Reviews for The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try

The average rating for The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-07-05 00:00:00 Luan Huynh Andy Crowe does a great job of teaching the material in the PMBOK and a few items outside of the reach of the standard. That being said, my one criticism is that his questions are too easy. I was definitely overly confident going into the exam (I was hitting 90s on all of the practice quizzes and exams that I took in the book and on his Velociteach website). Then, when I stepped in to take the test, I was reading very long questions that required much more critical thinking than the practice ones. Crowe's book definitely taught me the material, so I did well on the exam, but I definitely didn't feel as confident during the test as I did during the practices. If you want to learn the material, use Andy Crowe. That's all I did plus a quick run-through of most of the chapters in the PMBOK. Also, if you have time, go through all of the training material in the free Velociteach week-long trial. However, fish around the internet or invest in some tougher practice questions so that you know what you can really expect when it comes to test day.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-03-24 00:00:00 Natasha Sutton I used this book to supplement Rita Mulcahy's book. Although Crowe's book was outdated at the time I read it (old version of PMP exam), most of it was still relevant. Crowe is great at describing the inputs, tools and outputs of each process. His book is concise, and easy to read and comprehend. There are questions about each knowledge area at the end of each chapter and a full-length exam at the end. I did not try the full length exam, since I ran out of time studying, but it's definitely nice to have to use this book as a more comprehensive study book. Mulcahy's book, on the other hand, did not have a full-length exam. For those studying, read the study book through once and do the test questions. If you have time, use multiple books to get different ways of learning the same topics. Find any other resources to do as many questions as possible. It'll give you a good idea of how you need to think through the questions. The answers are not always straightforward and often times, there seem to be multiple correct answers (but still only 1 best answer). I'd definitely recommend Crowe's book for those studying for the PMP exam.