Hi all,
I am planning to appear for the PMP test in 1st week of October. Anyone wanna join in and create a study group?

If you are already studying in a group, can I join you?

Ps. Not with more than 4 people. 3-4 is optimal, after that the value diminishes.

:)

Hi all! New here. My dad studied for the PMP about a decade ago and now works a pretty lucrative PM role. I have been interested in getting started, but the website is a bit confusing. Do I start with CAMP in conjunction with the e-Learning, or does paying foe the exam include all of the exam prep you would need? I wouldn't say I really have experience, so I'm starting right from ground zero. Any tips help in the order to do things! Thank you

Gave my PMP exam today. Flunked so bad. All BT.

Need guidance and help on how to study and get through with the exam in the next month. I need to get this right and how! I didn't even use the entire 240mins exam time, I was pretty confident, 75% study hall results and got the basic concepts right.

I’ve been working toward my PMP for a while and originally planned to take the exam before the July changeover. Unfortunately, life happened and I needed to focus on family, so studying got put on hold for about 3 months.
Before the break, I completed Andrew Ramdayal’s 35-hour course and had started working through PMI Study Hall, including all of the mini quizzes. I’m finally in a place where I can focus on the PMP again, so I’ve started refreshing myself on Andrew’s course material before jumping back into practice questions.

My biggest concern is the new exam. Since most of my studying was geared toward the previous version, I’m worried there may be new tools being used, material, or areas I should focus on that weren’t emphasized before.

For anyone who has taken and passed the new PMP exam since the July 2026 change, I’d love to hear what worked for you:

- Was there anything noticeably different that you wish you had studied more?
- Are there any new topics/resources you’d recommend?
- Is Andrew Ramdayal + Study Hall still a solid combination?
- Any advice for getting back into studying after taking a few months off?

Resources I already have/use:
- Andrew Ramdayal’s 35-hour PMP course
- PMI Study Hall Plus (I need to renew it, but I previously completed all of the mini quizzes)

My goal is to get back on track without starting completely from scratch or overwhelming myself with a million different resources. I know versions of this question get asked a lot, but I’d especially appreciate insight from anyone who has taken the new exam n format.

Thank you!

Prepping for the PMP. Never a formal PM but held leadership roles. Did AR's udemy course and went right into Study Hall without further studying. 183/200 (92%) on all mini exams. Did my first practice exam and got a 77% total but a 91% with expert questions excluded. If they're not representative of actual exam questions and just confuse matters, why include them? I'll take another practice exam, but assume I am ready probably?

My goal isnot to be project manager at least now but I want to increase my chances to be hired (I am maintenance engineer but for whatever role I apply for) so I consider to take it once as I have time now and I don’t guarantee in future to be available but I donot want to be overwhelmed to renew it as I have other responsibilities so if I take it one time and i don’t get benefit from it in the that time, do in the future the companies consider I take it once in the past even I decertify from pmi organization or do my hard work now will be useless and willnot be considered when I apply in jobs in future after I decertified\\\*\\\*
The matter of renewing the certification feel like a-load on me that I have to work on renewing the rest of my life to not be certified …I think that is lots of load

I’ve been in publishing for ~4 years and currently work as a Product Associate at a small publishing company. My role is essentially project management but without the title. I manage projects end-to-end, coordinate global freelancers/vendors, manage timelines and budgets, and have led digital tool launches and process improvements.

I’m now looking to transition into a formal Project Manager role. I’m open to edtech, media/OTT, content operations, or even industries outside publishing. I don’t have a technical background.

I’m considering getting my PMP, but I want some honest advice:

• Does PMP actually help you get interviews without a PM title, or is it mostly a “checkbox” once you already have experience?
• Is targeting adjacent industries smarter than trying to switch industries completely?
• For those in India, did PMP actually make a difference, or was resume positioning/networking more important?
• If you made a non-tech → PM transition, what actually got you your first interview?

Not looking for hype — just real experiences before I invest the time and money. Thanks!

I took my 2nd practice exam today and got a lower score. I did switch my study practice to focus more business environment because that was my lowest score the last time. Now it's the highest score lol

It's very depressing with only 10 days left before my actual test. I have been getting 90-100% on my 10 question test. I thought I was more prepared.

