Posted: 10/10/2016 10:41:58 AM EDT
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Looking for the most cost effective way to get it, since any god damn PM job wants it now.
Book @ $40.. test at $550?.. PMP success? |
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First you're going to need a PMBOK, then you'll need a couple of study guides. You should also take a boot camp.
I haven't met anyone who passed the PMP test in less than a year's worth of study. That time seems to go up significantly for each year you've spent actually *being* a PM in the real world. PMI doesn't test you on how to be a PM. They test you on how well you know and understand the principles outlined in the PMBOK. |
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If you're dont have the latest PMBOK you'll need to start from there. The PMP requires a lot of studying to take, particularly if you have been a PM for awhile in industry, particularly DoD. About half the people I knew failed it the first time around and that was usually because they either thought they "knew" how to PM or underestimated the length and complexity of the exam. The trick is regardless of the right or wrong way or your companies way of doing project lifecycles you need to memorize how PMI says to do it. |
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Quoted: First you're going to need a PMBOK, then you'll need a couple of study guides. You should also take a boot camp. I haven't met anyone who passed the PMP test in less than a year's worth of study. That time seems to go up significantly for each year you've spent actually *being* a PM in the real world. PMI doesn't test you on how to be a PM. They test you on how well you know and understand the principles outlined in the PMBOK. x2. I should have fully read your post and save myself from typing my own response lol.  |
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Two week evening class (plus Saturdays) and two weeks worth of study. 
But, yes, OP, take a class. Quoted:
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I haven't met anyone who passed the PMP test in less than a year's worth of study. . Two week evening class (plus Saturdays) and two weeks worth of study.
But, yes, OP, take a class. Have we met? |
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Quoted: If you're dont have the latest PMBOK you'll need to start from there. The PMP requires a lot of studying to take, particularly if you have been a PM for awhile in industry, particularly DoD. About half the people I knew failed it the first time around and that was usually because they either thought they "knew" how to PM or underestimated the length and complexity of the exam. The trick is regardless of the right or wrong way or your companies way of doing project lifecycles you need to memorize how PMI says to do it. The DoD experience isn't too bad, just remember the real world requires common sense. Funny story, when I did my CISSP the people that struggled with it were the ones with all the DoD experience.  |
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The DoD experience isn't too bad, just remember the real world requires common sense. Funny story, when I did my CISSP the people that struggled with it were the ones with all the DoD experience.
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If you're dont have the latest PMBOK you'll need to start from there. The PMP requires a lot of studying to take, particularly if you have been a PM for awhile in industry, particularly DoD. About half the people I knew failed it the first time around and that was usually because they either thought they "knew" how to PM or underestimated the length and complexity of the exam. The trick is regardless of the right or wrong way or your companies way of doing project lifecycles you need to memorize how PMI says to do it. The DoD experience isn't too bad, just remember the real world requires common sense. Funny story, when I did my CISSP the people that struggled with it were the ones with all the DoD experience.
The CISSP is a test on subject matter that is a mile wide and an inch deep. The PMP can be accurately described as an inch wide (PMBOK) and a mile deep. IME PMBOK is scripture, leave your "how it works in the real world" shit at the door. |