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Some of you may have noticed that I used to have a link for Method123 and MPMM above the comment box on each post. I’ve removed them and am no longer recommending them.
I have heard good things about them which is why I chose to put the links up in the first place. They may have good products too, as I said I’ve heard good things about them. My reason for not promoting them is that I’ve been hassled lately by their marketing staff…I think they may have been upset that I wasn’t promoting the products on the home page or in a more obvious fashion.
At any rate, I would like to have some kind of similar recommended resource for people who are looking for project management templates and methodology artifacts. Anyone have a recommendation?
If you are selling it, don’t bother….I’m only looking for recommendations from people who have personal experience with the product as a customer and recommend it.
I am currently studying to pass my PMP exam after the holidays. Since I spend a lot of time on public transportation, I was looking to a way to utilize this time for studying. I was looking for a book format that was conveniently small, while at the same time packed quality information for study.
Rita Mulcahy’s Hot Topics were exactly what I was looking for. The flashcards are about 4 inches by 6 inches, on a spiral bind. It makes the pages very easy to flip.
Of course, the important part is not so much the format as the content. Hot Topics is not a bunch of multiple-choice questions, but rather open-ended questions that help me acquire knowledge. I found the questions well focused. They helped me identify which knowledge areas need more review.
With its 600+ questions, Hot Topics is definitely a must-have study help for PMP and CAPM exams.
Karine is the pen behind Go Ahead, Manage, a blog about the life of a small company in the great world of project management software: from marketing to product management, software development… and project management, of course.
