A lot of first time students who wish to take the Project Management Professional PMP® Certification exam have this question – which is the best book to study for the PMP® Certification exam. There have been a lot of reviews, marketing and information available which makes a lot of first-timers confuse on what is the right material for the exam.
A lot of institutes actually advocate PMBoK 6th Edition (Current Edition) as the right material for their students. Their line of advocacy is that PMI® has published the PMBoK and hence, it is the most authentic. PMI® has published a standard for PMP® as they do for the other courses and have established REPs (Registered Education Providers) to teach this standard. The very purpose of the REP is to simplify the material and coach students on this material – PMP® has made this as a mandatory step to get coached on this standard.
I feel those who only use PMBoK as their primary material are not investing their time and money to simplify the material. They actually defy the purpose of being a coach/trainer to the audience. I feel that one way to recognize a good institute or REP is one who has some other material than the PMBoK 6th Edition.
Rita Mulcahy 9th Edition is one of the best-simplified material to crack the PMP exam – this is being said by millions across the globe on the internet. This is the de-facto book to go for when you are attempting the PMP exam. Any PMP aspirant goes through this book for their PMP exam across the world.
Rita Mulcahy complements PMBoK 6th Edition and is based on the PMBoK 6th edition. Below given some finer points of both these books below:
Both PMBoK Guide and Rita Mulcahy material cost the same for the hard copy.
You should be also aware of that PMI®’s stand on Blatant Wrong Information, Mis- Representation and Piracy.
Choose the right content & material to crack the exam, when it is readily available. ProThoughts brings this material (both Rita Mulcahy and PMBoK) to your doorsteps. Exploit this opportunity and make the most of it!!
“PMBoK is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.”
“PMP is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.”
PMI®, PMP® are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
“PMBoK is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.”
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