[Xiaochuan Wu]

Precisely for the two year rule you should not proceed in that order. Time starts to run from the moment you take the first exam. Hence, leave exam 4 as the last exam since you need the least time to prepare for that.

To compare: typical study times are 3 months for exam 3 and 1 month for exam 4. If you proceed in that order, you have 23 months for the remaining two exams vs. 21 months if you take exam 4 first.[/quote]

The way you mentioned work well only if the candidate passes all the exams without fail anyone. Let’s do an example:assume the finishing time for each exam is is the following:

exam 1: 3 months
exam 2: 2 months
exam 3: 3 months
exam 4: 1 month

If the candidate follows your order, say, 3-4-2-1, and fails exam 3 once and pass it second time, then the overall time for passing exam 3 is at least 6 months because he has to study it for 3 months and wait for 3 months to take it again.
Then if the candidate fails the exam 4 first time and passes it the second time, then there is another 6 months(including 3 month waiting time), at least.
Thus there is 1 year to pass the first 2 exams and lest only 12 months to pass the rest of 2 exams. which might have some pressure to do so.

However, if the candidate takes the easy ones exam 4 first, he can pass it after 1 month. Then take another easy one exam 2 which take two months.So the candidate can finish 2 exams within 3 months, then he has 21 months to study the exam 1 and exam 3, which will give the candidate a lot of confidence and less of pressure. So I think the 4-2-1-3 is a pretty good approach if the candidate wants to build up more confidence to get closer to the PRM designation step by step.

[Xiaochuan Wu]

Since all the exams need to be don within 2 years, you’d better arrange your time properly, by passing the easist ones in 1 or 2 months and then spend longer time to study and pass harder exams. I suggest taking them in the order 4-2-1-3.

[Xiaochuan Wu]

There is no VAT fee in my area, so I think it solely depends on the local testing center. There is nothign to do with PRMIA and PRM.

[Xiaochuan Wu]

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[Xiaochuan Wu]

As of I know, the calculator change is the only change recently.

[Xiaochuan Wu]

Hi there,
For PRM IV exam, I want to learn from you about how to prepare for the exam IV since there are only some cases and Bylaws.
Is it sufficient that I just follow the PRMIA’s Self Study Guide for Exam IV? I read through the study guide provided by PRMIA and also all the documents for the case and bylaws and I found that the documents have a lot more information than the study guild provided. So just want to sure I am on the right track.
Thanks for sharing your experience.

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