It is indeed really exciting and I should thank our instructor Mr. Abrachan Pudussery (ABY) for his excellent, sincere and highly skilled effort in making us understand the KEY components of PMBOK and the tricks to attend the exam, in those three days of Face2Face. Also, the PMdistilled website tests made me more comfortable in facing the online test.

As you are already aware, I passed the PMP certification exam on the 5th of august. I would like to take this opportunity to convey my heartfelt gratitude to your team in Dubai for the great contact program. I would not be exaggerating, when I say, that the class and the course material  (PMdistilled) were the most crucial elements in my getting through with the certification. I had tried some other centers in Dubai, which either were extremely exorbitant in terms of course fee or were woefully inadequate in terms of instructors and course material. But in your organization I found the balance of both. Trainers (www.abrachan.org) delivery were great in terms of PMP exam preparation and real life experiences in handling projects.

I cannot stress enough how much I owe my certification to you guys. Thank you very much indeed. I hope and pray that you will continue to guide many more professionals on their endeavors.

Best Regards

Nileesh Gopu

I have compared your course and course material with several other courses attended by my colleagues and friends (even in the US), your material and training is far more superior in effectiveness as well as quality. It is very helpful. Please maintain the same levels all through Thank you & Kind Regards Raghu IT Manager Saks Fifth Avenue Dubai, UAE.

I cleared the PMP exam on the 22nd, September, 2005. I very much appreciate your site PMdistilled.com. As part of my preparation, I had taken all the tests there at least twice and no other test apart from this. Your tests developed my confidence and questions were more or less on similar lines.     Suhas Pawar PMP

I cleared PMP exam with 78% marks. I wrote the exam at Chennai, India        Sudarsan PMP

re: The agony and ecstasy of PMP certification!

Agony and ecstasy are sure the  right words for my experience preparing for the exam while trying to hold down a job.  I PASSED and I'm wicked pleased!

I agree 100% with the assessment of the test and the tips to understanding/responding to answers.  As a matter of fact, this is a great document for the new version of the test as well. THANK YOU Mr. Pudussery.  

I also agree that those of us with the most experience will probably have the toughest time with the PMBOK and the test. I sure did having over 15 years of doing things my way and being successful.

Lydia Velez, PMP
 

I cleared PMP with 80% marks. Thanks for all your support  - Deepesh  PMP

Sender: Matt Friend, PMP


re: The agony and ecstasy of PMP certification!

I just took the exam and passed (yeah!). It was quite a ride. I agree with your assessment completely.

I had the same experience.  I distinctly remember when I decided that the PMBOK was the stupidest 
thing I had ever read.  I got over myself and ended up appreciating it for what it does and where it is going.   
I also agree with your assertion that you cannot pass the exam using  the PMBOK alone.  I highly recommend taking an exam prep class.  

Hi Friends

This is Narahari Mulbagal from Bangalore. I succesfully completed my PMP certification on 9th Sept. My Big thanks to all of you in helping me on some my queries. Thats great experience. The onlines tests on PMditilled helped a lot. I could score just 75% overall  which disappointed me a bit though I could have got upto 85% if I had gone with a cooler head i suppose. I would appreciate your tips to gain PDUs for next 3 years & how to keep focussed to enhance PM skills.

Regards
Narahari PMP

I took test on 30th August and I was able to score above 85%.  It was much easier than what I expected.

Cheers,
Shekhar PMP

03/09/2005

Thanks a lot for providing me the valuable information. I can't express in words but I must say the kind of guidance and help you are providing is remarkable and exemplary.
Once again, thanks a lot.  - Jiten

The trainers experience and knowledge about the domain was excellent . The web site Pmdistilled.com and sample questions seems quite helpful  - Omar Riaz  PMP

Thanks for your online help. I have passed the PMP certifications exam test with 77% today.

w/regards and peace,force,joy

Piyush Sheth PMP

Interactive, very experienced, practical examples were very good  - Primal Fernando

Good example discussions, analogy with real life projects and good material  - Purushottam Tiwari

The flow of the lessons and highly interactive real life examples were very good - Shabir Nalwala

Provides the confidence to take up the PMP examination - Jyothi H.R

Course coverage, simulation test and the promise of continued support  - Rajashekhar

The participative approach of training was very effective - Sandeepak S Arora

Thank you for documenting you PMP exam experience. I enjoyed reading your detail sharing. - Eric Nag 

Your write up on your road to the PMP certification was very good and motivating. In your write up, the "The commit phase " and "Disillusionment phase" gives me a lesson. This is where I have to focus to take up my CSQA certification.

I also understood that it's all about effective time management. If you can give me some good tips on how you planned and managed your study schedule  in addition to your office work, it would be of great help to me. I also want to take up some good certification in quality management by this year (i.e CSQA) .Kindly let me know how I can re-charge my preparation phases. Once again thanks a lot for your guidance, knowledge sharing and the wonderful service you are rendering to spread the quality mantra.

Thanks,
Bharath

I am pleased to inform you that I have just passed my PMP Certification with a moderate score of 154. I consider this a good achievement coz I just put bare minimum effort, well just about 10-15 days...  Animesh Kumar  PMP