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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Third Edition (PMBOK Guides) (平装)
by Project Management Institute
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Project Management, PMP |
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Required reading for PMP exam providing a good overview. Better use the book in conjunction with another reference. |
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Rajiv Kohinoor (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
I have recently read a few PMP books cover to cover, and I thought I should share my experience with other readers with an intention to help them to find the right books.
THIS BOOK.
Well this is THE book. You cannot avoid it. But it is very poorly written. The evidence of what I'm saying starts wiith the name. I was looking for Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), and this is named as Guide to PMBOK. You would think if this is a guide to PMBOK, where is the PMBOK. Then I realized that this is it. You have to have it because this the official PMBOK: the information source for both the PMP and CAPM exams. However, don't count on this alone for the PMP and CAPM exams.
A brief review of what I think are the top three PMP books follows:
1. PMP In Depth by Paul Sanghera, Thomson Course Technology.
This book has just hit the market and is relatively unknown. But I found this a rock solid book. Almost all the topics are covered with adequate depth. The material is presented in a logical learning sequence and the presentation is very cohesive: no hopping from topic to topic. It's an easy and interesting read. All concepts are clearly defined and expalined. This makes it a great book for both the PMP and the CAPM exams. I feel that the communication management could have more coverage. Although for the exams, the current coverage is enough.
The material is organized in order of the project lifecycle (the process groups) consistent with the way the exam objectives are organized. Furthermore, exam objectives covered in a chapter are explained in the beginning of the chapter. This makes the exam preparation easier and confusion-free.
I recommend this book for a self contained book for the PMP and the CAPM exams, and also if you just want to build a good understanding of the project management basics. Oh yes, the book is very reasonably priced.
2. The PMP Exam Prep by Rita Mulcahy; RMC publication.
It is a very good book if you are either taking a course from the author or from an instructor who is using this book as a text book. There are lots of exercises. Unfortunately, this is not a self contained book. Topics are not covered with enough depth. Also there is a poor flow and a lots of hopping from topic to topic. Moreover, it's outrageously high priced. Too many cross references and overhyped. Overall I recommend this book if you are using it in a course.
3. The PMP Exam by Andy Crowe; Velociteach.
This is a great book and relatively self contained. You can study this book and pass the PMP exam. There are a only a few topics, which are not covered in adequate depth. In this and in Rita's book, The coverage is organized around the knowledge areas while the exam objectives are organized in order of the process groups. That breaks the exam objective coverage into pieces, and may cause confusion.
I recommend this book if you are looking for a self contained book to pass the PMP exam.
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Uday (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
This is required reading if you are taking the PMP exam. I found it to be quite comprehensive in the field of project management. In conjunction with other readings of project management, this guide has served me as a supplement and even today I refer to it for project related needs. Would recommend at least a glance for anyone related to the project management field. |
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Richard Dondes (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
This edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge is comprehensive and clear. Two of the most important things it stresses in all aspects of project management "inputs" are (a) the political/social culture of the work environment and (b) that project management best operating practices can be adapted to virtually all requirements - the point being that the spirit of project management is as important as rigid adherence to all of the specifics. Excellent book. |
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Henry Chavers (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
This book is a great resource for project managers, but it is not for those who are learning or new to the project management field. Another book that gives basic knowledge of project management must be a companion for this book. This book is a good reference for project managers and a excellent guide the to PM test once a basic knowledge of project management is acquired. |
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Marcia (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
The book was delivered in excellent condition, at a fair price, and in a reasonable time frame. I would recommend the seller to anyone interested.
I have only had time to glance through the book, but it obviously meets my needs, otherwise I would not have selected it. I did a lot of research to arrive at my decision before selecting it.
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Bangera (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
I read couple of review who were bashing PMBOK book. Many people complained that PMBOK is not a good book to be a Project Manager read some other book (not surprisingly no one suggested any alternate books, which explains their experience in this field). I will address one of the term that has been criticized "Organizational Process assets", agreed the name sounds bit vague, but the point PMBOK is trying to convey is that there are reusable methodology, documentation which would be of help for future projects. We at our company use as a reference where a solution to a business process was documented in some earlier project. How many companies maintain closing document or lesson learnt document. And this is exactly the point of PMBOK it gives you a framework and best practice that could be followed. Agreed that there are mistakes and some digrams are confusing or wrong, what you need to do is to focus on the bare bone concept. No one Project would be similar to any other project for e.g in one project you may need to give more weightage for Risk than others, in some case you would need absolute monitoring. It all depends on project characterstics. Every project manager develops his own style and approach to a project and definitely PMBOK provides a good framework for the same. PMBOK/PMI is a fundamental entity for Project Management foundation and not an application entity. I recommend and many companies insist that you have a PMP credential even if you are already a Project Manager. Why because to say that have a best practice/industry standard approach to a Project. People who are looking for application example or applied methodology can refer to RUP (Rational Unified Process), SCRUM. Again these two and all other methodology deals with different approch to the best practice suggested by PMBOK? PMI i.e Analysis, Execution, Implementation, Monitoring/Change Management .etc. I recommend this book and PMI certification because it will really help you with a more constructive strategy to approach a project execution. |
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Jean Kincaid (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
The book is good in context but I when I got to the center of the book, it split in half. Now the first half of the book falls out of the binder. I'm going to have to remove all the pages, punch holes and put them in a binder. This is a Guide that I will use and reuse frequently. I'm disappointed that it did not hold up better. I haven't even finished the class yet and I didn't abuse the book, just opened it to read and highlight certain sections. Would you consider replacing the book? |
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Agron (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
PMI has amassed, as they state in the title, quite a body of knowledge about project management. However, in the process they have built up their own stilted vocabulary which is only partly understandable, without considerable study, to others in project management. It is even less comprehensible on its own to those with a business education or to the public. This is a poor choice to learn about project management. It might be of some use in learning the PMI vocabulary in order to communicate with the rapidly growing segment of project management professionals who use it to communicate in a common language; however, there are much easier books that fulfill that objective. It is utterly necessary, but not sufficent, if pursuing PMP certification. |
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Jack (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
The first PMBOK was issued free and purported to be a taxonomy of project management methods and processes. In this regard it was pretty good. However, this latest version of the PMBOK(R) has moved from being a guide covering a wide variety of practices (reflecting the wide variety of projects and management processes) to a narrow one which is apparently required only to pass the PMI's PMP exam. In that regard it is essential as the exam is based on the book.
It is not essential and is hardly a "bible" for any purpose other than passing the exam and with an absence of footnotes or bibliography it makes a poor guide to the real world of project management. I'm disappointed in the way a useful resource has been converted into something more appropriate for a cult or multi-level marketing association.
PMI, bring back a bibliography, bring back alternative points of view, show some evidence about the efficacy of the procedures you have published. It won't hurt, I promise. |
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