As a project management instructor, I felt obligated (prior to requiring my students to purchase exam software) to review demo versions of about five other exam preparation applications, both PC-based and online. I was reluctant at first to recommend Rita's software, given the price compared to others (I was finding simulation exams on the Internet for as little as 15 bucks!). But with this application, you really get what you pay for. I heard from many people that Rita writes the best sample questions, and now I can say first hand, and second-hand through my students, that this is absolutely true.

In addition to the great questions--which in my students' opinions mimick the questions on the exam very closely--Rita's software has something like five or six testing modes, and all of them are useful. My personal favorites for drill-and-practice are by Knowledge Area and by Process Group (if students have a pretty good idea of where they're weak), and her Super PMP Mode really puts candidates through the ringer. It is an invaluable overall experience, and I would guess that 80% of my students wouldn't have passed the PMP exam without this software.

I prepared using this software and appeared for the exam and cleared the exam. But this software was not at all helpful with the new exam which has brand new set of questions. Also with the previous version Fastrack 4.3, we can sell it after passing the exam. But with this new version, RMC made restrictions that you can install the software only twice once in your home PC and office PC. So USD 299 is a big investment for which you dont get any return.. Total Useless software.. I am putting this comment so that no one else waste their 299 dollars.

The simulation software has good features and allows you to track your progress, but your success using the software is not a direct correlation to your success on the new 2005 exam. It is a good idea to read the PMBOK third edition until you are blue in the face and use other study material before taking the actual exam.