PMP Exam Prep Simplified: Covers the Current PMP Exam and Includes a 35 Hours of Project Management E-Learning Course

i did my pmp training couse back in 2020, this year (2025) i wanted to get finally certified, i had previosly purchased this book but never used it, so i took the dust off of it, and put it to use! i scheduled my exam giving me 2.5 weeks to study, i read 2 chapters of this book per day and took some practice questions out of the PMI website practice exam (also paid), between those 2 methods i was able to pass my exam on the first try! i do think that this book summarizes the content in a very easy way to comprehend.

Really easy and digest information to pass the pmp

I have been watching Andrew’s YouTube videos and needed just that little bit more to get prepared for the PMP exam. This is a good value for the amount of information and additional resources.

Yesterday, I passed the PMP on my first attempt! I used Ramdayal's prep book, the eCourse that accompanied the book, his Udemy online test materials and the TIA exam simulator. I studied over a 4.5 month period so that I could maintain a sustainable study and integration pace with normal daily life commitments rather than doing an intense and stressful shorter 'study blitz'. Ironically, I did not pass a single mock exam before taking the PMP exam as so many other reviewers here did. However, I did consistently progress and do well on all the quizzes in the book and the eCourse.Yes, as almost every reviewer has stated, there are errors in the book. You should *not* be concerned with this. Ramdayal uses so much repetition that they are quite easy to spot and your catching the errors is proof that you're absorbing the material. However, I did find errors and inconsistencies in the mock exam answers in the TIA exam simulator (incorrect definitions of one or two terms as the basis for an answer, wrong on one exam but right on another, etc.) that initially had me very frustrated and doubting what I had learned. I wan't necessarily failing them miserably. But I was still failing them... every time. Ugh! Moreover, it seems I never really "took" to the style of questions used in the mock exams. Probably why I never passed one. They seemed to be written in "double speak". Maybe they were deliberately written to be more difficult than the real exam? While some of the questions on the PMP were definitely confusing, I would not describe the writing style of PMP exam questions anywhere near as confusing as the mock exam questions. Others may disagree. I suspect that is because it's highly likely that no two people get the exact same PMP exam. I found that the information in the eCourse covered what was in the PMBOK7 and Agile Practice Guide quite well. I used the PMBOK6 as a reference to fill in gaps and/or verify errors in the Ramdayal book, eCourse, and exam simulator materials.Lessons Learned:- Focus on learning first, passing the exam second- Don't bother studying when you're tired. Seriously. You'll waste your time. Just leave yourself buffer in your overall study schedule so you can take time away from it here and there.- Reading the PMBOK7 was a waste of my time. It's not a useless reference; it's very specifically intended to be a COMPANION to the PMBOK6. It just didn't do anything for me in terms of prep for the exam because of how differently it's written. If you have to choose one over the other, definitely choose the PMBOK6.- Start with the eCourse first, then read the book. Ramdayal's teaching style is awesome and was key in helping me get unstuck on some things and really "land" the material. Additionally, there is substantially more Agile information in the eCourse than the book, and you'll need that Agile information to pass the PMP exam.- The Earned Value Formula, Critical Path Method, and PERT reviews in the eCourse are pure gold!- Print out the slides printouts that come with each module in the eCourse. They really do help. It's a LOT of paper, so find a way to print them for free.- Use flash cards- Give yourself a minimum of two weeks just doing mock exams and reviewing, preferably four weeks- Don't let any negative performance on the mock exams mess with your head. It is NOT proof of anything wrong. Stay positive and keep going!!- You will be starving and have trouble focusing on the last third of the exam. Pack a snack to eat during the second 10-minute break.- During the PMP exam, your review of flagged questions occurs within each individual section of the exam before you can take your breaks - not at the very, very end of the full exam. So, once you're done with that section, you can't go back.- The time you take to review your flagged questions counts against your total time to take the exam. Don't leave any questions unanswered, even if you flag them for review. This will ensure that if you run out of time, you have no unanswered questions.You got this!

This book has so much detailed information and is formatted in an easy way to follow. Excellent that you also get the video lessons as well!

For those who are PMP Aspirants and reading this review right now, I highly recommend Andrew Ramdayal’s PMP Exam Prep Simplified Book! I just passed my 2021 PMP Exam two days ago for the first attempt and my results were all “Above Target” for all three domains. I started my PMP certification journey in Feb of this year, struggling to find good study materials, watching many YouTube Videos relevant to PMP Exam Prep. I have researched many PMP Prep Programs, classes, and books. Then, I encountered in Andrew’s YouTube Video. I truly feel that I was really lucky finding him and it was a game changer for me! Reading the 1000-page PMBOK is dry and hard to follow, so Andrew’s simplified version was very helpful to me to understand the important portions of PMBOK and gain foundational understanding of both Predictive and Agile concepts. Some people left reviews here indicating there are some grammatical & formatting errors. And yes, there are, but that was such a small issue to me when concerning the value of what this book could provide for me. Andrew’s book comes with 35 hours of online e-learning course with three mock exams, which is an amazing value when concerning the price of this book! As a matter of fact, Andrew even included all of his Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Course videos in his PMP e-learning course and they are truly valuable for the success of passing the PMP Exam.For the preparation, I read this book for three times, and then used this book as my reference materials when I needed to clarify processes, tools, meanings, terms, etc. I also joined/watched all of his 2021 PMP Weekly Live Questions & Answers on YouTube every Tuesday evening from 7pm EST. Anyone can join in these study sessions. There are so many PMP Aspirants who join from all over the world every week, then we can ask questions to Andrew (and he actually answers for you!), and we go through 10 questions and review answers together (and he explains why incorrect answers are incorrect). We all support each other and encourage each other so that we can keep our motivation to pass the PMP Exam. I can truly say that the combination of Andrew’s book and his YouTube Live Sessions helped me tremendously for passing the PMP Exam with high scores! Andrew is an excellent trainer and he truly cares for those who are pursuing PMP Certification. And I would like to share the most important thing here: Read and Understand “The Project Management Mindset” in this book. Most questions in actual PMP Exam are all situational questions asking you what you would do as a Project Manager. The Project Manager Mindset that Andrew indicated in his book are the key for passing the PMP Exam! Without learning the PM Mindset, I am not sure whether I was able to pass the PMP Exam for the first try. So, good luck to everyone who are pursuing to earn PMP Global Credential, and thank you so much Andrew for all the help you have provided for me! You are the best!!