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“PMBOK Guide and BrainBOK Premium subscription were the only things I used to pass my PMP exam. The ITTO tool is neat and quite innovative, the quizzes are extremely useful and the mock exams invaluable — well designed to get a feel for the real thing, if slightly harder.”

Aftab H.

Passed PMP®

“I usually don't leave reviews but this program is fantastic! I passed my CAPM way above target! BrainBOK's exams are way harder than the actual test and their ITTO and quizzes are the perfect combination to be more than ready for the actual exam!”

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Passed CAPM® — Above Target

“BrainBOK Premium was the only resource I used apart from the PMBOK Guide. I passed my exam today with Above Target in all categories. The absolute best part is the explanation and page reference for every exam question for further review.”

Ryan

Passed PMP® — Above Target

“I took and passed my PMP exam on the first try! BrainBOK really helped me to understand how all of the processes were related. Prior to finding your site, I could not visualize the inflows and outflows. BrainBOK really helped get me through that hurdle.”

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Passed PMP® — First Attempt

“I used this program to complete my CAPM a few years ago and came back when it was time to get my PMP — I passed with 4 Proficients and 1 Moderately Proficient! Your tools are beyond compare with anything else out there.”

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Passed PMP® (returning customer)

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Passed CAPM® — Above Target

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Comments (257)

Sree SettySep 9, 2011Imported
The content and its way of presentation looks very good. The quiz and flash cards are in depth testing the knoweldge. The KPU are marvellous.
- Satheesh KrishnaswamyOct 6, 2012Imported
  Dear admin I am from India .Planning to buy the formula challenge exam thirty days validity.But couldn't as PayPal is not allowing me to buy from India. Is there an alternative? Thanks Satheesh
  - BrainBOK AdminOct 6, 2012Imported
    Hi Satheesh, We do have alternative payment options for customers in India. Send us an email at support@brainbok.com and we'll send you the information. Thanks.
AkshayrelanSep 12, 2011Imported
The IITO section alone in this website will help you get minimum 30 questions right on your PMP exam, Which makes it one of the Key tools for your PMP preparation. The best feature I like is that once you click on an ITTO it shows which all process groups have those as Inputs or outputs so that you can draw dependencies on a sheet of paper and help you understand the relation on which ITTO goes where. I highly recommend this site as I don't think I would have passed PMP without this tool as every question counts towards the scoring. And Its FREE :) unlike any other valuable resource on the web Best of luck to every PMP aspirant. Best Regards Akshay,MBA, PMP
- Akshay RelanSep 12, 2011Imported
  Here is the link to my lessons Learnt http://pmzilla.com/passed-p... Good luck
Emma,PMPSep 13, 2011Imported
1.Deep Fried Brain Blog-Awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Worth going there everyday.Discovered it late but came in very handy http://www.deepfriedbrainpm... 2.Brainbok for ITTOs and formula questions practice Worth every penny(If I was to pay for it).Last week before exam but my lesson learned is do it early as many times as possible and practice practice till the concepts are on your fingertips.This dude deserves accolades on how easy he makes studying for ITTOs and formulas.The formula questions I practised in Brainbok really came in handy in my exam.
- BrainBOK AdminSep 14, 2011Imported
  Hello Emma, Thanks for your wonderful comments. Just to clarify one of your points to other readers, BrainBOK was 100% free when you passed the exam. Now we charge a small fee for it. Thanks again and good luck for the future.
Rebecca TeagueSep 14, 2011Imported
The flashcards were very helpful, and pushed me to remember answers as multiple choice format does not: I have to supply the answer rather than choose from the 4 possibilities as on the exam. The flashcards provided another helpful format to study tools. Screen layout for the quiz is also helpful, with the inputs/tools & techniques/outputs for that process display below the correct answer; this provides immediate reinforcement. Like Emma below, should have used BrainBOK sooner but it did help and I have already recommended it to others. Thanks BrainBOK people!
CrhpacsSep 14, 2011Imported
I have been studying for two weeks to pass my CAPM. I have used the Prep Cast information and The BRAINBOK! The support is excellent and the content is excellent. The quiz bot is great, the addtional math section is wonderful. The more they add the better it will get. The ITTO work is the best I found anywhere. I didnt memorize any, just worked with BRAINBOK!! This is worth every penny and it does nto cost much more than that. Great Idea, Great Site, for me, great Result! Craig, CAPM
Phong,PMPSep 18, 2011Imported
BrainBOK is great! It's very useful, I must say! Cheers!
CubesSep 19, 2011Imported
Please check this ... seems a error ... "Quality Control Measurements" can not be a input to Perform Integrated Change Control.
Babou SrinivasanSep 22, 2011Imported
Hi Harwinder, one suggestion i have on flash card are - you can display the PMBOK reference (either page or section number) for explanations so that people who searches relevant information in book will identify it without any issue.
