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Summary: Very helpful in passing the PMP Exam
Review: I found this book to be filled with helpful hints, relevant examples and lots of practice problems. It helped concentrated my studies on the most appropriate exam areas.
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Summary: Expensive, poorly designed but GREAT!
Review: I just passed the exam (161 out 200). The book helped me. I read it 3 times in the last month before the exam. It is a great review tool, however I would not recommend it to beginners. Take PM courses, read and study PMBOK, read Kirzner (I never did... I can't read books over 1 inch thick!) and review all material using PMP Exam Prep. Rita - if you read this - lower the price, improve the layout (how about using both sides of the page....), remove your copyright from a footer on every page (it is so annoying) and big THANK YOU for helping me with the exam.
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Summary: PMP Exam Prep Material
Review: Although I have not taken the PMP exam yet, I do intend to take the exam soon. I have found this book very helpful as Mulcahy presents PMP-isms and other information to help you prepare to sit for the exam. Although the cost is high, this is a good book to purchase to help you study for the PMP exam.
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Summary: Good Buy
Review: I just took the test and passed. This book is a good buy, but get a couple of others with sample test. The more test practice, the better.
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Summary: great book for PMP exam
Review: you can be sure to buy this book as the only preparation book for the PMP exam. i bought it and 2 other ones and this book is the best ot them all. i took one star off - becouse of the price - it is too expensive for a book you can read in 3 hours.
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Summary: PMP test prep
Review: Taking the test? Buy this book. It covers what I wanted it to cover.
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Summary: The back of the book says:
Review: The back of the book says:These materials have been selected by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to be presented at their International Project Management Symposium in 1999 as part of the course "Review for the Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam" and also selected by many PMI chapters. Comments about the book: "Rita's book is a boon to men and woman preparing to take PMI's certification examination. It is a self-contained course, explaining the PMI certification process, offering exam-taking tips, providing guidance on key project management concepts, and enabling readers to test their knowledge with well-formulated, simulated exam questions. For men and women engaged in self-study, there are few questions this book leaves unanswered." FROM: J. Davidson Frame, PhD, PMP PMI Director of Certification (1990-1996) and Director of Educational Services (1997-1998) Academic Dean, University of Management and Technology Author of Managing Projects In Organizations (1995), Project Management Competence (1999), The New Project Management (1994), And Project Office (1998) This comprehensive resource is a "must read" for those aspiring to be certified as a PMP by the Project Management Institute, PMI. Rita has combined several years of her practical and teaching experience in this book. Readers will find useful information on every page. FROM: Vijay K. Verma, P.Eng., MBA, Author of Organizing Projects for Success, Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager, and Managing the Project Team _________________________________________________________ Wildly received during pre-release, this book contains the definitive review material for the PMP exam. It: · is complete including review material, insider tips, exercises, and sample exam · Can decrease your study time by 80% · Tells you what to study and how to study · Tells you the hot topics on the exam as well as providing complete review material · Helps you test your knowledge before you take the exam · Critical concepts are organized in a way to make them clear and concise · Is time tested with hundreds of people · Will increase your confidence in passing the exam. · Make studying for the PMP exam fun, fast, and effective Don't waste your time with only a sample exam, get this set of complete review materials! RITA MULCAHY, PMP, is an international expert in project management "Tricks of the Trade," and best practices with over 15 years and $2.5 billion of hands-on experience. She has taught over 4,500 project managers from around the world and has helped over 1,500 people get ready to pass the PMP exam. Rita has helped write the PMP exam and is one of only about 15 trainers PMI uses for worldwide project management training. She has spent 7 years as a PMI chapter officer and has spoken at Project World and PMI's International Project Management Symposium to standing room only crowds in 1998 and 1999. Rita's work is sought after around the world. Rita is the President of RMC - PROJECT MANAGEMENT, a project management training, consulting and mentoring firm that specializes in assisting large and small companies use project management tools and techniques to complete projects faster, cheaper, better, and with fewer resources. RMC - Project Management is a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) with the Project Management Institute.
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Summary: Highly overrated
Review: This book does present some material well. But it is more of an advertising teaser so you'll buy the whole kaboodle paying several hundred dollars. Or worse you'll be motivated to take her course paying thousands of dollars.
PMP exam prep has definitely is a growing industry. The certification is by itself overly hyped up. Sometimes it all seems like a scam. One can pass PMP by just reading a bunch of prep books. Just because someone is PMP doesn't mean a squat.
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Summary: Good book but not complete!
Review: A good project manager will take a balanced view of IT, learn the business and gain mastery of software development disciplines. Would recommend that project managers also consider reading books on enterprise architecture.
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Summary: This book was my key to passing the exam
Review: I used the PMBOK, this book (the "Rita Book"), PMP for Dummies, and some ESI materials. In the end, I would say that it is this book + the PMBOK that helped me pass the exam the most. The Dummies book and the ESI materials were nice to present a couple of different viewpoints, but Rita's book is the best overview of the exam and provides the best description of what to expect in the exam room itself. I didn't take a prep class. I didn't buy the $250 set of Rita CD's. I read the PMBOK a couple times, read the Rita book twice cover to cover, took a couple of online exams (free ones), went back and reread my weak areas, and went and scored 91% on the test. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill and spend thousands on this exam. Get this book and one or two other materials (just to keep things fresh) and you will be fine.
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