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PMP exam prep
Checklist
- AR Udemy courses
- AR’s PMP Exam Prep Simplified
- Andrew Randayal’s 200 Ultra Hard PMP Questions (in 10 question increments)
- David D’s 200 situational and 100 agile questions: DM’s YouTube
- Study notes: third3rock study notes
- TIA/SH mock exams
- Knowledge area games
PMP Resources
AR’s Udemy courses
YouTube PMP channels
PMP games
Reddit suggestion
- I don’t suggest referring any books. You have completed AR course. Do David M’s 200 situational and 100 agile questions; then buy either TIA or SH mock exams. And you should be all set. Also play the drag and drop Knowledge Area games, which is fun to play!
- No book. Between the videos for your 35+ PDU and SH, this is 90% of what you need. Pepper it with this Reddit group, and supplemental info like u/third3rock ‘s fabulous study notes, everything else is not necessary.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pmp/comments/123nq49/suggestion_required_for_choosing_pmp_textbook/
Here’s what worked for me:
PMI Study Hall™ PMP® Plus (I think it’s about CDN90 for a 3 month subscription): I picked the ‘Plus’ version because it came with 5 full-length practice exams which were incredibly helpful in my final weeks of study. You can sort/filter your exam results by ‘incorrect’ so you don’t spend too much time studying correct answers. Additionally, anything else you do is tracked (ie. flashcards, practice questions, games, etc.) is tracked to reveal your strengths and weaknesses, so you can easily concentrate on where you need help the most.
Andrew Ramdayal’s PMP Exam Prep Simplified: Paid around CDN$72 for this and it came with 30+ hours of instructor-led training that you can count towards you PMP PDUs after you’re certified! Each chapter in the textbook had a quiz at the end and it was well laid out. Several of his courses, I rewatched, especially the cost/schedule/performance formulas such as SPI/CPI, etc. If you want the textbook and the 30+ hour course, you have to purchase the book direct from Amazon, because it’s the Amazon code they use to grant you access. I assume it is similar to his Udemy course.
YouTube PMP Channels:
David McLachlan’s videos are incredibly supportive and well done. He’s easy to listen to and I took notes through some of his series (he’s got drag & drop, scenario-based, agile, etc.);
Ricardo Vargas’ “Learning Project Management Critical Path in 30 mins”
Andrew Randayal’s 200 Ultra Hard PMP Questions (in 10 question increments) - I found these videos to be extremely helpful and very similar to the exam content. The ‘mindset’ is beautifully summarized over the course of this specific series and after watching about 4 of these video sets, I really started doing 100x better on the StudyHall exams.
I purchased the third3rock study notes and paid US$17 and I was able to download, print and search the documents once downloaded. I’ve carried them with me everywhere, even to the hair salon this week LOL!
Lastly, these are quick games you can play if you have a few minutes here and there and want to test yourself:
That AR Udemy course is a major key. Additional, Third3Rock’s PMP Study Guide which was like 10 bucks (found him on the PMP Reddit page), Dave McLachlan’s “Waterfall 100”, “PMBOK 150”, and “Agile 200” Q and A videos on YouTube, and Ricardo Vargas PMBOK 6th Edition Processes Explained has been great for me.