The PMP® Exam Success Series: Certification Exam Manual is the foundation of the PMP Exam Success Series (currently used in 22 countries). This is a must have for anyone preparing to take the PMP Exam. This book is complete with valuable exam preparation information, including "Crosswind Must Knows" for each exam topic, terms and definitions, formulas, exercises (matching, Earned Value and Network Diagram Analysis) and situational questions translation. It has a complete integrated test of 200 questions, like the real exam in the attached EXAM SIMULATION CD-ROM. As well as 30 questions with full explanation of the correct and incorrect answers for each topic area. It includes matching and Input/Tools & Techniques/Outputs (ITTO's) matching exercises to help reinforce PMI terminology and processes used on the exam. Included also are mind maps for every exam knowledge area.
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I am convinced that this is the most thorough book that I have seen for PMP Exam review. --Angie Gamez, PMP (PMI Education Committee Member)
The book has tools, tables, exercises, and an exam simulation CD, that helped me memorize needed things for exam preparation. --Oscar in Dallas, TX
Of all the material that I have reviewed this is the most complete, thorough review -- knowledge area by knowledge area. --PMP Candidate, 2005
The book has tools, tables, exercises, and an exam simulation CD, that helped me memorize needed things for exam preparation. --Oscar in Dallas, TX
Of all the material that I have reviewed this is the most complete, thorough review -- knowledge area by knowledge area. --PMP Candidate, 2005
About the Author
Tony Johnson, MBA, PMP, PgMP is the founder of Crosswind Project Management and has over 18 years of experience as a project manager in industries such as retail, defense, telecommunication, financial, consulting, hardware and software development, education, government and manufacturing, He has been a trainer and curriculum developer in areas such as technology manufacturing, electronic commerce and project management. Tony has created over 20 products to prepare for the PMP Exam as well as delivered thousands of hours of training aligned with PMI standards. An award winning member of the Dallas, Texas PMI chapter, as well as a past member of the chapter's education committee, Tony Johnson has also been a key presenter at the Dallas chapter's "PMP® Forum" With a bachelor degree in Business Administration and Finance from Dallas Baptist University, and an MBA in Operations and Strategic Management from Dallas Baptist University, Tony Johnson has taught at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Dallas County Community College District, both located in Dallas, Texas. Some of his prior students come from prominent companies such as Anderson Consulting, Accenture, Genuity, Verizon, Carreker, Exe, Perot Systems, Decision Consultants Inc., Electronic Data System (EDS), CompUSA, JCPenney, American Airlines, MCI, KPMG, Excel Communications, Auto One, Citi, Oracle, Ciber, Motorola, IBM, Bank of America, Department of Defense, Sabre, Travelocity, Texas Instruments, match.com, Cingular and Nortel. The PMP® Exam Success Series Products he authored are used in 22 countries and various industries worldwide.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Besides the PMBOK, this was the only other book that I purchased. I started reading the PMBOK first but I had a hard time memorizing concepts, tables, formulas, processes, etc. Don't get me wrong, the PMBOK is a great resource, but in my opinion is a little tedious to read, so I decided to change my studying strategy. I started reading the PMP Success Series first and using the PMBOK as a complimentary resource. This combination worked great for me! The advantage of this book is that it has a bunch of tools, tables, exercises, and of course the CD, that helped me to memorize needed things for the test. I strongly would recommend this book to anyone trying to prepare for the PMP certification.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I just passed my PMP exam on my first try. I studied for the exam with Tony's book "Crosswind PMP Success Series: Certification Exam Manual", CD simulation exams, placemats and audio CDs. I had purchased the Rita book first. However I think Tony's book was much better at providing explanations and examples. It complimented the PMBOK, made reading and understanding the PMBOK easier.
The exam simulation CDs really helped me prepare for the exam, and it provides a great study aid; it provides feedback on what sections of the exam you should review. It also helped with the timing, how fast you need to be able to proceed through the test questions. I was able to answer all the questions on the exam in a little over 2 hours, used 1 hour for review of the questions I marked and finished 30 minutes ahead of time.
I was able to beta test the new exam simulations with 5 process group tests, 9 knowledge area tests, framework and PR, and 4 complete PMP tests, 20 tests total. I reviewed Rita's test questions and Crowe's test questions as a backup. I believe that Tony's material provided me with the knowledge I needed to pass the exam.
I would not recommend the Sybex exam simulation CD; I found it frustrating, confusing and too wordy.
The exam simulation CDs really helped me prepare for the exam, and it provides a great study aid; it provides feedback on what sections of the exam you should review. It also helped with the timing, how fast you need to be able to proceed through the test questions. I was able to answer all the questions on the exam in a little over 2 hours, used 1 hour for review of the questions I marked and finished 30 minutes ahead of time.
I was able to beta test the new exam simulations with 5 process group tests, 9 knowledge area tests, framework and PR, and 4 complete PMP tests, 20 tests total. I reviewed Rita's test questions and Crowe's test questions as a backup. I believe that Tony's material provided me with the knowledge I needed to pass the exam.
