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[00:00] is it possible to pass your PMP with no study at all?
[00:05] I'm David mclin and over the last year I've helped more than 30,000 people pass their PMP through my udemy course and YouTube videos.
[00:12] In fact hundreds of thousands of people have watched my YouTube videos and millions over the last few years.
[00:17] And what I've found for people who have passed their PMP they have five things in common when they are taking the PMP test.
[00:25] It's a test strategy you can use this test strategy and it will significantly increase your chances of passing the PMP.
[00:32] So do you want to know what they are?
[00:34] I'm going to go through them here but it's also part of my course my udemy course.
[00:38] So if you do use these five tips to pass the PMP exam people have been absolutely raving about it.
[00:45] But let's get into these five tips right now and the first thing we need to know is just the the way that the questions are structured.
[00:51] So when you're taking the PMP exam the majority of the questions are going to be scenarios.
[00:56] So scenario-based questions multiple choice with with four different
[01:01] multiple choice with with four different answers usually 1 2 3 or four and answers usually 1 2 3 or four and something is going wrong in this.
[01:06] something is going wrong in this scenario and we need to uh we need to solve the scenario using our project.
[01:10] solve the scenario using our project management and people skills so two or three answers will often seem to be correct.
[01:16] three answers will often seem to be correct and we have to choose the most correct and we have to choose the most correct answer.
[01:18] correct answer now that is why the PMP exam is so difficult and so hard.
[01:21] exam is so difficult and so hard one project management is quite hard already.
[01:24] project management is quite hard already but when you have something going wrong and two or three answers are seemingly correct.
[01:31] and two or three answers are seemingly correct then it just adds to how difficult this exam really is.
[01:34] difficult this exam really is but we can help that with these five PMP test strategy tips and here they are.
[01:37] help that with these five PMP test strategy tips and here they are you're going to love this the first one because it's so simple as well.
[01:42] it's so simple as well anyone can do it and also some people know the material inside and out but they're just not good at taking tests.
[01:47] anyone can do it and also some people know the material inside and out but they're just not good at taking tests that's the that was the case with me.
[01:52] at taking tests that's the that was the case with me I got nervous and I didn't manage my time and I couldn't focus properly.
[01:58] manage my time and I couldn't focus properly and so the these five tips really helped me as well the first one.
[02:03] really helped me as well the first one is read the question and highlight all the key words.
[02:05] everything you need to know is going to be in the question so always assume that all the information is there.
[02:12] there's no extra or hidden information that you can't see it's all in the question so highlight the key words in that question and we do that to figure out if the project is predictive agile or hybrid.
[02:26] so if we've got keywords like uh change control or predictive risk management processes management reserves or or contingency reserves that's probably going to be a predictive sequential project and we'll answer that a little bit differently to an agile project.
[02:41] so the key words we might have is like product owner or iterations or product reviews uh Sprints uh definition of done definition of ready all of these things kban and Canan boards these are your keywords for agile questions and hybrid will have a couple of questions questions in there about hybrid processes where we've got a little bit of predictive and a little bit of agile.
[03:04] of predictive and a little bit of agile so when we highlight the keywords we
[03:06] so when we highlight the keywords we just want to figure out is it predictive
[03:08] just want to figure out is it predictive is it agile so that we can answer it
[03:09] is it agile so that we can answer it appropriately and then once we've done
[03:11] appropriately and then once we've done that determine which topic or principle
[03:14] that determine which topic or principle from the pach the question is addressing
[03:17] from the pach the question is addressing is it about risk is it about procurement
[03:22] is it about risk is it about procurement is it about uh change control or
[03:25] is it about uh change control or something else what is it about in the
[03:27] something else what is it about in the question what is it asking us to do and
[03:30] question what is it asking us to do and we can highlight those words as well and
[03:32] we can highlight those words as well and then we just strike through any answers
[03:34] then we just strike through any answers that don't directly address that project
[03:36] that don't directly address that project methodology or the pinok principle that
[03:39] methodology or the pinok principle that you identified for example if the
[03:41] you identified for example if the question is about risk then we can get
[03:44] question is about risk then we can get rid of the answers that are about
[03:46] rid of the answers that are about procurement or change control and now if
[03:50] procurement or change control and now if we select one of the remaining answers
[03:51] we select one of the remaining answers we've got a much higher chance of
[03:54] we've got a much higher chance of success maybe there's only two left to
[03:56] success maybe there's only two left to choose from and it's much easier for us
[03:58] choose from and it's much easier for us to see which one directly answers that
[04:02] to see which one directly answers that question those five tips alone can help
[04:04] question those five tips alone can help people pass the PMP exam now there's two
[04:06] People pass the PMP exam, now there's two extra ones that we do need to know.
