I can't believe that I have failed for the second time. First time I got 50% and now I have scored 51% - I have worked so hard for this exam and I've completed a 5 day course, am an experienced senior project manager - I have worked so hard and I cannot believe that I have failed again. I really want to make a complaint, but because APM is a charity it seems very difficult to know how to go about it, or if it's even possible. I wonder who regulates them - any idea? I honestly think that it is a con - I think it is a money making scheme. So what can I do about it? Any ideas?
@howdwinwithoutu
12 күн бұрын
Hi Jon Thank you for your comment Just know that you are not alone I absolutely agree with you and I also put in a lot of effort. If it’s any consolation I have failed for the 3rd time and each time it was within 6%. Apparently in September 24 a new exam format is coming out so maybe we could try again
@howdwinwithoutu
12 күн бұрын
With regards making a complaint it’s a costly process and if your complaint is not upheld then you have lost in both senses. As you rightly point out you are an experienced project manager and put in over and above the required work - it’s not easy reading that email from the APM
@howdwinwithoutu
12 күн бұрын
Hi Jon Hopefully you do see my messages I formally complained to a lady called Emily long at the apm and it basically got brushed aside with a statement of how experienced the markers are and if the mark is close to a pass it’s automatically remarked
@howdwinwithoutu
12 күн бұрын
Jon hoping to catch up and make a video with @dayletaylor224 who passed with 73% would you like to join us
@Jon7Lane
9 күн бұрын
@@howdwinwithoutu it just doesn't seem right to me and I feel like I've been conned. I really am not sure what to do now. I think that there needs to be an objective audit of the marking process and the acceptable number of passes - as I do wonder what the pass rate actually is.
@sneakstitch
14 күн бұрын
I’ve just sat my exam and it’s a strange coincidence as I think we were given the exact same questions! It’s a bloody tough exam and I feel extremely drained from it. I managed to get an answer down for all the questions (albeit leaving 1 part A and another part B unfinished). Hopefully I’ve done enough to pass, if I haven’t then I think I’ll just attempt the new exam format in September.
@Jon7Lane
Ай бұрын
Thank you for your video. Your stats from 2 mins onwards are fascinating. I am an experienced senior project manager, and attended the Knowledge Academy one week course and studied hard to ensure I knew all of the relevant terms and processes and roles etc. I was confident when I took the online exam, but was really disappointed to find I'd failed with a score of 50. If I'd scored 52 or more I could have it re-counted, but I was not close enough and having it re-marked cost around £550! I didn't really understand why I'd failed and it took me a while to get the vague details back - it's such a shame that you can't actually get your questions and responses back marked - basically it's really hard to have any idea how to improve. I think that perhaps my exam technique was not perfect, as it's really important to understand the difference from how the questions are worded, from 'explain' and 'describe' and 'state' etc. I decided to re-take the exam at a personal cost of over £400 and took it last week. Again I'm confident I've passed and I certainly know so much on this subject now, I feel I could teach it now! However, watching this video has actually made me think that it might be bit of a con, and I think that the guidance answers and marking scheme is purposefully vague, to reduce the chance of people challenging. The more people fail, the more money they will make, and the cost of re-marking is so unnecessarily high. I think if I fail again, I might challenge it, although not sure how. I don't understand how they are regulated and surely there must be quality control aspects to this and transparency - as per the project management skills they are testing us on - but I am concerned that they don't share their pass rates - it does seem quite unusual and I am certainly of the opinion that something not quite right is going on here. I know the exam is moving to be multiple choice, but I wonder how this will work effectively, and if you fail, what you will receive back - I doubt it will be the questions and answers.
@xAmarax1
18 күн бұрын
Hi Jon - I am a PM with a couple of years experience under my belt and have just completed my 1 week crash course. Honestly it was not enough for someone with 0 knowledge to learn everything and I probably will rely upon my experience as a linear lifecyle PM to help me get through but really struggling to do recall for the answer questions and obviously there is the problem of having enough time to answer. Do you have any specific tips you can share with me for Monday please? Any thing I should focus on doing?
@Jon7Lane
16 күн бұрын
@@xAmarax1 I'm not sure what to suggest, and it's probably too late now (if your exam is today) - I would say the key thing is to understand the question terms - so when it asks you to EXPLAIN something, then you need to explain the purpose, the WHY it is done, not describe it. If it asks you to DESCRIBE something then you need to provide the details. Etc. So read the first word of the sentence first and stay on track. Also, the time flies by really quickly, so stay focussed, keep writing and try to answer all 10 questions. I'm still waiting on my result from my second attempt, but it is hard, and honestly, I think the failure rate is quite high, so if you fail first time as I did, get back up study for 6 weeks one hour every night - and practice exam questions and do it again. Having said that, they are changing the exam to be multiple choice from September and so that might change things. Good luck!
