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In each issue, Cheetah News features a newly certified PMP® who shares his or her ideas, insight, and experience with potential PMPs considering certification.
Less Can Be More
How much time do you
have to prepare for the PMP®
certification exam? Lonnie B. McCain, project
manager and senior financial consultant, found his
answer to that question becoming “less and less.”
The managed application service provider he works
for is extremely busy these days, so Lonnie was hard
pressed to carve out time to prepare for the exam.
“The Cheetah Exam Prep®
four-day class offered the targeted approach to
preparation that I needed,” Lonnie explains. Four
days of prep for a four-hour exam requires
accelerated learning and a focused approach
to get the most out of it. “The information and
techniques presented in Cheetah’s exam-prep class
gave me the confidence to relax and concentrate on
the material. And the daily exams were invaluable –
not only did they challenge our ability to recall
the text, but they exposed us to hundreds of
expertly crafted test questions.”
Speaking from the
vantage point of hindsight, Lonnie’s recommendation
for anyone thinking about pursuing the PMP
certification is not to do it on your own. “Even if
you have years of solid experience, you may not
recognize some of the pitfalls in the exam process.
I’ve taken many certification exams over the years
and have never seen more artfully ambiguous
questions than those used by PMI. Cheetah’s
techniques helped me read through the ruse and get
to the meat of the questions.”
Now that Lonnie adds
“PMP” after his name and title, he’s found it
translates into more respect. “The ‘PMP’ is
recognized and appreciated for the education,
experience and perseverance needed to acquire it,”
he says. “I have the same job description and types
of assignments as I had before, but I get through
the work week now with much more clarity. For the
busy professional, Cheetah’s exam-prep class offers
a concise path to certification.”
And
when you have more to do than time to do it in,
“concise” is a great way to help you learn more in
less time.
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