- BrainBOK AdminSep 22, 2011Imported
  Hello Babou, that's an excellent suggestion. We already have that feature on the to-do list, and the data is also ready. It's just waiting in the queue for its turn. About 30% cards have no reference in the PMBOK Guide, but we'll try to put links to other websites and resources wherever possible. Thanks for bringing this up. Keep your ideas flowing.
NorwegianroseSep 28, 2011Imported
After taking course for required 35 hrs of education, reading through PMBOK 4th edition, Rita's exam prep book a few times, I still failed my attempt at the PM Exam. It was suggested by a fellow student who passed the exam that we use your BrainBOK. What a difference it made in my comprehension and understanding! The format and descriptions included so readily all on the same page (screen). Well, at my second attempt this morning I passed the Exam!!! Thank you very much for putting this information out there for us to utilize. It is the best $19.99 I ever spent!! Most appreciatively, D. R. Manchester
- BrainBOK AdminSep 29, 2011Imported
  Hello D. R., Congratulations on passing the exam! The success must be even sweeter to you, since you passed it in the second attempt. I can imagine the relief and satisfaction that you must be experiencing right now. Regarding your comments, could we have asked for more? Could there be a more genuine and heart-felt appreciation from a customer? You have spent $19.99 to buy the tool, but we could not have spent a million dollars and get as much happiness and encouragement, as we got from your comments. It suddenly makes all the hard-work and effort seem worthwhile. Reminds me of the Mastercard tagline - there are some things that money can't buy ... We wish you all the best for future. Thank you so much for making us a part of your success.
Gregg SandersOct 25, 2011Imported
I passed the PMP exam on October 4, 2011 and the BrainBOK ITTO Explorer was one the important tools that supported my exam preparation. I used the ITTO Explorer as a quick reference tool to reinforce my understanding of what inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs work with each of the 42 PMP processes. Understanding this information is key to passing the PMP exam. The ITTO Explorer servered as a handy reference tool when I was reviewing questions that I missed on practice exams. I highly recommend using this tool in your preparation for the PMP exam.
Su-alamNov 1, 2011Imported
i like itto explorer.my time limit for pmp exam shall be over at end of the month &.will expire .can i pay for a month..D.R.Manchester says he spent $ 19.99.can i have discount.thks.(su-alam@hotmail.com)
Jwilson2084Nov 3, 2011Imported
Just Passed the PMP Exam!!! Brainbok was one of the tools I used. If you need a tool to reinforce what you have learned, this will help. Jimmy Wilson, PMP
- BrainBOK AdminNov 4, 2011Imported
  Hello Jimmy, Congratulations! Thanks for recommending BrainBOK. We are really glad to hear that you found it useful. Hope the certification brings you great rewards. Best regards.
JayfazalNov 15, 2011Imported
Hello All, I have heard allot about BrainBOK,thank you to who ever created this site for all those who are working to get through the PM. I have a question: I am planning to do my CAPM, do I need to purchase books on CAPM or can I read through PMP books like Rita's on PMP (I do know that she has CAPM exam books) and read PMBOK? Your assistance and advise will highly be appreciated.
Sarita BhatDec 3, 2011Imported
I heard about this site from PMHUB and hence tried using it. It is one of the best online resource for the people preparing for PMP. I found ITTOs, Flashcard, quiz extremely useful. You may want to add more flash cards for each of the knowledge and process areas.
- BrainBOK AdminDec 3, 2011Imported
  Hello Sarita, Thanks so much for your encouraging words. Since you are using the Basic account, you have access to only 150 flashcards. If you upgrade to the Premium account, you'll get access to additional ~1500 flashcards. These flashcards cover almost every term that you can expect to see on the PMP exam. Keep your suggestions coming. We design the tool according to your requirements. So, do not hesitate to tell us how you want the tool to be enhanced to better meet your needs. Thanks again for your feedback.
NoemizozayaDec 4, 2011Imported
I just want to ask if the full version of the BrainBok includes information to prepare the new version of the PMP exam ?
Neerali NaikDec 8, 2011Imported
Thanks for adding new feature when we can evaluate earlier exams. BrainBOK is a very good portal, well designed and with all required features. Nice to see that it's just free. Important thing is that it's without any much advertisements. Keep it up BrainBOK Team. All the best and thanks.
- BrainBOK AdminDec 8, 2011Imported
  Hello Neerali, Thank you for the comments and feature suggestion. It was your email that prompted us to increase the priority on that much needed feature. I must say that it's a really good value-add to the application. Last week we added a new Exam Report too. Right now these features may not sound too compelling, but the true power will become apparent when full 200-question PMP and 150-question CAPM exams are released. We used to carry advertisements on the Basic (free) account when we started, but soon decided against it. We thought it was better to delight the users with the best experience, rather than to pester them with ads. Happy and satisfied users are more likely to upgrade to Premium account and recommend the application to others. So the decision wasn't difficult. Thanks again.
