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CISA Exam Preparation: Last ONE Month Plan: On How To Fight Back

This document provides a one month study plan for the CISA exam on December 13th. It recommends focusing on using existing knowledge from study materials, taking full-length mock tests at least once per day to identify weaknesses, analyzing results without taking consecutive tests, maintaining confidence, expecting some surprises on exam day, focusing revision on weaker areas, prioritizing based on mock test results, dropping other exam preparations, and having faith in destiny. It also provides tips for repeat exam takers.

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CISA Exam Preparation: Last ONE Month Plan: On How To Fight Back

This document provides a one month study plan for the CISA exam on December 13th. It recommends focusing on using existing knowledge from study materials, taking full-length mock tests at least once per day to identify weaknesses, analyzing results without taking consecutive tests, maintaining confidence, expecting some surprises on exam day, focusing revision on weaker areas, prioritizing based on mock test results, dropping other exam preparations, and having faith in destiny. It also provides tips for repeat exam takers.

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CISA Exam Preparation : Last ONE Month Plan

CISA Exam is on 13th December and e ha!e no "#st ONE complete month$ %rom m& o n experience and 'eedbac( 'rom m& 'riends I am )i!in) some hints 'or last month preparation$

No time 'or experiment


Do not tr& to experiment ith preparation strate)&$ Stic( to one hich &o# ha!e planned$ An& chan)e* i' &o# 'ind reall& #se'#l* implement it ith remainin) preparation onl&$ Do not tr& that 'or the topics &o# ha!e co!ered$

+se the (no led)e


,& this time &o# m#st ha!e learnt a lot b& readin) C-M* attendin) CISA -e!ie Classes 'rom ISACA Chapters or some additional st#d& material$ +se that (no led)e to its '#llest$

Moc( test is a m#st


I' &o# ha!e CISA .#estions CD 'rom ISACA* &o# can practice that .#estions ,an( to prepare Moc( /ests$ I s#))est that at least one Moc( /est on each %#ll Da& a!ailable to &o#$ It ill boost &o#r con'idence as ell )i!in) time to re!ie &o#r ea(nesses$ Do not a'raid to 'ace !er& lo mar(s in Moc( /ests$ I scored lo mar(s in m& all Moc( /ests b#t I cleared m& Exam as the lo mar(s in Moc( /ests helped me a lot in anal&0in) m& ea( points$

Do not attempt Moc( /est on consec#ti!e da&s$


I' &o# attempt &o#r next Moc( /est itho#t anal&0in) the pre!io#s one completel&* it ill not help m#ch$ So attempt next Moc( /est onl& a'ter )ettin) '#ll bene'it o' anal&sis o' pre!io#s one$

Maintain &o#r sel' con'idence


1e o'ten loose o#r con'idence beca#se o' so man& 'actors a''ectin) o#r preparation s#ch as not )ettin) eno#)h time to st#d&* or( press#re at "ob* not )ettin) lea!e* or(in) on ee(end to achie!e deadline at "ob$ All these are common to a ma"orit& o' CISA candidates$ So do not loose con'idence i' &o# cannot archi!e some o' deadline &o# ha!e 'ixed 'or &o#r CISA st#d&$ 2o# can easil& co!er all short'alls "#st ith more st#d& 'or a co#ple da&s$ So maintain &o#r sel' con'idence$ Learn 'rom So#ra! Ganguly on How to Fight Back$

Expect s#rprises
/ho#)h NO/ m#ch s#rprises are expected in CISA Exam b#t still an Exam is an Exam$ In m& Exam 3December 45567* candidates asted a lot o' time on a sin)le 8#estion 'or its printin) mista(e$ 39o e!er* later it as anno#nced d#rin) Exam it sel' that that the matter is alread& ith ISACA and candidates sho#ld not panic$7 ,#t till then candidates ha!e a bit o' their !al#able time hich the& co#ld ha!e p#t to better #se$ So anticipate some s#rprises

Do not compare &o#r st#d&

ith others

1e o'ten compare o#r st#d& : preparation ith others$ I s#))est &o# to )o 'or &o#rsel' and do not compare &o#r preparation ith &o#r 'riends$ E!er&one is #ni8#e$ It is possible that the 'riend ith hom &o# are comparin) is com'ortable ith one area and &o# are more com'ortable in another area$ So comparison ill not be #se'#l 'or both o' &o#$

