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Sai passed his PMP exam recently and when I asked if he wishes to share his secrets of PMP exam success, he readily agreed to write an article sharing all that he did to pass the exam.

Sai Rudramaina is a versatile project manager with proficiency in driving projects and leading cross-functional teams to consistently meet key project deliverables. He lives in Canada, is a foodie, and a self-confessed basketball analyst, and when not doing anything he dreams of being a singer.

If you’d like to connect with Sai to get help for your exam prep, his LinkedIn profile link is available at the end of this article.

So here we go!

The trigger

I took PMI REP training several years ago at my work place but never really had the time to take the exam. I am now moving to another country and decided to take the PMP!

The study resources

I had about 2 months to prepare and I am more of watch-videos kind of a person and so this is what I did – [continue reading…]

Ruth Hunter crushed her PMP exam earlier this month. 🙂 When I asked if she could share her PMP preparation steps, she was kind enough to take time out and write this awesome article of 2100+ words – outlining all the strategies, techniques, and study insights she had during her PMP exam preparation.

1. Lock in the exam date 4 weeks from now, work out a study plan, get your head down and race through it. Like a sprint.
2. Yes, you guess it right.. more like a marathon. Prepare consistently everyday by carving out a study hour from your regular schedule, take the path of least resistance.

Ruth Hunter is a certified and experienced Project Manager working in Quality and Regulatory disciplines within the Medical Device and In-Vitro Diagnostic Industry in United Kingdom.

-Shiv Shenoy

PS: Don’t miss the last section where Ruth tells about what kind of questions to expect on your exam.

About Ruth Hunter, PMP

I started my working life at the vet labs in London researching Salmonella and E.coli.

I soon moved into the private sector as a production technician. It was there I came across the importance of Quality.

An audit finding highlighted that the company had no Quality personal on the site and I was asked to apply for the resulting post.

If we are going to use animals for testing then it matters hugely to me that we do it properly. After more than 10 years in various quality roles I made the move into regulatory. I have a keen interest in process improvement and I am very task oriented.

When an opportunity came up to join a J&J cross sector (Pharma, Medical Devices and Consumer) team developing new processes and systems for regulatory, I jumped at the chance to work full time leading process improvement projects.

Developing my project management skills has come as a natural progression from that.

When did PMP come into the picture?

I had been working in a purely project management role for only about 6 months now. I took a job leading the readiness program for the new EU regulation on medical devices.

The project management group that I was seconded (on loan) to had organized for a trainer to come in from The Knowledge Academy and provide a week of PM training.

There was an extra space so at a week’s notice, and I attended.

The course was aimed at preparing attendees for the PMP exam. I discussed my experience log with the trainer and though I hadn’t had the title project manager, it has been a feature of what I do for a number of years so I had no problem completing the log.

After the course I got tied up with setting up my project but after a couple of months I decided that I wanted to make the most of the course and follow it through to certification.

First thing, I got my study resources

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Shiv, I passed PMP exam!

I am a regular visitor of your blog. I used to read all the success stories you mailed and pick up tips for my preparation. Even now I enjoy these PMP Lesson Learned articles. It is fascinating to see how different people use different strategies to reach common goal – PMP.

I figured that once I passed PMP exam I must share my study strategy, tips, and insights.

So here it is!

The PMP trigger

I don’t remember how I connected with your blog, but it helped gain insights into my PMP preparation right from the beginning. I am a mechanical Engineer working in services company.

The PMP fire started in me when one of my colleagues and my best friend passed PMP exam and got managerial posts in a good organization.

I had to get mine. [continue reading…]

My PMP Journey: Building Up Momentum is the Key

I took my PMP Exam and PASSED on first attempt. I took it in  the city of Accra, Ghana. My overall score was Above Target.

In individual domains I got the following score –

1. Initiating – Above Target
2. Planning – Above Target
3. Execution – Above Target
4. Monitoring & Controlling – Above Target
5. Closing – Target

It was a huge moment for me and had to take several hours after the exams to come to terms that the PMP certification is done and bagged.

In the last quarter of 2016, I enrolled into 5-week (weekend lectures) PMP Exam Prep Course organized by Institute for Project and Business Management, led by Ernest Botwe, PMP, in the city of Tamale, Ghana.

After the training and unsuccessful group discussion, I struggled to keep my grips on the PMP studies and the enthusiasm and momentum began to wane. [continue reading…]

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