Chandrasekhar YechuriDec 12, 2011Imported
Hi BrainBOK , Thanks for such a nice collation and presentation of ITTO.
- BrainBOK AdminDec 14, 2011Imported
  Hello Chandrasekhar - thanks for your appreciation.
Srinivasa Rao BalusuDec 14, 2011Imported
It was really nice until few days back when the complete access to braikBOK was available for free of cost. For some reason, portal owners restricted it now only to Integration & Scope Management knowledge areas. No doubt, it's a great tool for PMP aspirants.
- BrainBOK AdminDec 14, 2011Imported
  Hello Srinivasa, Thanks for your feedback. The simple and honest answer is that we would have loved to keep it free, but it wasn't feasible anymore. The ITTO Explorer is undoubtedly the best part of BrainBOK. It was free for almost a year, until last week. By keeping it free, we were attracting huge number of free users, and increasing our costs. At the same time, we were reducing the incentive for users to upgrade. Therefore, we had to limit the free access. Thanks for your understanding and support.
Phani kumar DaramDec 17, 2011Imported
HI, Cleared PMP exam yesterday... To be honest this site(brainbok -paid version) is excellent and easy to catch the concepts ...simply its worth. No doubt its a great tool ..Thank you very much to Brainbok team...
- BrainBOK AdminDec 17, 2011Imported
  Hello Daram, Congratulations on passing the exam! Thank you so much for your appreciation. The whole value proposition of BrainBOK is to cut down at least 2 weeks of your preparation time and boost your chances of success in the exam, all for $30. It's great to see that coming true. All the best for your future endeavors.
Daram PhaniDec 17, 2011Imported
Passed the PMP Exam. 60% time spent on brainbok paid version 40% rita, headfirst editions... I am very thankful to harwindar (excellent blogs with good examples)...Once again thanks and all the best to brainbok team Regards, Daram, PMP
- BrainBOK AdminDec 17, 2011Imported
  Well, thank you again for the wonderful compliments. BrainBOK owes its existence to the blog ( http://www.deepfriedbrainpm... ) and support from people like you. We have 0 spending on advertisement or affiliate marketing. Most of the traffic to BrainBOK comes from the blog, and word of mouth publicity in forums and social networks. The blog has taken a back seat for now, but will soon be active again because it's still my first baby :) Best regards, Harwinder
Mr ZCDec 20, 2011Imported
What a happy man I am today, I have paased my PMP yesterday!!!. Thanks for the Brainbok website. It made it easier for me to master inputs, Tools and Techniques and Outputs (ITTO). I know almost all the ITTOs. I would like to encourage those who were not successful not to give up, I was also writing it for the second time. I do not regret the payment investment I made for the Premium membership access, it had best returns. I am now a confident man. Zothini (PMP)
- BrainBOK AdminDec 21, 2011Imported
  Hello Zothini, Congratulations on passing the exam. I can sense the relief and euphoria in your comments. You've set a good example of determination and perseverance in achieving your goal. Thanks for your overwhelmingly positive recommendation for BrainBOK. I wish you all the best for future. Keep in touch through our Blog, Twitter and Facebook page. Best regards.
ElangovanJan 4, 2012Imported
Feels great to add PMP in the signature :). Brainbok & deepfriedbrainpmp.com helped me a lot to clear the PMP. Brainbok is worth the money !!! Awesome ITTO tool and excellent collection for flashcards. Created blog and updated my experience http://passpmp-myexperience... Elangovan.K, PMP
- BrainBOK AdminJan 5, 2012Imported
  Congratulations!!! Thanks so much for the excellent feedback and lessons learned. Have a happy and wonderful 2012.
Martin StephaneJan 5, 2012Imported
I passed my PMP last November. Brainbok helped me a lot. It allowed me to revise my knowledge. The Flashcards and ITTOs are very well organized and allows the flexibility of choosing the method of review. I will not hesitate to recommend it to who wants to take the exam or who want to be familiar with the project management processes. It is a perfect tool for revision and understanding. One advantage is that there is a free version to test knowledge before deciding to subscribe. I will recommend subscribing because it was the most complete version. Good luck. Stephane Martin, PMP, MGP.
- BrainBOK AdminJan 6, 2012Imported
  Thank you, Martin. Congratulations on passing the exam. It's very nice of you to stop by and leave your feedback. Have a great 2012.
Andrew BraegerFeb 15, 2012Imported
The BrainBOK was an essential tool for me in passing my CAPM exam. The process of quizzing myself repeatedly on the project management processes and associated inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs was critical to my success. Other than the BrainBOK, the PMBOK was definitely my most helpful exam preparation tool!
- BrainBOK AdminFeb 16, 2012Imported
  Andrew, thanks so much for your highly positive and encouraging feedback here as well as on your blog ( http://andrewbraeger.com/br... ). All the best!
