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Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-632, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can apply to the job.

Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises. Focusing on using Office Project 2007 to manage projects, this official study guide covers the necessary tools to set up projects; resource project plans; estimate, schedule, and budget tasks; track project progress; and, create charts, diagrams, and reports.

Then assess yourself using 250+ practice and review questions on the CD, featuring multiple, customizable testing options to meet your specific needs. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get an evaluation version of Office Project 2007 software and an exam discount voucher making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment.

Key Book Benefits:

Comprehensive exam prep study guide

In-depth coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job

250+ practice and review questions

Test engine that enables customized testing, pre-assessment and post-assessment, and automated scoring and feedback

Complete and handy exam-mapping grid

Evaluation version of Microsoft Office Project 2007

15 percent exam-discount voucher from Microsoft (limited time offer)

Entire study guide in searchable eBook format

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating: 4.0 out of 5 rating Based on 8 Ratings

Great tool but.... - 2008-12-11
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This book is really great if want to get prepared for to the exam. I used it and passed the exam on my first try. The only problem that I exeperienced was that the real exam questions were different than in this book and in the training simulator that comes with the book. First of all there are 55 questions on the exam not 45. Secondly the questions are (or were for me) tougher than these in the book. It is better while preparing for the exam to combine this book with the other set of exam questions (i.e. IT Exams King - which Microsoft recommends on its web site).

Material good, questions maddening - 2008-10-24
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This is a well-organized, step-by-step guide to preparing for the exam, but the practice Q&A and the exam simulator need some work. On many questions, the book neglects to tell you how many answers it is looking for, while the actual MCP exams are always very specific (Select one, Select #, Select all that apply). Some of the questions are also poorly worded: "You want to use Project's standard working times for tasks with defined start and finish dates but not defined times. Which two options offer a place where can you [sic] make all the changes?" The word "its" or "the" being omitted prior to "defined times" makes this question confusing if not unintelligible. (Frankly, I didn't notice the "can you" until typing this just now).

The exam simulator, for concentrating on specific objectives, doesn't work well either. The provided objectives don't map directly to the book, so if you want to review the material from a specific chapter, you're out of luck.

A plus is where the book specifically highlights differences between MSP 2007 and 2003, which, as an expert MSP user, is the main reason I selected this book.

Don's Review - 2008-12-16
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The first edition of this book has some errors that are not yet covered by the errata from August.

The book helps a person prepare for the certificate exam, but the practice tests on the included CD are not aligned with the Chapters.

There are good exam tips included, but the flow of the text needs to be reviewed and edited for the perspective of someone learning MS Project in-depth by verifying that the steps for the user to follow are correct.

Excelent book - 2009-03-04
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The book is exactly what I need. It is the perfect combination between certification prep and experience to manage Projects in Project 2007.
Furthermore, the book is written with the best practices of PMI.
I really recommend it.

Less than expected - 2009-05-14
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Product is not as described. Software is difficult to load with no support available.

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