CompTIA Project+ Study Guide Authorized Courseware: Exam PK0-003 1st Edition

My background (because a review is irrelevant without perspective on the reviewer) :-I used this book as my sole reference for exam preparation.-I passed the exam a few days ago on my first attempt, with about 30 hours of study.-I had no formal project management experience or knowledge prior to this exam.-I am very used with technical self-study with books.-English is my third language.I found this book very well written and easy to understand. No unnecessary joke attempts.You can tell that the author has a great deal of experience both on the matter and how to explain it.I used to manage my projects intuitively and knew there was a better to do it, simply and efficiently.This book provides just that.The summaries and the "exam essentials" at the end of each chapter are very useful. I read them all just before the exam.The only downside I found was that the questions I had in my actual exam were disturbingly different from the ones in the book and CD.So different that I thought I'd fail the exam.Good luck to you all.

This book is really beneficial is you want to pass the Project+ exam. The chapters are in an order that builds upon the last so you're always learning new things while progressing your knowledge of what you learned in the previous chapter.As is the case with most of these certification books, I feel like there could have been more accurate and detailed sample questions. The difference between the questions in this book and on the actual exam differ quite a bit. For example, the exam will present a very specific scenario instead of asking general questions like the book. I can't complain too much because, in the end, the book helped me achieve my certification. The book is fairly short and I was able to read, study, and pass the exam within a week or receiving the book.

I passed the exam and felt ecstatic. All 10 chapters were touched upon in the book, but I swear 1/3 was on Quality Control. The formulas were a big deal from Chapter 9. Right before the exam I finished a Master's class: IT Project Management and the college textbook was more exciting to read, which tells you something. I didn't even read chapter 10 until after taking the exam. I passed the exam based on the same concepts covered in my online class, but it's totally doable with this book alone. 90 mins for 100 questions and I started reading into questions too much and taking my sweet-a$$ time analyzing and then found myself running 500 miles an hour half way in. Please don't do that.The book is an easy read but they try to make science out of common sense stuff. Analogy: the orange sphere with bouncing properties thrown into a suspended net on a playing court is a game played by humanoids where the objective calls for precision in time and space. This competitive game is called basketball. I'm like...really?! I kept thinking how the author recently quit his job as a nuclear physicist and decided to write a book on project management. I guess I overdid it with my example but you get the point.

If you are looking for a book you can enjoy reading while at the same time know that what you are reading will allow you to pass the Project+ exam and then apply what you've learned in the real world, look no further.I purchased Kim and William Heldman's Project+ book and read it through twice, then used the resources on the CD to help me study. Using this resource only, I passed the CompTIA Project+ exam on July 3, 2012 at the New Horizons location in Sacramento.The book is well written: it's professional; it's well organized; it's easy to understand; and most importantly, the resources on the CD are what really helped me retain what I learned.If you are being asked to manage projects in your current position or you plan to increase your responsibilities, more than likely, you'll be asked to run/manage a project. Obtaining your Project+ certification is a good first step, and this book will get you there.If you are serious about taking your Project Management skills and certification to the highest level, then look at obtaining your CAMP or PMP. The author has written another book, `PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide'. I am currently using this book to study for my PMP exam and the author satisfies again. It's a real pleasure to read with examples from her own personal and professional life as examples.Michael Lewis

Sure there are other books out there that you could use to study for your CompTIA Project+ exam, but why bother? This book provides you will all the information, a CD-ROM with additional materials and practice exams, along with the simple fact that it was written FOR THIS TEST. Get the information you need with out all the fluff you don't. The material is easy to understand and the writers have a lovely sense of humor about project management that has come from years of experience. This isn't your dry dusty textbook of old. Sure it's no page turner but it's not a snooze fest either. Get the book, use the additional materials, and past the test. Period.

Das Buch hat alle notwendigen Informationen geliefert um die Prüfung zu schaffen. Alle Themen wurden behandelt und die integrierte Test-Engine hat Fragen die etwas schwerer sind als in der Prüfung, somit ist man ganz gut vorbereitet.

Good info and hopefully enough to get me started in PM

業界に関係なくプロジェクト管理は今後必要だと感じ、購入しました。プロジェクト管理の試験対策も兼ねて読みましたが体系的に学べて助かりました。

arrived as expected, satisfied.