PMP Exam Prep, Eighth Edition: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam Author: Rita Mulcahy | Language: English | ISBN:
1932735658 | Format: EPUB
PMP Exam Prep, Eighth Edition: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam Description
This book has been FULLY updated to reflect PMI's changes to the PMP exam, and should be used to prepare for all PMP exams delivered on or after July 30th of 2013.Can you imagine valuing a book so much that you send the author a Thank You letter?
Hundreds of thousands of project managers know and understand why PMP Exam Prep is a worldwide best-seller. Years of PMP exam preparation experience, endless hours of ongoing research, interviews with project managers who failed the exam to identify gaps in their knowledge, and a razor-sharp focus on making sure project managers don't waste a single minute of their time studying are THE reasons this book is the best-selling PMP exam preparation guide in the world.
PMP Exam Prep, Eighth Edition contains hundreds of updates and improvements from previous editions--including new exercises and sample questions never before in print. Offering hundreds of sample questions, critical time-saving tips plus games and activities available nowhere else, this book will help you pass the PMP exam on your FIRST try.
- Paperback: 624 pages
- Publisher: RMC Publications; Eighth edition (June 12, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1932735658
- ISBN-13: 978-1932735659
- Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 8.5 x 10.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Bottom line - I passed the PMP exam on my first try 3 days ago, and while Rita's 8th edition book was the most valuable source for my study, I didn't feel comfortable having it as my sole source outside the PMBOK.
How I prepared:
Approximately 2 months study time, 2 hours per day average.
Rita Mulcahy's 8th edition
Andy Crowe's 5th edition
PMBOK guide 5th edition
Free practice questions online and iPad apps
My take on Rita's Book:
Pros
- Goes beyond the processes and ITTOs and actually discusses and shows how PMI's framework can make a PM better prepared, more effective, and more knowledgeable.
- Sample questions are around the same difficulty that I found on the actual PMP test, all other sources (other than Lehmann's free questions) were easier.
- The book itself is well edited for content, I didn't find a single spelling or editorial mistake (the Crowe book is full of them).
- Rita's Process map, when combined with what the PMBOK says, brings it all together and makes sense.
- Some people say the book has a negative tone (lots of "ways you can fail" or "do you do this on your projects? If not, you better study extra hard because you have bad habits"), however if you can take constructive criticism well, I think you learn a lot from the guidance provided. It helped me!
Cons
- The organization of the book is similar to others, but less detailed on the actual ITTOs. The book must assume those studying will actually study and read the PMBOK (a good assumption), so in a way it is unnecessary. However, I found that between the 'VCR instructions' style of the PMBOK and the elaborate but not as formally written Rita book, the Andy Crowe 5th edition served as a good bridge.
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