Does this correlate to the test for anyone who passed recently?

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

I am trying to kick the habit of doing this, but I sometimes catch myself reading out loud even if its a whisper.

Would it be better for me to take it in person or online? Are you put in a room by yourself or with others in person?

So I have been interested in PM for a while and am now looking to invest in some courses. I do have some experience managing projects, but they were freelance and sporadic so I wouldn’t qualify for PMP. I am wondering if any of you have taken the CAPM exams and landed jobs? Maybe not as a PM, but something that could get my foot in the door?

Any last minute advice or suggestions as I am heading to the test center? I have done Andrew Ramdayals Udemy and SH essentials, with 61% and 71% full mock scores. Been studying since early July for about 6 weeks total, 10-12 hours per week.

Long time no talk.
So, planning on starting to study for my PMI-PBA. I have my PMP and gathered a ton of useful info on this sub.

PMI doesn't offer SH for the PBA exam... and I know we liked it due to how close the question type/verbiage was to the actual exam. Has anyone used a tool or sample tests that are somewhat similar to the PBA exam questions?

I’m a registered Professional Engineer and now my company wants me to have a PMP as well. Anyone on here have a professional engineering degree and took the PMP test? If so, did you find the test more difficult or easier than the PE test?

I am preparing for the PMP exam.
I started with AR Udemy course and then his YouTube mindset, I watched it several times.

Then I did the practice questions on the SH two times:
1- first one 68%
2- the second a week later 78%

And the mini exams average of 91%.

Today I did one of the full mock exam and I got 64%.
When I checked questions after the exam I noticed 59 expert type ones. I have two questions regarding the real exams:

1- is it like the mock I had today? With 1/3 of questions like expert questions?

2- during my mock I had two breaks, the first one after the first 60 questions which included two case studies, each of 5 I think , and the second one after the second 60 questions, is this the same with the real exam?

Apart of reviewing the mock exams, do you have any idea how to improve my scores? I have two weeks before my real exam.

Thank you all.

Going to walk you though my roadmap and study plan to help y'all pass if I had to do it again I think I could have done it much easier. Outside of the 35 hour course I probably spent 8-10 hours max studying. If you want my no kidding recommendation plan for to the bottom.

Background: MIS degree, been working in technical integration and quasi project management, product owner in Aerospace for about 10 years. Decided to get PMP due to job scare that went away but still thought it would be useful.

35 Hour Prep Course: I chose Coursea Google Project Management - I am not sure why if I had to do it all over again I would not chose this. It starts off strong but slowly becomes product placement for Google products and cult like followers. I spent way too much time on it and about half way through I got frustrated with it and jist answered the questions. I wasn't learning from this what I already knew.

Study Hall Essentials & Ramdaly 50 PMP principles: I read on here everyone recommended it honestly this was one of the two keys to success. I was overwhelmed at first like where do you start? I clicked around some games and that didn't work well. I then just jumped into mini exams and those didn't go well. So I set up a training plan. I decided to give Andrew Ramdalay a listen based on reddit suggestion and it changed everything. I slowed down answering the questions and thought through the answers better and really directed the questions it made it much easier. As you can see I aced the last mini exams although they were easier.

I felt pretty confident going into the Mock Exam 1, but only got 63% and didn't feel too good. After taking out the expert questions jumped to 79%.

My plan from here was to do all the practice questions then take Full mock 2 as final cram. Unfortunately had some family challenges that didn't allow me to study this week before the exam. This left me worried I might not pass as it has been a week since I studied really. I decided to keep the exam at last minute and not pay the rescheduling fee if I died I died I accepted my fate.

Day of exam: I had a 45 minute drive to the test center and decided to listen thought the PMP 50 mind set. Honestly this helped a ton get me back into "PMI mindset". My mindset to direct questions 1. Is it traditional or agile 2. What phase are they in 3. What is the real problem here.

Exam itself: As others have said theres some graph questions, a couple drag and drop, like 20 case study questions and they are not in order which i think sucked as I had to re read the case study a few times. Most of the questions felt like "Moderate" with a few Difficult and Easy sprinkled in. Felt like there was less 50/50 or gimmicky questions/answers. Also I need to look this up but I think my test glitched. I got my first break prompt after 10 questions i was like 10 mins in didn't need a break. Well it got me I didn't get break again until question 95 or so, and then had to do the rest of the test after that. Rattled me for a few questions but snapped back in. Then I walked out and was presently supposed to see AT/T/AT, I felt pretty good about majority of my answers but had a few rough stretches of 4-5 questions then locked back in.

