Reviews for The Wiley Guide To Project, Program & Portfolio Management

The average rating for The Wiley Guide To Project, Program & Portfolio Management based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-12-29 00:00:00 Mike Cook This is simply the best book to prepare for the PMP exam. It is an interesting read and not a boring read like Rita Mulcahy's book. I alos like the organization of the material. The book is self contained and does not refer to other books like Rita's book does. I found the actual exam quations much closer to this book than to any othe rbook. By reading this book, I also actually learned about project management from scratch while preparing for the PMP exam. Ths is a must have book for any project manager. I agree with the following review: I found this book best among all the PMP books. It's a self contained, to the point, and yet very comprehensive: all the topics (within the scope of the exam) are covered with adequate depth. The material is presented in a perfect logical learning sequence, and there is no hopping from topic to topic: perfect flow. Unlike other books, this book presents the material in order of the process groups (initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing), which is consistent with the way the PMP exam objectives (domains) by PMI are organized. And this is the only PMP exam book that explains the exam objectives (covered in each chapter) in the beginning of the chapter. This way you are always sure which exam objective you are working on, and it makes the exam preparation much easier and free of confusion. This is also a good book for the CAPM exam because it's self contained, easy, and interesting read. All concepts are clearly defined and explained, and the definitions are also listed at the end of each chapter for easy reference. There is a complete practice exam at the end of the book with very detailed answers: why a correct answer is correct and an incorrect answer is incorrect. I found that the practice exam combined with the review questions (and their detailed answers) at the end of each chapter makes enough number of questions to prepare me for the actual exam. I found the tone and difficulty level of the questions very compatible with the actual exam. Unlike most of other PMP books, this book is very reasonably priced. I recommend this book to anyone who is planning to prepare for the PMP exam, CAPM exam, or just want to learn the basics of project management.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-09-06 00:00:00 Peter Delohery This is a solid text. I like the fact that it didn't keep sending me back to the PMBOK for explanations. I don't think it's a stand-alone test prep tool though.