager realizes that only 75% of the work has been completed. The project manager then issues a change request.
What should the change request authorize?
- Additional resources using the contingency fund
- Escalation approval to use contingency funding
- Team overtime to meet schedule
- Corrective action based on causes
For the record, the correct answer is D. The actual PMP exam is going to be filled with many of these multiple-choice questions. A lot of the answers are going to seem really similar, so you’re going to have to practice your reasoning and process of elimination to get confident.
2. The Breakdown Of The PMP Exam Questions
The following is a breakdown of the content in the PMP exam and the proportion of questions you can expect to also be on each section.
- 13% Initiating the Project
- 24% Planning the Project
- 30% Executing the Project
- 25% Monitoring and Controlling the Project
- 8% Closing the Project
Understandably, executing the project is the most important section of a project. A good quarter of the resources in a project are also dedicated to planning the project and making sure the project stays on the right path. Finally, all good things do come to an end, so it’s important that there is a crisp, definite finish; the quality of the final project is also dictated by how prepared you are at the start of the project and the level of momentum you begin with.
3. General PMP Exam Preparation Tips
Since you are now an experienced project manager, I would hazard a guess to say that you exceled academically. Therefore, it shouldn’t be too hard to get yourself back into study mode for the PMP exam, especially when the rewards are so much more definite and clear, unlike when you were studying back in college or university.
Still, you can never be too safe, so here are some tips to help you take control of yourPMP exam preparation:
- Work backwards: start with the end goal in mind, say what you want to have achieved by the end of each month, then each week, then each day. Make sure that the objectives are clear and measurable.
- Recursive training: treat the study like your managing a project. The only difference now is that you’re managing a team of one: yourself!
The PMP exam may be somewhat intimidating, but as long as you have your clear end goals in mind, it isn’t impossible to do better than what you expected from yourself. Just remember that you’re getting the PMP Certification to improve your life and don’t fall back into old “wagging” habits from the days gone by!
Questions are courtesy of pmi.org.