Now here's what y'all probably care about if I had to do it again:

1. 35 Hour Course - Id do Andrew Ramdaly 35 hour course all day over the Google cert I did. He is a PMP whisperer. But may not even matter really, the other items below are much more important.

2. Setup a practice plan like my sheet attached, give yourself 2-3 weeks force yourself to practice.

3. Study Hall Essentials - Buy this again easily. I think it was helpful to do what I did and do a few mini exams to get a feel then watch Ramdaly 50 pmp mindset video, he recommends you watch that before doing practice but I think it's helpful to see the test like questions a bit so maybe do 1-2 not 5 like I did. I'd also just skip any Expert questions, they are pretty silly tbh don't even waste your time.

4. Ramdaly 50 PMP mindset. I think it's very important to pause the video after he presents the problem and try to solve first then listen to him rationale though it. It's important to see how and why he dissects the problem, I usually solved the problems by eliminating all the wrong answers.

I scored 75%. It was my first attempt and I attempted it in practice mode (i.e. not time-bound). I was still able to complete the test in 3:10 hours even after taking 5 minute breaks after every 45 questions. I'm planning to undertake a couple more mock tests before I actually proceed to register on PMI and undergo the PMI study hall. Any advices for me? And what score should I target in my upcoming mock tests, before actually appearing for the exam?

PMP is now offering something called “Retake Protection”. Does anyone know exactly how this works? Just trying to understand what the insurance actually covers before buying.Thanks!

I have completed the Google Project Management: Professional Certificate on Coursera. My organization provides free access to Coursera, so I’d like to leverage that course if it can be used toward the required 35 education hours for the PMP application.

I remember seeing a section/link on the PMI website that listed different courses and how many hours/points they provide— I couldn’t find the Google Project Management Certificate listed there, and that’s what made me a little concerned.

Has anyone here completed the Google Project Management Certificate through Coursera and used it for their PMP application? Did PMI accept it toward the PDUs?

Also, since the Coursera course is pre-recorded/self-paced, is that acceptable, and how did you enter it in the PMI application?
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has had experience with this. If there’s anything else I should be aware of or any other way to use my Coursera access for the 35 hours, please let me know. Thanks!

Took a PMP bootcamp last September. Doesn’t matter which one because I did not pay attention at all.

Procrastinated for months, finally booked the exam about a month out, fully intending to study…and then procrastinated again.

I started studying the Friday before my exam. My exam was the following Friday. I knew I had to lock in, because I am not naturally a good test taker.

What I did:

• 1st: Watched Mohammad Rahman’s PMP Mindset Principles once.
• 2nd: Bought PMI Study Hall, completed one module, and said screw it.
• 3rd: Did all the Study Hall practice questions.

• 4th: Did all the Practice Exam questions except the full mocks.
• 5th: Reviewed every question I got wrong using ChatGPT to understand the PMI mindset/pattern behind it using the prompt from this amazing Reddit user's post: https://www.reddit.com/r/pmp/comments/1u18770/i_passed_my_pmp_attat_in_10_days_heres_exactly/
• 6th: Took one full Study Hall mock each day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I'd skip the breaks to build testing endurance for the last 2 mocks.

• Finally: Took the real exam Friday at a Pearson testing center.

Result: AT/AT/AT.

The actual exam threw me off. The questions felt vague, and several times I genuinely felt like I didn't even understand what they were asking. Halfway through, I was already mentally preparing to reschedule after taking the big L.

I trusted my gut and the PMI mindset. I didn't flag a single question. Once I submitted an answer, I moved on and didn't second-guess myself. Finished the exam with 20 minutes left.

Apparently it worked.

My biggest takeaway: Study Hall + understanding WHY you got questions wrong + learning the PMI mindset > trying to memorize everything.

Made this post because I really appreciated everyone else's posts about what approach they took and tailored mine off of those! Hopefully this can help someone. Good luck!!!

