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Title: PMP Exam: Practice Test and Study Guide by Leroy J. Ward, J. LeRoy Ward ISBN: 1890367117 Publisher: ESI International Pub. Date: November, 1998 Format: Spiral-bound List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.18
Rating: 1
Summary: Waste of time and money
Comment: Entirely agree with the reviewers that indicate that this guide is a waste of time and money. I found that Rita Mulcahy's book is far superior to this book. Ward's guide only includes questions and does not provide any insight into how to prepare for the exam. In fact, the questions tend to indicate that much more preparation is required to pass the exam. Many of questions reference very specific and arcane management concepts that are not useful. I regret purchasing this book and fortunately came across Rita's book and focused on her preparation advice. I credit the Mulchahy book with passing the PMP exam with a 86% score.
Rating: 2
Summary: Few redeeming features to the book. Better books out there.
Comment: As the title says, this is what the book is all about - Practice questions on all 9 Knowledge Areas plus Professional Responsibility Domain (40 per section) and a full length practice test. The Study Guide in the title must refer to the reasonably detailed answers to all the questions in the book. This is helpful but you will find the same in most of the books by competing authors.
The only thing different about this book is the short introduction to each Knowledge Area which I found extremely helpful. This introduction (1-2 pages) rates the the level of difficulty of the particular knowledge area and some very good tips on how to handle the section on the actual PMP. If you have access to this book from your company PM library, by all means read the relevant pages (less than 15 in the whole book) to benefit from the book. Otherwise, I am not sure if I would recommend the book for the price it is listed at. Books that are similar but provide the reader much higher value are 'PMP Exam Prep' by Rita Mulcahy and 'PMP Study Guide' by Kim Heldman. You may benefit by reading my reviews on these books and other Project Management books for more information on learning Project Management and passing the PMP. Best of luck in passing the exam!
Rating: 1
Summary: Disappointing Study Resource
Comment: I did not find this study guide helpful at all. It merely presented terms to be familiar with for each knowledge area (without definitions or explanations as to why they're important) and sample exams. I grew increasingly frustrated with the exams because I was scoring significantly lower (10-20 points) that I was experiencing with all the other sample exams I was taking (e.g., Mulcahy and PMP Tools). The cute scenarios didn't bug me as much as the lack of valuable insight into how to improve my score on the exam. After a couple of chapters, I simply stopped using it. Having now taken and passed the exam with 30 points to spare, I can confidently say this book was a waste of money.
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Title: PMP Exam Prep (4th Edition) by Rita Mulcahy ISBN: 0971164738 Publisher: RMC Publishing, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $89.00 |
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Title: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) -- 2000 Edition by Project Management Institute ISBN: 1880410230 Publisher: Project Management Institute Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: Preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam, Second Edition by Michael W. Newell ISBN: 0814471722 Publisher: AMACOM Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: PMP Challenge! by J Leroy Ward, Ginger Levin, J. LeRoy Ward ISBN: 1890367265 Publisher: ESI International Pub. Date: 28 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide by Kim Heldman ISBN: 0782141064 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 22 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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