Product Description

Study for the CAPM while uncapping your project management potential with the help from author Joseph Phillips and the powerful All-in-One series. Understand the intricacies of managing time, cost, quality, human resources, and more. Learn to assess and control risk and effectively manage procurements. Key term reviews and end-of-chapter assessment exams have been carefully prepared to give you a leg up on the competition. Plus--the included CD-ROM features two different exam simulations. So, manage your career. Pick up this resource and earn the new CAPM certification.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #438538 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 541 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780072257045
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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From the Back Cover

Prepare to pass the CAPM certification exam

Master all CAPM exam topics, as developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI), using this in-depth and comprehensive resource. The entire body of knowledge needed to become a Certified Associate in Project Management is covered in great detail. Each chapter also features a case study, CAPM-style end-of-chapter exam, and a key terms list to solidify and test project management knowledge and understanding of crucial exam topics. This definitive guide, filled with CAPM exam tips and techniques and including full project management coverage, is an essential tool both inside and outside the exam room.

Get full details on all exam topics including how to:

• Determine the exact vision of the project
• Correctly initiate a project and execute project plans
• Implement project integration management and project scope management
• Manage time by estimating activity duration and sequence
• Generate, collect, disseminate, and store communications
• Implement quality control measures
• Lead the project team, customers, partners, and contributors
• Identify, analyze, and rank project risks, and determine how to avert them
• Plan for and procure the needed materials or services
• Ensure integrity and professionalism

Included on the CD-ROM

• Two simulated exams with 300 all-original questions
• Electronic book

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joseph Phillips, PMP, IT Project +, is Director of Education for Project Seminars, a PMI Registered Education Provider. He has contributed as an author or editor to more than 30 books on technology, careers, and project management, including PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide.

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Customer Reviews

"All in One CAPM Exam Guide" a Bust
This is a good overall Project Management book - but it is not a good CAPM Exam guide. I scored 93% on the chapter tests in the book and failed the CAPM test. There was only about 10% of the information from the book on the actual exam. Buyer beware.

Phillips CAPM is obsolete
Do not buy this book unless you are being retested on the old PMP or CAPM exam. This book is based on the 2nd edition (2000) of the PMBOK and is therefore obsolete. The current exams use the 3rd edition (2004) of the PMBOK. Much has changed so this book will mislead you and you will answer exams questions incorrectly. The processes, process groups, some definition have changed. As a result, many of his test questions will be wrong also. I am a PMP and I teach PMP and CAPM test prep sessions.

Good supplemental reading, but rely on the PMBOK!
This book provided some good information and presented some of the stodgy content of the PMBOK in a matter-of-fact approach. I would not rely on this book, however, as it delves into a lot of material not covered on the exam. If you get caught up in the complex formulas in the CAPM guide, you are likely to miss the key 4 or 5 formulas that the CAPM exam actually covers. I passed the exam, although I relied principally on the PMBOK. For an entry-level exam such as the CAPM, the PMBOK is really all you need. For those with little to no PM experience, a couple of supplemental readings such as this one may be helpful. Good luck!