Mistakes to Avoid When Obtaining Your PMP Certification

Discover effective study strategies to avoid common mistakes when preparing to obtain your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Introduction

• Obtaining your PMP

1. Preparing for the Exam

• Being unprepared to apply
• Breezing through your PDUs
• Improperly timing up your exam

2. Studying Mistakes

• Forgetting a study plan
• Leveraging the wrong resources
• Improper time management
• Misunderstanding the exam
• Focusing your efforts too much
• Spending too much, or too little

3. Last Minute Exam Prep

• Cramming the night prior
• Sweating the small stuff

Conclusion

• Time to crush it