[04:08] Extra ones that we do need to know and that is to make sure that you answer every question.
[04:13] So just in case because if you don't answer it, you can't get the points for it.
[04:17] So always make sure you answer every question, uh, flag the ones that you're unsure of.
[04:21] You can always come back to it later and you might get hints from future questions or future answer options.
[04:25] So that's always good and the last one is know your timing.
[04:28] You have 230 minutes for 180 questions.
[04:34] That gives us about 1 minute and 15 seconds for each question.
[04:37] Now there are usually it's split into three sections.
[04:43] You'll get two 10-minute breaks if you need them.
[04:45] For the first 60 questions, you should have around 155 minutes remaining.
[04:51] And once you're up to 120 questions, you should have around 80 minutes remaining.
[04:55] So manage your time, make sure you try and stick within that 1 minute and 15 seconds.
[05:00] That's part of the challenge and because there are so many as well.
[05:04] Keeping your focus for that entire time is extremely important.
[05:06] But that's the.
[05:08] is extremely important but that's the last tip now we've got those seven amazing tips.
[05:10] Do they actually work?
[05:13] Can we put these together?
[05:16] Uh let's H let's go through a PMP question and just see if we can use this methodology to see how it works.
[05:21] So you're working as a product owner in an agile team now.
[05:25] Here's our keyword already we've got a product owner and it's an agile team.
[05:29] So it's probably going to be agile questions.
[05:34] Uh that during a recent risk review that's a promising keyword the team have uncovered various risks that will impact your project.
[05:40] You brainstorm risk responses with your team and the project customer would like them to be mitigated as soon as possible.
[05:46] So it's asking us to mitigate them as soon as possible.
[05:49] It's about risk and it's risk in agile.
[05:55] So already we have some amazing clues here what are we going to do next.
[05:58] Now do we ask our team to work on the risk responses and get them done as soon as possible.
[06:05] Well we want them to be mitigated as soon as possible so that's quite a good one.
[06:08] We put that as a high.
[06:10] quite a good one we put that as a high maybe for that one it's not agile.
[06:12] maybe for that one it's not agile specifically but let's see ignore the risks initially some people may some of these risks May dissipate over time and only the important ones will be left now.
[06:17] risks initially some people may some of these risks May dissipate over time and only the important ones will be left now.
[06:19] only the important ones will be left now this is definitely no because we want to be mitigating them as soon as possible.
[06:21] this is definitely no because we want to be mitigating them as soon as possible.
[06:23] be mitigating them as soon as possible what is it asking us to do assign the risk responses to all stakeholders around your project team to share the load does that is that agile is it about is it a risk process and does it mitigate those risks not really so I'm going to put that as we can get rid of that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:25] what is it asking us to do assign the risk responses to all stakeholders around your project team to share the load does that is that agile is it about is it a risk process and does it mitigate those risks not really so I'm going to put that as we can get rid of that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:28] assign the risk responses to all stakeholders around your project team to share the load does that is that agile is it about is it a risk process and does it mitigate those risks not really so I'm going to put that as we can get rid of that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:30] around your project team to share the load does that is that agile is it about is it a risk process and does it mitigate those risks not really so I'm going to put that as we can get rid of that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:31] around your project team to share the load does that is that agile is it about is it a risk process and does it mitigate those risks not really so I'm going to put that as we can get rid of that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:35] load does that is that agile is it about is it a risk process and does it mitigate those risks not really so I'm going to put that as we can get rid of that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:37] is it a risk process and does it mitigate those risks not really so I'm going to put that as we can get rid of that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:40] mitigate those risks not really so I'm going to put that as we can get rid of that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:42] going to put that as we can get rid of that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:44] that we can strike through it like we were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:45] were talking about that one and this one as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:48] as well so that just leaves two let's check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:50] check out this last one prioritize the risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:52] risks by comparing the expected monetary value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:55] value of the risk to the anticipated return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:57] return on investment of upcoming deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[06:59] deliverables wow okay now that's mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[07:02] mouthful but do you know what that is that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[07:06] that is our risk adjusted backlog so we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[07:09] we're adjusting the backlog for risks the impact of the risks versus the value.
[07:13] the impact of the risks versus the value of the deliverables and we're prioritizing them in our agile backlog.
[07:18] the risk adjusted backlog is an agile way of working for risk and we're mitigating them as soon as possible.
[07:26] because we're prioritizing them so all of a sudden this becomes the clearest answer.
[07:30] let's go with answer D and there it is.
[07:33] so in this way this method has truly helped us with a PMP question just by elim highlighting the keywords.
[07:42] figuring out if it's agile predictive or hybrid and getting and figuring out the uh pinok idea that we're talking about.
