If you’re an IT Professional and fail the PMP Exam don’t freak out. Many people fail the PMP exam on their first try just like people who failed the ITAA or they failed ITIL V3 exams on their first tries. If you fail the PMP exam on your first try you should automatically re-register for the exam again and then hit the books to study up on the points that you had a difficulty with on the exam.
Some people might feel that they were wronged on some of their answers by the examiner. If this happens to you the next course of action that you can take your grievance to the PMI Certification Governance Council Certification Appeal Process. To file your grievance just go to their website, download their complaint form and follow through with their procedures to file the claim.
Since it takes one year to take the PMP Examination you should spend the time studying and boning up on the areas of the exam that you failed in the first time. You should get your copy of the PMBOK and study every day until the day that you can take the exam again.
Most people fail the PMP exam the first time because they didn’t spend enough time preparing for the test. Many people have said that it takes at least 12 weeks to prepare for the PMP so if you’re going to take it a second or third time be sure to take it slow and thoroughly cover anything that you’re not familiar with before your next testing attempt.
A smart strategy to use before trying to take the PMP Exam again is answering at least 4,000 questions before you take the real exam. There is also a lot of help available online from other project management professionals who have taken the test, failed and can give you tips and strategies so you can ace it on your next attempt.