Step 6#: Connect to other aspirants and find a study partner (or more)!

Your PMP Exam Study Plan Succeeds with a Partner

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Look for a study partner via an online forum. You'll be surprised how many people respond!

Almost without exception, a partnership or team of like-minded individuals is significantly stronger, more productive, and more capable than any one individual.

It is not a coincidence that graduate Business Schools and Law Schools use the study-group approach to drive greater learning, higher individual performance, and improved graduation rates. These study groups meet once or twice a week to bolster and reinforce both individual and group learning activities, develop both team-building and leadership skills for all group members, and can lead to relationships that last a lifetime.

Therefore, it should not come as a surprise that what works in higher education is also one of the Best Practices for passing the exam: Study with a group or have a study partner that can help "push" to dig deeper and try harder, as well as to provide support when the challenge seems overwhelming, or to share in your successes as learning milestones are achieved on your journey to your certification.

Your co-workers or colleagues at your local PMI® Chapter are a great place to develop a local exam study group. In today's day and age, however, it is almost easier to find your study partner online. 

The options, therefore, are endless, but it makes sense to look for a study partner at places where you do find like-minded people already, right? 

So, here are a few recommendations for you:

1. Post a request here in the comments and I am sure you will get an immediate response! 
2. You may join one ar various of our social media communities that are working as a learning group themselves. But you may also find people there which do have a similar timeline as you and who you can align with. Here are the options:
   
   

Earning your certificate is a significant achievement, so increase your ability to pass the exam by enlisting others to help you help yourself.