I'm more excited after PMP than I found money

In November 2020, I finally got my favorite PMP certificate. I was very excited. After more than two months of hard work, I finally gained some rewards. I am also very grateful to all the staff of 51CTO, especially Mr. An Wang, for their tireless teaching and passing PMP. Systematic learning not only obtained a certificate, but also enriched my project management knowledge system, but also had a fundamental change in my understanding of project management. Below I will give a brief share of the learning journey of these two months, hoping to give a reference to the brothers and sisters who are studying PMP or are about to study.
As of 2020, I have been working for more than 15 years, and I have been engaged in project management for more than 10 years. Perhaps it is due to human inertia, just like McGregor X theory. During the project management work, I have never realized the importance of PMP certification. I think it is not important to have a certificate. As long as I can manage the project well, let the leaders think that they have this ability. With the passage of time and entering the age of confidence, I feel the inexplicable panic and emptiness. The fundamental reason is that I have limited knowledge and because I have not been able to get the certification to deal with today’s competition. Due to the fierce environment, in order not to aggravate this kind of panic in the future, the application for PMP was included in the 2020 study plan.
After a simple comprehensive evaluation, I chose 51CTO. The class guide divided me into 12 intensive classes. According to the teaching plan of Mr. Wang An, I conducted video learning. During the learning process, I discovered the projects I used before. The management methods are all "wild roads". After realizing the power of PMP, my interest in learning suddenly increased and I started to study independently for 2 hours a day. After finishing the video study, I read another edition of Dr. Wang's book and found that my previous project management plan was always unable to keep up with the changes because of poor planning, unclear risk identification, random changes, etc. I learned a lot from the whole PMP study.
The time passed very quickly, and I entered the stage of questioning. Although I finished watching the video and Dr. Wang's book, and I also had some project management experience, after writing a set of mock questions, my confidence was seriously hit. The first few times I kept the score at around 110, but I often couldn't learn the method and couldn't improve quickly. I finished thinking about it, and there is a risk of coldness if I continue. Therefore, I specifically consulted Mr. Wang An on this issue, and combined with Mr. Wang’s teaching, I comprehensively analyzed the root cause, which is my project experience. In the follow-up, I slowly and subconsciously forgot about the project experience, and the score basically stabilized to about 125 points. But there is still a certain distance to pass the PMP, but the exam is approaching.
After a short period of adjustment, I walked into the examination room in a nervous mood. At that time, I was taking the E-book. The first 50 questions I felt my head was all dumb, the questions were too long, and I couldn't understand the questions. Khan (may also be the reason why the temperature of the air conditioner is too high) took advantage of the space to paint the questions, took a long breath, relaxed, and took the 150-question exam. After 4 hours of tension, I walked out nervously. I was in a bad mood after the exam room, and felt that I might have to rework.
Although Mr. Wang An told us that it would take 4-8 weeks for the results to come out and will be notified by e-mail, I still couldn’t bear to log on the PMI official website every day to check. After a long and anxious 5 weeks, one morning, After waking up and seeing the chat records of the QQ group classmates, I thought I would finally cut off the past few months. When I opened my mailbox with a very nervous mood and saw "Congratulations on your PMP certification", I couldn't believe it. , I didn’t make sure I had passed it until I downloaded the certificate on the official website. Haha, 10,000 words were omitted this time... Really, my mood at the time could not be described in words. After all, I did not live up to 2 In the month of study, although my grades were not very satisfactory, I still passed. Let’s appreciate my certificate. After passing the PMP
, I’m more excited than picking up the money. Finally, I summarize my learning journey. I learned through the PMP system. Certification, in fact, is more important because it has enriched my project management knowledge system. Although I made empirical mistakes during the period, after continuous learning and slow corrections, I returned to normal. In fact, as long as you work hard and study hard, leave it to PMI, but I believe that as long as you really pay, there will be rewards after all. Thanks again to Teacher Wang An and the class guide for their dedication.