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| PMP Exam Prep, Fifth Edition: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam | 
 enlarge | Author: Rita Mulcahy
Publisher: RMC Publications, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $89.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  318 reviews
Sales Rank: 935
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Pages: 445
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 1932735003
Dewey Decimal Number: 370
EAN: 9781932735000
ASIN: 1932735003
Publication Date: August 8, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Confusing and contradictory September 24, 2008
I just passed the PMP exam, but little credit goes to this book. I found the book's questions & answers to be confusing, contradictory, and plagued with personal opinions vs. objective references to the PMBOK. For example, questions 15 & 20 in the HR chapter are plain wrong when describing PM's "referent" power.
I'm glad I took a 4-day PMP exam prep class and used PMBOK's Q&A book with 200 practice questions. For the best use of your time, learn the PMBOK content by taking a reputable exam prep class. The hardest part of the exam is answering 200 questions in a row - make sure you practice that aspect before the real thing. An exam prep class followed by 3 or 4 days of practice questions is the quickest way to get your PMP.
 Buy this but also get Head First PMP: A Brain-Friendly Guide October 8, 2008
Rita does a great job with this book. But it is apparent she is not a teacher. Her many arrogant statements will have you putting the book down for a while, so you can cool off and then get back to trying to learn the material.
Her exam samples are great, but her explanations leave you wondering where the logic came from.
Buy this but also get Head First PMP: A Brain-Friendly Guide to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam (Head First). Head First is a much better teaching guide an facilitates the learning process much better.
Good luck...
not good for preparing for PMP exam, try something else October 9, 2008
this book is very confusing and hard to understand. It is written from a scientific point of view. I used an exam simulation program at pmsimulation.com and passed the PMP exam. This worked so much better than studying from a book.
 Excellent Methods for Preparing for the Exam October 14, 2008
Rita's book helped me prepare for, and pass, the exam by getting me into the mindset of the types of questions I would face on the exam. The book also goes well beyond what you would cover solely with the PMBOK and provides useful exercises to force you to understand the material. There are also dozens of useful 'nuggets' in the book that, not surprisingly, popped up on the exam for which I was prepared.
As has been noted by other reviews, the tone of the book can often be a little caustic and derogatory but I believe that that is the author's teaching style and it can be effective most times. However, reading the book more than once makes the style less abrasive ...
Overall, an excellent guide to getting ready and passing the exam on the first try.
 PMP Exam Prep, Fifth Edition by Rita Mulcahy October 16, 2008
This book is an awesome resource to understand Project Management and pass the PMP exam. Well worth the money.
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