One important recommendation I have for those taking the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam is that to manage the time allotted to answer each question on the exam. Call it budgeting...

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PMP® Exam Tip: Manage the Time During Your PMP® Exam
One important recommendation I have for those taking the
Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Exam is that to
manage the time allotted to answer each question on the
exam. Call it budgeting, call it time management, call it
whatever you want; but do it! You need to walk into the
examination room with a clear plan on how many questions
you will answer per hour, when you plan on taking a break,
and what you will do if time seems to be running out.
Remember that the exam is composed of 200 questions that
you must answer within 4 hours. That's 1.2 minutes per
question. Once you begin, the clock starts and will not stop
even when you take a break. So plan your approach - say for
the first 2 hours, answer all easy questions first and mark
those difficult ones for later. Be sure to read all the questions
carefully and understand them before you answer. Then take a 10 minute break before going
back to the harder questions for the rest of the allotted time. By doing this you will be able to
finish the whole exam on time.
But that's just one of many possible approaches and you should define your own. And by having
a plan and implementing it, you will relieve a lot of the exam pressure. So plan well, and budget
your time wisely to succeed.
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