+se ;ro#p St#d& to S#pplement


I' &o# are l#c(& eno#)h to ha!e )ro#p st#d& 3I as not7* #se the )ro#p to s#pplement &o#r st#d& in ea( areas$ Ens#re that the )ro#p st#d& is not red#ndant$ ,etter to #se )ro#p st#d& to clear do#bts at this sta)e$

-ate &o#rsel'
On the basis o' &o#r preparation and o#tcome o' Moc( /ests* rate &o#rsel' and accept it$ It ill help &o# in )ettin) more mar(s in next Moc( /est and e!en better mar(s in act#al Exam$

Do not start 'rom chapter one

hile re!isin)

;enerall& e start 'rom the 'irst chapter hile e start re!ision$ I s#))est &o# to start 'rom chapters ha!in) more ei)hta)e or e!en better 'rom the chapters here &o# scored less in Moc( /ests$ Also do not tr& to re!ise all that &o# (no better$ %or an Exam li(e CISA* it is better to start 'rom chapters here &o# thin( &o# ma& 'ace di''ic#lt&$

%ix priorit& in preparation


Once &o# ha!e ta(en a Moc( /est* &o# can 'ix &o#r priorities in &o#r preparation$ And please note that these priorities ill ne!er be the same 'or &o#r 'riends$ I ha!e seen man& members concentratin) more on the chapters here the& ere act#all& more com'ortable$ /his is called #ni!ersit& exam approach here e need to attempt < o#t o' = 8#estions$ /he #ni!ersit& exam approach ma& not or( in CISA Exam$

Drop all other exam preparations till 13th


I' &o# are also preparin) 'or some other exam 3e$)$ CeIS, hich is in >an#ar& 455?7* drop the preparation 'or that exam till CISA Exam$ It is li(e tr&in) to ride on t o boats$ A'ter CISA Exam &o# can concentrate on that exam$ I' &o# thin( the other exam is more important* better de'er CISA exam 'or next time$ One pro"ect at a time is (e& to s#ccess 'or pro"ect mana)ement$ Same applies to exam preparation$ Exams li(e CISA are not less than a pro"ect mana)ement$

%inishin) to#ch
1e obser!e that prices o' prod#cts mainl& depends on 'inishin) to#ch the& ha!e$ /his applies to CISA Exam also$ A better 'inishin) to#ch ill )i!e &o# more con'idence to 'ace the Exam$ In m& !ie 'inishin) to#ch means ta(in) a '#ll stoc( o' the preparation and )i!in) attention to possible ea( points to stop loosin) mar(s or concentratin) stron) points to ens#re more mar(s$

Learn to relax
A relax mind can absorb more an retain more$ So learn to relax hile preparin) 'or s#ch bi) exam$ In m& opinion better a&s to relax are the tas(s hich do not in!ol!e &o#r e&es m#ch$ I pre'er o#tdoor acti!ities as it completel& di!ert o#r mind and e relax more especiall& hile st#d&in)$ Some 'riends o#ld li(e to atch /@ b#t that #se &o#r e&es$ I #sed to !isit m& 'riends and tal(in) to them helped me more in relaxin)$

%or repeaters
I' &o# are a repeater 'or CISA Exam* learn 'rom &o#r o n experience$ ,#t remember to ta(e care o' areas here &o# sec#red more mar(s in pre!io#s attempt as &o# ma& tempt to i)nore them this time considerin) it &o#r stren)th$ Note that the areas here &o# scored more ere areas o' &o#r stren)th in &o#r pre!io#s attempt and not necessaril& &o#r areas o' stren)th this time$

9a!e %aith in ;od* Destin& and L#c(


O'' co#rse L#c( pla&s 1A 3or e!en less7 role in s#ccess* b#t it does pla&$ 9a!e 'aith in ;od* L#c( and Destin&$ All these ords are not simpl& "ar)ons$ /here is a sa&in) in 9indi that (Whether you agree or not, the destiny itself make you agree). 1ith this* I con!e& m& best ishes 'or a better preparation 'or &o#r CISA St#d&$ Please email me &o#r 'eedbac( to [email protected]. M#(esh Pand&a M,A 3I/7* CISA 13BNo!B455=
isclaimer ! "he #iews e$pressed are my own %ut & disown any lia%ility arising out of action taken on the suggestions. 'eaders are ad#ised to prepare their own strategy. "he purpose of this write(up is to share my #iews.
)haring of this write up for genuine academic purpose is permitted without any editing * remo#ing any te$t from this write up. +ou can freely forward * distri%ute this write(up for non(commercial use.

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