PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide [Deluxe Edition] [Hardcover]

Kim Heldman (Author), Claudia M. Baca (Author), Patti M. Jansen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470152516 | ISBN-13: 978-0470152515 | Publication Date: July 30, 2007 | Edition: Deluxe, 2nd Edition

Get the most comprehensive PMP? Exam study package on the market!

Prepare for the demanding PMP certification exam with this Deluxe Edition of our PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Fourth Edition. Featuring a bonus workbook with over 200 extra pages of exercises, this edition also includes six practice exams, over two hours of audio on CD to help you review, additional coverage for the CAPM? (Certified Associate in Project Management) exam, and much more.

• Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam
• Bonus workbook section with over 200 pages of exercises to help you master essential charting and diagramming skills
• Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills
• Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles
• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day
• Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam
• A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

On the accompanying CD you'll find:

• Sybex test engine: Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and bonus exams.
• Electronic flashcards: Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.
• Audio instruction: Fine-tune your project management skills with more than two hours of audio instruction from author Kim Heldman.
• Searchable and printable PDF of the entire book.

Now you can study anywhere, any time, and approach the exam with confidence.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The most comprehensive PMP Exam study package on the market

Prepare for the demanding PMP certification exam with this Deluxe Edition of our PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Fourth Edition. Featuring a bonus workbook with over 200 extra pages of exercises, this edition also includes six practice exams, over two hours of audio on CD to help you review, additional coverage for the CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) exam, and much more.

• Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam

• Bonus workbook section with over 200 pages of exercises to help you master essential charting and diagramming skills

• Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills

• Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles

• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

• Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

• A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Featured on the CD

SYBEX TEST ENGINE:
Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and bonus exams.

ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS:
Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.

AUDIO INSTRUCTION:
Fine-tune your project management skills with more than two hours of audio instruction from author Kim Heldman.

Also on the CD, you'll find the entire book in searchable and printable PDF. Study anywhere, any time, and approach the exam with confidence.

About the Author

Kim Heldman, PMP, MBA, is a well-known author and speaker, and is currently the Chief Information Officer for the Colorado Department of Transportation. She is also a member of the Denver chapter of PMI.

Claudia Baca, PMP, cofounded the Colorado Front Range Software Maintenance Association in 1988.

Patti Jansen, PMP, is a consultant and also teaches at Colorado State University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 912 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; Deluxe, 2nd Edition edition (July 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470152516
• ISBN-13: 978-0470152515
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can use as a companion to the PMBOK Guide for the PMP., April 6, 2003

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Harinath Thummalapalli (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide (Hardcover)

The PMBOK Guide (by PMI) is essential in preparing for the PMP, but follows the 9 Knowledge Areas approach. The approach necessary to pass the test is the 5 Process Groups (plus Professional Responsibility) approach. This Study Guide takes the 5 Process Groups approach and hence clears the confusion one may experience in reading the PMBOK Guide. They also go into more depth than the PMBOK Guide as can be seen by the fact that the book has more than twice as many pages.

This Study Guide also has a CD-ROM with hundreds of practice questions (you can take 2 practice exams). The entire book is on the CD-ROM too. I have not tried their electronic flashcards for PCs and Palm Handhelds.

Considering everything that the book offers, it is a great buy at [this price]. Other CD-ROM software programs that offer practice tests are over $300. The only other book that will prove very useful on top of this book is Rita Mulcahy's 'PMP Exam Prep'. It is a bit more expensive but is of much higher quality in preparing for the PMP exam. This Study Guide is wonderful as a secondary preparation material to Rita's book. Read my reviews of her book to get more info on preparing for the PMP. I always use multiple study guides to get multiple perspectives when preparing for an exam. So, if you can afford it, I would recommend both books for your PMP preparation. But if you want to invest in only one study guide, I would say get Rita's PMP Exam Prep.

Good luck on the PMP!

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good book but not great, May 22, 2002

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Mark A. Parrish (Oakdale, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide (Hardcover)

This is a good resource for studying for the PMP. I have taken a few courses to prepare for the PMP as well as read PMBOK and Rita Mulchahey's book (her's is the best one available)./ The reason why I picked this book is that it is written in stages of the lifecycle: planning, executing, closure, etc.. while the PMBOK is based on function: HR, Quality etc...

This book is another way to reinforce that you can apply the knowledge in the lifecycle and not just memorize PMBOK. The palm flashcards are cool and help a lot as well as the computer test. The test is the most important since that is what you will go through on the PMP. Also the practice tests give you the answer and the rationale for the answer, a great help.

The only reason it is not five stars is that the book says on the back cover that there is a complete project plan enclosed and it is not there, the publisher said that it was an error. Also the flashcards do not tell you what questions you missed.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I passed my exam with this book., November 20, 2003

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Karthikeyan Kumaraguru "kumarakn" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide (Hardcover)

I used Kim Heldman's book, the Yahoo group and PMBOK as my prep material. This book is not perfect, but it is more than enough to pass the exam. The author covers about 90% of PMBOK and covers other material (that are not in the PMBOK, but we are tested for) as well. For example, Pert/CPM calculations, Code of Conduct Scenarios, Motivation theories etc..

I studied this book, then the PMBOK once, this book again, PMBOK again. I took some free tests on the Internet, took the tests in this book and in the actual PMP exam. I averaged about 83% in those preparation tests and I got 164/200 (82%) in the actual PMP exam. I spent about 130-140 hours on the subject in total.

The test questions in this book after every chapter and at the end of the book (and cd), are really good. The test exam(s) in the cd almost resembled the real exam. I wished there were more questions in the cd, like 200 questions per test or so. (There are 50 questions per exam now). This is particularly true because PMP exam is a 4 hour long 200 question exam. By about the 160th question, even simple sentences like 'Assume you are a project manager' became a little difficult for me to grasp. I guess I lacked the mental stamina to take the gruelling 4 hour one in one shot. May be this book could have prepared me for that.

Otherwise, this book is great. There were areas this book that went above and beyond the PMBOK. And test questions from these areas were a little difficult for me during practice. And none of the free tests online had any questions on these subjects. To my surprise, I found PMP exam questions from these areas as well.

I originally bought this book over Rita's book because the other one was about 200 dollars. I thought if I am persistent enough to finish this book, I will buy Rita's. However, when I finished this one, I realized that this book covered most of the subject. In essence, this book delivers it's promise. (I have heard from everybody that Rita's book is also 5 star material and is excellent)

Finally, even if the certification is not immediately useful in your career, the PM knowledge you gain through preparing for this exam will be useful. So, if you are thinking of taking the exam, I would like to say, go for it! I wish you all aspiring PMPs good luck.

Karthik