Head First PMP, 2nd Edition
A Brain-Friendly Guide to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Released: July 2009
Pages: 834
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Pros

  • Easy to understand (6)
  • Helpful examples (6)
  • Well-written (4)
  • Concise (3)

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    • Intermediate (4)
    • Novice (3)

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    5.0

    IT's a very interesting book

    By Spiler

    from Moscow

    About Me Maker

    Pros

    • Accurate

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Intermediate
      • Novice

      Comments about O'Reilly Media Head First PMP, 2nd Edition:

      It's an amazing book!
      It makes an eazy reading, you get involved in exersizes fast!
      A lot of illustrations make the subject more understandable!
      And for the people like I am, visuals, I thing it's the best way to recieve information!

      Thank you very much, vor this book!!!!!!

       
      5.0

      Get this one...

      By Max

      from Nashville TN

      Pros

      • Concise
      • Easy to understand
      • Helpful examples
      • Well-written

      Cons

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          Comments about O'Reilly Media Head First PMP, 2nd Edition:

          I'm going through a training class that has done a good job creating a more graphical version than the PMBOK. It's good, but this book is better. I'm in the middle of placing my order. This is the best supported - easy into the brain reference I've seen. Authors did a good job at organizing the materials to pull things together in a format that goes into the brain easier.

          Good work. Thanks for the browsable content - if I couldn't have previewed what I did - I would have been leery. After skimming around - it was a no brainer decision.

          (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

           
          4.0

          It is nicebook,but communication chapter

          By Punur

          from Pittsburgh, PA

          Verified Reviewer

          Pros

          • Easy to understand
          • Helpful examples
          • Well-written

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Novice

            Comments about O'Reilly Media Head First PMP, 2nd Edition:

            It is nice book,but communication chapter is messed up. It is not synching with PMBOK 4. Compare Page 244 in PMBOK and Page 498 & 499 in Head First PMP 2nd edition. It is not matching.You will understand.HFP is moved Manage Stakeholder Expectations to Monitoring& Controlling process group, but it should be in Execution process group. But Still I recommend.

            (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

             
            3.0

            Makes a dry subject more interesting

            By DEB

            from Baltimore, Maryland

            About Me Educator

            Pros

            • Concise
            • Easy to understand
            • Helpful examples

            Cons

            • Many spelling errors
            • Too many errors
            • Wrong puzzle p686
            • Wrong solutions to quizes

            Best Uses

            • Intermediate

            Comments about O'Reilly Media Head First PMP, 2nd Edition:

            This book makes a dry subject interesting to read. However, there are numerous spelling errors. And there are errors to the answers in the quizes. And on page 686 the entire crossword puzzle is the wrong solution. Considering the topic of the book, you would expect that there would be NO ERRORS. It appears as if the writers did not follow their own subject. So it does give the reader reason to not trust the content of the book because of the sloppy results. The publisher should have a page on the website correcting the errors that the reader can download. Especially considering the cost of the book.

            (6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

             
            2.0

            Book has Serious Errors

            By Super Nice Guy

            from Toronto, On

            About Me Developer

            Verified Reviewer

            Pros

            • Easy to understand
            • Helpful examples

            Cons

            • Too many errors

            Best Uses

              Comments about O'Reilly Media Head First PMP, 2nd Edition:

              I am using this book to prepare for PMP cert. The book has many syntax errors, which is surprising for a 2nd edition, but foregiveable. However, I am finding errors in the content that have caused me to lose all confidence in continuing...

              Page 114 The Business Case document is one of the tools & techniques from Develop Project Charter.
              Page 135 PMIS is an Input/Output
              Page 147 Validated defect repair is an output of PICC. Is it? I have spent 30 minutes checking and I would say it is from QC only? But now I really don't know.

              Lot of sloppy work in here. How effective can a Learner's Companion be if you can't trust it?

              (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

               
              4.0

              like it very much

              By misi

              from Lev, Germany

              About Me Designer, Developer, Maker

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              Pros

              • Concise
              • Easy to understand
              • Helpful examples
              • Well-written

              Cons

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                • Expert
                • Intermediate
                • Novice
                • Student

                Comments about O'Reilly Media Head First PMP, 2nd Edition:

                I like the book very much and happy that I purchased it. Started to ready it now and it is fun.

                I found a little "error": on page 66 you write "42 processes" but in the box you move on with "fourty-four". Where can I address (in case I find something again) such issues?

                (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                4.0

                error

                By ANIL

                from INDIA

                About Me Designer

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                Pros

                • Easy to understand
                • Helpful examples
                • Well-written

                Cons

                • Not comprehensive enough

                Best Uses

                • Intermediate

                Comments about O'Reilly Media Head First PMP, 2nd Edition:

                In the communication Management chapter of the book,"Manage stakeholder expectations " is defined as Monitoring and control process,whereas actually it is Executing Process as per PMBOK version 4.Please check and give feedback.

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