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PM FASTrack: PMP Exam Simulation Software, Version 5.2.0 | 
 enlarge | Author: Rita Mulcahy
Publisher: RMC Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $299.00
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Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 6500
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 1932735038
Dewey Decimal Number: 004
UPC: 798576387624
EAN: 9781932735031
Publication Date: September 30, 2005
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Book Description
Practice in a Simulated Testing Environment . . . with the Most Difficult Questions Available!
How good would it feel to know you will pass the PMP exam BEFORE you take it? PM FASTrack is an exam simulation software program containing more than 1,400 questions and six testing modes, allowing you to create an unlimited number of different exams. Created with the help of a psychometrician (just like the actual exam) PM FASTrack is designed to simulate the exam and eliminate any surprises. The application also:
- Tracks your progress with printable reports and graphs
- Provides explanations of answers and page references to Rita's book
- Contains "wordy" questions like the exam
- Helps you gain confidence and fill your gaps
- Decreases your study time!
In addition, users with Internet connections receive FREE real-time database updates as they become available. Students say the questions in PM FASTrack are more difficult than the ones on the actual exam!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 55 more reviews...
 Helpful tool for PMP Exam February 27, 2006
Marcel Chiranov (Bucuresti, Romania)
37 out of 40 found this review helpful
This simulation software worked perfectly for me. It contains tests based on PMBoK Chapters and the five Process Groups. It is possible to take any approach to test your knowledge, and find out your weak points and decide what is needed to study more. Each question has detailed answers, that make the whole package extremely useful when preparing for Exam. You can start with 50 or 100 questions tests, see your timing and score, and have estimate score for the 200 questions test. Wehn you feel yourself stronger and ready to go for the 200 questions, you just try that. After the Exam I'd realized this is a good simulation that helped me a lot. I really hate to "memorize" and desperately need to understand any little piece to feel comfortable. To prepare for PMP Exam I'd used: PMBoK, PMP Exam preparation (Rita's book) and The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management by Eric Verzuh. For tests used only this software. I can not compare with other exam materials, but these worked perfectly for me. All the preparation was smooth, pleasant, and more important: efficient. It was so because of Rita's materials. Keep in mind these materials helps to learn for PMP exam, they do not make anyone a better Project Manager! Nothing can replace real work experience, struggling with deadlines, dealing strong personalities, understand and manage unspoken agenda, face over the night deadlines, etc. If I should start over again, I would go for same materials without hesitation.
Great tool for identifying gaps, but don't get addicted! January 28, 2008
Kevin Mackie (Livermore, CA United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The FASTrack software is an excellent complement to Rita's PMP Exam Prep and can significantly reduce the amount of time required to prepare for the actual exam. For me there were three benefits.
First, taking 100-question exams allowed me to identify where my knowledge gaps were. After analyzing my results and seeing where I was having problems, I could focus in on a particular process group or knowledge area (Closing and Procurement were my sticking points). This saved a lot of time I would have otherwise spent re-reading the sections that I already knew.
The second benefit was that I became familiar with the types of questions that would be asked on the test. Often times there are multiple correct answers, but only one is what the PMI considers 'best'. Becoming 'Zen' with the PMI and answering the questions from their perspective is critical to passing the exam, and the sample questions are very similar to those I saw on the actual exam.
The third benefit is that I was able to recreate the testing environment. I could lock myself in a room for 3 hours, and force myself to take the 200 question test mimicking the exam conditions as much as possible. Because of this I felt very comfortable walking into the test center and was able to attack the exam and not let it overwhelm me.
CAUTION: It is very tempting to to take test after test after test. It becomes very satisfying as you get more comfortable with the way the questions are asked, but I found I learned very little by taking the tests. To be sure, when I got a question wrong and looked at the correct answer I might glean something from it, but the majority of my learning came from reading Rita's exam prep and the PMBoK.
What worked best for me was to read the exam prep first, then re-read the chapters where I didn't do much of the content in real life (like Procurement) in much greater detail. Only once I really felt comfortable with the material did I take a 100-question exam and identify my gaps. From there I focused my efforts on those areas, re-reading sections or entire chapters when necessary, then take another 100-question test.
I agree with several of the reviewers that the 1300-question knowledge bank means you'll get the same questions thrown at you, so it's in your best interest not to use them up too fast. Somewhere in there make one of your tests the full 200-question exam so you can get a feel for what the real exam is like.
One final word of warning - the actual PMP exam will no longer tell you the percent you got correct. The overall test gives a Pass/Fail rating, and you get a Proficient/Somewhat Proficient/Not Proficient for the five process groups plus Ethics. That was somewhat disappointing, but more than made up for by the 'Pass' at the top of the page. :)
Best Simulation for PMP...Bar None! February 23, 2006
IT SuperFreak (San Diego, USA)
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is an extremely efficient and effective PMP exam simulation software. After trying several, this one really hits the mark by identifying your weak area. I agree with another reviewer that many of the questions included are HARDER than the actual exam! Since I passed the PMP on one try, I MUST recommend this!
Very similar to the Actual Exam... December 9, 2006
Rajesh Muniraju
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased couple of softwares from the Web, Free practice tests on Web and questions on the other textbooks, PM Fast track is by far the best software. Interface, difficulty level, style, length and wordings of questions in the software are very similar to the actual PMP exam. I passed at my first attempt. Contrary to the other reviewers I found RMC customer service to be very helpful, they retuned my call immediately and took care of the installation problem I had. It's well worth the money.
Helped to pass the PMP exam January 4, 2007
Teresa L. Wright (St. Louis MO)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this software for one of my project managers who was studying to take the PMP exam. There was a problem loading to the work PC because you need admin rights to the machine, but we were able to figure it out. The Project Manager really liked it and said that the simulation tests helped most of all. She passed the exam with flying colors.
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