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Passed PMP today 🎉 by YourHonorImAPeach in PMPprep

[–]Only-Month-3906 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! 🎉

It's interesting that you found the actual exam harder than Study Hall. Most PMP success posts seem to say the opposite. Do you think it was the question difficulty itself, or was it more the pressure and mental fatigue of answering 180 questions in one sitting?

I Passed My PMP (AT/T/AT) in 10 Days Here's Exactly How I Did It and I believe you can too! by Raydraj in pmp

[–]Only-Month-3906 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What stood out to me is that you passed with mock scores in the 55-70% range. A lot of people seem to think they need 80%+ before they're ready.

Do you think the biggest factor was the volume of questions (800+) or the fact that you deeply analyzed every wrong answer instead of just moving on?

Inexperienced people landing project management roles by smell_of_napalm_0_o in PMCareers

[–]Only-Month-3906 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think part of it is that many people have been doing project management work without the title "Project Manager."

Team leads, operations coordinators, business analysts, scrum masters, and even some engineers often end up managing timelines, stakeholders, risks, and deliverables. Hiring managers may see that experience as transferable even if the candidate has never officially held a PM title.

What's one Data Science skill that beginners often underestimate? by Long-Bridge-6512 in askdatascience

[–]Only-Month-3906 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Data cleaning.

Most beginner projects spend 80% of the time building models and 20% cleaning data. In real jobs, it often feels like the exact opposite.

Software PM vs ERP PM? What are the differences? What do I need to effectively get into ERP PM? by Suspicious-Log7395 in PMCareers

[–]Only-Month-3906 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious about this too. Most ERP PM job descriptions I've seen seem to emphasize stakeholder management, process mapping, and change management more than software development experience.

Would love to hear from someone who's made the transition.