Customer Reviews

PMP Exam Success Series: Exam Simultion CD-ROM (3500 questions, 26 tests)

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I passed the PMP exam in my first attempt recently. I used this software in addition to Rita's software. Although this software is useful and the type of questions, wordings and interface are similar to the actual test but the difficulty level of the questions on Rita's software is closer to the actual test.
Hence, use the questions on this CD to start off and gain some confidence but you must buy Rita's software to make sure you prepare well for the actual test. and obviously you HAVE to read the PMBOK.

my feedback after buying this software:

pros:
-cheaper than rita's (but still expensive)
-number of questions (BUT WAIT... i'm not sure, read below...)

cons:
-the same questions are repeated again and again (shuffling problems?)
-many questions are very similar (some words like company name are changed)
-a very useful feature is missing: only show unread questions
-software crashes when too many questions (more than 150) are selected. crosswind's technical support advised to select fewer questions)
-software not very user friendly

hope my feedback will help future PMPs, and make the vendor enhance the product.

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nidal
MBA, Engineer, CISA, PMP

I studied this almost exclusively and was completely surprised that the test had no questions remotely like this. It is possible that the test has radically changed over time, and if I'd known, this wouldn't have been on my list of study guides. Maybe 6 questions out of 200 on the math (where you didn't have to compute the EV, AC, etc.) -- but had to know how to apply it. Also, lots of questions on inputs into stages and resolving conflict. And much more detailed problems. Fortunately, I passed (I suspect by the skin of my teeth), but not before a lot of panic in the testing room. I feel strongly enough to come back, months after I bought this, to give it this review. If you take the PMP online PMP class, study the chapter questions. However, this won't be nearly enough at 10 questions per chapter -- instead, you'll get an idea as to how the test questions are structured.

There are a large number of books on preparing for the PMP test. Each of them has a test or perhaps two in the book, and perhaps another test or two on-line that you can take over the web. This CD, however, is an exam simulator that gives you test after test of practice questions. There are large numbers of people who have used either this CD or Rita's that will tell you the one they use is the best, and that by using it they passed the real test on their first try. More people have used Rita's since it is much older. I am not sure which is best as I have only seen this one. But:

This test is the largest in terms of the number of questions (3,500). Rita Mulcahy's similar CD has only about 1,400 different questions.

This test is about half the price of Rita's.

The installation and customer support of this test is quite good, at least on the one time I called them.

Considering the cost, this one would be my first choice.Of course if the company is paying, buy both.