I would not recommend the Sybex exam simulation CD; I found it frustrating, confusing and too wordy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I received a copy of this book when I took Tony's prep class. This book and the related material enabled me to pass the PMP on my first try. The PMP simulation test CD was a great tool to test your knowledge and provide you the chance to experience going through 200 questions within four hours. This book provides details that are not in the PMBOK. I.E detailed Earned Value exercises, backward/forward exercises and PTA just to mention a few. This book combined with the other material associated with the prep class was all I needed to successfully pass the exam. Plus, the study and test taking methodology was very helpful. The PMP exam is a difficult test and when I encountered the situational questions I used the methodology stated in the book to evaluate the question and select what I considered to be the correct answer. Guess it worked because I passed. I recommend Tony's book but suggest you purchase his complete package if you do not attend the prep class.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Other material needed to pass exam
I took the 5 day bootcamp class. The training facility/instructor used this book along with PMBOK but more as a reference. Read more
Published 21 months ago by ltosti
Used Crosswinds for both CAPM and PMP successfull first attempt
I highly recommend this book. It is much more like the real exam than any other book I used. It is pretty easy to read and I loved the ITTO exercises at the end of each knowledge... Read more
Published on March 21, 2009 by A. J. Olivier
User friendly approach for those eager to learn by themselves
I recently passed PMP exam and all I used to prepare for the exam was this book. Material is presented in clear manner, exercises are adequate for adult learning and are very... Read more
Published on September 30, 2008 by Lidia Basaric
Much better than Mulcahy's book!
This book is oriented towards visual learners. Read it twice, take the practise test before and after - and you will pass the exam!
Published on September 11, 2008 by Tara Ann King
Excellent review material
Like many others, I passed the PMP exam on my first attempt with little studying. This CD is really well done. Read more
Published on April 30, 2008 by C R
A poorly written text
Studying this Crosswind text, I have been consistently surprised at both the cut and paste quality of the edit and the remarkably poor language skills shown throughout. Read more
Published on November 1, 2007 by T. W. Burton
Heaps of fake reviews here!
Checking on some of these reviewers they're obviously fake (reviewing only Tony Johnson books, giving them all 5 stars with overly glowing reviews!!!). Read more
Published on September 27, 2007 by James Taylor
Worst material for PMP - very bad prep
This is probably the worst material that I had read for PMP exam. All of them are simple questions that you can get it from PMPBOK book. Read more
Published on April 18, 2007 by Srinivasa Chintala
Not sure how much this book helped
I did pass the PMP exam on the first try, but I am not sure how much this book helped. Mostly I relied on the test CD and chapter tests as study diagnostics. Read more
Published on January 9, 2007 by E. Cosgrove
Outstanding PMP Prep Tool
This book was provided to me with a Boot Camp Course that I took in preparation for my PMP test. What I liked most about this book, was the test/answer section at the end of each... Read more
Published on June 23, 2006 by W. Ussery
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This book was written from the view of the reader, to be unconventional and help maximize learning and retention, and quickly at that. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
network upgrade project, assignment matrix shows, current spending efficiency, balanced matrix environment, doing quality planning, payment for allowable costs, control chart shows output, finding potential vendors, growing project management, electronic assembly business, product scope description, risk breakdown structure, formal change control process, logic bar chart, project management plan, great value that can, organized breakdown, organizational process assets, staffing management plan, network diagramming method, project management life cycle, best modeling tools, activity cannot finish, rounding variance, activity cost estimates Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure, Exam Success Series, Certification Exam Manual, Crosswind Project Management Inc, Key Inputs Key Tools, Answers Term, Schedule Management Plan, Contract Administrator, Procurement Management Plan, Inputs Tools, Resource Breakdown Structure, Reserve Analysis, Risk Seeker, Cost of Quality, Crosswind Custom Homes, Resource Calendars, Techniques Outputs, Know the Inputs, Seven Run Rule, Total Quality Management, Activity Duration Estimating, Build Product, Matrix Organization, Net Present Value New!
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network upgrade project, assignment matrix shows, current spending efficiency, balanced matrix environment, doing quality planning, payment for allowable costs, control chart shows output, finding potential vendors, growing project management, electronic assembly business, product scope description, risk breakdown structure, formal change control process, logic bar chart, project management plan, great value that can, organized breakdown, organizational process assets, staffing management plan, network diagramming method, project management life cycle, best modeling tools, activity cannot finish, rounding variance, activity cost estimates Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure, Exam Success Series, Certification Exam Manual, Crosswind Project Management Inc, Key Inputs Key Tools, Answers Term, Schedule Management Plan, Contract Administrator, Procurement Management Plan, Inputs Tools, Resource Breakdown Structure, Reserve Analysis, Risk Seeker, Cost of Quality, Crosswind Custom Homes, Resource Calendars, Techniques Outputs, Know the Inputs, Seven Run Rule, Total Quality Management, Activity Duration Estimating, Build Product, Matrix Organization, Net Present Value New!
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- Problem Solving (School Mathematics Project 16-19) by School Mathematics Project on page 15, and page 363
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