PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 6ed

This book was the only book I used to study for the PMP exam. I used free full length exams to prepare after reading this book slowly, cover to cover. The exam questions in the book and on the CD are of medium difficulty; harder than the head first online exam, but easier than PMStudy's. The audio summaries for each chapter were very helpful in cementing the book content into my brain, and are convenient to use on a commute. The book is structured well enough to keep your interest. I found no reason to read the real-world scenarios or "applying this to your project" sections that take up 6-7 pages per chapter, and once you take those pages out, the book is quite condensed and to the point about what you need to know for the exam. The exam highlight blocks throughout each chapter were helpful. I did not open the PMBOK during my preparation because this book provided an explanation of the important pieces of the PMBOK. I tested Proficient in 4 of the 5 knowledge areas and Mostly Proficient in the 5th. I think that is strong evidence that this book is a worthwhile buy.

Great

the book was as described, it arrived pretty fast. The laguage of the book is writtren is simple for everyone to understand. I think it reffers to those who are intersted in giving exams for PMP and have some experience on the field.

The CD included with book is told to contain the complete pdf version. The page xxvii of the book itself : states : "... you can take this entire book with you just by taking the CD. This book is available in PDF '" But it is not included and Sybex's website publishes an erratum saying the page xxvii is false. The book is enormous and it is a shame one cannot bring it everywhere in pdf version.

My first comment about this book is that's value for money. That is, you get a very well written study guide with extras such as the cd containing audio intruction and the test engine, all of these in a very attractive price. Next to this, I will focus on 2 basic things, at least from my perspective. It is easy to read and follow and the writting style did not make me feel bored. I did like the order based on process groups/processes rather than knowledge areas, compared to Rita's Exam Prep which I also own/read or other books. But, if you need to get straight to a specific knowledge area, there is no option. The book is purely based on exam objectives order. Also, in some specific topics for example network diagrams and float, the presentation is somehow weak. I would like to have more detailed examples there to get the point. So for this weak part, the gap is filled using Rita's examples.