PMP Exam

Yesterday I had the PMP Exam.
Well, after thousands hours of study I had to prove I was able to try it. I confess I was really worried about it because I had heard some people saying how hard it is or the percentage of people who pass at first try.

I had the exam at Alumni Prometric Sao Paulo. It was scheduled to begin at 9:00 and I was supposed to be there at 8:30. I got there at 8:20.

There were about 3 people to do the exam at same time. A monitor asked us to put our belongs in the appropriate place (everything). I asked her if I could take my bottle of Gatorade and she repeated "Let everything there and take only a document".

Then she called us one-by-one. I was the second to be announced "Robinson, you can enter".
We have to sign an entry register and then she shows which cabin is set to start the exam.
You have 15 minutes to do the tutorial and to learn how the system works. Basically there are some buttons like: PREVIOUS, NEXT, MARK, REVIEW and PORTUGUESE (if you've chosen this bilingual feature). I took no more than 5 minutes.

After that you start the exam (4 hours - there's a clock showing how much is remaining). I can tell I was still nervous and I started reading the questions in portuguese when I realized I would lost time doing this and I decided to go on in english.

In my opinion it was more difficult than I was waiting for. So, if you want to try it, you MUST study. I suggest to memorize as much as you can instead of try to understand everything because 4 hours run fast.

When you finish you wait a couple of minutes, answer a survey (oh my goodness) and then... wait another couple of minutes for the result..... ....

CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU PASSED!
IN THE NEXT 6 WEEKS YOU'LL RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATE PROVIDED BY PMI BLA BLA BLA

I couldn't believe...

ah, only to register... I was really killing for a lavatory...

That's it... I got it.
I want also to register that I'm glad to my wife's patience and for every time she had to change her plans for mines.

:-D, PMP

PMP - Project Management Professional

Probably I will have to brake this subject in several posts...

PMP is a certificate provide by PMI (Project Management Institute - www.pmi.org) recognized in whole world. It allows you to be seen as a specialist who knows a methodology and best practices of project management.
To get this certificate it's necessary to complete some requisites:
- at least 3 years of experience in project management.
- at least 4.500 hours of experience in project management best practices (process, knowledge areas, deliverables).
- at least 30 hours of preparation.

To get more detail visit the official web site.

On the next post I will describe how to study for it (at least my way to study).

Red friday

From now on I'll write all the posts in english (I'll explain this better after).
Well.. Last friday I had an event a little bit different but before to tell in details I have to put some information to make it clear:
1) The place where I work (or I pass most of my time LOL) will sponsor The Cup "Libertadores da América" and they have hired Pelé for advertising.
2) They planned an event to 200 people only to participate in a chat with Pelé.
3) There was a test to choice those people and I was one of them.
So, last friday I participated in this event...
I can say I'm not a fan but it was very interesting to see him so close. Moreover, the conversation was very informal in spite of the fact the directors were there too.
He told a little bit about his life, his career, he talked about the sponsorship ("partnership") and he answered some questions.
To sum up, he is not a "normal" man definitely, he's a legend and everybody is responsible to put him where he is. Of course he was a reference while he played soccer but what's necessary to do to be famous and keep this title for years? I really don't know.

Saldo negativo...

O mundo corporativo às vezes parece girar ao contrário ou ter a ação da gravidade mais acentuada que te faz ficar mais pesado ou até mesmo te puxar para baixo.
Engraçado como a gente vai absorvendo melhor os impactos do dia-a-dia com o passar do tempo ou pela experiência adquirida, porém certo dia a gente é pego de surpresa.
Bem, mais uma lição aprendida: "você precisa ser bom, bonzinho e algo mais".

Confesso que fiquei frustrado também com minha primeira aula de inglês (a retomada rumo ao IELTS) com o professor particular. Eu esperava algo mais "turbinado" para me tornar o exterminador do IELTS. Talvez a minha expectativa estava um pouco alta, mas por outro lado "estou pagando ué". Sei que parte depende de mim também e por isso vou ter de fazer um plano de estudo e treinar listening, speaking, writing, reading and "guessing".

Acho que 5a feira o que foi de positivo foram os quilos a mais que estão visivelmente acomodados e atrapalhando minha visão enquanto digito. Dá-lhe pizza!!!

Só para lembrar, final de semana será de muito estudo para o PMP! (depois eu abro um capítulo só para falar do preparatório e novela do PMP - Project Management Professional).

IELTS - here we go

Finally last monday I scheduled my exam for IELTS and it's going to be on April, 12th.
I decided to try to write down this post in english to practice a little bit the composition part (I'm very bad at all).
Today I talked to my wife in english and I think the speaking part is much better than last year. Probably my listening is better after my travel to Toronto and New York.
My objective is to reach at least 7 in the four parts and my preparation to the test includes a package of 10 private classes with a native teacher. Moreover I'm planning to study by myself focusing in listening and writting.
I'll try to post short messages here during this journey.

Sorry for this simple post with a poor vocabulary, but I'll post more elaborate messages as soon as possible.

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Atropelado.. A costela saiu pelas orelhas!

Pessoal... hoje fui almoçar em um restaurante do tipo "coma até o umbigo virar do avesso".
O lugar é o www.costelaecia.com.br e serve costela à vontade. Algumas pessoas dizem que o bom mesmo é o arroz (tem goham e "aburá goham" também) com feijão. Para mim, o bom é poder comer à vontade e misturar tudo de bom. Ah, tem também Tubaína!!!
Pensei em levar meus pais, que adoram costela de boi, para almoçarem lá qualquer dia, pois a Claudia não é fã desse tipo de carne "light" e com um certo brilho.

Há vários lugares bons para se comer que a gente vai descobrindo aos poucos ou quando o dinheiro dá. Qualquer dia coloco mais dicas de restaurante para os eventuais leitores.

Por enquanto fico por aqui e tentando digerir o meio-boi do almoço.

Até

Título - o início

Algumas pessoas perguntam como conheci minha esposa Claudia (sem acento mesmo) e a resposta é sempre a mesma: na Internet, ué!?
Fazem aquela cara de espanto :-o e depois dizem "Que legal! Tenho um amigo que blá blá blá".
Hoje em dia está bastante comum e bastante perigoso o relacionamento online. Antigamente (quem vê pensa que sou velho... e sou mesmo) a Internet era mais restrita e ... bem, vamos parar de papinho furado.
Bem, depois de trocar mensagens, ligações, fotos... a gente foi se conhecer no banco de lápis do Shopping Eldorado (parece que tiraram o banco de lá).
Fizemos quase tudo certinho. Digo "quase tudo", pois a gente foi fazer um test-drive antes de casar. Isso mesmo... ficamos, namoramos, fomos morar juntos, noivamos, a Claudia foi fazer pós e depois casamos.
A vida de casado é muito boa! Recomendo a todos!
"Tutu com Goham" é para simbolizar a união, pois eu sou japa e a Claudia é mineirim (ok ok ela é de Santo André, morou a vida inteira em Ma uai, mas a família toda é lá de Mins).
Salut a tout le vous (hein???)