noel udunenwu

I found the PMP Exam Simulator more helpful because it helps students discover areas and gaps in their knowledge. One can read the PMBOk 20 times yet he/she is not able to find the nitty gritty in the book. Actually, I used both Rita Macauly and PMBOk to prepare for the exam and I find the former to be more friendly but vague and the latter is not fun to read but it has the complete information you will need for the exam. Also, PmBok has incomplete glossary and index which is truly annoying. I also wish OSP can include more integration and arrow diagramming method questions in their question pool. I came across about 3 questions pertaining to the application, use and calculation using arrow diagramming method(especially finding the slack for individual activities) and there are not many sources out there that did a good job on that topic. Nevertheless, I'm impressed by OSP and how they helped me pass this exam. Over 15% of the questions I got were almost exact or share the same generic characteristics with your OSP question database. As a matter of fact, I started suspecting that  Cornelius  took part in setting my exam. Anyway, keep up the good job and thanks for the help. I really do appreciate it.

Houston, USA

Julie Haynes

Thanks to Cornelius and PM Prepcast, I passed my PMP exam on July 28th.  I actually only had time to complete 3 of the exams in the PM Exam Simulator because I already had the PMP exam date scheduled and didn't want to pay to reschedule it.  I passed with 4 Proficients and 1 Moderately Proficient.  The PM Exam Simulator definitely put me ahead of the game on being prepared for the real PMP exam!

Austin, USA

Tony Pinto

I found this tool to be very helpful in passing my PMP exam in August 2015. While I do not recall if any of the questions in the simulator were asked on the actual exam, I found that it helped to practice every day and learn with this tool as well as Rita Mulcahy's PMP Preparation book. It was a combination for success for me.

Brighton, USA

David Barraza
Teleperformance Canada

The PM Exam Simulator helped me undertand situational questions applying PMBOK knwoledge in combination with my professional experience. I found PMP exam questions harder than the real exam. I did 1 full test and bunch of quizes. When te time comes to take the exam, it was more eas to grasp the situational questions and answer faster and accurate. I recomend a lot this tool for those who are preparing for the PMP exam. Thank you to Cornelius and all his team. 

 

Montreal, , Canada | , Teleperformance Canada

Brian Fink, PMP

I passed the PMP on the first attempt.  The most important part of my final preparation were these exams.  Although I was using the questions in the study guides and other free resources, these exams were the closest that I found to the real exam.  Even that being said, the real exam was still far more subtle in their questions than even the Exam Simulator.

Recommendations

Start with the questions from free resources as you learn the PMBOK and the other study guides and get the basics down.

When you feel that you have a good understanding, use the trial Exam Simulator.   If you have a 60%+ then plan on purchasing the full 90 day version.

Do not use this for quizzes but for the full tests as you want to hit questions for the first time in a simulated four hour exam.

Take a full exam at the same time you are planning on taking your PMP.  This way you simulate the real experience.

See where you need to review more in depth.

Start taking at least one full four exam every week.

Review the "My Results" section.  I was unaware of this important part which shows you your cumulative score and compares your scores to the people who then pass the exam.  I was scoring a 75% on the exams at which point 80+% of people were passing the real thing.  This is the real reason NOT to use this simulator for quizzes.  If you are doing well on the first time you see a question, you should have a good shot of passing the real thing.

Good Luck!

 

Boston

Manlio Frizzi

The PM Simulator is very useful and cover all of the subject of the PMBOK and also provides questions and explanations on some matter that can be studied from source different from PMBOK.

I think that the statistics are useful for understanding your level of preparation and take decision on when taking the exam.

Just one note: in my opinion there must be more CPM and EMV (decision tree) questions: good questions on these two subjects are quite difficult to be found on the Internet and other sources.

Manlio Frizzi

 

Nathan R Ward
O'Reilly Auto Parts

I would highly recommend using the PM Exam Simulator as you prepare to take the PMP exam. I took two complete exams but found the most benefit from the ability to quickly complete small quizzes when I had a free 10-15 minutes. These quizzes helped me keep the information fresh in my mind as I listened to the PM PrepCasts, while also giving me quick feedback on my answers. Being able to tailor the questions to certain knowledge areas or process groups helped me tune what I needed to spend extra time on during the weeks heading into the exam. Thanks to everyone involved with the PM Exam Simulator!!

