The Pmp Exam: How To Pass On Your First Try By Andy Crowe
Jul 8th, 2009 by Bargin Hunter
The Pmp Exam: How To Pass On Your First Try By Andy Crowe
Why Buy A The Pmp Exam: How To Pass On Your First Try By Andy Crowe?
A self-study guide for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam, this book provides all the information project managers need to thoroughly prepare for the test. Review materials cover all the processes, inputs, tools, and outputs that will be tested, and extra help is offered with insider secrets, test tricks and tips, hundreds of sample questions, and exercises designed to strengthen mastery of key concepts and help candidates pass the exam on the first attempt.
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The PMP Exam: How to Pass On Your First Try (Test Prep series)
Bought this book, read it for two weeks, used the one week online trial that came with the book and passed the PMP exam last night (June 25, 2009) in my first attempt.The PMBOK was too dry for me to read and follow. I needed something that helped me explain how PMI thought of project management. I bought this book after doing some research and reading all those glowing reviews here. And my experience has not been any different. This book does exactly as promised. Helps you understand the PMI processes and knowledge areas. Almost everything becomes crystal clear when you read this book rather than just the PMBOK (I do recommend using PMBOK as a reference though). Very intuitively written and arranged. After studying this guide, you will be able to apply the concepts and do very well on the exam.
The questions included in the book and the website give a good idea of what you will be facing in the actual exam. However, there are quite a few on the real exam that are different. Some are very tricky and still some are tough. However, this book will help you get through them. And I believe that’s because it makes the understanding quite clear. So much so that more often than not, you will get the right answer.
Note that this review is for the third edition. The fourth edition will be in effect beginning of July. However, I would trust Andy Crowe with the newer edition too.
Only Source for Passing PMP
HOW I PASSED THE PMP
About 6 years ago in grad school I took an amazing project management class based on the UK standards for project management. I retained some stuff, but most was tucked away somewhere in my brain.Fall 2008
Took project managmement class for the required PMP credit hours. The class did not have a textbook… only slides that were so disorganized they were basically useless.May 2008
Read 1 chapter of the PMBOK and gave up. It’s like trying to learn English by reading the dictionary.Early June 2008
Trolled the internet for study guide > bought the 3rd edition of this book. FYI the test is changing after July 1, 2009 so you will need the next version of this book.Two Weeks Before Test
The book arrived and I took a Friday off work so I would have a long weekend to read as many chapters as possible. I also answered the questions at the end of each chapter and reviewed the answers to ensure I was getting them correct for the right reasons. I think I got through Chapter 6 at this point. Flashcards work for me… so as I read the chapter I made *hard* flash cards like “Name the 21 processes in the Planning process group”, “Define and describe all of the tools for X process”, etc.***THIS BOOK IS VERY WELL ORGANIZED, HAS THE RIGHT LEVEL OF DETAIL, AND WAS MY *ONLY* SOURCE FOR PASSING THE EXAM.***
One Week Before Test
Continued reading, answering questions, and making flashcards each night after work.Weekend Before Test
Took Friday off work and studied 10+ hours per day Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Re-read about some processes that just weren’t sinking in. Drilled the flash cards.Night Before Test
Took the final exam at the back of the book. I got a 90% but be warned – I’m sorry to say I found the actual test harder. Be sure you are passing this test with flying colors. Read the answers so you know why are you getting things right/wrong.Test Day
Took the exam and passed.THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN…
1) Make sure you read the PMI Code of Ethics before the exam. Trust me!2) When I sat down at the computer to take the exam, the attendant hit a password to get into the computer and walked away. I started to write down a few formulas like everyone tells you to do. Well, I just happened to look up and was horrified because the computer screen said “If you don’t proceed to the next screen in 8 seconds your exam is over.” Naturally I freaked and scrambled to hit the next button. ***DO NOT WRITE DOWN ANY FORMULAS UNTIL YOU GET THE COMPUTER INTO THE TRAINING MODE.*** Otherwise your exam could be over before it starts.
Great Book
This book was extremely helpful and instrumental in helping me to achieve the PMP certification. It made the information in the PMBOK easier to understand. The first time I took the test I didn’t have Andy Crowe’s book and after not passing the first time I then decided to get this book. I would have like to see the book have at least 2 different final exams to test your PMBOK knowledge further more. Other than that I think is a great book. Also, from another review here I learned about the website www.pmstudy.com – this website offers PMP tests that are close enough to the real thing. This website was also extremely helpful.
I Passed! – Great Book – My Approach
I also highly recommend Crowe’s book. I spent about 65 hours of pretty intense study over the better part of a month to prepare. I carefully studied his book chapter by chapter, heavily marking the material and taking the exercises as I went. Then during the last week I did a complete review of his book and all my markings. I then took the full 200 question final exam at the back of the book, thoroughly reviewing the material in his book for those missed. To round out my testing experience I took another online test from pmstudy.com. That was a harder exam. After taking the exam you can review answers and explanations, which include page reference in the PMBOK. I had joined as a PMI member so was able to download the .pdf version of the PMBOK. I let the missed questions on the pmstudy.com test be my guide for reading relevant material in the PMBOK, and that was really helpful. I also read other areas of the PMBOK recommended by Crowe. All in all the strategy worked well and I passed with flying colors. (I did this with PMBOK version 3 materials. Now that the questions have changed as of July 1 be sure to use version 4 materials going forward.)
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