CAPM Exam Prep

I would definitely recommend this to those considering to take the CAPM Exam.Rita covers all the relevant topics you need to concentrate on for the exam.But please make sure you are familiar with the PMBOK guide. Very Important!

This very helpful Exam Prep guide has been updated to align with the PMBOK guide, Fifth Edition and is published with ISBN-13: 978-1932735727.This new version has even more Tips and Tricks to help you pass the Exam on your first attempt.Find it listed on code B00EZZ0R9A

This book at first looks longer than the Pmp guide. However it helps add flesh and real world understanding to the concepts and processes detailed in the pmp guide.

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I just took my CAPM exam today and passed thanks to this book. I highly recommend this book as well as their exam simulation software. Although the software is expensive, it is worth it in order to pass the exam on your first attempt.First off, I probably would've failed the exam if I had to rely on the PMBOK guide alone. This book makes the material much easier and more enjoyable to read. The PMBOK guide isn't really written that well. This book will help in putting all the pieces together. Second, there is still a possibility that I might have also failed the exam if for not their exam simulation software. It has an abundant amount of questions that you can test yourself on within each section of the PMBOK; and then it will draw a pool of questions from each section when you take the full exam simulation (just like on the real CAPM exam). One thing I will note: the real CAPM exam questions aren't exactly like the simulation questions (although very close and similar). Regardless, it is still helpful do to the psychometric questions involved. The slight problem I ran into on the real exam was that often the questions were really bland and not totally descriptive. RMC points this out throughout her book, but even her test questions were still giving you realistic data in the questions, such as were you are in the processes, so you could properly select the correct answer. Many answers to the questions could have more than one correct answer, in which you have to know where you are at in the processes. Some questions will not clearly show where you are at in order to know which correct answer is BEST.With that said, here is the study process I set for myself:1) Read the PMBOK guide once thru which took about 2 weeks (about a chapter/day)2) Read the CAPM Exam Prep Book once thru and took the practice quiz at the end of each chapter; 2 weeks (chpt/day).3) Read the CAPM Exam Prep Book a second time and took the chapter exam in the RMC simulation software after the reread. If I scored below an 85, I would reread key points, terms, and the inputs, tools/techniques, and outputs.4) Took the full exam simulation twice. Her book says to make sure you score at least an 85% or more. (#2 & #3 took about 2.5 weeks)5) Take the real CAPM exam.Hope this helps the next person. The only other thing I might have done differently, would be to also briefly reread or lookover the PMBOK guide again as well.

Ich habe die Prüfung beim ersten Anlauf und nach vier intensiven Lerntagen bestanden. Das PMBOK fand ich furchtbar trocken, so dassich voll auf die CAPM Exam Prep gesetzt habe. Dazu sollte man noch ein Paar der kostenlosen Online Test machen (einfach mal googlen) und dann kann nichts schiefgehen :)

I recommend this product to anyone looking to further their knowledge in project management. The book is very well laid out as a study guide.

Get this and the PMBOK Guide and you should be good. If you're gonna spend $300 to take the CAPM exam it's worth the extra $56 you'll spend on this book to be sure you pass it and not have to take it again and pay the $150 re-test fee (or however much it is).The book was very helpful. Here's my background and how I reviewed for the exam:About me: No project management experience - qualified for the CAPM based on the 23 hours of school credit I received from a Project Management class I took about 9 months prior to the exam. Not really that interested in project management, just something I thought I would do to enhance my resume for positions that request some project management skills.Study plan: First I read the Introduction section in Rita's book to know what to expect for the exam. Then I read the first 4 chapters or so of the PMBOK guide. Then I took the practice exams of the first 4 chapters in Rita's book to get a feel for what kind of questions the CAPM would ask me and to be sure I was absorbing the right information from the PMBOK guide and to make any adjustments in my studying of the book. Then I went back to the PMBOK and finished the book. Then I took the remaining exams in Rita's book to see where I stood after finishing the PMBOK. Then I read all of Rita's book, and I re-took the chapter exams a 2nd time to see how much I had improved.I highly recommend doing the shuffle games at the end of each chapter. They will help you learn the inputs, tools/techniques, and outputs of the PMBOK knowledge areas and you HAVE to know these if you want to pass the CAPM exam.Finally - Rita says "don't study the night before the exam" - well I disagree with her and I studied the important chapters that have the most questions on the exam (ch. 4, 5, 6, 7, 11) and I'm glad I did b/c it helped shore up the gaps in my knowledge and helped me on the exam.So, in summary:Read the PMBOK GuideRead Rita's book and tipsDo the shuffle games at the end of each chapter - then re-do them the night before the exam for the important chapters to be sure you know the materialTo pass the exam, you need to understand the Earned Value formulas, the Communications Channel formulas, and the Inputs, Outputs, and Tools and Techniques of the PMBOK knowledge areas, and the main Project Management Process areas.I passed the exam, first try - 3 proficient, 8 moderately proficient, and 1 below proficient. My study time was about 6 weeks. I'd recommend setting aside 6 to 8 weeks of study time. Set up the exam so that you will be taking it right as you finish studying.Good luck.