So I was reading and asking people how to prepare for the PMP exam for the last few years without actually taking the step. Finally, I've done it and didn't have to study that much. I think it's partially because I work in PM for a large American company that has it's own PM methodology that is really similar to the PMBOK approach (PDCA) and we have almost all the functions that this book refers to and more. Below is what I've done to pass.