Okay so I've been lurking here for months and I feel like I owe it to this community to share what finally got me over the line. Failed my first attempt in February with a 68% (passing is 75%) and honestly wanted to give up. I'd been cramming with just the official handbook and watching YouTube videos, which clearly wasn't enough.
What changed everything for me was actually using a solid CDPP practice test to identify my weak spots. I kept bombing questions on procurement data governance and supplier risk classification — two areas I'd totally underestimated. Once I could see where the gaps were, I built a targeted study guide around those specific domains instead of just re-reading everything front to back.
Spent about 6 weeks on my second attempt, roughly 90 minutes a day. My biggest exam tips: don't skip the ethics section thinking it's easy (it's sneaky), and memorize the CDPP competency framework cold. Anyone else here prepping right now? Happy to answer questions about the process.