| | |  | Manager's Guides to Computing | Home » » » MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-632): Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 | | | | | | | Description: | | 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 | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780735625075
• Condition: New
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Joli Ballew | | Perfect Paperback:
| 720 pages | | Publisher:
| Microsoft Press | | Publication Date:
| May 10, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0735625077 | | Product Length:
| 8.94 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.37 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.34 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.48 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Best Exam Prep Guide for MCTS: 70-632Sep 22, 2008
By Gadget Gal
I used this book to prepare for the MCTS: 70-632 and passed it on my first try using this book and years of experience with Microsoft Project 2003 and recently Microsoft Project 2007. The practice exam on the CD was pretty good - there were about 5 questions out of 200 where I and even the other Microsoft Project 2007 did not agree with the author. If you are studying for the certification, go through every page, chapter test and the CD. Also, you will need to understand a lot Task Type and Effort Driven Scheduling (predict durations, work calculations and overall impact to your WBS), Resourcing Project Plans (forecasting time-phase generic skills, using resource pools.
I estimated about 50 percent was technical (using Project 2007) and 50 percent knowledge on Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Great tool but....Dec 11, 2008
By Przemek
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).
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
One of the best exam prep guides I have readSep 03, 2008
By IT SuperFreak
I have prepared for/taken/passed over 12 certification exams from Microsoft, Sun, and PMI, so I have read my share of exam guides. Having successfully passed this exam, I would comfortably rate this as one of the best out of all that I have read in terms of quality and accuracy.
The exercises and questions at the end of each chapter are extremely effective in helping you learn to use Project 2007. The software simulator (provided by MeasureUp) is quite good and runs very smoothly.
Overall: Highly recommended!
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Material good, questions maddeningOct 24, 2008
By T2
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.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A book that will help you pass the exam but not perfectMay 06, 2010
By Book Worm
I just passed the exam using this book only. To those who plan to take the exam, prepare to be shocked when you see the real exam questions. They are totally different!In the exam, there are 46 questions in 130 minutes. Some of the test areas are not explained in the book at all. But most of them are covered in the book. You need to study hard and use the questions and training kit to test yourself whether you really understand the concepts if they are tested in a different way. I feel that the explanations of answers in the book and training kit are not quite to the points sometime. Also in the book I found some typos and mistakes. In real exam, there is no "Show Exhibit" button. Actually the exam will show the chart or table as a picture together with the question.
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