Ozark, United States, O'Reilly Auto Parts

Thomas James
P&T

The PMP Exam Simulator is a must buy to self teach PMP. Overall the selection pool of questions, the ease of operation and the format were close to the real thing. I did find my set of questions were more situational than found in the simulator and the math questions required more work. I completed around 1,800 of the questions and scored 68% to 80% start to finish (7, 200 question exams). 

Cordova, USA, P&T

jabamani samuel victor
Saipem Eni

I had taken PMP Exam on 5 August 2015 & have passed the exam... For three months I had prepared & takem PM Exam Simulator exam, I had attened all the exams, I did not bother about the marks in simulator exam,I concentrated in the gaps & it had helped me to clear the exam. Thanaks for PMI simulator......

chennai, India, Saipem Eni

Palaniappan Vairavan

Hi,

I have used PMP Exam Simulator & it was very helpful for preparing for exams.PMP Exam Simulator helped me to identify my weak areas & concentrate on that.

Also the timed practice tests helped to practice like real-time exam situation & it helped during the exams, without the simulator it would have been difficult to pass the exam.

 

Thanks to Cornellius & the team.

 

 

Singapore, Singapore

Dmitry Veselov
Odin

Hi, I used the PM Exam Simulator during 1 month before my PMP examination, and it certainly made a difference: I passed on my first try!

The PM Simulator helped to crystallize my knowledge, and also it taught me to control the pace of taking the questions. The latter was a real treasure. The advices from Cornelius were also very valuable: they helped me to guess correctly. :)

Big thanks from me to Cornelius and the whole team!

Best regards,

Dmitriy Veselov (already a PMP :))

 

 

Moscow, Russia, Odin

Winnie Thothela
Barclays Africa

I attempted my frist PMP exam without using the PMP Exam Simulator and I failed :-( I later discovered the PM Exam Simulator - and I passed my PMP exam the first time I started using it. The daily newsletterss, the tips and guides helped quite a lot to understand things in detail - which the books and the PMBOK Study guide deoesn't explain in detail. The learning quiz is such a fantastic tool to use - how the questions and answers are structured makes understanding quite easy. I would recommend this tool to anyone who is planning to wirte their PMP Exam and advise them not to waste their time and money on anything else but buy this as early as possible - it was worth the money. My only regret with PMP Exam Simulator is that I discovered it too late, if I had discovered it much earlier, I would have Aced my PMP Exam. Happy PMP Certified :-)

 

Johannesburg, South Africa, Barclays Africa

Martin Sprowl
Mr.

Good practice question set for preparing for the exam.  Study intently those you've missed, and don't be afraid to challenge the author's chosen answer.  I found that ~<5% of the answers are not the best.  Other that that, well written questions and a valuable study tool.

Fishers, United States, Mr.

Daniel

The PMP Exam Simulator is an easy program to use. I like the following features:

-How the instructions are in video format

-During the quizzes, it provides hints; which will help me think through the questions

-Marking questions that you want to go back to review.

 

I highly recomend if you plan on getting  your PMP Certificaiton, PMP Exam Simulator is a must.

Albany

Wael Hourie

I had already passed PMP exam on 7^th Jun 15, I‘d like to share my experience with preparing for PMP.

It was a nice journey studying PMP and understanding how project lifecycle goes from initiation to closing and how the 47 processes interact within the project or phase.

I started reading PMBOK on Mar 15. Few tools & techniques required me to look for in multiple resources (sensitivity analysis, Pareto chart, Control Chart…), Prepcast videos on Youtube channel helped me as well. After I had my PMI subscription and receiving the softcopy of PMBOK, I  printed out the 47 processes with their input, Tools&Techniques and outputs and used my ecopy of PMBOK to look up each input, Tools&Techniques or output to see how each process intersects with others (PMBOK Process diagrams were extremely good to understand the interaction)

Later on I completed the PMBOK and now it is time to practice on exam simulator

I initially started with Prepcast Free questions, with almost 200  questions i felt that I still need practice. So I went for the full exam Simulator with 1800 questions I practiced for a complete week only on these questions. I liked our insructor's  advice when he called the day before exam as vacation so I only took one exam simulator ( I had 75%) during that day. then I slept well for the night before the exam.