Rich_BFeb 23, 2012Imported
Brainbok gave me the details of the project groups, made it easier for me to remember the varous tools and their application in various processes. The flashcards are of thorough and easy to browse and study. The various modules in Brainbok allowed me to consolidate my studies and helped with my approach to their Mock exams, which were tough for me initially, until I mastered the material in the ITTO. The formula section was excellent also. Overall, Brainbok is highly recommended for any serious PMP applicant having serious difficulties with the PMBoK guide 4th Edition. I wish I had registered sooner last year, after my contact hours were completed. Thanks Brainbok.
- BrainBOK AdminFeb 25, 2012Imported
  Hello Richard, Congratulations on passing your exam. It's so kind of you to give us such a strong recommendation. We could not have asked for more. Thank you so much. Hope the certification will bring big rewards for you. Best regards.
naveen yeddulaFeb 23, 2012Imported
See the following question: Activity Cost Estimates are an Input to all the Following Processes Except? Develop Project Management Plan Plan Procurements Identify Risks Determine Budget The answer is "Develop Project Management Plan " in your ITTO. But infact Develop Project management Plan has "outputs from planning process as input" . That means Activity Cost Estimate which is a output of Estimate Costs is also an input for "Develop Project Management Plan" So there is no ccorrect answer to this. Can you please comment on this. Thanks Naveen
Nv123Feb 23, 2012Imported
Here is a question in Brainbok ITTO quiz: Activity Cost Estimates are an Input to all the Following Processes Except? A. Develop Project Management Plan B. Plan Procurements C. Identify Risks D. Determine Budget According to your ITTO Quiz. The answer to this A. Develop Project Management Plan But what are the inputs for Development Project Management plan? Project Charter, Outputs from planning Process<--which means Activity Cost Estimate goes in as an input here (Activity Cost Estimate is an output from Estimate Costs process, which essentially is a planning process) So from my point of view there is no correct answer to this. Can you please comment on this. Thanks Naveen
PrashanthFeb 29, 2012Imported
Brainbok helped me to understand ITTO in a great way.Simple example associated with each input,TT and output helped me to make sense out of it.I recommend it to anybody to save up on time while preparing for PMP.ITTO explorer KPU is mazing. Answering ITTO quiz will help you to brush up on what you have just learnt.Flash card is the another thing which helped me a lot.All in all a great work and great resource.Thanks Brainbok
- BrainBOK AdminMay 3, 2012Imported
  Thanks Prashanth.
Mrinmoy DasMay 3, 2012Imported
BrainBOK created by Harwinder is really amazing. It helped me a lot. Most amazing part is it will works on iPhone/iPAD even thought it takes bit time to load. I used it while commuting to office. I used mostly the Flashcards.Also it's appearance is nice & neat, not overloaded with Ads. Exam simulator is very good even though the exam is slightly tough comparing to other mock exams.
- BrainBOK AdminMay 3, 2012Imported
  Hello Mrinmoy, Thanks for your wonderful comments. All your observations are accurate. BrainBOK does take longer to load on the mobile, especially on 3G. It is primarily because 3G / mobile broadband is not as fast or reliable as home broadband. Moreover phone hardware cannot be compared to that of notebooks and desktops. Your comment on the exam is also accurate. Most people fail our PMP exam on the first attempt. Recently one person scored 95 (out of 175) on our exam, and passed the real PMP exam within the next 36 hours. Now that we have data from past 3 months, we are in a position to assess the difficulty in an objective manner, and may be adjusting it slightly. Thanks again for your comments.
Shiv ShirolMay 19, 2012Imported
I found BrainBOK uncluttered, the definitions are concise in ITTO and flashcards really drill the topic into you. It is worth every penny. BrainBOK played a major role in my clearing CAPM. Thanks Harvinder.
- BrainBOK AdminMay 19, 2012Imported
  Dear Shiv, Congratulations on achieving your certification. It's a matter of great satisfaction to know that people are actually finding the tool useful and it is contributing to their success. Thank you so much. Best regards.
Lisa_SMay 29, 2012Imported
BrainBOK was the only tool I paid for to prepare for the CAPM exam. I read (and reread) the PMBOK, and read a few books from the library on preparing for the PMP. But, the BrainBOK tool was the one I used most consistently. Just using a browser, I was able to easily review flashcards on my Android phone. I used the flashcards to study when I had a few minutes of downtime when out and about. And, I practiced the various quiz configurations over and over. The new data flows were helpful in reinforcing what I learned in the PMBOK. I am glad that I upgraded to the premium account. I would definitely recommend BrainBOK!
- BrainBOK AdminMay 30, 2012Imported
  Hello Lisa, Congratulations on getting your CAPM certification. I'm very glad to hear that you found BrainBOK useful. Thank you so much for giving us such a strong recommendation. I wish you more success in future, and hope that the certification would bring great rewards for you. Best regards.
