Passed CPP first attempt — the value-based pricing questions were nothing like I expected

Cleared the CPP exam last Friday with a 74%. I'd been preparing for about three months, averaging around 8-10 hours a week, and I was fairly confident going in but the value-based pricing section genuinely surprised me with how conceptual it got. I'd expected more calculation-heavy questions and instead got a lot of scenario-based ones asking me to identify the correct strategic approach.

The exam is 180 questions over 3.5 hours and I used all of the time — not because I was stuck but because I went back and reviewed about 35 questions I'd flagged. Changed 4 answers on review and I think I probably got 2 of those right and 2 wrong, which is about normal. The competitive pricing and price segmentation sections felt very aligned with the study materials.

Where I lost marks was almost certainly the conjoint analysis and willingness-to-pay methodology questions. There were about 12-15 questions in that area and I found them genuinely difficult. I'd suggest spending more time on those topics than the official study guide implies — it treats them as secondary content but they were well-represented on my exam.

The psychological pricing section was lighter than I expected — maybe 8 questions total. My background is in SaaS pricing which probably helped with the subscription and freemium model questions that showed up a few times. Happy to give more detail on any specific section if it's useful.