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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: It's well written and really is designed to save you time. It's better than the PMBOK guide and ESI's materials.
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Summary: Day Before Exam - PMP Exam Prep Saved the Day!
Review: I had taken a very reputable classroom style course to help me pass the test and it was definitely very useful in solidifying the Project Management knowledge I had gained over the past 4-6 years. If I had to do things over again, I would still have taken that class. But they had taken the approach of drilling down into each of the 9 Knowledge Areas and neglected to go across the Knowledge Areas by addressing the 5 Process Groups. Even their software was focussed on testing your expertise with the 9 Knowledge Areas.Guess what? In order to pass the PMP, you need thorough expertise with the 5 Process Groups! Sure, if you understood the 9 Knowledge Areas 100%, you will indirectly have a grip on the 5 Process Groups. The only problem is that it is almost impossible for that information to stick in your head unless you go across and not just drill down! Preparing for the PMP using the Knowledge Area approach is like learning a language by reading a dictionary! I was wondering why I was scoring so poorly on the practice tests till I decided to check out the PMP Exam Prep and PM FASTrack(the day before the test). When I started using Rita's PM FASTrack which tests your expertise in both Process Groups and Knowledge Areas, I realized what the missing component was. I then spent the next 4-6 hours carefully studying the more difficult chapters from Rita's PMP Exam Prep book and took another practice test. I only spent about an hour per chapter since I had already been exposed to a lot of the Project Management techniques that are tested. Suddenly, my overall score started improving! I then kicked myself for not opening her CD-ROM and book till the last minute. But I decided not to panic and just study with high concentration. At this point, I reconciled myself to not passing the test this first time and promised myself that I would read her book cover to cover and take 100% of the practice questions in her CD-ROM the next time. Fortunately, the next day when I took the test, I was able to stay calm and felt a lot more comfortable when I noticed that the questions on the test were VERY similar to the ones in her book and CD-ROM! I could not believe it, but I was glad :-) I was very happy that I used her material at least for that one day. When I got the score at the end of the 4 hours, I had scored 86. Whew! ... If I were to do it again, I would just take her class instead (much cheaper) where you get all this material free on top of the class. More than anything, following the approach in her book will relieve you of all the tension resulting from the unpredictability and difficulty in taking the PMP exam. The PMP exam's main source of difficulty stems from the seemingly subjective nature of the questions. Only by thoroughly understanding the material in the official 'Guide to the PMBOK' will anyone be able to see that the questions are actually quite objective in nature. But to understand this really dense 'Guide to the PMBOK', there is no substitute to the 'PMP Exam Prep'! Her material also gave me a much better understanding of project management than any of the other material/class. Among a couple of other books, I still use her PMP Exam Prep book whenever I am going through a project life cycle as a reference. Good luck with the exam and I hope that the information above helps you pass the exam with a lot more ease.
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Summary: Customer reviews seem staged
Review: Customer reviews for this book seem staged. Notice how everyone recommends this book be read three times. They also have the same average score. I found this book to be average
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Summary: Superb Review Guide
Review: I used this book and the PMBOK to pass the exam in less than 4 weeks. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to pass the PMP Exam!
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Summary: Great Book!!
Review: This is an extremely useful book to pass the PMP Exam. I read this book with PMBOK as reference and managed to score 174 in the Exam. You don't need any other material to get through the Exam. There is lot of stuff in this book which is not covered in the PMBOK. Prior knowledge of Project Networks, Change Control Process and Quality Management process might help.
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Summary: A Must Have
Review: This is a must have for anyone planning on taking the PMP Certification Exam. I took a ten week course in Project Management in preparation for the exam, and would NOT have passed this test on the first try without this book. It is insightful, focuses your study, and really helps you understand the types of questions you can expect on the exam.
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Summary: Fantastic PMP Exam Study Guide
Review: I passed the PMP exam with this book, doing the exercises, and taking the practice questions. It is well-written, an easy read, and funny! It includes topics that are on the exam that are not included in the PMBOK 2000. Do NOT waste your time or money taking a prep class. Buy this book, use the PMBOK as it's reference, and make sure that you take the practice questions 3 times and you are scoring at least 90%. Do NOT hesitate. Click as fast as you can and get this book in your hands right now.
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Summary: Too Light
Review: The coverage of the topics is superficial. If you need to really prepare, take one of the better organized prep courses out there.
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Summary: Don't waste your money on bogus courses
Review: The best way to study for the PMP is to do questions over and over again. There is a limited supply due to PMI's policy on restriction of information for exam questions. ESI's material is also very good. I'd get this book, and the ESI book, do every question 3 times, log which ones you get wrong, study THOSE answers, and re-write them until you get them right. Alot simpler, faster, cheaper than blowing major dough on a course that has less content than either this book or the Exam Prep book from ESI. Do yourself a favour - take the easy way....
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Summary: Get the book and the CD - forget the training!
Review: We are using PMP Exam Prep (4th Edition) as part of a Exam Study group. Most of us have some PM training or the other from different sources and have various books but find Rita's book as the Central Resource for Exam Preperation. The Questions at the end are good enough for basic evaluation but you'll need a separate source of Questions for Rigor and variety. We are using questions from a couple of sources including Rita's CD. This book contains all the tips that you'll need to prepare for the exam -- getting right to the point. Good Luck!
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