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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 658.404 EAN: 9780596102340 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0596102348 Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 692 Publication Date: March 17, 2007 Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Editorial Review: Product Description: Media Reviews
About the Book A PMP certification is more than just passing a test. It means that you have the knowledge to solve most common project problems, and proves that you know your stuff. Once you're certified, your projects are more likely to succeed because you have the skills and knowledge to make them successful. Not only that, it can mean a better job, more money, and greater respect from your peers. But studying for a difficult four-hour exam on project management isn't easy, even for experienced project managers. You want to remember everything that you're learning about project management, but your brain is working against you! Your brain craves novelty, and most PMP certification prep books are anything but novel. When you keep putting down a boring book instead of studying, it's because your brain doesn't think the information in it is worth learning. Your brain has more important stuff to think about, like how to keep you alive and out of danger-and it doesn't think that failing the PMP exam qualifies as life-threatening! So how do you trick your brain into thinking that your life does depend on learning everything you need to know to pass the PMP Exam? Head First PMP is the answer! Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science and learning theory, Head First PMP has a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works-a multi-sensory experience that helps the material stick, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. Head First PMP offers 100% coverage of The PMBOK® Guide principles and certification objectives in a way that's engaging, not tedious. This book helps you prepare for the PMP certification exam with a unique method that goes beyond answers to specific questions and makes you think about the big picture of project management. By putting project management concepts into context, you will be able to understand, remember, and apply them-not just on the exam, but also on the job. With Head First PMP, you get the best of both worlds: a thorough and effective preparation guide for the PMP certification exam with hundreds of practice questions and exam strategies, along with puzzles, games, problems, exercises and the unique Head First approach that makes learning easy and entertaining. When you're done with Head First PMP, you'll know your stuff, you'll pass the exam, and you'll be able to bring everything you've learned to your job. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great for visual learnersI'm a visual learner and I found this book to be very helpful in preparing for the exam. The situational questions in the book are relevant to the types of questions on the exam and the cross-word puzzles and exercises are helpful to remember the concepts. The FREE online practice test is very useful as well. Rating:  - If PMBOK makes you sleepyHead first did again a fantastic job in rewriting a boring classic book like PMBOK. Read this book first: it gives a very nice overview on PMP and is fun to read. Only if you want to take the exam you should complete with PMBOK Rating: - Very comprehensiveI started reading this book last week, and so far I can tell you it explains the concepts in a very easy way, you're learning concepts almost without noticing it. I like the writing style, the revisions and the excercises that appear repeatly along the pages. However I think I could need another book to get those concepts learned in more depth. In general this book is a good starting point. Rating: - Excellent Starting Point for PMP StudyI passed the PMP exam last week after four months of solid study. Reading Head First PMP was the perfect way to get started on tackling the PMBOK guide material. It takes a lighthearted but not lightweight aproach to the subject material. My advice for studying for the PMP exam, in order, is as follows, Pre-requisite Resources a. Head First PMP b. The PMBOK Guide c. The Project Management PrepCast (....) which is an extremely good value podcast series. d. ... Read More Rating: - You could pass with just this book and stay awake doing itI pretty much passed the test by just working through the 600 pages of this book. It uses pictures, quizzes, crosswords and games to help you get the basic concepts and necessary formulas down. You'll go comatose if you try to tread the PMBOK itself and go blind while reading the Mulcahy prep book. I would use this book, do extra sample questions and look up answers that you get wrong know. About 20 hours of studying |
