Hi friend,
I know you are in hurry. But take some time to read this article. Nowadays its lot of rush towards the Prometric center. Everybody is booking for the exam, clearing it with good numbers. I thought I'll just put my thoughts to those who are yet to appear for the exam.
1) Bring two sets of identity proofs like passport, driving license, employee card, credit card. One of these should have a photo. Check that name as it appear on this proof is same as what you mentioned in your application.
2) Reach to the testing center (min) 15 mins in advance. No need to go easry as well.
3) Make sure you know where the testing center is. Dont seacrh for it at the last moment.
4) After reaching the center and providing your id etc, make yourself conversant with the facility.Check for rest room, water cooler etc. Keep everything you carry in locker.Do not carry anything with you for the exam.
5) After passing the routine security check, you'll be allowed to go inside.
6) Check the name again as it appears on the form there. Report any correction immediately.
7) You ll be given couple of pencils, a set of blank papers and one computer will be allocated to you.
8) Go to the computer. Check everything, mouse, keyboard, screen and most importantly power cables. Normally these cables are below the table and people have habit of stretching their legs during the exam. It might pose a problem and computer might be OFF. So be careful while stretching your legs.
9) Dont to brain dump (or whatever you call) immediately. First complete the 15 mins training on how to navigate thru the exam. This will take 6-7 minutes. DONT MISS THIS STEP. Then if you want you can do brain dump. last 1 minute, be relax and take a deep breath.
10) Now your exam is going to start. It may happen that first few (5,10 or 20) questions are tough.let it be. Dont be panic. If you are not sure, select an answer, MARK the question and move ahead. Normally you need to cover 50 Q in 1 hr. One of my friend completed only 20 in first hour. (And he cleared his PMP exam). So don't bother about your rate of answering. You can cover it later. But DONT let the pressure built to loose focus for the next 3 hrs.
11) 4 hrs (240 mins) are very very important. Use the time wisely.
12) Normally 5 breaks of 10 mins each are allowed. The clock will be continuing ticking during your breaks too. Two breaks (after 90 mins each) are sufficient. (Personal view)
13) All the letters like MOST, BEST, FIRST, EXCEPT etc are marked bold. So read carefully.
14) Have a habit of - Read the question, then think of a answer, then check if the answer is present as a option or not AND READ ALL THE ANSWERS. It might happen like whatever answer you thought is present as option B. But option C and D also look correct. Read question again. It might have word EXCEPT in that.
15) Whenever you mark any question, write the no. down on paper as well.
16) SCREEN LAYOUT:-
================================================
TOP:- Qestion no. YOUR name CLOCK (HR:MM:SS)
================================================
MIDDLE:- QUESTION
4 OPTIONS
CALCULATOR (ICON)
================================================
BOTTOM:- PREV NEXT MARK (UNMARK) REVIEW
================================================
When you click MARK, the button will be RED with UNMARK text.
17) Calculator is very good, same linke Windows calc with basic function. Check its usage during the initial 15mins training.
18) After finishing all the questions, click on REVIEW.
You can see:- REVIEW MARKED, REVIEW ALL, REVIEW NO ANSWER.
If you have forgotten to select answer for any question, you can get it through REVIEW NO ANSWER.(Or the "i" icon)
19) Dont MARK so many questions. Mark only those for which you have a conflict for answer.
20) After all the review done (or time is finished), click on SUBMIT button.
21) Once you click on SUBMIT button, screen will be blank for few seconds and then 1 survey will pop up.Give your correct feedback. Dont be bias according to your test condition. This survey is a part of PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PLAN for prometric.
22) After finishing the survey, again the screen will be blank for few seconds (normally this time looks like few minutes !!!) and then your result will be shown on the screen.
23) Click OK. And come out. The instructor will give you a print out of your test score.Preserve it. Do not loose it.
24) During breaks, you need to sign in and sign out and show your id proofs.
25) It was hot summer and I was sweating, so my hands were wet. I asked for tissue paper.The instructor told me that they dont have any issue to give me tissue.
BUT THIS WILL BE REPORTED TO PMI. I told NO then :) (scared may be !!!)
26) Analyze and Celebrate your success. (Analyze your failure)
27) Dont forget to put your LL on the groups you registered.
ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR EXAMS !!!
Catch you next time,
Mahesh Masurkar PMP
I know you are in hurry. But take some time to read this article. Nowadays its lot of rush towards the Prometric center. Everybody is booking for the exam, clearing it with good numbers. I thought I'll just put my thoughts to those who are yet to appear for the exam.
