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The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try | 
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| Author: Andy Crowe
Publisher: Velociteach
Category: Book
List Price: $79.95
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Rating:  307 reviews
Sales Rank: 4052
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Pages: 516
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0972967346
Dewey Decimal Number: 004
EAN: 9780972967341
ASIN: 0972967346
Publication Date: April 1, 2009
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Product Description
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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 Pass it!!! September 6, 2010
Rodrigo Esquivel L. (Panama, Panama Panama)
First of all. let me tell you a few words about the pmp examination: Is one of the toughest I 've ever take it. Is not about testing your knowledge(for that is the CAPM) but how do you apply it; so in order to earn the PMP Title, PMI in the exam throw you everything but the kitchen sink. Believe me, when I saw I passed I felt like Rocky in the second movie with the black eye and the swollen face raising his sore arms. I bought other books that helped me with the theory. But the PMP also test your attitude, the one that PMI feels a Project Manager need to has in order to achieve his goals. I felt that the book that Mr Andy Crowe wrote gave me the essentials hints of this "PMI Attitude" not only to pass the exam but also to apply them in my career. I am more than happy to recomend it, with the aditional advise to complement it with theory of the PMBOK Guide and another book of your choice, could be the one I took: :"Head First Pmp: A Brain-Friendly Guide to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam", that I think is fantastic and easy to understand.
 A Good Study Guide August 25, 2010
Hank Tseu (Bethesda, MD United States)
This is a good study guide for the PMP exam. I used this book combined with the actual PMBOK Guide (A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide)) to prepare, and was able to pass [on my first try].
The book is well organized and easy to read. The sample questions are decent, note that Crowe recommends you test a higher score on his practice questions, than you would need on the exam to pass. This is a good recommendation, reflecting:
a) that his questions generally seem easier and are generally less subjective, and
b) any inherent topic-selection bias
The book does have a few minor errors, for example: the EAC formula on page 182 is incorrect (cumulative CPI should just be CPI), and Cost Account Plan isn't discussed at all except in the glossary, but he tests you on it in the final (Q185)... A good reason to have the PMBOK Guide as a backup reference.
As far as learning practical project management skills, both the PMBOK and the Crowe book are geared towards test preparation. They present shallow practical knowledge, so I recommend looking at other resources if you're looking for actual project management knowledge depth.
 Sold obsolete 3rd edition instead of 4th edition August 24, 2010
Shailendra Singh
I bought this book in aug-2010, not knowing that seller will ship obsolete 3rd edition instead of 4th edition. While selling the book information about edition was hidden so that buyer is caught in trap.
Stupid me, did not realize that they will not sell 4th edition for 20 $.
Lesson learned: you get what you pay for. regret: seller should be honest in providing important information.
As the title says... August 17, 2010
Nanouk (Alaska)
I would highly recommend this PMP exam prep aid as the first book that one should acquire if they are serious in passing their PMP exam, as the title says, on the first try. Mr. Crowe provides all the necessary material in a very easy to acquire format and organization by tying his structure to the PMI's PMBOK organization of material: in AOK (area of knowledge) order.
While other PMP exam prep aids follow suit, some reorder the information into PG (process group) order [see Kim Heldman's fine PMP exam prep aid] which can provide another perspective on the necessary information to pass the exam. However, if you were going to buy only one aid (which I do not recommend), I would not spend the hundreds or thousands of dollars that some of the boot camp outfits charge, this would be my value suggestion.
Go through Mr. Crowe's book from Chapter 1 to 14 taking the chapter exams several times aiming for at least a 90% on each of the tests. After going through his book highlighting as you go, take 3 days off and do something COMPLETELY different, and then return to go through this book reading only your highlighted sections; finishing by taking the chapter exams again. This should prepare you to take some of the free 200 questions online exams or use Mr. Crowe's InSite offering as you see fit.
I will be taking my PMP exam in about 3 weeks, and I have no doubt that I will pass without any problems due in part to addition of Mr. Crowe's PMP exam prep aid: "The PMP Exam, How to Pass on Your First Try," to my preparation routine.
Excellent guide to prepare for PMP certification August 16, 2010
Shailesh Ardhapurkar
Excellent preparation guide for PMP certification exam. Very precise, right definition language with ample examples for the Costing, procurement and Communication problems. A must read for all future exam takers.
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