Yeah Boy! I passed the PMP Exam… (Part 2)
Continued from Yeah Boy! I passed the PMP Exam… (Part 1)
Another area that concerned me the most is the fact that I can’t seem memorize the various formulas presented in the study material. I eventually developed a way to remember these formulas by trying to read them like words (sounding like a Klingon). I will explain this in another post if I get around to it. There were also the different theories in motivation and leadership. Again on top of everything else that I have been trying to jam into my noggin’ this was another bang-my-head-on-the-desk item. For this, I also developed a simple system to allow me to remember them better. Read more
CISSP Review Notes – Notes I used to pass the exam
I became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional in 2007. I studied for nearly a year. It took so long because I had to self-study and I followed the best process I know (in essence what works for me). I was tempted on getting some of them brain dumps, but I thought better. I also debated whether I should attend one of them bootcamps. But I don’t think these bootcamps are worth what they are charging, typically $2500.00 for one week.
So I decided to go Spartan and go old school. I read the Shon Harris book and the official CISSP book for at least 2 hours every morning with the target of finishing a Domain per week. All the while highlighting stuff that I thought would be useful and worth highlighting. So you can imagine that process took me at least 20 weeks, reading two books. Read more

