PMP Exam Lessons Learned with David Kornaros

Published: Sun, 05/22/16

PMP Exam Lessons Learned with David Kornaros
Today you will be treated to another PMP exam success story. I proudly present to you David Kornaros who is one of my successful PMP students. He has used The PM PrepCast, which is my PMP training videocast and also The PM Exam Simulator in his preparation.

As always with these interviews, they are intended for those among you who are currently preparing for their PMP Exam because the in-depth knowledge that I can take from someone like David who has passed their PMP exam will help you understand how to prepare for PMP.

This PMP exam lessons learned interview reviews David’s journey from start to finish, including many tips and tricks that he picked up along the way.
 
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Student Profile: Shadrack Baraka
I am a recipient of the OSP International LLC Project Management Training Scholarship offered through the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation.

My background is Information Management with over 5 years on the job experience in health research projects coordination. This exposure to health research projects has evoked an enduring interest in pursuit of industry standard skills and best practices because invariably, research projects operations require project management skills . To address this need and to generally develop my project management skills, I set about looking for opportunities, and thankfully PMIEF & OSP International LLC gave me the most rare of opportunities - Studying the PM PrepCast !

The PM PrepCast is one of the most well thought out online courses I have ever interacted with. The conceptual build up of the skills and knowledge areas in successive podcast offerings just cue you to go on and on. The training helped me to demystify PMP exam preparations and boost confidence levels. Going through the course makes you feel sufficiently prepared to take the exam, thanks in no small part to the lead trainer's infectious grasp of the subject matter, the PM PrepCast team and several engaging interviews by project management exponents. I consider the PM prepCast experience invaluable, engaging and the content concise.

I would recommend PM PrepCast to any aspiring Project Manager!
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How do I keep all of this in my head?
Let's help Paul with his question below:

"I know it sounds like a crazy question but my memory has diminished over the past decade. If I study a particular KA and then quiz on OSP's Exam Simulator I typically do well. What I am afraid of is that by the time I get to the HR knowledge area, for example, I start to struggle remembering things from Scope (like ITTO's). It's not that I don't know it, it's the recall.

Any suggestions? Do I keep reading, watching videos and taking quizzes to or is there a better way?
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According to Philip Crosby, which of the following is a correct statement about quality?

A. The definition of quality is non-conformance to requirements
B. The system of quality is Defect Control
C. The measurement of quality is the price of non-conformance
D. The performance standard is zero defects

HINT: Philip Crosby proposed the zero defects theory.
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You have read the Project Management Institute’s publication, PMBOK Guide, from cover to cover; studied other Project Management-related texts; and you feel you are preparing well to take and pass the Management Professional Exam. 

There are, however, a number of myths related to the exam process and the exam itself that you are not sure are valid. 

In this article, we are going to take a look at six myths related to the PMP Certification Exam process and bust them so you can quit worrying about what is true and continue with studying for and taking the exam.
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