Now exam day; I reached thirty minutes before exam, after confirming my ID, they provided me with 2 pencils, calculator and few papers; even bottle of water was not allowed to get it inside.

I liked the feature to eliminate the wrong answers from the four available choices you already have, however you always reach to two options where you get so much confused as they both look correct and you have 50/50 chance to choose. Earned Value questions were more than 6 questions they were all tricky and indirect (similar questions are on exam simulator), I had questions for almost all the quality tools, I had long scenarios to calculate the expected Monetary value (which consumed time), it is very important to differentiate between control quality and validate scope as well as between quality assurance and the quality control and between acquire and manage project team. It is also important to understand difference between manage communication and mange stakeholder expectations. When Risk response plan using the contingency reserves when you accept the risk and how other risk responses will apply on a real scenario questions. A lot of Questions depend on deep understanding especially for the interaction of the processes within the project lifecycle. Four hours were enough to finish the 200 questions along with reviewing for the marked ones. I hope this information will be useful for PMP candidates.

Best regards,

abu.dhabi, United Arab Emirates

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/wael-hourie/51/485/b6

JasonPyrz
Granicus, Inc.

When preparing for the PMP exam, I knew I needed to get in as many practice questions as possible. I've passed both the California and Illinois bar exams, and the key to success in passing both of those on the first try was familiarity with the types of questions that were going to be asked. You can read and study as many books as you can get your hands on, but that's no substitute for actually getting a feel for the patterns the test takers use in creating the questions on the exams. The PM Simulator was great because there were so many questions for such a relatively low price. I probably only got through about 4 of the exams in the month between when I started preparing for the exam and when I actually took (and passed) the exam, and that was more than enough. I've already recommended this service to others, and would do so again without hesitation.

Granicus, Inc.

Kevin Batch

Cornelius,

Thank you for all of your guidance, I studied in a very structured manner and took the PMP certification exam and passed on my first attempt.  It was "very" challenging.  Your PM PrepCast program was priceless, both your videos and PM Exam Simulator.  You had mentioned that there would be areas in which I needed to focus on to close the gaps in my knowledge, thank you for that advice, you were correct.  From the beginning, your program kept me interested and focused.  You were also correct in saying that someone can't just cram enough knowledge in their head to pass the exam, that you needed to understand it and use logic. 

Thank you again for your guidance, and this experience.

Kevin Batch, PMP

Nashville, , USA

Narayan Shanbhag

Hello,

I used the PM Exam Simulator extensively in the one week before my actual PMP exam.

The questions are well written, the answers are clearly explained and in-case you have doubts or do not agree with the answers you can always send out a comment and promptly receive a response & clarification.

The Simulator truly emulates the PMP exam; this improves your confidence when appearing for the real test. Attempting the tests on the simulator prepare you perfectly in every aspect, for the 4 hour, 200 questions long test.

Thanks & Regards,

 

 

Jose Torres

I used the PM Exam Simulator for only one month.  My main issue was to pay $99 for one month of benefits because my test was schedule and due date approaching fast.  I have to say one month was worth the $99 fee as it helps me to integrate all the pieces of information in my head with the PM exam simulation quizzes and test.  I passed my PMP on May 4, 2015.  I recommend the PM Simulator without reservations (other than use it for more than one month if you can. :-) 

Texas

Frank Martinez

The PM Exam Simulator was my primary test taking tool for passing the exam (on my first try!). The explanations for each question were great and the full length exams were pretty close to the real exam, if not harder. A large part of my success is thanks to the simulator.Definitely worth the money and the no-cost extension (if you fail) really helped ease the pressure going into the exam. I knew I could come right back if I had to. I'd recommend this simulator to everyone taking the PMP exam.

United States

Dina Pejcinovic

I purchased PM Simulator and PM Formula Study guide. I studied from them diligently on daily basis over a three month period. Number and diversity of questions, plus detailed explanation helped me with my learining and getting the full understanding of what is awaiting for me at the exam.

