Vinoth Kumar, a team leader from Chennai, shares how he passed the PMP exam despite challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. He credits his success to study strategies, support from Info Career, and his family's encouragement throughout the preparation journey.
Currently working as a team leader for a telecom project Past three, four years I'm working as a team leader for this project and since I'm handling a global project just want to have a certification like PMP and all those things. So last January. January 2009 actually I joined the class I took this 35 hours PD's sorry hours need to complete, right? So I joined Info Career to take this class One of my friend referred here so we both joined here actually so then completed and I was planned to take the exam by March actually I first scheduled in the March end of March actually. But at. At that time this Covid everything happened and my office also we started from work working from home so it was very difficult to handle a project like telecom project Work from home. Yeah, so there was. We were working hard and then I postponed actually cancel the exam. So want to take after some time once we have settled everything in the office because it was about 24 bar 7 I need to monitor the team and because everyone is remote remotely connected we will have just a meeting and we are following up with everyone to make sure everyone is aligned and so that's what I just hold for this. Then started the preparation by September actually September I started yeah. Yes, yes. Still it is ongoing But I thought of let us start by September like that. Then I got the invitation PM assure learnings also 11 and a half hours class every day so that also I just trying to attend but the work pressure was like that so I started Then by November I renewed that Info Career question banks everything Again I spoke to Seger sir and this is a situation so I just want to take this opportunity before December I want to close and Segar sir given a lot of instructions he mentored through so this is the steps you need to follow all those things whatever the normal process like question bank reading, read a book then taking the questions like that I continued so then I took 2 weeks leave end of December I took 2 weeks leave but unfortunately I fall in sick for 1 week 24th I was able to complete only 8 lessons 24th December and I just completed only basic level trainings at that time Then again again called intermediate and you didn't do.
Any advanced level questions?
Yes, intermediate no. 2026 I called sir I informed this was happened I took the leave but I due to high fever I was unable to concentrate and. But still eight or eight, eight things and Sheger sir told it it is going to be a risk factor but let us continue like that. He given a lot of Instructions and actually what I did then I I took come I completed lesson on 28th 13th of all these lessons read in the RITA book and basic level everything completed by 28 really good actually because.
Within the short time you have covered.
All the chapters yes the 28th completed then started to do the intermediate so 29th morning I did all the intermediate from 29th morning to 29th one day I took all this intermediate only I missed advanced level in at the last sessions like after cost management cost to risk all those things I missed out because I know this there is no time right in mock mock exam also I was able to come complete only one mock exam and the golden plug pack also I did only one one supposed to do four five plus five so because there is no time I know that.
So you're taking a very.
Big risk correct I know that yeah.
How info career played a role here Maybe your Azure class was good yeah.
Something you learned in the I can say the first in the January class itself Itself it was very good 4 days class right that that classroom that that's a basic it's given all the aspects even though I I started in the September I know the basics okay this is the flow all those things everything that that was a perfect class so it was able to recollect by while redoing in the September and the mentoring done by Segar sir was I. I want to thank him and as well as whole info Career given a supportive and I want to thank my wife also she. She. She was pressurizing me no no you don't miss this chance do it do it like that and she was pushing me a lot like Sheger sir one matter in okay one minute in who yeah so finally on this then we had a call given some instructions in the night as 29 before the exam 30 plus 30 minutes instructions by Shagar sir and the morning also we had a call then I attended with with I I can say I know that because it was a risk factor but still I want to try whatever we learned so finally I see it's a.
Great moment so how was your feeling the moment you saw that Congratulations that's.
Another thing actually I was with mouse I am clicking next next to everything it's clicking right I. I saw that congratulations with happiness I clicked I didn't read the full sentence actually it's all the congratulations I clicked on that and it. I don't know how to rewrite that then I once everything is completed and closed everything I called shared sir also I I mentioned that Sir I saw this I'm not sure of this results there but I saw the congratulations only Unfortunately I clicked that like that then sir, given that instruction how to go back to PSN and those things and see the result then I took the snap and send it to actually yeah.
So how many full mock exam you took? 1, 2 or 31 D1 1 mock.
Exam first mock exam and in golden pack one so I can we can say that two. Two. Yeah correct first one I I passed I. I got 78 very good mark first exam I got 78 percentage and but in golden park I got only 58. Oh yeah.
I think the cutoff is 65, you know 65.
Correct. Correct.
You are safe actually.
Yeah yeah.
But in spite of that you went and. Yeah, you went and took the correct.
Yeah. Excellent.
Congratulations. And how was our learning management system now the road to project success material we had all the videos did you have time?
Yeah, yeah. I I I started with videos only I the the same things started video then I started one day one or two days I will complete the RITA book that lesson Then I went to beginning beginner levels testing so like that that videos only the so that is a inspirational like and another thing is everything is clear on that video So I I think last stakeholder management I I saw only video I didn't read the written so good.
Easily can understand.
No need to study any book. Correct.
Listen to the video you can answer any question correct.
So yeah that materials was 90 percentage the material. I can say.
You utilized all your videos normally. You know, most of the students don't listen to all the videos. People will see only few videos.
Correct.
But you have taken pain to listen a lot of energy for you, right? Yes yes, that is very good. So road to surface project success videos.
Are very helpful for you, correct? Correct.
Second, how about that question bank that you know maybe you took some question.
Bank same I that that's helped a lot because in question bank also it's everything is same like what is coming in the PMP exam. Almost. Yes. Yes, almost it is only the I think concept is changing this case study kind of things are chang changing but almost it is matching. I think that helped me a lot. Yeah. Yes.
So how did you celebrate?
You tell me that celebrate?
Not much.
Not much But I was unable to sleep on that day with the happiness that's a wonderful moment for me After I thought I will miss this chance. I like that I had a fear I can say like that because I I had a confident after taking these two weeks leave. But the problem is fallen sick in one week gone already. So I, I went to the exam with 50. 50 only I can say that. But everything, whatever the materials used and inspiration by Segasar, everything it is, it's helped you a lot. I think everything is mentoring, correct? Correct.
Plus little bit of videos, plus the classroom that you attended the month of January.
Correct? Correct.
All combined very well. I think you utilize the opportunity very nicely, you know, because it's hard, it's very difficult to see people like you. Seriously. I'm saying either they attend the class and they, you know, they come and they prepare and they take the mentorship and they clear the Exam 1 strategy and they study. But you have, you have put a very nice strategy. You are, you are very attentive in the class. You listen to all the videos. And finally, due to time constraint, you took the risk of going and taking the exam with only two full mock exam.
Correct.
Amazing. Very unique actually. You are the way you clear.
Thank you.
That means it must be, you know, very. Yeah, yeah. By nature, you know, a studious kind of person. I think that's what I understand from you.
Yeah.
Yeah. So it was pleasure, you know, any, anything you want to say, you want to say?
Yeah, I, I, I really want to thank everyone in info career for this great learning platform given to everyone who, who cleared from you guys.
