Passed PMP test on 1st attempt

Thank God, today I successfully passed the PMP test on my first attempt scoring Above target in all three domains. I’d like to thank all of you for being active in this forum and humbly sharing your experience with studying and taking the test. Here is a summary of my study tips as well as exam day:

1) I started by watching the 35hr course by Andrew Ramdayal

2) I went over the PMP simplified study guide two times and solved quizzes at the end of each chapter

3)I used the TIA exam simulator. My scores were between 77-85%

4)I read the PMBOK 7th edition once

5) I used the “FINAL PMP PRACTICE TESTS (2025)” in Udemy by Andrew H.K.

6) I did the PMI practice exam

7)On the night of the test, I went through chapter 15/16 of Andrew’s simplified PMP study guide to revisit the mindset and hoped for the best

Exam day:

1)90% of the questions are based on the mindset application in different situations. Expect to get some questions where there are two answers that are very close yet one of them does address the problem the question is asking

2)I got a few questions on CPI/SPI, no other earned value equations

3)I only got one drag/drop question

4) I did not get any questions on critical path calculations

6) The actual test level of difficulty for me does align with TIA exam simulator and Andrew H.K. Udemy practice tests. The PMI practice test was a bit harder than the actual test

Takeaways:

Make sure you have a solid understanding of the PMI mindset and processes. Take a moment to read each question throughly and ask yourself, does this answer address the problem that the question presents?, does it align with the mindset?

Please take your breaks, the test is pretty long and you need to give yourself a refreshment to be able to carry the same focus till the end of the test

Note: I wanted to share my own experience with the type of questions I had in the test but do not go with the assumption that this is standard. It is best to have a solid understanding of ALL topics including earned value and critical path

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