Failed CCM contract administration section twice — what finally worked for me

So I just passed my CCM on the third attempt and I feel like I need to share what actually made the difference, because I spent months spinning my wheels with the wrong approach. The contract administration and procurement sections wrecked me both times I failed — I was scoring around 62% on practice questions and needed a 70 to feel safe going in.

What finally clicked was stopping the passive reading and forcing myself to work through timed practice sets. I found that doing the Construction Management Contract Administration & Procurement practice test repeatedly helped me figure out exactly where my gaps were — specifically around change order procedures and subcontractor default scenarios. Those kept popping up and I kept guessing on them.

I ended up studying about 90 minutes a day for 8 weeks. The last three weeks I shifted almost entirely to practice questions and reviewing wrong answers in detail. Anyone else find that the contract admin portion was way heavier on procurement sequencing than the study guide implied? Would love to know if others hit the same wall.