Makarand HardasMay 31, 2012Imported
I passed my PMP early this month. I got to know about late in my preparation but then whatever remaining time was left I spent most with Brainbok and I found it extremely useful especially after reading books multiple times, there is a need to apply, assess and ascertain the concepts in some structured format and BrainBok offers a very sophistcated way to test the knowledge and reinforce the concepts. The tool is well strctured and organized, I have no doubt that if tool is used in right logical order consistently then success is assured. I would suggest to offer an offline version as well, especially for users behind firewall and there are many. I would definitely recommend BrainBOK and mentioned it on my PMP lesson learnt blog (http://mypmpll.blogspot.in/) under "What To Do" for PMP prep. Thank you very much for coming up with such a nice tool. -Makarand, PMP
- BrainBOK AdminJun 4, 2012Imported
  Hello Makarand, Congratulations on passing the exam, and thanks for your wonderful comments. Your lessons learned ( http://mypmpll.blogspot.in/... ) are very useful and interesting. Regarding your suggestion on the offline version, I have no doubt that it would be very handy. But there are some issues and challenges, which prevent us from offering this feature. However, I'm not entirely ruling out the possibility of offering this feature in future. Thanks for your feedback. If you have any other suggestions or feedback, feel free to share it with us. I wish you all the best for future. Best regards.
Brian Bond, PMPAug 1, 2012Imported
I passed my PMP on July 27th, and along with other materials I used Brainbok on my pc and on my iphone and it was a great tool to practice the ITTO's and I liked the quizzes as well. It was nice to be able to practice and learn when I was away from my office without having to lug big books around. Thanks for having developed such a terrific tool! Brian Bond, PMP
- BrainBOK AdminAug 14, 2012Imported
  Hello Brian, Congratulations on passing the exam. It feels really good to know that we have played a part in your success. Thanks for stopping by and letting us know. Your words are very motivating for us. Best regards.
Sumit KakkarAug 25, 2012Imported
Getting Hooked on ITTO, flashcard etc.. I should have taken subscription at least 1 month in advance from the exam date :( 11 days to go. ITTO is really a good concept and unique.. 10/10 :)
- BrainBOK AdminAug 29, 2012Imported
  Hi Sumit, Thanks for your comments. Ideally, you should have signed up 3 months before the exam to get maximum value for your money. But as long as you can make good use of the program in next few days and pass the exam, it would still be worth it :) Good luck for your exam. Hopefully you'll pass and come back to share the good news with us. Best regards.
RonAug 29, 2012Imported
just found your site. just geting started with PMP COURSE. This seems to be a wonderful site for me. How do i join/
- BrainBOK AdminAug 29, 2012Imported
  Hi Ron, Thank you. If you want to use the free version, simply "Sign In" using any of your Google accounts. If you want the Premium (full) version, head over to the Plans page (http://www.brainbok.com/plans) and sign up using your PayPal account. If you have further questions, please send an email to support@brainbok.com . Best regards.
CynthiaSep 25, 2012Imported
This is a great site.. It defintily challenges me and where do I need to focus on my weak areas. I'm preparin gto take my PMP exam in the couple of weeks..
- BrainBOK AdminSep 25, 2012Imported
  Thanks, Cynthia. Good luck for your exam. You can also join our forum http://www.pmhangout.com, and ask any questions related to your certification, as you approach the exam. Thanks again.
Suman ChallagullaNov 18, 2012Imported
Before I subscribed to your website, I was scoring about 69% in sample exams. After using the ITTO explorer and your flash cards, my score went up to the high 80's. With the help of the tools in your website, I just cleared the exam with "proficient" in all areas. Without this website, I am sure I would have still been struggling to get through the PMP exam. Thank you!
Suman ChallagullaNov 18, 2012Imported
Before I subscribed to your website, I was scoring about 69% in sample exams. After using the ITTO explorer and your flash cards, my score went up to the high 80's. With the help of the tools in your website, I just cleared the exam with "proficient" in all areas. Without this website, I am sure I would have still been struggling to get through the PMP exam. Thank you!
- BrainBOK AdminNov 18, 2012Imported
  Congratulations again, Suman. 5 P's is fantastic! I still remember that initially you were unsure on how to use the tool. I'm really glad that you figured out the way to use the tool to achieve top grades in PMP. Thanks so much for coming back and sharing your positive feedback with everyone. Good luck.
BrainBOK AdminNov 18, 2012Imported
Ramez, Congratulations on passing the exam, and thanks a lot for sharing your positive comments. Best regards.
Fred FanningNov 18, 2012Imported
I signed up for your website to compliment a PMP Boot Camp. I used the practice exams to prepare for the PMP examination. I passed the PMP examination and am very grateful for your website. The practice exams allowed me to apply the knowledge I gained from the boot camp while letting me know the areas I needed further study in. The exams then verified if my study had improved my knolwedged. I also found the website very well priced. Thanks again for a great product at a reasonable price.
