

Paperback: 696 pages
Publisher: Sybex; 7 edition (July 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1118531825
ISBN-13: 978-1118531822
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.3 x 9.3 inches
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I was lucky to come across an old edition(3 rd edition) of Kim Heldman lying around in a newly assigned cube on a new job. Someone forgot it when they left the cube and firm. This was way back like four years back. It was with me and i happened to breeze through some pages every now and then.Finally the day came I started my prep and somehow this guide was my obvious choice. I am very lucky on this choice of guide I feel. "Those who are well guided are well guided ;)". Read lot of blogs where people say that they read Kim at end and wished they knew about the book earlier. Kim has a good communication style but some places the sentences etc are complicated. But its a reliable friend if you just want to stick one book and consider it your bible, geeta, etc. Also, she shares how the PMI concepts actually pan out in real life. Some may find it confusing but i feel real time knowledge is more important. She also talks real good stuff about ethics, leadership, motivation theories and Quality Gurus and their theories.I got hold of latest edition of Kim ( the one i had was old edition). Reading PMBOK is mandatory even if you have the best guide in world. No one guide can cover all aspects of GUIDE. But suggestion is dont read it first. First select one book be it "Kim" or ":Rita" or "Head First" and then read your Guide. Dont get lost in the plethora of books and websites available. Choose 1 book and make it your bible. As expected I will suggest Kim as she covers the topics in a process approach " The way the processes happen in real life" and not by knowledge areas ( as in Rita, PMBOK). Big advantage is you will remember the Sequence of processes. You dont need to remember rita s chart for this.
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