I have mostly used quizzes as I could do them any time I had some spare time.

The PM Simulator helped me tremendously and allowed me to approach PMP exam with confidence.

 

Melbourne, Australia

Jeff Brown

Excellent tool for PRACTICING the PMP Exam! I found the questions in the PM Simulator to be very much like those on the actual PMP exam. I felt the practice exams were the single-most important resource for passing the PMP exam on my first attempt. I highly recommend the PMP Exam Simulator.

Fort Worth, United States

Sita

This tool reallyhelped me pass my PMP exam. One of the most important things for PMP exam is the mental endurance and to be able to sit through the exam for 4hrs. I think this tool really helped me build that. I also was able to reduce my knowledge gaps with the detailed answers provided in the mock exams. My only regret is I should have bought this tool atleast a month before my exam. I bought this just a week before. I wrote only 4 exams and I just felt if I used it for a longer perioid, I would have gone to the exam with more confidence. A big thank you!

TEH Hsin Yee

I got to learn about the PM Exam Simulator from blogger Edward Chung's website. It is the best investment for me in passing the PMP exam. The question quality is on par with the actual exam. In addition, the user interface and the look and feel help condition the candidate to the actual exam environment. What I like most is the quiz feature which includes both timed and learning mode. Reading the PMBOK and course notes was too dry for me, and I do not have much time for exam preparation. I learnt the bulk of the exam material through the quiz learning mode hints and answers! In all, I am grateful to the PM Exam Simulator for helping me pass the PMP exam.

Vernisha

I did the Paper based Test (PBT) three weeks ago.  Of the 9 simulator exams I did 7 (some more than once) and was only able to get as high as 71% on one of the simulator exams. But averaged around 66% on all exams.  Pay attention to the report so you will know which areas to focus on for your revision.  It was very helpful to me to see which areas I saw as my weak areas and do some of the practice questions on just those areas. I spent the week prior to the exam doing at least one simulator exam perday (3hours on average), and revision of the questions I got wrong (1 - 2 hours) on average.  It is a lot of work, but it helped in the end.  The shocking reality of clicking versus shading means every second counts - literally. I finished with a few minutes to spare in the real exam.  The great thing was all the tips and tricks CF and team provides make it easy to speed read an choose answers in the real exam.  Plus I personally found that the PM  Simulator questions were harder than the actual PBT.  (I might have been lucky on that day). My advice is to do all the simulator exams and review your weak areas and once you have mastered those you are ready for the exam. It is no guarrantee, but it is as close to real as can be.

 

Cascade, Trinidad & Tobago

Rejo Joseph Manakkalayil
SSH International

Dear Mr Cornelius,

My name is Rejo Joseph.I have passed the PMP Exam on 16th June 2015 from Kuwait.I had purchased the PM-
Exam Simulator which gave me considerable amount of practice and confidence for the exam.i would like 
to pen down the path I went through to pass the PMP.

1)Started my 40 hour training course with Green International Institute in Kuwait.
2)As each Knowledge areas was in progress I used to read the PMBOK and underline in red the main 
topics.
3)After the classes I read Rita and also underlined the main topics.
4)Booked a date for exam 4 weeks ahead and started reading for minimum of 5 hours daily.
5)After that started to write down the underlined topics from PMBOK and Rita for each of the knowledge 
areas.
6)Bought the PM-Exam Simulator and as each knowledge areas were finished writing,I used to take the 
learning exam of 100 questions each from the simulator.
7)Then it was only 12 days for exam.Started your PM-Exam simulator with each day taking an exam 
including the ITTO,exam 9.Used to finish an exam and then review the answers and the remarkable 
explanation.Used to get 60 percent in the beginning and then began to progress.Took the last exam No:8 
on the previous day of the PMP Exam and got 80 percent which made me well confident to go for the 
exam.Also as I was taking the exams from PM-Exam simulator I used to read the notes that I wrote from 
PMBOK and Rita.
8)Finally passed PMP Exam after almost 11 weeks from the date of start of the training.
I would like to thank you for your efforts in the making of the PM-Exam Simulator, for the daily 
questions and tips which was coming to my mail and the sample 15 questions which were being send to 
me.May your website be a learning point and a base from where future professionals are built up.I highly  recommend the PM-Exam Simulator for all those who are going to write the PMP Exam.Thanks
Regards 
Rejo Joseph

Kuwait, Kuwait, SSH International

Floreli Torres
HP

I Really like this Software.  I used in the past anothers APps and this is more nearly to the real exam.