- BrainBOK AdminDec 21, 2012Imported
  Thank you, Fred.
stuart freerDec 21, 2012Imported
I found your website by chance a few days before I was due to take the exam. I can't recommend Brainbok highly enough! Before I discover Brainbok I had been studying using various books and some online resources. None of these match up to your website in terms of content and price. The Brainbok practice PMP exam was well worth the money, its very tough and certainly prepares you for the exam. Anybody thinking of taking the PMP exam should use the PMBOK, sign up as a PMI member (as there are lots of online resources available for members) and definitely use Brainboks tools, resources, and practice exams and you should be well prepared for the exam.
- Andrea KendrickJan 18, 2013Imported
  which pmi online resources did you use?
Amlan KunduDec 29, 2012Imported
The ITTO explorer and the quizes are really good.I was finding difficulty in ITTO , but this side made things really easy.Helped me get "Proficient" in all areas.Would definately recommend to others.
- BrainBOK AdminMay 30, 2013Imported
  Hi Amlan, Congratulations. That's a wonderful result! I sincerely thank you for your highly positive comments. Best regards.
Gina BoyingtonJan 24, 2013Imported
Can someone explain to me how to use the ITTO tool? I have until May to pass the CAPM exam for my job and have taken it 3 times using only Rita Mulcahy's. Needless to say, I'm getting desperate. After a lot of research, I found this site and it looks to be extremely useful. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated!
LuigiMar 20, 2013Imported
why are some of the ITTO ghosted?
Anthony IavaroneMar 23, 2013Imported
I just passed the CAPM exam today! I could not have done it without the brainbok ITTO explorer and quizzes. Thanks! Keep up the good work.
- BrainBOK AdminMay 30, 2013Imported
  Hi Anthony, Congratulations on passing your exam (sorry for the delay in responding to your comments). Thanks a lot for giving us so much credit for your success. Best regards.
GaryApr 25, 2013Imported
I took the mandatory 35-hour class. However, Brainbok did far more to help me improve my odds when going for the PMP than that class did! I passed the PMP exam today (proficient in all domains) - thanks in great part to Brainbok. You have an AWESOME tool here! Nice going... and Thanks!
- BrainBOK AdminMay 30, 2013Imported
  Hi Gary, Congratulations on your awesome result and thanks for your wonderful feedback. Best regards.
DavidMay 15, 2013Imported
I discovered this site before and thought nothing of it. Now that my PMP exam date is coming up I gave the quizzes and flashcards a try and it seems pretty good so I purchased the BrainBOK Premium version. Hoping it will all work out. =)
- BrainBOK AdminMay 30, 2013Imported
  Thanks, David. I hope that you'll find value in your purchase, and BrainBOK makes your journey towards PMP slightly easier.
  - David TranJun 3, 2013Imported
    I passed my PMP exam today. I want to thank BrainBOK for providing a valuable too to assist me on my achievement. Regards, David Tran, PMP
    - BrainBOK AdminJun 16, 2013Imported
      Hi David, Congratulations! Thanks a lot for following-up on the comments and your positive feedback. We are really glad to be a part of your success. Good luck for future. Best regards.
Rick DolishnyMay 28, 2013Imported
I just failed my CAMP exam ... earning very similar results in the real exam compared to the simulated exam. I incorrectly hoped the real exam would be a little easier. I also assumed that ITTOs wouldn't play such a big part of the exam, but it's pretty much ALL ITTOs. There are lots of stories about people passing the exam and thanking Brainbok for it, but I thought it might be valuable to someone studying for the exam to know that the exam here seems to be pretty accurate despite not being a formal/official PMI test. If you fail here, you are likely to fail the test. I went into the exam unprepared because I'm super busy with projects and feared I wouldn't get in to write my exam before the PMBOK5 changeover. Classic fast-tracking risk: running too many things in parallel! I might try again but wanted to share my experience. Even though it didn't work out for me, there are valuable lessons learned I wanted to share.
- BrainBOK AdminMay 30, 2013Imported
  Hi Rick, I'm very sorry to hear about your result. We interacted a few days ago, and you gave us some amazing feedback for improving our content. You came off as a really intelligent person and I'm somewhat surprised at your result. Though you did not pass our mock exam, you were not too far off. I thought that with another week of preparation, you would have been able to get through. The exam change is still couple months away. Book your next appointment immediately and give it another shot. I'm pretty sure that with a couple more weeks of preparation, you'll make it. I sincerely thank you for sharing your experience, despite not being able to clear the exam. Not many would have returned to leave a positive review in your situation. In that regard, your review is truly amazing. I wish you all the best for the next attempt. Best regards.
paul cianfaraniJun 13, 2013Imported
I passed my CAPM exam on my first attempt yesterday and I must give credit where credit is due. This application really helped me fortify the ITTOs and definitions, which were critical in the exam. I tried to do about 50 quiz questions per day for the last 2 weeks before the exam. Also the mock exam really helped on areas that I needed to focus on. Overall I had a great experience with Brainbok. Its great if you work fulltime to do the quiz and flashcards during lunch or on spare time. I would recommend this to anyone who is attaining their CAPM.
