First of all, the PMP exam has recently gone some significant changes (like the significant number of questions on the Professional Responsibility section) and this book was published way before that. The PMBOK Guide that this book was based on has also been updated and the latest edition is now available. So, this book is clearly outdated.

Second, this book is nothing but a pocket guide that has 170 questions and answers (with some explanations). As a side note, the actual test has 200 questions! So, I don't see why anyone would want a book whose sole purpose is to provide an actual test simulation but only has 85% of the actual test length.

Third, I bought this book for [money] which is too much for what's inside (just 170 questions and their answers). The reason I bought it was that a few years back there wasn't much else available (or I wasn't aware of much else that was available), so I felt that something was better than nothing.

These days, there are other really good books that provide similar content more effectively. Two of them being - PMP Study Guide by Kim Heldman and PMP Exam Prep by Rita Mulcahy (the latter is the best book out there to prepare for the PMP). Read my review on the PMP Exam Prep by Rita Mulcahy book for more information on PMP preparation.

By the way, in case you are wondering, I do have my PMP certification. I hope you found this information helpful and good luck with the PMP exam!

3 of 4 found the following review helpful:

PMBOK: Q & A Review  Mar 16, 2002
This is a good Question & Answers study guide to the more important companion book (Project Management Institute's PMBOK 2000) guide. I believe it has value to check your understanding of the material in the companion guide. It has a 170 sample questions with corresponding answers. The certification exam however has 200 questions so I am not sure what if anything is missing....

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Not very helpful  Aug 04, 2001
This book was not very helpful in my preparations for the PMP exam (which I just passed). The style of the questions is not anything like the exam and the materials focused mainly on the PMBOK rather than a wider view of all PM concepts. I would not recommend spending the money for this book...rather spend you money on the ESI materials and sample tests.

UPDATE:
The ESI materials are:

PMP CHALLENGE by Ward (published by ESI International)
PMP EXAM: PRACTICE TEST by Ward (also published by ESI)

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Not so great PMP prep book  Jun 08, 2001
This is not a very useful book for preparing for the PMP exam. The answer format does not match the actual exam, e.g. (A) I and II only, (B) I, II and III only, (C) IV only, etc. The actual exam does not follow this format ... maybe the older exams did. There are four possible answers for each question on the exam, not five as it is in this book. Several questions/answers were taken pretty much word for word from the PMBOK rather than well crafted questions which force you to think instead of simply memorizing the answers.

14 of 33 found the following review helpful:

Project management  Mar 25, 2000
For a step by step overview of project management PMBOK is the way to go. PMBOK is very informitive and shows you how to organize the chaos of running a project. It anticipates your needs as a manager and tells you how to overcome the potential obsticles.