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

This is a fantastic resource for the PMP exam, and it is the reason that I passed my PMP last week with 3 “above target” scores.The book is very well written. Descriptions of the required material are concise. Chapters are 10-15 pages, which makes each easy enough to read and digest in one sitting. A test exam of 20-25 questions follows each chapter. There are plenty of exam tips sprinkled throughout to help with tough or easily confused topics, such as explaining the difference between the Control Quality and Verify Quality processes. There is also a 180-question mock exam at end of the book.The most useful part of the book, though, is the section where Andrew discusses the “mindset” needed to pass the test. The concepts here are crucial. For example, be a servant leader at all times, remove impediments that your team faces, solve problems head-on, make decisions yourself and don’t defer to the sponsor, etc. Grasping these ideas is key to passing the exam.The book comes with access to Andrew’s online video course, which you can use to satisfy the required 35 hours of training before registering for the exam.In addition to this book, I highly recommend Andrew’s new online Exam Simulator (google "tia pmp exam simulator”). It’s a separate purchase, but well worth the expense. The simulator contains 6 mock exams of 60 questions each, and each question has a video explanation where Andrew shows how to analyze the response choices and choose the correct answer. The video ties it all back to the “mindset”. These questions are very similar to what I saw on the exam.There are a couple of minor drawbacks to this book, but they are not serious enough to detract from a 5-star rating. First, there are a number of typos in the book and also some formatting issues. The index is off by about 5 pages throughout the entire book, for example the index entry for “earned value” refers to page 206, but the topic actually is on page 201. And the glossary is missing many key terms.Bottom line: get this book if you want to pass the PMP.

This is worth every penny.I originally went through a local university to take PMP courses. After fulfilling the 35 PDU’s I was not successful at my first attempt to pass the PMP.That’s when I found Andrew’s book. His book, his UDEMY course and his exam simulators are what helped me pass on my second attempt.Andrew teaches you the PMP mindset, he explains the content in an understanding manner and breaks it down into more manageable modules. PMP is difficult and Andrew has a way of making it make sense. So, after paying lots of $$$$ for my first attempt, I cannot recommend this book and his program enough. It is affordable and effective!! Look no further, I swear.

It is an informative PMP exam prep guide. The content is well organized and easy to understand.

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 is a top notch study guide, covering all of the key concepts in the PMI PMBOK guide. Between this guide, Andrew Ramdayal's 35 PDU live training sessions at night and the TIA mock exams this guide mentions, I was able to successfully pass my PMP exam. The content is condensed and takes time to absorb, but is well worth the effort for those pursuing PMP Certification, and become better project managers based on PMI standards.

Andrew Ramdayal is an incredible individual and both this book and his online course that comes with it are amazing. Really the perfect way to prep for the PMP exam. Only thing to note is you must buy the book new from Amazon directly so you can submit for the online course voucher code.