- BrainBOK AdminJun 16, 2013Imported
  Hi Paul, Congratulations! Thanks a lot for your wonderful comments, and tips for other CAPM aspirants. It feels great to be a part of others' success. Best regards.
Colin MannJun 15, 2013Imported
Thanks Brainbok for the great tool. Helped immensely over the past month of study. For those taking the CAPM exam, you still need to ensure you read the PMBOK for all the extra little things. Definantly recommend this.
- BrainBOK AdminJul 25, 2013Imported
  Congratulations, and thanks to you, Colin. We are glad to be a part of your success.
KateJun 20, 2013Imported
I just passed my CAPM exam today! Thanks Brainbok! I did some "traditional" studying with the PMBOK text, but I used Brainbok for about the last month of intensive studying and it really improved my understanding the ITTOs. I must have done 50-60 quiz questions a day during little pockets of free time, plus the mock CAPM exam when I got close to the real exam. I thought Brainbok's CAPM mock exam was actually harder than the real exam - which I guess turned out to be a good thing! I also found the formulas list by Brainbok helpful. Anyway, I highly recommend this product! I have no prior project management experience and passed based on only reading the PMBOK and using Brainbok to cement ideas after reading the book. Thanks again!
- BrainBOK AdminJul 25, 2013Imported
  Congratulations, Kate! Your observation about the difficulty level of the exam is in-line with the data that we have collected over the past few months. Thanks a lot for recommending BrainBOK.
DBJun 25, 2013Imported
I took and passed the CAPM yesterday. I found Brainbok very helpful in my studies and used the ITTO explorer and flashcards quite a bit to help prepare for the exam. The explorer is the best tool out there for seeing how the ITTOs relate to each other. I would recommend Brainbok to others, but like anything, I would not rely on it exclusively. I took a live online prep course, did a ton of questions through PMPerfect, and used Rita's CAPM book for further review. I don't think I would have passed without using a variety of materials and resources to prepare for the exam.
- BrainBOK AdminJul 25, 2013Imported
  Congratulations, DB! It brings us great joy when someone commends us for the ITTO Explorer. That's the tool that we are most proud of. Thank you so much.
MadhavJun 30, 2013Imported
Took the CAPM today and cleared it at the first go. Brainbok was extremely helpful in understanding the ITTOs and the interaction between the different knowledge areas and process groups. I would highly recommend at least one read of the PMBok (Its not most fun book to read and follow but its a bitter pill one needs to take in order to be better prepared for the exam). Understanding the ITTOs is a must, and yes, repetitive as it may sound, please do NOT memorize the ITTOs, use logic and all will fall into place !. Best luck to all preparing for this exam.
- BrainBOK AdminJul 25, 2013Imported
  Congratulations, Madhav! Thank you so much for recommending us.
ChristopherJul 18, 2013Imported
If you take Brainbok and a traditional study guide as your input, expert knowledge as a tool, your output will be PMP certification. I passed on Monday and scored really well (proficient in four out of five areas, moderately proficient in the fifth). Brainbok's ITTO flow allowed me to remember the inputs, tools and outputs that made sense when I read and reread the study guides, but that I struggled to remember when I quizzed myself. The flashcards were also really helpful in covering a lot of the definitions you need to know for the exam. I spent my whole last day before the exam (about 12 - 14 hours) reviewing all of the flashcards and looking up my gaps using other resources.
- BrainBOK AdminJul 25, 2013Imported
  Hi Christopher, Speechless. That's all I can. We could not have asked for a better testimonial. Thank you so much. And congratulations on getting PMP certified. Best regards. P.S.: It was interesting to see your comment on the ITTO (Data) Flow. We put a lot of effort to include that feature into the ITTO Explorer in a seamless manner. However, not many people harness its full potential. Glad to hear that you found it useful.
Ahmed YousryJul 31, 2013Imported
I just passed the PMP exam a few days and I'm really happy that I took the decision to purchase the Premium package of BrainBok. I recommend it to all PMP aspirants as I was very helpful in memorizing , understanding the ITTOs , Glossary & Processes flows of the PMBOK Guide using a lot of quizzes , flashcards , ITTO Explorer. It deserve every $ I paid. MUST have it as well.
- BrainBOK AdminAug 3, 2013Imported
  Thank you so much Ahmed.
Donald HassonAug 2, 2013Imported
Passed my CAPM exam last week on the first try - in large part due to BrainBOK excellent tools/resources. Customer service was stellar. Highly recommended!
- BrainBOK AdminAug 3, 2013Imported
  Thanks a lot, Donald. We really appreciate and value the feedback that you have given us in the past few days. Congratulations once again.
DanieleAug 29, 2013Imported
Just started using Brainbok. It seems to be interesting Daniele
- BrainBOK AdminAug 29, 2013Imported
  Thanks, Daniele. Please feel free to let us know what you like or don't like about BrainBOK. All constructive feedback is welcome.