In the moment of the PMI Exam I feel more confident

I suggest the spanish community needs a spanish version

 

 

San Jose , Costa Rica , HP

Shaun

This PM Simulator was a great tool to help me prepare for the exam. I read Rita's book once through and took a couple practice tests and that was all it took. Thanks!

Morrisville, United States

Kimberly Cooper
AT&T, Inc.

Your PM Simulator helped me pass the PMP exam on April 30th!

Upper Marlboro, United States, AT&T, Inc.

Srinivas Manchikalapati
Alcon

I started my PMP preparation using Rita Mulcahy . Prepared for 2 months. Then I took the PM Simulator tests thoroughly for a month. This introduced me to a variety of questions And a lot of questions. The range of questions this tool has really prepares you for the final encounter. Thus preparing made me successful at the final exam. Thanks to the simulator and the team who made me achieve the goal.

Fort worth, USA, Alcon

Bruce Rexroad
Dynetics, Inc.

I signed up for the newsletter in January, ITTO memory jogger and watched the brain dump sheet video. I also used the RMC Study Guide with the PM Simulator. Along with reading the study guide and PMBOK multiple times, I watched PM PrepCast videos to fill in and re-inforce basic information. I started taking practice PM PrepCast quizes five weeks out and built up to 100 question quizes for the 10 days before the exam and passed the PMP the begining of May. Taking the proctice exams was the key after learning the material to get your mind in the PMBOK 'state of mind' and to focus on the areas I scored the lowest in. 

Huntsville, US, Dynetics, Inc.

Olivier Prache
eMagin Corporation

I found the PM Exam Simulator after taking a class to get the 35 credit hours needed to pass the PMP exam. After trying the free version, I liked it enough to buy the 3-month simulator package and it is one package I do not regret to have invested in.

The user interface is very good. The questions are well put together. The explanations are for the most part well detailed.

What I liked most were two unique features: the quizzes and the ability to provide feedback on the questions.

The first one gives the user the ability to practice in short sessions, whether focused on one knowledge area or at random across all areas. I used this everday the week prior to the real exam and being able to tailor the duration of the quizz (10 to 100 questions) makes it compatible with an everyday work life. Just for that I would recommend the PM Exam Simulator

The second one shows the depth behind the tool: not only can the user provide feedback (i.e ask questions) on the question (or answer) but the folks at PM respond within one business day and do not let go until the situation has been clarified to the user's satisfaction. I also found out that when the question could have been formulated differently, the PM staff did agree to consider a change. This provides an excellent user experience as well as the opportunity to validate one's knowledge. The level of service is exemplary.

Bottom line, the value proposition is excellent and I wholeheartedly recommend this simulator to anyone looking to run practice tests for the PMP exam (which I passed on the first try).

Pleasantville, United States, eMagin Corporation

W. Douglas Storey
Cincom Systems, Inc.

I used the PMP Exam Simulator in my preparation for the exam.  I had used one that was included in an additional exam preparation course that was sponsored by my local PMI chapter and also tried a few of the free blocks of questions out there.  The best simulator was yours!

 

I liked it because I found the questions a little more challenging than those from the PM FASTrack.  Additionally, I never saw the same question twice which was a real advantage.  I took five of the tests so I saw 1000 questions.  There was even an opportunity to retake the exams, but, I found that I liked seeing a completely new bank of questions each time.

 

I was averaging around 80% on each first-pass of the exam.  I then reviewed the ones I missed AND the ones I marked as guesses for the correct answer.  Every explanation was linked back to the PMBOK which made my review extremely efficient.

 

I passed my actual PMP on my first try and I believe that the hours I spent taking and reviewing the exams in the simulator was the key to my preparation.  Like everyone else, you never know when you’re ready…you just know that you are prepared.

 

I highly recommend this simulator.

Cincinnati, USA, Cincom Systems, Inc.

