From: Jonny English (redkidneybeans@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 21 2008 - 05:56:31 ARST
To add to what everyone else has said.
1. Work on any weak areas
2. Know where everything is on the DocCD.
3. Don't leave anything for late in your prep. You have a month, so make
sure you have 3-4 days up your sleeve for any lost time during the month.
Nothing every goes to plan, you always loose time with work, life, trying to
understand a single topic, etc etc.
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Michael Permoda <mpermoda@hotmail.com>wrote:
> Hi Charles,
>
> I think that being able to see potential problems when you first read the
> lab
> is only one of the important things you should do to improve your time
> management. Here are a few suggestions:
>
> - No need to draw a layer 3 diagram, but always draw a layer 2 diagram.
> Make
> sure you do this during your preparation so you don't make any mistakes or
> waste time during the real lab.
>
> - In the beginning of the lab, quickly read the entire lab but don't waste
> more than 30 minutes doing this. I heard others say it took them almost an
> hour to start the lab and I think that is a waste of time. If you are well
> prepared you will know what topics to look for. As you work through the
> tasks,
> think of the big picture and how a task could impact earlier and future
> tasks.
>
> - Skip the tasks that you don't know for sure. Also, if you get stuck on a
> topic that you know 100% but for some reason, maybe you are just nervous,
> it
> doesn't work, skip it right away and move on. This is very important!
>
> - Before taking the lab, make sure you know exactly what you will do after
> the
> proctor says GO! Will you turn off you monitor and read the lab or will you
> check your devices? Make sure you practice this doing your preparation.
>
> - Be aware that you might see something in the lab that may sound a bit
> strange or different from what you have seen before. Or things might not
> work
> the way you planned. This is when you will show your expertise and ability
> to
> work under pressure. After all, you are an EXPERT!
>
> My 2 cents,
>
> Mike Permoda
> CCIE #22108
>
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:56:54 -0500> From: chenson@gmail.com> To:
> ccielab@groupstudy.com> Subject: strategy / approach question> > I'm about
> a
> month out from my first attempt. I am at the point where I'm> completing
> most
> labs comfortably but I still am trying to work on improving> my time. My
> question is this: One area I'm not too great on is identifying> the issues
> ahead of time. I tend to drag my feet thru the lab and when I get> to
> something that influences how I set things up an hour ago, I work thru it>
> and
> keep going. I understand that it's not effecient, that's just my method.>
> Page
> 1, Page 2, etc. I'm just curious to hear from other people if they have>
> had
> this approach and survived or if the key to passing in a timely manner>
> really
> depends on your ability to forecast problems when you initially read> thru
> your instructions first thing in the morning. My goal for the next> month -
> "Strategery"> > Anyone have any thoughts? Experiences?> > -- > Charles> > >
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