Lessons learned on becoming a PMP shared to us by PM PrepCast student Alastair Schwier, PMP.
I wrote the exam Nov 10th 2015 and passed it first time. I essentially studied for 2 months. This is what I did:
Read Rita’s book –1 chapter per day took light notes (2-3 pages per chapter) did the practice tests and reviewed answers I got wrong. It took me 2 weeks ~
3-4 hours per day.
Then I read Kim Heldman's book – very lightly – just read through it to get a different perspective. I felt the questions were harder at the each of each chapter in this book and I preferred Rita’s guide. I did this over about a week.
Then I signed up for the
PM PrepCast
(the cheapest option with no exam simulator) I read a chapter of the PMBOK guide then watch the PrepCast integration videos. I took very detailed notes and essentially wrote my own ‘cheat sheets’. I spent 8 hours a day doing this over 2 weeks. Yes I read the whole book...