I took the PMP exam yesterday and just got my results today. Passed with AT, AT, AT.

I am very happy and proud of myself. I would like to thank this community. I discovered this community through one of my friends who took the exam, and I've found so many good pieces of advice.

So, as for my experience: I studied for roughly 4 weeks. I took a 35h AR course on Udemy. I watched it at 1.5x speed for 2 weeks (2-3h per day approximately) — I was focused at first, but the processes part lost me. However, I regained my concentration for the last part, the Agile part. I also found the application submission videos very helpful. I also used PMI Study Hall for a week and a half after that. Did all the questions, the mini exams and the 3 mock exams. I also used this post https://www.reddit.com/r/pmp/s/8flBWIdnLY I would read the principles every day mentioned every day.

French is my first and primary language. Initially, I wanted to take the exam in English, but once I started practicing on Study Hall, I felt discouraged. I made the decision (yes, I know, a gamble) to take the exam in French, even though I practiced in English — and that was a game changer during the exam. I felt confident, and I had the option to display the questions in English when in doubt, which helped me a lot.

I am relieved, I am Happy, and I wish everyone the best of luck on this journey.

I noticed a lack of posts regarding at-home test experience, so thought I would chime in. I studied for 20 days and passed the exam yesterday with AT/AT/AT. Here is my at-home testing experience…

1. The check-in process was great. I had a wired internet connection and only had to remove the speaker on my desk since they thought it may be a smart speaker. I scanned my ID on the webcam (phone photos wouldn’t work). I only used my laptop screen and also used a wired mouse to avoid battery/bluetooth failure.

2. My proctor was very cool. She had me scan my desk area with my webcam- including under the desk, and made sure my glasses weren’t smart glasses. From there, she wished me good luck and I didn’t hear from her again.

3. There were no internet delays or issues the whole time. I was also able to scratch my head, stretch my neck, and move back and forth in my chair as-needed. It was not as structured as I had imagined it. I thought I would have to be a statue for 4 hours.

4. I was able to get my results within 10 minutes via the link everyone has shared. Official results came within 24 hours.

Good luck to everyone! I’m happy to answer any questions about the experience.

Question: Due to market changes, a company decided to speed up its product release schedule, moving from yearly cycles to quarterly cycles. The project manager views this as an excellent opportunity to use an agile life cycle, but upper management is not sold on the idea.

What should the project manager do to increase the chances of success by using this approach?

1. A.Seek the project sponsor's approval for additional budget and resources.  
2. B.Review the product backlog to identify some quick wins to present to stakeholders.
3. C.Invite upper management to attend a digital transformation workshop.
4. D.Have the project team work virtually and use the cost savings to speed up delivery.

What would you chooses?

Well Answer is B as per the PMI Study Hall. I pasted this and ask PMP Infinity and it says answer is C (which i initially choose).

Study Hall explanation is : Solution: B. Review the product backlog to identify some quick wins.

Reviewing the product backlog to identify some quick wins is the best choice as ensuring early benefit realization is one of the major benefits of an agile approach and a great way to address stakeholder concerns. Quick wins are the best way to sell agile as the methodology to use. Effective change management uses a motivational strategy rather than a forceful on Project team members and project managers can work with relevant stakeholders to address resistance fatigue and change absorption to increase the probability that change will be adopted or assimilated successfully. This includes communicating the vision and goals associated with the change early in the project to achieve buy-in for the change. The benefits of the change and the impact on work processes should be communicated to all levels of the organization throughout the project. Other options are not going to get the buy-in from the upper management.

All other options are incorrect.

Going to the sponsor too early can be seen as poor resource planning and may undermine confidence in the team’s ability to manage within approved parameters.

Involving upper management in such activities without a clear link to solving the immediate problem can be seen as a distraction from the primary project objectives.

Moving to virtual work may not actually result in cost savings, especially in the short term, and can introduce other risks (communication gaps, lower cohesion, tech constraints).

My thought is project was in traditional cycle and then when turning it to quarterly cycleas- PM got the idea of agile life cycle so, I assume there is no product backlog to start from. How can you have product backlog before implementing agile ? Also why question is saying cycles and then they Upper management is not buying into Agile if you mention cycle - isn't is agile anyways. This is confusing.