PMP® Exam Prep Fully Updated for July 2020 Exam: Technical Project Manager

This review applies to the Kindle version.The content of the study guide seems relevant to the test, but large portions of it are unusable on the Kindle version due to formatting issues. The Kindle version is just a text dump with no formatting or graphics, so large sections of the book seem to be gibberish. I’m guessing that there are tables and other formatted text in the print book that would account for pages of words and phrases which don’t have any appearant relationship in the kindle version. Print book headers, footers, and footnotes just show up in the middle of paragraphs for no reason. In addition, it seems that the orientation (vertical vs. horizontal) of the e-reader impacts the readability of the text when looking at numbered/bulleted lists.It’s possible to filter out some valuable information from the Kindle version, but why would one want that additional burden when trying to prepare for an exam, particularly when there are so many study guide products from which to choose? I’d recommend either choosing the print version, or finding another study guide if you want/need to study from an e-reader.

To study for the PMP exam, I used a multitude of different sources including the PMBOK, PMI iPhone app, LinkedIn Learning exam prep course, other online resources, and this book.This book has an unacceptable degree of quality control and accuracy issues ranging from grammatical errors, lazy writing, poor question formatting, and most importantly, downright incorrect information.To name a few errors simply on the first practice exam, I found:- At least 20 duplicate questions.- At least 10 questions in which the answer key listed the wrong answer (which can be detrimental to those who base their knowledge on this).- Questions that contained vocabulary contradictory to the PMBOK guide which will derail your understanding of the material during the test.The real PMP exam is written to be confusing and test your ability to decipher and prioritize question information. The material in this book tries to embody this but does so lazily and instead succeeds in presenting incorrect information that will damage one's progress in learning the material.My reasoning behind applying two stars to the review instead of one is because of the way the material is sequenced and formatted. For someone entirely new to PMBOK material, understanding ITTOs, process groups, and knowledge areas can be daunting by studying the PMBOK alone.

The knowledge and processes areas are written very simplistic and not at the Level for the PMP exam. Much of the information for each knowledge area is repeated without explaining how the tools and techniques are applicable. The mock test is terrible. Many of the questions are ridiculously easy and some questions are repeated. Very few scenario l-based questions as seen on the PMP exam.

I'm really annoyed that the first quiz question gives no explanation for an answer that makes no sense. Is this one of the errors or am I doomed to go insane, wondering why my answer is wrong? ROI is a simple calculation, so can someone tell me why a project with 25% ROI would be rejected if it is higher than the required 10%??? I'm not feeling too confident with the very cursory coverage of material and lack of examples and explanations. And I paid $45 for this!!

First off, I'm a PM for an education company with a PMP prep product – The book as a whole was a much more enjoyable and concise way to learn the PMBOK without actually opening the PMBOK. I definitely learned a lot in a short amount of time thanks to how this is laid out. There are a LARGE number of typos which makes it pretty frustrating to get through. Each process has a 1-3 question quiz and they're incredibly easy; almost laughable that the author took the time to include them. I just got to the mock exam sections and, again, these questions are nothing like the actual PMP exam. In addition, I was very discouraged when I was marking a series of my answers incorrectly until I said aloud, "WTF!" I looked into each of them and the author had the answers noted incorrectly. Some other reviewers have also pointed out these issues. So far in the Mock Exam - Concentration Solutions, the following are scored wrong: 78, 79, 80, 81, 87. I stopped at question 100 and will go back to another textbook for mock exams as well as the Pocket Prep Professional app.Overview: Get the book for understanding each process and PM as a whole, but don't count AT ALL on the mock exams. Would suggest just not even taking them.

This a decent exam prep book. Just what i needed to test my current knowledge about project management before taking the exam in 3 week. The case studies were also great. Overall good by for 4.99

Took the PMP yesterday. The practice questions and exams in this book are a poor comparison and much easier than the actual exam. The book is also full of errors and lazy writing. I was able to pass thanks to working through the PMBOK but this isn't the prep book you are wanting.

I tried using this book to study for the PMP only to find the content is terrible with the same questions and answers repeated numerous times, flat out wrong answers to practice questions... was not helpful. I purchased an online prep with questions and answers that was far superior to what was in this book... Do not buy, waste of money.. would give it Zero stars.

Content was good and easy to follow but because I don’t have an actual kindle, I’m guessing the graphs and charts is suppose to display correctly but the formatting was very weird to follow on a normal browser. The other thing is that the test questions were too repetitive.

I did not find this book useful at all. Quite shortly after the intro it starts describing things in a very unstructured way (where reference is made to concepts described later in the book instead of building knowledge gradually). The more I read the more I got the feeling that no one but the author really proof-read or reviewed the contents. I wasted my time reading the first 50 pages or so and stopped with it.

Content is Ok but tables and diagrams are completely messed up. It seems that the Kindle book came from a CTRL-C / CTRL-V. Poor quality. It seems that the Kindle version was not really revised. Even wrong formula was found. Tested in Kindle app for iPhone, iPad and Macbook. Same problem.