Gabriella Dellino
5 years ago
I have recently passed the PMP exam and the PM PrepCast - together with the Exam Simulator - has been my best friend throughout this journey. I loved the training lessons and the way the videos and the whole suite were organized. Concepts were clearly explained, I could easily follow along on the PMBOK Guide, and I appreciate that some topics that are not part of the PMBOK Guide while being included in the exam contents outline were discussed and fully explained in the video lessons.
For my preparation I watched all the lessons, including the optional ones, as I found them useful too, to gain further insight on specific topics.
I have tried other courses in the past, before finding the PM PrepCast, and comparing the two experiences I definitely recommend the latter: I liked the fact that it elaborates on the main concepts and provides justification, helping you deeply understanding the processes and their relationships - as opposed to just reproducing the very same concepts presented in the PMBOK Guide, with no relevant insights, basically summarizing each chapter of the PMBOK. At least this was my experience and I found the PM PrepCast fully matching my studying and learning approach.
An added value for me was the possibility to watch them as podcasts, so that I could take advantage of my time commuting every day to study for the PMP exam.
Also, I appreciated it is truly up to date and aligned to the 6th edition of the PMBOK Guide - I would not give it for granted!
The PM PrepCast Exam Simulator was also a pillar in my preparation! I find the wording and the way the scenarios are described very close to those you would find in the real exam. You have 7 full exams, plus one entirely dedicated to ITTOs - which I found extremely useful to improve my knowledge and understanding on this often struggling topic. If you have 4 full hours available, I would recommend to take one of the exams, just to get used to the way you would approach the real exam. But the timed quizzes mode is also helpful, because it helps you practice for the exam based on the time available. Extremely useful are the explanations provided, which truly helped me understand not only the reason why the right answer was the right answer, but also why the other options were wrong.