Is PMBOK sufficient to Clear PMP Exam?

Submitted by Vishwanath on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 08:29

 Dear Pawar Sir / Admin,

               Could you kindly clarrify whether to study both books "PMBOK" and "Rita". I am just referring to only PMBOK.  Please provide your valuable inputs. I have not touched Rita.

 

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Vishwanath 

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uglory

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 15:17

 From my opinion, YES!. But the combination of both is so PERFECT!!. It will broaden your understanding and knowledge base!!!.

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Thu, 03/07/2013 - 04:17

Yes Vishwanath they should be enough, Check the material on PMZilla in addition to this, mainly Rajesh Nair notes etc.

Vishwanath

Thu, 03/07/2013 - 06:08

 Dear Admin,

           For my previous attempt I have completely depended only on Rita, and I could not clear. So for this attempt I have just referred only PMBOK. So just would like to take your inputs for the same. Would you like me to refer to Rita book too or not.

I have planned to refer to only PMBOK and RajeshNairs Notes . Would these two eb sufficient to clear PMP.

I really dont want to take any chances now. So request you to kindly provide your valuable inputs for the same.

Thanks,

Vishwanath

 

mercurie

Thu, 03/07/2013 - 12:01

 Yes, Rita and PMBOK is enough..but you should read Rita many times, and also refer back to the corresponding portion in PMBOK each time..I passed with 90% inoputs from these 2, and 10% from Headfirst..

rattanw

Thu, 03/07/2013 - 12:01

 Dear Vishwanath,

In my opinion, only PMBOK may not be enough.  I'd suggest a combination of Rita + PMBOK (read Rita at least twice).  In fact, if anything you should rely on Rita slightly more than you would on PMBOK.

I cleared my exam on the first try, and can confidently say that Rita's contribution to my efforts was to the tune of 70%

Also, one must undertake full legth practice tests, at least 3 - 4 of them to get a hang of how the exam can be,

You should also keep referring to various blogs and posts online, especially http://blog.simplilearn.com/ 

 

 

 

Jeff Harvey

Thu, 03/07/2013 - 13:12

Hi,

The preparation you are doing is really good. Rita will also help you a good deal but focus mainly on PMBOK. In addition to it, I would also suggest you to take a few mock tests from any of the training providers such as Simplilearn, PMstudy, Global Knowledge, etc which will help you to prepare even better.

Jeff

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crushPMP

Thu, 03/07/2013 - 15:34

 My question is a little other way round - Can I just use Rita to pass the PMP exam? I don't have the capacity or the time to open that crazy PMBOK.