Steven Walker

Great tool that aids in learning the PMBOK 5th edition.  I like the fact each question has a supporting reference in the book.   I have learned more from the PM Simulator then 35 hour supporting class.

Aurora, United States

Martin

I purchased a package including simulator. It was written that it will not start before the simulator is started by myself. I was not using it and now time is up. I feel unhappy about such a product. Also kind of unfair. A few days before time was up - even i have never started the simulator - i received an email. I complained, but upon today i never got an answer. Everything looks perfect, but i am not happy this way.

David Reece

I tried other training materials and they did a very poor job of preparing me for the exam. The videos and simulation exams were in line with the actual PMP exam and it is what I accredit my passing my PMP exam to.  By being able to focus on different concentrations in quizes and perfecting them before moving on to the exams, it helped me to understand the material and the question methodology in a more thorough manner.

 

Thanks again for your assistance.

Sriharsha

I had done 6 tests in PM exam simulator and they were quite helpful in the actual PMP exam.

The test environment as well as the questions helped me quite a lot in clearing PMP.

 

Thanks a lot !

Andreas Groos
Vallourec Deutschland GmbH

The PM Exam Simulator is an efficient preparation possibility for potential PMP-applicants. I started to use it heavilly after reading a PM-prep-book and a quick pass trough the PMBOK 5th edition.

I gives a quite good feeling about the real exam situation & type of questions, therefore I can really recommend it for the immediate pre-PMP-exam preparation.

Germany, Vallourec Deutschland GmbH

John Mogensen

This tool helps you to focus on the items where your knowledge is week or rusty due to either lack of experience or lack of recent practise.

Brent M

I found the exam PM Simulator to be a very good tool for preparing for the PMP exam. The format of the questions on the real exam sometimes differed from the simulator, but overall I felt very prepared because of this simulator.

Amir

The PM Exam Simulator is a great tool to prepare for the actual exam.

The option of practice by the KAs as well Progress Groups is just awesome.

The only downside I see is that at times it is very slow.

Monique Kirton

I used the simulator once or twice and got a bit busy and forgot the login and password. 

I felt disappointed because I was unable to utilize the application as I should. Now my money is wasted :)

i still want to take the PMP exam.

 

Monique

Arverne

Vikas Rana

I passed my PMP with the help of the PM Simulator. Its a good simulator for the starter but someone needs more efforts than this to pass the EXAM. The simulator claims to have 1600 questions but the questions are repeated in different exam practice. I feel that genuine questions are small in number. I would request the publisher to add more difficult questions.

Roxanne Layne
McNamara & Associates

Hello Everyone,

If you are planning on taking the PMP exam, please purchase the PM Simulator. It is an excellent!

New York, United States, McNamara & Associates

Ivan Shmilyk

PM Exam Simulator is an excellent tool, being easily accessed via browser in your laptop, tablet, or phone. It provides broad analysis of your performance and gives you an idea to clearly understand your gaps. But the biggest value of this tool, to my mind, is not only that it helps you pass your PMP exam, but it gives you the overview of 1800 possible scenarios you may encounter in your real life, and hints you what is the BEST, or most APPROPRIATE way to handle them. 

Lviv, Ukraine

James Ambursley
IT Consultant

Hello Cornelius, to my surprise I am absorbing and actually starting to understand the PMO questions, ideally this will translate to a positive result on the test.  There is so much to absorb, but being able to test my knowledge on the exam questions is huge in ensuring I understand and retain the concepts. I love the ability to choose a knowledge area or randomize the questions.  Thank you.

Toronto, Canada, IT Consultant

Sharon Post

I found the PM Exam Simulator excellent.  Easy to use both in full exam simulator mode and also in taking tests for a limited number of questions.  Set me up well for the PMP exam.

Sydney, Australia

Michael Petric

Great. No nonsense PM Simulator that helped me greatly. 

Romero

 

Very good PMP Exam Simulator. I just passed my PMP exam and I found the PM Simulator very consistent with the real exam. Congratulations!

Lawrence White

Thanks to the PM Simulator I was able to pass the PMP exam on Febrary 1, 2015. The only study materials used were the Simulation software and the PMBOK 5th edition..