PMP in Depth, Second Edition: Project Management Professional Study Guide for the PMP Exam,   ISBN:9781598639964

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The review book I used is PMP In Depth by Paul Sanghera. It was for the old exam style. I found it on Amazon, by looking at these user reviews. The other major review book is PMP Exam Prep, Fifth Edition: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam" (Rita Mulcahy). I did not buy it and did not like it as much but some think it is good. I really like Paul's book. It has been updated since I used it but it was good and it is better. It has the best structure with each chapter having an Exam Objectives of chapter; Summary; Exams Eye View; Key Terms; Review Questions; Notes; and Tips. The latest version of this book is this one (which uses the later version of the PMBOK, the PMI reference book; still gets high rankings) [...].

In my opinion it is more logical than Rita's book and therefore helps you pick up the info quicker...

Some quick notes re the PMP exam:

1) The first place you should start is [...].

2) You can get a login without becoming a member but you might even get your employer to pay for yearly membership and the exam. Exam costs will probably push you to become a member via discounts anyway.

3) One thing that might affect exam certification timing is ongoing PDUs required to retain membership, so if you are going to a week long conference and can do the exam before it, you might want to take the test before hand so you get a huge amount of PDUs real quick.

4) The breakdown of the different certs is shown here (PMP is the only one you will want) http://www.pmi.org/CareerDevelopment/Pages/AboutPMIsCredentials.aspx

5) The whole exam/certification information is show here; you should really start here [...].

6) The other review tool I used was the body of knowledge itself, the PMBOK. It is a huge reference book and as such is very boring. I would use it to understand specific concepts and to understand the process flow stuff. It is available as a CD when you become a member or you can get it on the site here? (http://www.pmi.org/Movies/4StandardsVideos/PMBOKonly.html)

7) I also goggled for previous exam questions and exam preparation and found some more questions to use as a review.

8) This is not an open book exam, but there are certain things you can bring in. Refer back to item 5 for exactly what.

11) This exam does require some savvy multiple guess test taking techniques. Many of the questions, you answer by rereading the question; getting at what they are asking; rereading the answers; throwing out the two obviously wrong one and then working to throw out the last one. I think that time management is also of prime importance. Probably the best way is to work your way through as fast as possible, skipping the tough ones. Then go back and work on the tough ones. Some questions that are part of the exam are not used in the score; they are just for future test prep. I remember that I kept redoing a time/question calculation to make sure I was not wasting too much time on any one question...



This is probably enough to get you started.

Have fun!!!

Customer Rating: 

This book is the perfect compliment to the 'PMBOK Guide'. What procedures PMI presents with various diagrams in PMBOK, 'PMP in Depth' by Dr. Paul Sanghera clarifies. I especially appreciate the end of chapter sections - Exam's Eye View; Look out; Key Terms and Definitions and Review Questions.
Although the PMI certification exam is based upon the 'PMBOK Guide', 'PMP in Depth' organizes the material in a logic manner and clarifies some complicated processes. Sanghera is vigilant about referring to the terminology that PMI is sure to use on the exam. Moreover, 'PMP in Depth' is an excellent resource for any one studying Project Management especially those preparing for the PMI Certification Exam.

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I used the previous edition of this book and I purchased it again to have the 4th Edition PMBOK update of the book. I see that the book is very simple and straight forward at the same time. The book is so friendly that you don't have a headache when you read for hours??!!! I say that because I tried almost every book related to PMP preparation and I believe this is my BEST.

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The book was exactly what I needed for my class. It came in great condition and in a fashionable amount of time.

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This book was really very helpful. I used it in order to prepare the necessary stuff for a 3 day seminar with title "Introduction to PM using PMBOK". It covers successfully the PMBOK but using a different approach than the typical PMI's book. Finally, I strongly believe that this book is one of the best educational books in the field of PM.
Dimitris Tselios