The 7 Best PMP Exam Study Guides

Project Management Professional (PMP) is a professional certification that has been accepted globally. It is offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI), it is a non-profit organization located in the US. PMP is considered important for project managers. Especially for the people aiming for a better career path.
If you're studying for your PMP exam or trying to refresh your project management skills, there is a huge variety of guides that will meet your requirements. One of the best ways to use the resources is to blend a variety of materials and books for your PMP preparation. Some of the best PMP Guides available are:

1. The PMP Exam - How to Pass on Your 1st Try
Written By Andrew Crowe, Velociteach Press 2013

Andrew Crowe is the CEO of Velociteach, a leading provider of exam preparation and project management training. He founded the training company with 25 years of experience to help empower and provide knowledge to the other project professionals. The Sixth Edition of this book is the updated version, and it is one of best-selling exam prep book which follows the PMBOK Guide. Its paperback was published in 2018 and contained 752 pages. The book contains all the details on knowledge areas, the role of the project manager, and tips and strategies to pass the exam. It includes over 400 sample questions and contains the end of chapter quizzes; it also has links to 60 videos. It contains simple explanations to difficult and complicated areas of PMP in order to get a basic and fundamental knowledge that is required to pass the exam.

2. PMP Exam Prep: Accelerated Learning to Pass PMI's PMP Exam
Written By: Rita Mulchay: RMC Publication Inc, 2013

This guide is extremely well structured to help you learn all the important areas of PMP required to pass the exam. It has a variety of sample questions with useful hints throughout the book. It comes with well-defined explanations and examples, which makes it easy for you to understand and learn from. It has a simple explanation to help you remind about the important concepts while revising.

3. Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Ninth edition
Written By: Kim Heldman, 2018

This 9th Edition of the book is an effort to collaborate with PMBOK's 6th Edition. It was first published in 2018 in paperback form. It has 768 pages and is helpful for CAMP and PMP certifications. It introduces everything related to certification of PMP and, thus, covers documents, processes, definitions, etc. Review questions are also included in this book, along with the flashcards, practice exams, and online chapter links.

4. Project Management Professional Study Guide, 5th Edition
Written By: Christopher Scordo: 2018

This book is a kind of preparation material for his other publication, i.e., Project Management Certification. It has 440 pages and is ideal for individuals who aspire to give PMP tests. It is a valuable material for trainers. It has various quizzes, practice exams, cheat sheets, and an introduction about PMP. More than a thousand practice exam questions and eighteen mock exams, along with solutions, are provided in this book.

5. PMP Exam Prep: Questions, Answers & Explanations
Written By: Christopher Scordo, 2018

Christopher is the founder and Managing director of PM Training, which is a PMI REP for career certifications. He has worked as an advisor, consultant, investor, and project executor. It was published in April 2018. It has a total of 660 pages and is priced at $24.95. It is best suitable for candidates appearing for PMP exams.

6. Head First PMP
Written By: Jennifer Green and Andrew Stellman, 2013

It puts an emphasis on the graphical representation of the information. You must solve all the problems given in the book as you read through to enhance your learning ability.

7. PMP Exam Prep book by Master of Project Academy
Written By: Resit Gulec, PMP

It was published in 2019, it contains more than 550 pages in the pdf format, and it is priced at $39.90. This book is best suitable for PMP and CAPM certification exam takers. It contains real-world project examples. It also contains more than 100 must remember Master Points for the PMP exam, flashcards for PMP mapping games, and 500 sample questions. The knowledge areas have discussions and real-life sample scenarios. It makes it completely easy for the readers to understand and learn from.

Project management professionals continuously try to learn, enhance, upgrade, and update their skills and knowledge. These guides are useful to both beginners and professionals to improve their knowledge.