Can someone please suggest me the latest PMP exam study guide?

Submitted by elliselove on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 17:03

I failed the 1st exam in Apr 2012 even after studying the following.

PMBOK4

Head First

Rita Exam Prep 6

Andy Crow (Updated for Aug 2011 change - didn't help me a lot)

Some other books (can't remember) from Barnes & Nobles

iStudy PM Exam ($19 from Apple App)

I need something that actually covers the August 2011 changes....

- I studied apprx 3 months but there were handful of PMP q's that weren't in any of my study references above.

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webr

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 01:19

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The books you are following

The books you are following are good .

How was your score on mock exam prior to first try ?

rdevaraj

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 02:17

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You have good collection of books. Key is to do quality mocks. I studied PMBOK, Rita and Andy (previous version). I studied for a solid 5 weeks including OSP international Podcast for PDU. I passed on May 2nd with good grades, mostly because I was calm during the exam becaus of quality Mocks. If you are PMI member, they have two books of mocks. Also, Oliver lehman, PMStudy, PMZilla, Headfirst, Rita nad Andy's chapter exam, if you do couple of times slowly and understand, you will come out in flying colors. Exam is not tough, tricky. Good Luck

elliselove

Mon, 05/07/2012 - 16:39

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Thank you for your reply...

I did poorly.... (Closing: MP) I have to admit, I couldn't sleep until 4 am for my 2pm exam schedule that day. True, I was nervous but read my notes profusely. I didn't check out the Oliver Lehman/PMStudy/PMZilla but the rest, I have... Now to spend $275 for a re-take, I really want to make sure I learn what I missed out. Some test questions to me was a bit ambigous (Note: my native tongue is Korean and I might chose the language assistance for computer test). I did well on CAPM 3 yrs ago.

Now, I must pass before Mid October as a deadline and I wish I checked out this site prior. I am a bit upset about the Aug 2011 test change as few exam materials didn't cover stuff from PMBok 4.

Also what I noticed is some of study materials on a market are PMBOK 3 based with maybe some Aug 2011 updates (by authors with probably less exposure to the current test content). A bit frustrating when PMBOK keeps omitting then adding things in/out with different versions, etc.

I really want to get through this and try again. Right now, I hope to find perhaps couple of good - the most latest/updated versions - of study guides resembling to help the current tests.... Well, it is my main / personal goal to achieve the certificate. (Must be ambitious!)

Thanks for the kind, caring hearts on this forum. God Bless you!

projmanpro

Mon, 05/07/2012 - 17:06

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