- Start with the Fundamentals
- Analyze Your Results
- Your "Pass the Exam" Project Scenarios
Analyze Your Results
When you finish taking the first sample exam, analyze your results. Look at the results for each category and determine what your weaknesses and strengths are.
Step back from the results and ask yourself, “Were there entire sections of the PMBOK® Guide that I don’t yet understand?,” or “Are there terms that I don’t understand?” With this knowledge in hand, it’s time to start some concentrated study activities. For concentrated studying, consider these activities when using your strongest study modality:
- Build study aids for your weak areas.
- Read the PMBOK® Guide again.
- Listen to the PMP prep video mentor again.
Do this until your comfort level increases, and you feel that you are ready to test yourself again. Analyze the results of the exam and repeat the self study and concentrated study activities until you achieve a passing score of at least 80%. Go back over the areas that you believe are your strengths. You don’t want them to become weaknesses because you’ve ignored that area of study.