Let me first talk about my personal situation. I am a program lady, yes, I am a girl, but I also have 7 years of development experience. This year's epidemic has been fierce, many companies have fallen one after another, and a startup company I work for is also struggling to maintain it. The industry situation is severe, and I dare not resign easily. Now I am nearly 30 years old. I have gradually felt the mid-life crisis that many programmers will experience. In addition, I am not yet educated and I am constrained by the society’s inherent prejudice against women. Always considering the future direction of the road. After deep reflection, I thought I couldn't keep going on the road of technology, so what can I do? Over the years of Internet development work, I have gradually become numb to overtime and the various "996" "fortunate", become closed eyes and listen, and concentrate on writing code. Even if I can’t determine what I really want to do right away, at least open my horizons to see and learn more things. I think that if I see and understand a lot, I should be able to slowly find what I really want to do. So let's start with the field you are most familiar with! Since I only knew how to write code before, let's try to understand the whole picture of the whole project first! So how can you quickly understand the life cycle of a project after work? After looking up multiple sources, I learned about PMP. I think there is nothing more efficient than taking exams to promote learning.
After chatting with another female colleague about my current dilemma and ideas, our two ideas hit it off quickly. After all, we can have more opportunities if we take the initiative. We consulted and compared several training institutions, and finally chose 51CTO. Since she was busier than me at the time, she decided not to take the exam with me temporarily. I scheduled the exam in December, and she decided to take the exam again in March 2021.
After signing up, the teacher planned out the study plan for us, so that we just contacted us a little bit. Because of the nature of my work, I didn't actually have much study time, but I completed the first video study at the required schedule and watched every live broadcast carefully. After watching the video, I watched "Dr. Wang's Interpretation" again. In fact, according to the plan arranged by the teacher, both the video and "Dr. Wang's Interpretation" should be studied 2~3 times, and the "PMP Guide" should be read at least once, but I don't have enough time to study it, and there is no time for the "PMP Guide" Read through, so I can only ask myself to study and digest every time as much as possible. The follow-up "PMP Guide" will also be used as a dictionary to look through. The most important thing in the whole learning process is that the learning atmosphere of the class learning group is very strong, and everyone is very motivated to study. Everyone learns to check in and discuss topics every day. The teaching assistant and teacher Wang An also answer in time in the group, which is very efficient and consolidated. learning result. In addition to the daily punch-in exercises, the later simulation exercises and sprint questions must be completed carefully, replayed carefully, and participated in the live explanation carefully in keeping with the teacher’s progress. The sprint stage of the last month is really the top priority. My level has improved a lot, and some original questions that I have done even appeared in the formal exam. The teacher also sorted out the entire process of registration, payment, and taking the final exam for us, so that we can feel more at ease for reference. I was worried that the inspection process might take a long time on the day of the test due to the epidemic, so I also stayed at a hotel near the test site one night in advance to recharge my energy and prepare for the battle. The time of the whole test process is still very tight. When I do 50 questions, I will apply the answer sheet once and pay attention to the time. When I see that the time is not enough, I immediately adjust my answering speed. Finally, there are almost 3 minutes left after finishing all the answer sheets. Afterwards, a lot of communication with other students thought that there was not enough time. Therefore, in the simulated sprint stage, it is necessary to consciously simulate the examination room environment to increase the speed of answering questions. Otherwise, not only the time is not enough, but also the quality of answering questions may be affected by tension.
After I finished the exam, I put it down completely, and went back to work. I stopped discussing questions and answers with my classmates. I think it’s a good idea to wait for the results. But fortunately, the results came out a month later, and I got a good 5A score. To be honest, I didn't expect this at all. So hard work will be rewarded in the end. Don't say how busy you are and don't have time. If you don't have enough time, try your best to improve the quality of each study. It will also be successful!