[07:50] and figuring out what the question is asking us to do amazing amazing stuff.
[07:55] now that could have been a fluke so let's just quickly try one more and see if this see if we can actually do this.
[08:01] see if it works let's get this right in our heads and really really get this good.
[08:05] this is really going to help you when you're passing the PMP exam.
[08:09] so you're planning a project where Supply chains have been impacted okay and the
[08:14] chains have been impacted okay and the requirements are complex and intertwined.
[08:17] requirements are complex and intertwined with other areas of the business all.
[08:19] with other areas of the business all right do you see any pach principles yet.
[08:21] right do you see any pach principles yet uh maybe requirements uh your project.
[08:24] uh maybe requirements uh your project sponsor asks you to manage these risks.
[08:27] sponsor asks you to manage these risks okay well here we go uh that's what.
[08:29] okay well here we go uh that's what they're asking us to do manage these.
[08:31] they're asking us to do manage these risks before the project moves to.
[08:33] risks before the project moves to execution that's pretty clear and what.
[08:36] execution that's pretty clear and what are we going to do next it doesn't say.
[08:38] are we going to do next it doesn't say agile specifically it doesn't say.
[08:41] agile specifically it doesn't say predictive specifically oh before the.
[08:43] predictive specifically oh before the project moves to execution so perhaps.
[08:46] project moves to execution so perhaps that's more predictive we've got uh.
[08:48] that's more predictive we've got uh initiating uh and then planning and then.
[08:52] initiating uh and then planning and then executing and then monitoring and.
[08:53] executing and then monitoring and controlling and then closing remember.
[08:55] controlling and then closing remember those process uh phases in the pach.
[08:58] those process uh phases in the pach guide so potentially a predictive.
[09:02] guide so potentially a predictive project okay we've got some Clues move.
[09:04] project okay we've got some Clues move the project to execution so you can work.
[09:06] the project to execution so you can work through the risks as they happen well.
[09:08] through the risks as they happen well the project sponsor wanted us to do it.
[09:10] the project sponsor wanted us to do it before it moves to execution so that's a.
[09:11] before it moves to execution so that's a big no remember so that's already a clue.
[09:15] big no remember so that's already a clue move to an agile way of work so you can.
[09:17] move to an agile way of work so you can deliver faster and also deal with the.
[09:19] deliver faster and also deal with the complexity does that solve our problem.
[09:22] complexity does that solve our problem not necessarily not directly uh and also.
[09:26] not necessarily not directly uh and also we're already working in a uh predictive.
[09:28] we're already working in a uh predictive project so you might do a hybrid but.
[09:31] project so you might do a hybrid but usually we won't completely switch so.
[09:34] usually we won't completely switch so that's also a not note the risks with.
[09:36] that's also a not note the risks with appropriate controls and add a.
[09:37] appropriate controls and add a contingency reserve in the project.
[09:39] contingency reserve in the project budget contingency reserve does handle.
[09:41] budget contingency reserve does handle risks so that's important we need to.
[09:44] risks so that's important we need to know that uh and all of a sudden that.
[09:46] know that uh and all of a sudden that keyword matches up with what we're.
[09:48] keyword matches up with what we're trying to do so could be good let's.
[09:50] trying to do so could be good let's check the last one just in case assign a.
[09:53] check the last one just in case assign a management Reserve okay now all of a.
[09:57] management Reserve okay now all of a sudden this one can be a no because.
[09:59] sudden this one can be a no because management Reserve is for unforeseen.
[10:02] management Reserve is for unforeseen scope but a contingency reserve is.
[10:04] scope but a contingency reserve is definitely for risks so we're.
[10:06] definitely for risks so we're highlighting this word risks it's a.
[10:08] highlighting this word risks it's a predictive project risks uh that uses a.
[10:11] predictive project risks uh that uses a contingency reserve so all of a sudden.
[10:14] contingency reserve so all of a sudden answer C becomes our absolute best idea.
[10:17] Answer C becomes our absolute best idea here let's check it out and there it is.
[10:19] Here let's check it out and there it is.
[10:22] We did it just using that those five simple steps the PMP test strategy.
[10:25] Amazing stuff now this is part of the PMP fast track which is also in my Udemy course.
[10:31] The PMP Fast Track is the fastest way to get up to speed.
[10:36] It's under an hour and people have used only that to study and pass for the PMP once they have their 35 contact hours of course.
[10:44] But I really recommend checking out the Udemy course and the PMP Fast Track.
[10:49] You won't regret it.
[10:51] It will truly take your study and your project knowledge to the next level.
[10:55] This has been a whole bunch of fun.
[10:57] I hope you've enjoyed it.
[10:58] I certainly have and I'll see you in the next video bye for now.