just completed my PMP during fasting month ... what i would say ... the exam is easy for those who can shape their mind as a real PM ... even those who work as a PM but without applying the right 'attitude' will have some issues on this

my preparation is pure simple :

1. RITA book
- starting with the light reading and towards to the end I am more concentrate on dealing to understand the key point of each Knowledge Process)
- this book is more detail ... and most of the time u will find a lot of negativity on her words ... but just dont put too much attention to it.. 
- good exercise on each chaps .. try to get at least 70 - 80 % on each process knowledge and you're good to go for the exam

2. Head First PMP
- This one is really recommended for those who just about to start ur exam journey ... simple explanation compared to RITA's .... but some chaps are just too simple and you're still be needed to read RITA to get full understanding of some concept.
- 1 thing I like about this books is the pictorial explanation which not much can be seen on RITA's

3. PMBOK4
- TBH .. .im not reading much and I dont think I ever fully read this book.. just using the glossary for some of the acronyms used on the books above ...

4. PREP TEST
- towards the end of my preparations .. i took a lot of exams  ...... either free or not ... im highly recommending for pmstudy.com test ... i bought all 4 tests for my very last prep-test and ive found the exam question are more similar to what ive found on test.
- this really helps me as i can really identify my weakness .... dont remember too much ...... i just remember the page 44 on PMBOK
- by doing so... i can understand the ITTO being used on each knowledge process and PM framework. ........ n finally .. register urself at pmzilla.com .. there's a lot of Lesson learnt from those who failed or passed the exam .... and plus .. a lot of simplified note for u to download n read......

SUMMARY
i know all these because i didnt go for any actual classes .. all i did is registered myself for pm-prepcast for 100 USD ony .. just for me to get the 35 hrs PDU .... which i used for my pmp eligibility application ..

plus im not a PM .. just having enough hours for the involvement in project..... total of my investment is not less than RM 2000 including exam + internet course + some paid test and most of the test are available for free in the net.....

last but not least .. register urself as PMI member first as you can save around 20 - 30 USD when u want to apply for the exam (one of the benefit is you can access their free virtual library).... and it is not as hard as you think ... dont stress urself for remembering the key point ... please put more on understanding on the whole concept and it will do wonders for you guys ...

good luck to all PMP aspirant .... cheers

plus im not a PM .. just having enough hours for the involvement in project..... total of my investment is not less than RM 2000 including exam + internet course + some paid test and most of the test are available for free in the net.....

@meors
What do you mean by non-overlapping hours? Care to elaborate?

how do you fulfill the requirements of 4500 hours of project management experience if you are not a Project Manager? if you are a team member in a project, does that counts towards the hours?

how do you fulfill the requirements of 4500 hours of project management experience if you are not a Project Manager? if you are a team member in a project, does that counts towards the hours?

Those books and tests you have is that hardcopy or softcopy ...? Can share?

Means if Proj A u handled 500 hours, and Proj B u handled 500 hours .. but both project run concurrently .. your accumulate hours is 500 instead of 1000 ...

Hi,

I jz passed my PMP exam within 2 months preparation.
Sharing some of the preparation tips here :
1. Register yourself as PMI member as soon as possible. You will get discount for the exam!
2. Download the latest PMBOK guide to study.
3. At least read through PMBOK guide 2 times, and also use it to as main reference while doing sample test.
4. If you are running out of time to do reading, play audio material while you are driving. (We always trap in the traffic jam... you will have panty of time to learn in the car!)
5. Do as much sample test question as possible. Give yourself a target of 75% to 80% score in every of your test.
6. Every question that you did wrong in the preparation test, check the correct answer and understand your mistake.
    If you find the answer very doubtful, always follow the answer given in PMBOK.
7. Give yourself a real test simulation before the exam! ie. Sit yourself down for 4hours test without interruption.
    You will find the first 50 questions is easy to understand, then 50 - 100 questions not too bad... 150 questions, you start to feel hard to concentrate and
    struggle through the last 50 questions.
8. Pre-book your exam date with Prometic as soon as you are ready! Preferably morning slot.
9. Be relax and confident on the day of your exam. Be in the test center 30min before your exam.
10. You will need to bring along your identity card/passport and credit card. Suggest NOT to wear shirt and pant with a lot of POCKETS! (because they will
    ask you to show empty your pocket every time you entering the exam hall)
11. After entering the exam hall, you will have 15min to write down your notes (ie. formulas) before you start the exam.
12. When you click start exam, the clock with start counting. You can always mark the questions that you are not sure with the answer and come back to review it after you have completed 200 questions.
13. Suggest you simply hit an answer that you are willing to bet with before you mark and move on to next question.
14. Spend about 50sec to 1min on each question, not too rush not too long. Reserve some time to relax yourself or go washroom.
15. You will get your result 5min after you click submit. Wait for another 10min for the admin staff to print out the result slip and hopefully she will say CONGRATULATION to you!

All the best ~
i also wish to sell of my Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide - by Kim Heldman.
The book is new in condition and come with a CD (include audio reading materiel, flash card, and sample questions).

Which audio book you used?

if fail gotta pay the full exam fees again? got discount?

Hi, i am planning to persuit PMP certification. I personally opt for online learning + classroom training.

One of the online training i come across is this: http://www.simplilearn.com/simplilearn/pmp_exam/about-pmp

I think it's quite comprehensive and the price is affordable. Anyway, since my company is sponsored me, i decided to take another classroom training for 4 days.

My question is as i foresee my schedule from June will be very tight, i am planning to seat for the exam by 2nd week of June. Thus, my question is do you think is possible to prepare for this exam in 1.5 month time? How much effort i need to put in and what is the potential challenges and risk i may be facing?

Kindly assist, thanks.

once u pay ur fee to PMI, u can set ur exam schedule with prometric KL. i schedule my exam on august.

in my opinion one need to read through PMBOK and do lots of sim question. I took PM Prepcast n doing PM Fastrack v7 which i find is quite comprehensive. goin to subscribe to PM Exam Simulator once it offer discount voucher.