@xAmarax1
16 күн бұрын
@@Jon7Lane Hi Jon, I did manage to read your comment just before I took the exam at 1pm so thanks very much for your reply!! My immediate feedback from the exam is that preparation was definitely key and once I was in exam mode I was definitely a lot quicker than when I was doing the sample questions. I ended up answering 10 full questions but missed half of a part A and missed a ‘third reason’ in a part B somewhere but hope the rest of my answers were good enough. I think I ended up perhaps waffling on and didn’t get time to recheck my answers but at least it’s done…we will find out in 8 weeks…
@Jon7Lane
16 күн бұрын
@xAmarax1 fingers crossed for us both. I am concerned that it's a bit of a money making con, as retaking the exam costs so much, and I do wonder what the pass rate is. I am a very experienced senior project manager and I know my stuff, so I really would expect to pass. I hope we both do.
@xAmarax1
15 күн бұрын
@@Jon7Lane agreed, I feel a lot of these institutions create these courses for money/corporate status which makes them look good. I spoke to my manager and he said the pass rate a few years ago was also something like 50%. So good luck to us both!
@MrMinihype
6 ай бұрын
Hi could you share the document shown in your presentation, and am i right in thinking the syllabus points are exactly what’s in the exam ?
@MrMinihype
6 ай бұрын
Found your video very informative btw , thanks
@howdwinwithoutu
12 күн бұрын
Hi I’m so sorry that I missed your message it would be difficult to share the actual document, I hope that you passed 🎉
@simplyem9469
7 ай бұрын
I'm going to resit exams this January. I did not pass my first attempt and I don't know why, I ate the whole AMP book, and all source documents, and nearly every question got " knowledge confirmed " yet, didn't pass. Thank you for your video, I will try to take into account everything from it. Hopefully, I will pass this time.
@dawidkiereta2835
6 ай бұрын
Hello, when is your exam? If you have any additional study materials then I would be very grateful i you could share them.
@simplyem9469
6 ай бұрын
@@dawidkiereta2835 Hi there, sorry I didn't saw the message from you, yes I do have a source document with all PMQ questions and level 7 ideal responses. Is not the holy grail, but it helped me a lot with understanding what type of answer they expecting for a pass. I can forward it to you onto e-mail or something.
@xAmarax1
16 күн бұрын
@@simplyem9469 did you end up passing second time round? What did you do differently?
@dayletaylor224
10 ай бұрын
This is useful, thanks. I have my exam in one week and am trying to gauge how much i should write for the 20 and 30 markers, particularly for the different command verbs
@howdwinwithoutu
12 күн бұрын
Hi I’m so sorry I missed your message and I hope you passed You need two marks per sentence so two key points in each sentence. 15 sentences each with 2 key points for the 30 mark questions
@dayletaylor224
12 күн бұрын
@@howdwinwithoutu hi, no worries! I passed with 73%, thanks!
@howdwinwithoutu
12 күн бұрын
@@dayletaylor224fabulous news congratulations What do you think helped you get such a high score
@dayletaylor224
12 күн бұрын
@@howdwinwithoutu well every single answer was a response to an "explain" question, so always finish every point with WHY
@dayletaylor224
12 күн бұрын
I'd be happy to do a video with you on it and run through my answers and how I tackled them!
@olimpiagral1583
11 ай бұрын
On my exam results I only had the First page with scoring, nothing else... I am going to attempt another exam in December but found some topics were not covered by course provider...
@howdwinwithoutu
10 ай бұрын
You can ask for the second page - I found this book which you might find helpful www.qa.com/courseware/pcw/pcw-apmp-3.pdf good luck and if you have any questions please ask :-)
@olimpiagral1583
10 ай бұрын
Thank You@@howdwinwithoutu
@dawidkiereta2835
9 ай бұрын
Hello, thank you for sharing a book but this is a book 6 ver. Has anyone got book 7. My 3rd attempt will be in December.
@howdwinwithoutu
7 ай бұрын
@@dawidkiereta2835 how did your exam go
@howdwinwithoutu
12 күн бұрын
@@dawidkiereta2835 yes version 6 but the questions are extremely helpful
@kierlewis
11 ай бұрын
Hi, Just sat the exam these were really helpful thank you! Helped me cover some last minute topics I had not went into to much detail on... Now to wait for the results. I managed to answer all ten questions, felt like a slipped up on a 20 marker due to me forgetting the belbin model but am hoping the others bring me above the 55%.
@howdwinwithoutu
10 ай бұрын
Hi I am glad it was helpful- it is a tough 3 hour exam- I am sure you did amazing. found this is a good workbook www.qa.com/courseware/pcw/pcw-apmp-3.pdf
@Jon7Lane
15 күн бұрын
did you pass?
@huffiearganbright9981
11 ай бұрын
😘 Promo-SM
@howdwinwithoutu
Жыл бұрын
Hi vikram apologies just seen your message. How can I help
@vikram8e
Жыл бұрын
Can you kindly pass me your email address to have quick discussion about the APM PMQExam?
@howdwinwithoutu
11 ай бұрын
If you share your email address I can respond back to you. kind Regards
@howdwinwithoutu
Жыл бұрын
If you have any questions that you would like to know or copies of the documents I have shared please, let me know
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