Aaron J.
honest
honest, constructive feedback is ... why did we pay $3,000.00 (CAD) to listen to someone read us a copy of your brown, silver, grey, blue, orange books? This was the most useless Boot Camp, I had ever taken to learn how-to pass a test. everything "taught" which I use loosely was just another cheat sheet of information. we were constantly told to forget what the PMBOK informs and just follow "Yad's tried and true" formulas, or lessons, or ways to beat the test. we were given "sprints" which were really just 50 question quizzes. we were basically told to "shut up and follow the lessons being taught" and ignore all other studying because "Yad" knows best. before this boot camp, I had taken the exam and failed. then I was told about this boot camp and took it and still failed. was it your method. probably not. probably just myself and my poor understanding of taking situational questions. what really needed to happen in this "boot camp" was an understanding of how to break down the questions being asked. How to understand where this information is coming from and how to determine the correct answer. instead it was like listening to my 5th grade teacher read from a Dr Zeus book. to which I would spend 10 hours a day listening to the ramblings of some guy from Arizona. literally the worst boot camp I've ever attended. In response to the response from PMTI. Appreciate your view on this topic. And your reply. However you asked for an "honest review" on how I felt about MY Experience with PMTI Boot Camp. And I gave it to you. You can disagree all you want and respond to every point I have made... but in the end, by taking your training, it did not assist myself in achieving a passing mark on the PMP exam.
Response from Project Management Training InstituteAug 20, 2021
Aaron, Thank you for your feedback. Our course is not $3000. It is less than $2000. (1) Our instructors go through nearly 500 questions in the classroom clinically analyzing each question and the process of elimination that each one of our instructor is trained to teach. (2) Additionally, on our online portal one of the most popular videos is a 4-hour video analyzing over 50 questions showing a) how to review the question b) how to read the answers c) how to eliminate the answers and d) how to find the reference in PMTI blue book. (3) There are approximately 2000 questions that are tailored to the PMP exam so you get as much practice as you require. The rationale explains why an answer is correct and the other answers are less correct. (4) Our CEO conducts bi-weekly exam review sessions for 2-3 hours going over several questions sharing the techniques of identifying the right keywords in the questions and in the answers, recognizing what you know and do not know about the topic and where to find it, and how to eliminate answers. (5) Students get dozens of recorded videos which show hundreds of questions clinically analyzed this way. So, we am not sure why this was not adequate for you. Also, our instructors do not read the book because the book has references to several templates, illustrations, and examples not found even in the PMBOK Guide to enhance your understanding. So, I am not entirely sure if you attended the PMTI PMP boot camp. Please call us and we will be glad to address your grievances and resolve them.