Rizvi's Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) Exam Prep Guide Paperback – January 27, 2015

Earlier this year I attended the Southern California Quality Conference and I had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Hasnain Rizvi. At that time, I was preparing for my PMI-RMP exam and because I enjoyed Dr. Rizvi's speech so much, I also purchased his prep guide. What I like most about this book it's the fact that every chapter has sample questions that help you retain information much more easier. I also find the terminology section very useful. Besides being a great author that knows how to write a comprehensive guide, Dr. Rizvi is also a phenomenal and entertaining presenter. I highly recommend this book and if you ever get the chance to attend one of his seminars, don't miss it!

Good book, but doesn't have much more to offer beyond the PMBOK itself. Non-essential in passing the PMI-RMP.My recommendations for passing the PMI-RMP:- take, and pass, the PMP- refamiliarize yourself w/ what you studied for the PMP- memorize all ITTO for Project Risk Management and Project Stakeholder Management- study Quantitative Risk Analysis methods beyond what is in the PMBOK; the Quantitative Analysis section in the SimpliLearn PMI-RMP prep course (40 PDUs/ $199) is pretty good

great book

I bought this book because of the reviews, but I now question how many of them are real. I thought this book was quite poor. My background is that took and passed the PMP exam a few months ago (using Rita's book, which was awesome). I thought a certification specifically in risk management might be good since I spend more of my time doing those activities recently and wanted a deeper analysis of the topic. Despite the fact that the book is much longer than the risk management section of Rita's PMP book, I can honestly say I really didn't pick up much that I didn't already learn from Rita (and that is being quite kind, in my opinion). The book was quite repetitive without really drawing your attention to particular areas that the RMP exam will focus on, or drawing attention to specific areas that a naive risk manager might get wrong on the RMP exam if they don't read carefully the PMI attitude on a certain topic (something that I think Rita did great, by the way). I won't go to the extent to say the book was poorly edited (I have read some really poorly edited books), but there were a number of glaring errors. I found a repeated paragraph (some text, also the exact same text on the next page), a number of verb tense errors, the fact there are two chapters with exactly the same name, and other minor issues. Each one eroded my confidence in the authority of the book.The author also skipped sections that I feel would be quite important to risk management and, what I would think, the exam. For example, I was shocked with how little discussion on how risk reserves were handled. I felt there was more attention in the small subsection in risk management in Rita on this topic than in this entire book. I realize the concept isn't really complicated, but I thought an in-depth and step-by-step view of this process would be a given in a book focusing on risk processes.However, my largest complaint is that, in my opinion, the sample questions were abysmal. If nothing else, an exam prep guide should get you ready for the exam, and in this case the exam is a set of multiple choice questions. Most chapters end with 5 or 10 questions. The first half of the chapters that have questions are open ended, not multiple choice which is not at all realistic since this is not how the exam is structured. The ones that were multiple choice also were unrealistic in a number of ways. For example, a number included choices like "All of the above", which is itself not a style used on PMI exams to my knowledge. For the multiple choice questions, an answer bank was provided but never an explanation on why the right choice was correct. In addition, I thought the phrasing of the questions were generally poor and the choices were equally poor. After taking the PMP exam and seeing typical PMI questions, these didn't seem to come close in quality or intent. Perhaps the RMP exam is much different in this regard, but I doubt it from what I have read online.So what is one to do? If I do pass the exam, I can state emphatically it won't be due to this book. I have switched strategies and I am now going to re-read Rita's Risk section very closely and probably the surrounding process interactions to prepare myself again. I will likely memorize the ITTOs for risk since 6 processes are probably manageable to memorize. It is disappointing there doesn't seem to be an up to date book on PMI RMP exam preparation. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the PMP exam study sources are actually the best ones?

I have a degree in Insurance and obtained my Associates in Risk Management (ARM) many years ago. I have worked in the industry for years and figured that I was finished with these certifications. Turns out I was wrong as an employer suggested that I look into the PMI-RMP exam as it is more project focused. "Rizvi's PMI-RMP Exam Prep Guide" is a must-have for anyone looking to quickly tackle the exam. Complex project risk management concepts are explained in relatively simplistic terms, which makes it so easy to follow. I was afraid of this exam, but Rizvi's book has positioned me well to pass the PMI-RMP exam.

Cannot recommend the book. Pity it does not do what it says.

Got this to study for RMP exam. Haven't taken yet, but believe this will help. It is easy to understand and well written. I recommend it

This is quite a great book. I used it for my exam and passed. However you need to complement it with other materials when it comes to Monte Carlo and other simulations.