One of the goals PMI has always pursued is to standardize the terminology in the Project Management field. Hence, it isn't surprising that a majority of the questions on the PMP either directly or indirectly test your understanding of numerous definitions found in the 'Guide to the PMBOK'.

One of the main benefits that this book 'PMP Challenge' provides is that it makes it really easy to learn and remember the various definitions on top of helping you recall them. This spiral bound, flash card style, Question & Answer book has hundreds of definitions on top of numerous Project Management concepts - the minimum you need to master in order to pass the PMP. This book CANNOT be used as a standalone product to help you pass the PMP. You need to at least use the 'Guide to the PMBOK' by PMI and 'PMP Exam Prep' by Rita Mulcahy on top of a comprehensive text book on Project Management to safely ensure that you get the PMP.

This book is great if used after you have an overall understanding of the Project Management field and are trying to master the definitions and concepts presented in the 'Guide to the PMBOK'. It is a terrific aid to test yourself and increase your ability to recall. For this purpose, it is a very complete tool. The spiral bound makes it easy to open anywhere in the book when you have a few minutes and quiz your brain. The flash card style makes it easy to test concepts and definitions independently. The Question & Answer style format keeps the PMP preparation interesting.

All 9 Knowledge Areas are covered (with 60 questions per section) and a 10th area covering Professional Responsibility is supposed to have been added in the latest edition (3rd Edition). There is cross referecing to the five Process Groups for each question to help you grasp the knowledge even better. The only thing I cringed at was the price. But if your company library has a copy, you are all set. Otherwise, I would recommend it if you are mainly experiencing a problem with definition and concept recall. This book is by no means sufficient for your PMP preparation because the toughest part of the PMP is the situational type questions that seem very subjective and the definitions/concepts are only half the battle. The price is the only reason that I rated this book at 4 stars. Good luck with the PMP!

I just passed my PMP Exam and it is every bit as hard as people tell it is.

This reference will guide you in the right direction and is convinient to carry around. There is some info in this book that is not in the PMBOK and I found the exam to be 50% or greater tested on info not in the PMBOK.

I just passed the PMP exam and it was in some part due to the materials found in this book. First, I love the format of the book...flash cards on the go. The book is comprised of chapters for each of the process areas and each chapter contains 60 questions and answers regarding the materials. The 60 questions/answers are formatted like flash cards which allows you to quiz yourself...and the spiral bound style allows you to flip through them easily. Second, this book provides information which is not covered in the PMBOK but you need to know in order to pass the test (such as various quality management concepts, communication styles, etc).

I found this book extremely helpful and would recommend it to anyone studying for the exam.

As project managers, we become time management pros, and this resource supports this skill. I really liked this "flash card style" studying medium that ESI International developed. Without pulling out hefty books and manuals, it's a great way to study terms and theories when you may have only 10 or 20 minutes of time that would normally be unproductive. Its compact size makes it very portable to use when you are sitting (not driving!) in the car, between off-site meetings, waiting at soccer or dance practice, and during lunch just to name a few. It's a great accompaniment to your studying materials. Good luck in your endeavor!

I recently passed the PMP and used this book to study at odd times, great for just flipping open and reviewing a few items. Very comprehensive alot of depth.