2024 PcM White Board
Dear Ncarb,
I will keep this post brief, exact and to the point as I need information for my next exam. I have read on numerous Ncarb responses that "The information you input into your white board will be available to you throughout your entire test". This is not accurate based on both my Ncarb practice exams nor my in person PcM exam this past Saturday. What I experienced is the following. Any formulas or notes that I place onto the white board are cleared after every single question. Why allow you to "Add Pages" to the white board if the information deletes after every question.
Specific Case Study Issue: Case Studies are (1) specific scenario for (5) different questions. I slowly read the scenario 1, while taking notes, make bullet points writing formulas and gathering information of firms described in the case study which are relevant to all (5) case study questions. The White Board ERASES this information after every single case study question???????? This is unacceptable. With the time limits what they are I shouldn't be required to scan the scenario after every single case study question, I should be able to rely on my own notes from reading the scenario 1 time and focus my remaining time on finding a solution. This is horrible but it happened. Every time I made a note on the scenario when I went to the next case study question my whiteboard was cleared. If this is your intent it is absolutely horrible, if this is not your intent please have your IT investigate this and offer exam credits back to those impacted. Architects need to be tested on knowledge not on having photographic memories? Please assist.
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David,
In order for the text you add in the whiteboard to save, you need to make sure the cursor is outside the text box before you leave the item by clicking "Next." To do this, you can click anywhere on the pop up window outside the text box, or simply close the text box by clicking "Close." The text will then be saved in the whiteboard.
I hope this helps.
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Ncarb,
Thank you for your response. Since posting this on your forum I have been contacted by a few helpful Ncarb professionals that explained to me that once you type text on the white board you must click outside of the text box for the text to save. That is very valuable information that Ncarb said they would work on communicating to candidates. I hope you communicate this information right away as that white board is critical for quickly scanning the scenarios and jotting down key points. Thank you for resolving the issue and for your responses.
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