The PMP Training coordinators listen patiently, and says something like: “Yes, you can read the PMBOK guide. But that alone may not be sufficient. What you need is a thorough understanding of the Project Management Methodology. And you also need to understand what PMI like to test you on in the PMP exam. Just reading the PMBOK guide, and understanding “how it applies to the PMP exam” are very different things“. You need to be in an “exam taking mode” when you study the PMBOK guide.

1. Is reading the PMBOK
Guide enough to pass
the PMP Exam?
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2. Reading the PMBOK Guide is very boring!
Added to this, reading the PMBOK guide is not
easy. It is very dry, boring, and difficult to read
after a couple of pages… No wonder it is
called the best “sleeping pill” by many PMP
aspirants… When you begin reading the
PMBOK guide, everything seems pretty simple,
and easy to understand. But remember, the
exam is not as straight forward as it may seem.
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3. The PMP Exam is Tricky…
The problem only appears when you see mock
PMP questions on the topic you just read, and
then you realize that most PMP questions are
situational.
The PMBOK guide does not prepare you for
such kind of questions. It just gives you the
theory, facts behind each process.
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4. Secondly, the questions are pretty tricky, and
you have to read them very carefully, to spot
qualifiers.
See my separate post on Keywords that
change the meaning of PMP questions.
Sometimes, people wonder if PMI is really
testing on their English reading and
comprehension skills, because you can get the
question wrong if you miss a single word.
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5. Continue reading the
Is reading the PMBOK Guide enough to pass
the PMP Exam?
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6. Aim to Pass the PMP exam in your first attempt, with
the right guidance and the PMI perspective of
thinking.
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7. And let me know once you pass the
exam. All the Best!
Cheers,
Vinai Prakash, PMP
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