PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSION - PMP Tips: Memory vs Understanding
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The most common mistake people make is to try & memorize everything in PMBOK. From Knowledge Areas, to Process Groups, 49 processes, ITTOs, formulas, and even definitions. I'm thankful that I realized early enough to stop wasting my time & effort to memorize. Instead, read, learn & understand the fundamentals, and apply them by doing more mock examination questions. I hope this will benefit you (hopefully in-time before you fry your brains)
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSION - PMP Tips: Memory vs Understanding
- 1. Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net PMPTIPS
- 2. HELLO. Armed with more than 10 years of experience in marketing. Specializing in Project Management of activation campaigns, conferences, events & exhibitions. Bitten by the travel bug and an explorer at heart. Loves dogs. @mayscloset MAY WONG +6012-2153576 maywongmeiching82@gmail.com my.linkedin.com/in/ maywongmeiching1 May Wong, PMP PROJECT MANAGER @ SHELL INTERNATIONAL
- 3. selectively…. UNDERSTANDING is key. However, there are some key areas that puts our memory muscle to test EMORIZE
- 4. MAKE A Identify & use your preferred memorization technique i.e. TORY
- 5. 10 Knowledge Areas I Integration Saw Scope Two Time Crows Cost Quietly Quality Having Human Resource Coffee Communication Reading Risk Poetry Procurement Seriously Stakeholder Photo from: http://www.avesnoir.com/10-amazing-crow-facts/ and…. my story shall be about crows *I am an imaginative girl. I Saw Two Crows Quietly Having Coffee Reading Poetry Seriously Process Group I Initiating Plan-to Planning Examine Executing My- Curious Monitoring & Controlling Crows Closing I Plan-to Examine My- Curious Crows
- 6. MEMORIZE NDERSTAND Battle Of The Ages? Sometimes, its a….. DRAW We can balance the strength of using our memory & understanding
- 7. Attribute VS Variable Sample A : Whether results conforms or not V : Measures degree of conformation Deep ‘V’. Hey…DIVE IN! ‘MEMO-STAND’ Example 1: Create your own ‘memo-stand’ by writing & charting out your understanding of that topic • WHO does WHAT Responsibility Assignment Matrix • WHEN will staff be hired/removed Staffing Management Plan • WHEN are staffs AVAILABLE Resource Calendar Distinctions between….. Example 2:
- 8. STUDY Find your personal technique to achieve understanding of a subject. Color coding Audio lectures Tutorials/Video Stickers AID
- 9. VISUAL toolsI personally found using visual, colors & charts very effective Example 1:
- 10. VISUAL toolsI personally found using visual, colors & charts very effective Example 2:
- 11. ERBALIZATIONTalk to yourself . . . . It’s OK – you are not crazy
- 12. VERBAL POWER Example: Problem: Change appears in many processes, and may seem very confusing. Repeat this to yourself until you understand the rationale & co-relation. CHANGES are found in MONITOR & CONTROL, they are approved in INTEGRATED CHANGE CONTROL and implemented in DIRECT & MANAGE PROJECT EXECUTION.