· Do prepare for 1 to 3 months study and commit 2 to 3 hours per day.

· Do use your Project management experience and lessons learnt.

· Do concentrate on Situational questions. Imagine yourself in the condition.

· Do understand the project management life cycle and PMBOK definitions.

· Do more practice questions.

· Do get used to the 4 hours exam. It can be exhausting!

· Do participate in newsgroups, chapter meetings and study groups.

· Do understand and remember the formulas. Write them down during the first 10 minutes.

· Do take notes of the questions with the phrases like:
BEST, LEAST, PRIMARY, UTLIMATE, LASTING, FIRST and LAST etc.

· Do be careful that answers are all look correct!
Choose the one that solve the problem with the least cost,
least time, least efforts and with lasting solution.

10 Don’t

· Don’t recommend memorizing the inputs/tools/outputs without
understanding the flows and logics.

· Don’t over-study! PMBOK, a few good reference guides are sufficient.

· Don’t panic and focus too much on questions you are not sure. Keep moving!

· Don’t leave any answers blank.

· Don’t rush into the answer. Read answer from (d) to (a).

· Don’t study at last minute! You will get even more panic.

· Don’t use outdated practice questions and answers.

· Don’t skip your meal before the exam.

· Don’t under-estimate the exam. Prepared well before going ahead.

Don’t be tricked by the short questions, read them carefully!