1) Bring two sets of identity proofs like passport, driving license, employee card, credit card. One of these should have a photo. Check that name as it appear on this proof is same as what you mentioned in your application.
2) Reach to the testing center (min) 15 mins in advance. No need to go easry as well.
3) Make sure you know where the testing center is. Dont seacrh for it at the last moment.
4) After reaching the center and providing your id etc, make yourself conversant with the facility.Check for rest room, water cooler etc. Keep everything you carry in locker.Do not carry anything with you for the exam.
5) After passing the routine security check, you'll be allowed to go inside.
6) Check the name again as it appears on the form there. Report any correction immediately.
7) You ll be given couple of pencils, a set of blank papers and one computer will be allocated to you.
8) Go to the computer. Check everything, mouse, keyboard, screen and most importantly power cables. Normally these cables are below the table and people have habit of stretching their legs during the exam. It might pose a problem and computer might be OFF. So be careful while stretching your legs.
9) Dont to brain dump (or whatever you call) immediately. First complete the 15 mins training on how to navigate thru the exam. This will take 6-7 minutes. DONT MISS THIS STEP. Then if you want you can do brain dump. last 1 minute, be relax and take a deep breath.
10) Now your exam is going to start. It may happen that first few (5,10 or 20) questions are tough.let it be. Dont be panic. If you are not sure, select an answer, MARK the question and move ahead. Normally you need to cover 50 Q in 1 hr. One of my friend completed only 20 in first hour. (And he cleared his PMP exam). So don't bother about your rate of answering. You can cover it later. But DONT let the pressure built to loose focus for the next 3 hrs.
11) 4 hrs (240 mins) are very very important. Use the time wisely.
12) Normally 5 breaks of 10 mins each are allowed. The clock will be continuing ticking during your breaks too. Two breaks (after 90 mins each) are sufficient. (Personal view)
13) All the letters like MOST, BEST, FIRST, EXCEPT etc are marked bold. So read carefully.
14) Have a habit of - Read the question, then think of a answer, then check if the answer is present as a option or not AND READ ALL THE ANSWERS. It might happen like whatever answer you thought is present as option B. But option C and D also look correct. Read question again. It might have word EXCEPT in that.
15) Whenever you mark any question, write the no. down on paper as well.
16) SCREEN LAYOUT:-
================================================
TOP:- Qestion no. YOUR name CLOCK (HR:MM:SS)
================================================
MIDDLE:- QUESTION
4 OPTIONS
CALCULATOR (ICON)
================================================
BOTTOM:- PREV NEXT MARK (UNMARK) REVIEW
================================================
When you click MARK, the button will be RED with UNMARK text.
17) Calculator is very good, same linke Windows calc with basic function. Check its usage during the initial 15mins training.
18) After finishing all the questions, click on REVIEW.
You can see:- REVIEW MARKED, REVIEW ALL, REVIEW NO ANSWER.
If you have forgotten to select answer for any question, you can get it through REVIEW NO ANSWER.(Or the "i" icon)
19) Dont MARK so many questions. Mark only those for which you have a conflict for answer.
20) After all the review done (or time is finished), click on SUBMIT button.
21) Once you click on SUBMIT button, screen will be blank for few seconds and then 1 survey will pop up.Give your correct feedback. Dont be bias according to your test condition. This survey is a part of PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PLAN for prometric.
22) After finishing the survey, again the screen will be blank for few seconds (normally this time looks like few minutes !!!) and then your result will be shown on the screen.
23) Click OK. And come out. The instructor will give you a print out of your test score.Preserve it. Do not loose it.
24) During breaks, you need to sign in and sign out and show your id proofs.
25) It was hot summer and I was sweating, so my hands were wet. I asked for tissue paper.The instructor told me that they dont have any issue to give me tissue.
BUT THIS WILL BE REPORTED TO PMI. I told NO then :) (scared may be !!!)
26) Analyze and Celebrate your success. (Analyze your failure)
27) Dont forget to put your LL on the groups you registered.
ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR EXAMS !!!
Catch you next time,
Mahesh Masurkar PMP
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Hi Mahesh,
ReplyDeleteNice to know you have done PMP.
Nice work in terms of blog. Keep it going...
Can you just drop a post on how does PMP help in terms of CFD/ CAE kind of work.
Murugesh.
Hope you remember the name of the project intern at JD... :)
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