in today's video guys we would be talking about how to create a weekly
study plan for your pmp exam most of us who write the pmp exam guys are working
professionals so it is extremely difficult for us to find time to study
for the pmp exam it was a big challenge for me as well so in today's video guys
we will be talking about how to create a super effective study plan week by week
to get you prepped up all for your pmp exam and that means which text books to
study when to write pmp mocks what to revise on the final day of the exam
everything part of this video is sponsored by techcanvas who are a pmi
authorized training provider providing super effective boot camps for your pmp
exam more on this later during the video but first let's jump into the topic of
how to create a good study plan for your pmp exam
okay so your pmp prep guys primarily will have four phases
the first one is understanding the exam pattern and getting your resources ready
for the preparation the second one will be completion of the
exam syllabus especially the theory part of the full syllabus of the pmp exam
the third one would be writing mock simulations
and analysis of the same side by side and the fourth and the final one would
be to complete the readiness for the final exam okay
now as per the project management terminology guys that's your level one
cps or critical path schedule okay now if we break down to level 2 cps
that gives us our weekly study plan considering guys that most of us who
write the pmp exam are working professionals
the weekly study plan that i'm going to propose here would be based on two to
three hours of study on the weekdays and let's say six to seven hours of
study during the weekends or holidays okay
with this assumption i estimate that it will take about 10 to 12 weeks to
complete your full pmp preparation at least it took the same time for me
okay and that means no shortcuts and being
true to yourself during the entire stretch of the preparation all right
now you can complete all the phases within a month as well okay
the 10 to 12 weeks is not something that's written on stone i have known few
of my students who completed the entire prep within 30 days
wrote the exam and passed it on their very first attempt with flying colours
but what needs to be true for that is you need to devote a higher number of
hours each day to complete each of these milestones that i have mentioned and
that would mean at least six to seven hours of study relentlessly every day
okay if your professional and personal
circumstances allow it then you can go for it
but for the majority of us who are working professionals it's extremely
difficult to devote six to seven hours of study every day
hence i recommend that you keep at least a time frame of 10 to 12 weeks in your
hand when you start your pmp prep now if i start breaking down our level 1
cps into level 2 that's the weekly cps let's see what you need to do weekly to
complete each of those milestones most effectively to complete your pmp
preparation so phase one phase one guys is week one and week two of your
preparation these first two weeks will consist of
the initial part of your pmp exam prep and will build the base of your exam
preparation so no shortcuts here okay this is what you need to do guys during
the first two weeks of this preparation number one study the exam pattern and
the syllabus very well from the pmi website
remember that the pmp exam is not an exam of pmbok 6 pmbok 7 or the agile
practice guide the pmp exam is based on the pmp exam eco or the examination
content outline okay number two
check the sufficiency of resources that you will need for your prep
what you will definitely need is a textbook which can be kim's book or
andrew's book you can choose either of them both are equally good the pmbok and
the agile practice guides and number three a 35-hour contact course to guide
you through the entire syllabus if you want a self-paced pre-recorded
online course check out the few options on udemy i
have provided in the description section of this video
however if you feel that a one-to-one
instructor-led live session or a boot camp makes more sense for you then i
would definitely recommend that you check out the course from the tech
canvas group who are an authorized pmi training provider tech canvas is doing a
really great job in this field guys by offering an instructor-led training
program for your pmp exam which is aligned to the new syllabus of the exam
in 2021 so this is the website guys and you see
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practice workshops that are really great for practicing mock questions with the
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scenarios and case studies to help you understand the concepts even better
they have more than 1700 mock questions that simulate the real life exam and
will help you to practice as much as mock questions as possible like the
actual exam they also provide some flash cards to
revise the key terms and concepts very quickly and they are having crossword
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provides you with a tool to assess your understanding you may not be able to
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now with these three steps complete guys you have completed your first milestone
now you need to move on to the next phase of your preparation which is phase
two here you should start studying the entire syllabus of the exam using
textbooks pmbok guides and the online or instructor led course which you have
chosen in the first step to complete your 35 pdus
remember guys to flare well in the exam you need to have a solid theoretical
base so don't take any shortcuts here on an average you need to devote about five
weeks which is your week three to week seven for this activity
when you study always remember to write down summary
notes at the end of each chapter which captures the most important concepts and
takeaways you will need to come back to your summary notes later during phase 4
of your preparation so prepare them with great care okay
also make sure you solve q a's at the end of each chapter from kim's book or
andrew's book whichever you are following and note down the learnings
from those as a part of your summary notes solving questions after you have
studied each chapter will reinforce the learnings from that chapter very well in
your mind hence that is a very important step now a word
of caution guys don't solve any mock simulators till
week 7 or week 8 of your pmp prep i strictly don't recommend it because
solving mocks without having a proper knowledge base of the subject is not
effective at all and the results will highly demoralize you so don't be in a
hurry to jump into solving mock simulators till you have completed the
syllabus and solve the q and a's from each chapter finally the last activity
of this phase of your prep is to book an exam date guys
i would suggest not to book an exam date before your week six or week seven okay
a lot of pmp aspirants make this mistake of booking an exam date at the very
beginning of their prep start getting stressed and keep moving
the dates forward rescheduling the exam again and again
so to avoid all these anxiety guys book an exam date when you have completed
phase two of your preparation the exam happens all the year round so
you will get a slot for sure now that completes your second milestone
and we move on to the phase three of your exam preparation if you are liking
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exam moving on in the third phase of your prep guys you need to start writing
timed mocks remember guys it's more important to
analyze your mock exams course than to write them it's a myth that if you write
more number of mocks you will do well in the exam it's actually just the opposite
when it comes to mocks guys remember that less is more okay i personally
recommend not to write more than four good quality mocks
i would recommend to watch this video on my youtube channel which talks about the
correct process of writing and analyzing mock exams it's a very important video
for your pmp prep so do watch it guys okay take your week 8 to week 10 to
write the mock exams and perform analysis for each one of them
note that for a four hour mock you need to spend at least 8 to 12 hours
analyzing it if you need some good suggestions for
mock simulators apart from the one from me on udemy check the description
section of this video i have listed down some highly rated mock simulators for
you which will not cost you a lot of money and also remember it's very
important to create error logs when you analyze your mocks this video right here
talks about it as well now that completes your third milestone and you
finally come to the final phase of your preparation
phase 4 this will be the final weeks of your pmp
prep guys ideally week 11 to week 12 culminating to the day of your exam
for this final phase of the prep i have created this video that talks about the
key steps so do watch this video during the final phase of your preparation
but to summarize these are the steps you need to complete during the final phase
of your exam preparation number one
revise your summary notes at least three to four times
remember why i told you to prepare the summary notes with great care during
phase two of your preparation this is where all your study and learnings get
consolidated guys okay number two revise your error logs again
and again it's very important that you know your weak areas and blind spots and
you don't commit the same mistakes repeatedly number three check your exam
day logistics everything will go down the drain if you don't plan your exam
day well okay so take care you manage it very well this video right here talks
about the details of the same and finally it's your day guys so you go
you see and you conquer so that's it guys this is how your full
12 weeks of pmp prep should look like follow this and i am sure that you will
do very well on the day of the exam you can take a screenshot of this slide
right here and keep it with you all along during your pmp exam preparation
thank you for watching today's video guys let me know in the comment section
below what other topics of the pmp exam you would like me to cover in this
channel till then stay safe study well and ace your pmp on the very first
attempt thank you