Examination Pattern
Questions:
In honoring the PMI Code of Conduct for the exam takers I will not be disclosing information on any specific questions. But the following is a pattern of questions from the various chapters based on my exam. This will provide an idea to the test takers on what to concentrate on and what to expect on the test.
 | About
45% of the questions from the PMBOK on the various processes, knowledge
areas (inputs, outputs and tools and techniques). Of which approximately
25 % of questions direct and about 20% of questions
presented as scenarios but having direct relation to a subject on PMBOK
with a straightforward answer. |
|
About 30 % of questions, pure case scenarios where the test taker will have to apply the knowledge gained by studying the PMBOK and other sources to arrive at the answer as the question will not be straight forward |
|
About
25 % of questions where the answers are not directly found
in the PMBOK (especially on the knowledge areas of Procurement (various
contract types), Human Resources (styles of leadership, problem solving
types etc.) and Communications |
The
following is the typical expected pattern of the questions:
Initiating
Process:
| About 4
% of questions were on Initiation : |
- Need Identification, Feasibility, Product or service description,
responsibilities, Charter Statement & Project manager selection
Planning
Process:
| About 35
% of questions on Planning with the following pattern: |
- Major focus
can be on Schedule Development, Resource Planning, Risk
management Planning, Project plan development, cost estimating and Procurement
Planning (these processes constituted about 23 % of the total test questions on
my exam), Expect a lot of scenario based questions
- Secondary
focus was on Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Activity
Definition, Activity Sequencing, Activity Duration Estimation, Communications
Planning, Quality Planning & organizational Planning (these processes
constituted about 12% of the total test questions on my exam)
| About 25
% of questions from Executing process with the following pattern: |
- Major focus on Project Plan execution, Team development and
Contract Administration (these processes constituted about 17 % of the test
questions on my exam), Expect a sizeable chunk of
scenario based questions
- Secondary focus on Scope verification, Quality assurance and
Information distribution (about 2.5% of questions on each process)
Control
Process:
| About 28%
of questions from Controlling process with equal concentration on each of the
control process (about 6-9 questions on each control process), Expect quite a
number of scenario based questions |
| 8%
of questions on the two closing process |
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