Hello Community, today we will proceed with our guidance series that works like your PMP Exam prep compass. Here is Part I of „Getting to the finish line – Part II“;
Prior to the exam:
Meet with your study buddy (or buddies), if you have one, to reflect on what you have learned up to this point. Not only does it give you a chance to review the study material, but this conversation also highlights collectively how much you and your study buddies have learned.
Go to The PM PrepCast™ Lessons Learned Forum and read about recent experiences and lessons learned from other examinees:https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/kunena/pmp-exam-lessons-learned
Ensure that all the preparations and paperwork from the previous sections are completed. Confirm there are no open action items. Review the Pre-Exam Day Checklist at the end of this Guidebook and follow the suggestions on planning your remaining time leading up to the big day.
Review the Exam Day Checklist included at the end of this Guidebook and consider what activities you are going to do from there to fit your comfort level.
Feel free to tweak it to your needs from now until exam day, as you see fit.
After you pass the exam:
Celebrate! Revel in your accomplishment. It is well-deserved.
You are a PMP immediately after you pass the exam. There is no waiting period.
Go ahead and send an email to all your friends and add “PMP” behind your name!
Note: You do not have to use a registered mark ® when adding PMP behind your name.
Record your Professional Development Units (PDU) at ccrs.pmi.org, preferably as you earn them and not all at the end of your three-year cycle. To learn more about maintaining your certification, read the Continuing Certification Requirements
(CCR) Handbook:
If you still have questions about the CCRS program, check out the PMI Certifications FAQs page:
https://www.pmi.org/certifications/certification-resources/faq
Encourage others to explore the possibility of becoming a PMP®
Share your experiences and learning strategies with PMP aspirants on The PM PrepCast™ Lessons Learned Forum and also here in the group, of course. Highly appreciated!
Subscribe to The PM Podcast™ and earn 60 PDUs for free:
https://www.project-management-podcast.com/pdu
Use The PDU Logfile from The PM Podcast™ and keep track of your PDUs:
http://www.project-management-podcast.com/logfile
What else can you do to reflect on your achievement and share with others?
Well, sometimes, things don’t turn out as we expect. Perhaps you are not ready or unable to take your exam on the day you had planned, or perhaps you don’t pass the exam.In the next issue tomorrow we will explore what to do in the Case oft he unexpected; stay tuned!