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Summary: I passed PMP using this book!
Review: I used this book, the PMbok(R), and the Ultimate PMP Study Aid (an ebay exclusive) to pass the PMP. This book got all the right info to get you pass PMP. Andy's focus is on how to pass the exam which is good. The delivery is right to the point. The tips are very helpful. Studying for the exam and knowing the content of PMbok(R) are not enought. If you understand PMI's mindset, it help you to understand why they ask you this question and what they're looking for in the answer. This is exactly what you will learn from Andy. The 400 sample questions with explainations give you enought practice for the real test. Don't spend money on other expensive books and tests. This is it!
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Summary: Let's just say...It gets the job done
Review: I've been a Project Manager for many years now, have always been interested in obtaining a PMP but never found the time or the right resources. This book is a perfect combination of both. It is easy reading and easy to understand. If you are disciplined enough to read the book, take good notes, take and review the practice exams you can also be a PMP very soon. I waited too long to accomplish this goal because I didn't know what tools to use. If you've found this page, you've found the right prep book to get the job done for you.
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Summary: simplifying Reference , Worth to read(with care)
Review: I've passed the PMP. This book was really a very good reference for me to capture all ideas quickly and easily. It made the studies more simple and even easy.
It has better short-cuts ways that will save your time in the exam(ex. calculating float for a task , calculating PV , EV). This was my best resource (out of four others) for professional responsibility study and review.
It just need to be reviwed by the Author for certain areas against other references , like Risk mng. , quality mng. Also some situational questions answers was ambigous and not well fabricated.
I beleive this was my best quick resource.
I bought it with Rita Mulcahy and once I started reading it ,it encourages me to complete till the end.
Adel Eid,PMP
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Summary: Good Book
Review: If you want a high level study guide, this book REALLY helps. It helped put things into perspective better than Rita's book. The only downside was that it didn't go deep enough.
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Summary: If you want to pass the PMP this will do it
Review: If your concern is to pass the PMP exam, as quickly and easily as possible, this is an excellent book. I've spent over a decade as a PM and had just come off a 4.5yr contract. I also spent two years teaching principals of Project Management in the professional certification program at Columbia using the PMBOK as the basis of my curriculum. I was comfortable with my understanding of the basic methodology and the knowledge areas. My goal was to pass the PMP with the least amount of hassle. I didn't want to learn more about project management, additional theories or examples of excellent new approaches to the different knowledge areas, at least not as part of this process. I didn't want to spend the next six months attending a study group. I wanted to know the mindset of the PMI test developers. I wanted to know their prejudices and attitudes and how these very subjective positions were expressed through the answers they expected and the questions they designed. And since these attitudes and positions tend to change with time, I needed to know what was current right now. For instance, I tend to solicit team feedback concerning major policy decisions. For the most part PMI doesn't consider that the team should be consulted outside of the estimation exercises. Just knowing this fact allowed me to correctly answer a number of questions on the exam. The issue here is not what approach is best or to debate the question. The issue is what is PMI's position and how does it show up in the test. This is the type of information "The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try" provided along with the foundation concepts of the PMI methodology. The book provides the material in an efficient, easy to understand presentation. In addition the book's graphics and memorization aids are both attractive and effective. More importantly they are organized by knowledge area. I read the book in the context of the class Andy teaches. I took a sample PMP test at the beginning of the class and scored in the 50 percentile. When I took the official exam a short time after the class, I scored 81%. The class is great but the book contains the class material and stands on its own.
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Summary: Book does what it says - you can be a PMP too (like me)
Review: Just like you, I was also looking for a study aide for the PMP exam. I bought this book after reading what others had to say (but never took them at their face value). As I read the book, I found a very natural flow of information. Unlike PMBOK, information in this book is very easy to understand (as well as relate to). Andy's decision to have the Integration Management is extremely helpful. Moreover, this book is solely focussed to get you the PMP certificate and believe me it will. I did pass the PMP exam with great score in my very first try. Judging by the questions that appeared on the exam, I believe that I might have done that just by studying this book alone. Good Luck to future PMPs, this is the one for you.
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Summary: You Will Pass on Your First Try
Review: One of the hardest things to do when preparing for the PMP exam is to choose the right study material. I literally spent weeks looking for something that would not bog me down or confuse me with useless and extraneous information. I read Mr. Crowe's book cover to cover in one sitting. The material is logically presented and the language used to describe the information is both interesting and engaging. The practice questions, and explanations of wrong answers, did very well in reinforcing the material. I have looked at several other people's material and this is by far the best. I would recommend it to anyone. I passed the PMP exam on my first try using this book - you can too.
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Summary: One-Stop Shop for PMP Certification
Review: PASS. First time out. Any questions? Seriously, I read the PMBOK cover to cover. DENSE. All the information is there, but it lacks several things that are crucial to a successful PMP exam preparation: intuitive organization, practice questions, and real-world applications. Andy Crowe's book fills the gap. It presents the information in a structured, easy-to-understand format that guides you through the 39 discrete processes, their interaction, and most importantly, what you need to know about each one to pass the exam. The final exam takes the concepts presented in the book and makes you think about them from yet another angle, and the fact that all the answers are there provides the last step in cementing the information in your head. My score on Andy's final and my score on the PMP exam were within 5 points of each other, so he obviously got it right. The PMP exam is extremely situational. Some questions have four correct answers! What they want from you is the BEST answer. Many others focus on order of operations and ask what you, as the project manager, should do FIRST. These real-world situations are covered clinically in the PMBOK, but stressed in detail in this book. Buy it. Read it. And Pass the PMP. I did.
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Summary: You need to pass the PMP? BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: Perhaps the best book on the market for passing the PMP exam, bar none! This book is also a keeper for those project management professionals who may be in need of reference material on project management basics. Most books are worthless once you pass the exam. Not so with Crowe's. He has listed tons of valuable project management references in his book, which one can use to further their knowledge in the profession. This book is one of those "two for the price of one". Not only is it essential to have while studying for the PMP, but it is also a real front runner "go to" book for those in the field of project management.
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Summary: Unbelievable Study Guide!!!
Review: That was my thoughts when I read the cover, pass on the first try? Less than 50% of test takers pass on first attempt. But with this book, I DID PASS!!! I didn't have a lot of time to read a bunch of material. I used this book alone, didn't even read the PMBOK. The sample tests at the end of each chapter and the final at the end of the book are awesome. The final did not just regurgitate the chapter tests in a different order, all questions were fresh!!! With this book, from start to finish I studied and passed the test in two weeks. AMAZING BOOK!!! I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to pass the exam.
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