I've noticed that 3 students that I've been working with recently, even though they appeared ‘ready’ to take the PMP exam, still seemed hesitant to schedule the actual exam date. In collaborating with them in the coaching sessions I came to realize the thing that was holding them back was this idea that they had to still master the dreaded ITTOs. You might remember these if you studied for the PMP Exam prior to 2021. 

Well, that was then, and this is now. The new exam doesn’t work this way anymore. So, give up the whole idea of needing to do that despite WHO might have told you.  Five thousand students later and I can assure you I know from feedback what’s on the exam and what will help you and what will hurt you.

So, this may have been an approach that was a clever idea for the old exam but in terms of the new exam, it is not! In fact, it’s detrimental because the new exam seems to be comprised more of scenario-based questions focusing on people and methods while highlighting the pr...