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Compiling a good and effective study plan will definitely increase your chances in passing the exam. This movie is dedicated to helping you do just that; not only to pass the exam, but to do so on the first try. I'll start off this movie by giving you some advice. Many experienced Project Managers have a difficult time with the exam. The reason is that as they're taking the test, they are answering the questions not in terms of the PMBOK Guide, but by using their own experience. You might be scratching your head here thinking isn't that what they should be doing? But if your goal is to pass the exam and get certified, then I urge you to only answer these questions in terms of the PMBOK, which is how this four-part course series is structured. This material is presented to you in a way that is meant to help you answer the questions correctly and I promise you, following this advice will help you score higher. So while you will be using the PMBOK as suggested guidelines and good practices in real life, it will be your concrete rulebook as far as the exam is concerned. So with that in mind, let's look at our study plan. Depending on how much of the PMBOK you already know will depend on your study timeline. Also, some people absorb material by using Flash cards or only by listening to courses such as this one, so alter this plan according to your learning strengths. The first item on the list is your assessment. In the course work files, you'll find an assessment test that'll help you understand where you currently stand and what your areas of weakness are. This assessment includes material covered by the PMP exam, not just the material from this course. I highly suggest completing all four parts of this course series. Throughout the courses, you'll find examples, exercises, mini-tests, highlighted key terms and concepts. The courses themselves are formatted as study guides, not just disseminating information. Review the movies where your weakest areas fall more than once. Although the course series takes you on a thorough walk-through of the PMBOK Guide, I do recommend reading it yourself at least once. The best way to do this is by reading the section within the chapter before watching the related movie. So your approach would include the following three steps; read, review and practice. You're reading the material first, reviewing it by having it explained to you within this course and practicing the material through the exercises and practice tests that you'll find in the work files. Following these steps will not only help you prepare for the exam, but you'll also absorb the material. Throughout the four courses, I will often refer to the Knowledge Areas and process groups diagram. You should memorize this document. When studying, it helps to see the material through various mediums. You have the physical PMBOK Guide, the course movies and now we'll add a final piece; Flash cards. It's easy to purchase PMP prep Flash cards, but I recommend purchasing blank Flash cards and creating them yourself. Studies have shown that writing things out by hand actually helps you to absorb the information. This is why your school teacher had you write out sentences over and over again when you were bad. As you move through the movies of this course and the other PMBOK courses, I will highlight the terms to remember by using a red asterisk. You will also find the list of key terms in your work files. These terms are purposely not defined for you in advance. Writing down the notes in your own summary will help you remember it better. Before you take the exam, take a full-length practice one. I've included one for you at the end of the final course of this series, PMBOK Part 4. Slot out four full hours and take the exam as though it were the real thing. By following this six-step study plan, your chances of passing the exam will greatly increase. You'll lock in the information not just within your short-term memory, but you'll absorb it and be able to think through the questions you are not sure of. As a final note, I'll end by reminding you to approach the exam with the PMBOK Guidelines in mind. After all, the majority of the PMP exam and the entire CAPM exam is based on the PMBOK processes, concepts and approaches to project management.