The examination format of PMP China is slightly different from that of foreign countries. Here we only introduce the relevant information of PMP China examination.
1. Information about the PMP exam
Exam form: written examination
Examination time: 230 minutes (3 hours and 50 minutes), the general examination time is from 9:00 am to 12:50 am, and it will also be adjusted due to special circumstances.
Official Textbook: "PMBOK® Sixth Edition"
Exam language: Chinese and English
Exam questions: 180 multiple choice questions, (160 single choice, 20 multiple choice).
Examination results: (latest) After the new syllabus, there are only 3 inspection parts: personnel, process, and business environment, so 3A is the best result.
Result Announcement: Candidates will be notified of their test results by email within 1 to 2 months after the test. Detailed score analysis can be viewed on the PMI website.
Electronic certificate collection: You can directly download and print the electronic certificate on the PMI website when querying the results.
Collection of paper certificates: Normally, you will be notified to collect paper certificates in about 6 to 8 months. However, since the paper certificate is sent from the United States, the delivery time has been delayed due to the impact of the epidemic, and the official release time shall prevail.
2. PMP application related information
Exam time: In the past, PMP had four exams a year, namely March, June, September, and December. Due to the impact of the epidemic, PMP has only held two exams in the past two years. The latest registration time for this year's PMP exam is August 2023
Registration time: 2 months before the exam.
Application conditions:
The first category: 3 years after graduation with a bachelor’s degree or above
The second category: 5 years after graduation from a junior college degree or below
The above are the official PMP registration requirements. In addition, 35 PDUs provided by training institutions are required. PDUs can only be provided by PMI-certified training institutions. Normally, as long as you are old enough, even if the conditions are not enough, training institutions can help you sign up.
Application fee: the first application fee is 3,900 yuan, and the second supplementary examination fee is 2,500 yuan.
Registration process: sign up for a training institution to obtain a certificate of training hours - then register in English on the PMI official website - PMI will review, and get a one-year validity period after the review is passed - then go to the foundation's official website to register - wait for the official website to register for the exam and pay for the exam online Fee 3900 - to take the PMP exam - to obtain a PMP certificate.
To put it simply, for PMP registration, you need to register and submit materials on the English website first, and then register for the exam on the Chinese website.
PMP Exam Preparation Experience
1. Before class - read through the textbook to find blind spots
Before starting to listen to the training course, you can quickly read through the teaching material. If you don't have enough time, at least read through the knowledge points of the chapters that the teacher will talk about first, so that when the teacher talks about a certain concept in class, you don't have to spend too much time to straighten it out.
It is best to mark the parts you did not understand when reading through, and focus on understanding when listening to the lecture, which can improve your learning efficiency.
2. When listening to lectures - intensive reading review and cooperation
When listening to the class, you only need to study according to the training course arrangement. After registering for the class, follow the teacher's rhythm.
The teacher's mind map handout should be reviewed in time, remember the above content, and then follow the teacher's thinking to understand ITTO. Before the sprint, it is mainly to read books to lay the foundation, and the key point is to think. The mind map needs to be read over and over again to form a frame in the mind, and then familiarize yourself with the context, and it will not be a big problem to understand and remember later.
3. During the sprint - brush the questions, brush the questions, and brush the wrong questions
Before the exam, you must brush up the questions and then brush up the questions. The rhythm of reading can be one chapter a day. After reading a chapter, start to brush up the questions of the corresponding chapter in the APP, and then focus on the wrong questions. Doing more wrong questions can consolidate the knowledge points in time, and read the wrong questions repeatedly. The knowledge points of the wrong questions must be reviewed and repeated. The accuracy rate of wrong questions should be above 90%, the closer to 100%, the better.
Then watch the video lectures given by the teacher. If possible, you can watch it more than twice, and you can listen to the recordings when you commute to and from work. Many small details will flash during the exam, as if you have heard them somewhere!
Final summary: mainly watching videos, reading books, question sea tactics, and targeted review. Divide the time according to your own rhythm, and take care of each part. There are routines for preparing for the exam. Basically, it is to lay the foundation and use practice questions. Lay a solid foundation, form a knowledge system, complete the questions, check for gaps and make up for omissions.