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PM in 7 weeks?

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA PM Performance Management Forums › PM in 7 weeks?

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  • January 15, 2019 at 11:14 pm #502158
    ashley88
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    Hi all, I know everyone is different when it comes to study/work commitments but is PM doable in 7 weeks for someone working full time? I’ve recently completed the MA exam and just got 60%, so it’s not a subject that I’m breezing through.

    I studied approx 6 weeks for each of the first four exams, roughly 7 hours per week. For PM I would imagine I would need to up this to nearly double?

    Like to hear your thoughts on this and how difficult it is compared to MA.

    Thanks.

    January 16, 2019 at 6:38 am #502175
    tasbihak
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    Hi, it is difficult comparatively from MA. If you have a strong grip on MA, it is beneficial for PM, but no worries, even now you have time to study and pass the exam. I hope you are just planning on giving one exam?
    So for PM, make sure to watch the OT lectures, if feasible buy Kaplan study text, and after each chapter ends or even better after each topic ends and an example comes up solve that example on Word or Excel. Believe me that’s what I did for PM, and it was beneficial.
    Also there is free lecture videos on MA2 on ACCA-X, which is the foundation of FMA paper from FIA, so better to check those out and you can pass.
    But please do practice alot. It is the key factor here, I would recommend BPP revision kit

    January 17, 2019 at 11:25 pm #502529
    ashley88
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    Thanks tasbihak. I wouldn’t say I have a strong grip on MA, 60% was really the most I expecting out of the MA exam. And correct, I’m just sitting the one exam.

    I’m working my way through the OT lectures now (just moving on to chapter 7) but not using any study text, just the lecture notes and the Kaplan exam kit.

    I guess I’m a little concerned considering how late I’m starting to look at all the material. It will approx take me another 12-14 days to go through the remaining chapters and all the questions from the exam kit from section A and B. Only then can I start looking at section C.

    January 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm #502772
    Vee
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    It depends on how much of your time you can spend on study. If you have no responsibilities or commitments, so can spend every weekend and most of your evenings studying, it is doable. It also depends on how you cope with stress & time pressure.

    Have you done law yet as that’s a nice one to fit in? That’s what I did after MA and before PM. I got 78 on both MA and PM but had more time for PM, 3 months v an intense 4 weeks. For PM it was two relaxed months and one intense.

    AA is also a shorter topic and good if you are better on the wordy papers. But relies on really good FA knowledge, which could be things you do in work.

    Remember the standard deadline is very close so you need to decide soon. I aim to have finished the study and be on to question practice at that point. You could do two exams in June with a good head start on PM.

    January 26, 2019 at 9:26 pm #503354
    ashley88
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    Thanks. I can spend around 12 – 14 hours per week, which with five weeks till the exam would leave me with approx. 70 hours to study. I’ve looked at all of the lectures and working my way through the rest of the exam kit now.

    I’m only a couple of weeks in but there’s a few areas I’m struggling with (variances for example, didn’t like doing them for MA either). And I haven’t attempted a single question from Section C yet but a quick glance at them is slightly worrying me as they seem a bit of a step up in difficulty.

    I’ve sat the law exam already by the way.

    Thanks.

    January 30, 2019 at 9:10 am #503672
    proticz
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    it’s too early to think about PM exam
    you need a level of maturity to pass this paper

    being honest just take your time or else a fail is waiting for you !

    January 30, 2019 at 11:43 am #503692
    Chris
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    I’d say you need 9-10 weeks per exam at a minimum if you are working full time. 7 is not really enough. If you had sailed through MA and got a high mark then maybe you’d be OK, but otherwise you are setting yourself up to fail.

    Personally I took 1 exam every 3 months and started studying for the next one pretty much straight after – except maybe a week or 2 off or on holiday. So most of the time I studied about 11 weeks per exam. Most of the time my marks were quite good hence me saying you could still pass with 9-10 weeks.

    Remember the skills you learn in this exam can be tested again in SBL or APM (should you choose it) so don’t rush it, take your time, learn it properly and pass first time without wasting your money on a retake.

    February 7, 2019 at 2:11 pm #504425
    Anonymous
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    Hi, I just wanted to ask why Kaplan study Text but BPP Revision Kit?

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