SathyaSep 3, 2013Imported
Nice one, some of the questions are repetitive, in fact question itself repetitive, otherwise very good one to learn and demonstrate
- BrainBOK AdminSep 3, 2013Imported
  Hello Sathya, Thanks for your comments. Can you clarify whether you are using the "Free" subscription or the "Paid" subscription, and which particular module (Exam or Quiz) you are referring to? We offer a total of 4 exams. If you are using the "Free" subscription, and referring to the "Exam" module, then you have access to only the "Mastering PMBOK Guide 5" exam, which has exactly 100 questions in the pool. If you take that exam multiple times, the questions shown to you will come from the same pool of 100 questions, and you would see repetition. We are constantly working on adding more content. If you are referring to the "Quiz" module, then the "Free" subscription gives you access to Process and ITTO Quizzes only, and 2 out of 10 Knowledge Areas only (i.e. a total of 12 out of 47 processes and about 130 out of 618 ITTOs). The questions in the "Quiz" are not hard-coded, but randomly generated by our Quiz engine, which is designed to be intelligent. However, with the "Free" version, the engine has a limited set of data to work with. Even then, the chances of the exact same question repeating are very slim, but it's possible that you may see "similar" looking questions if you attempt the Quiz repeatedly. If you want to experience the full potential of BrainBOK, I would highly recommend that you subscribe to the paid version (if you haven't already done so). You can easily save at least 2-4 weeks of your preparation time, and I'm sure that you would agree that even couple hours of a Project Manager's time is worth more than $50! Thanks again for your comments and bringing up this important point. Do not hesitate to give us more feedback. We welcome all constructive feedback. If you do not highlight our weaknesses, we may not get to know them at all. Good luck for your exam!
sriram kcSep 25, 2013Imported
I passed my PMP exams . It was really a great experience .. I took the brain book mock exam practice in the last few weeks and gave a good practice handle tough questions and lot of complex ones. the mock exam is quite tough and really helped to stretch the limits. Though the real has a mix of high complex one and medium ones. If you are not lucky, you may end up getting highly discriptive ones and may end up eating up huge time , just to understand the question. . It is a must to read the PMBOK top to bottom and between the lines too. I had huge difficult to memorize the ITTO , Only the critical ones could be remembers and most of them i tried to link based on the context and remeber. Abreviations , code words dont work always.. Questions are never straight forward to correlate directly. unless you understand the process throughly , it will be hard to even to map to the right process. I had huge descriptive questions running more than a page (including the answers) but i decided to skip them to the end of the exam , but it gave rise to over 5- 8 and gave nervous moments in the end. I tried to keep the answering rate of more than 60+ questions per hour so that i could reach the 200th question in less than 3:30 hrs.. The last 30 mts were quite tense to close the narrative questins which was kept on hold, i could complete few out of them and few i just clicked randonly IT was good that i did n ot sit on such narrative and complex ones , else it would hav eaten up the precious time for answering the simpler ones.. Although i had read multiple times , 5 days before the exams, i took off from office work and gave a complete revision of all the chapters in the PMBOK and took the mock exams immediately which enhanced both the understand as well as the retention of data. although i was confident in tbe beginning and until middle, the last 1 hour were real tense to keep the question rate as well as to close the huge narrative and calculatioins .. Finally i decided to submit with just 1 mt to close, the screen became white and the results came.. The pass screen came ... IT took more than an hour to come to normal state and to be happen for crossing the big barrier of the exams.. 4 hours is really a killing time to take an exam and i did not take a break.. Finally for all the effort that was put, it paid and was a happy end .. Best of luck for other who are yet to take up the exams..
- BrainBOK AdminOct 10, 2013Imported
  Hello Sriram, Congratulations! We are really encouraged to hear that you found the BrainBOK practice exams useful. Your observation about the difficulty level of the exam is correct. Our exam is indeed on the harder side. Here are some stats on our exams (Aug-Sep 2013) for the benefit of other subscribers: http://www.pmhangout.com/di... Thanks a lot for your comments and sharing your lessons learned. Best regards.
JesseSep 30, 2013Imported
I took my PMP exam last Friday, and passed on the first attempt! I'm glad I found this site, it really helped me to study and take the practive exam. That especially helped me see where I needed to improve. Thank you Brainbok!
- BrainBOK AdminOct 23, 2013Imported
  Congratulations on passing the exam, Jesse! We are very glad to hear that you found BrainBOK useful in your preparation. It gives us lot of satisfaction and motivation to hear such comments. We sincerely thank you for it.
EricaOct 9, 2013Imported
I passed my CAPM and I owe it to BrainBok! The Process and ITTO quizzes were a crucial study tool for me. One thing I think would improve the quizzes would be be ability to divide the quizzes up by Knowledge Area or Process Group. Using the Reports from the quizzes, I could focus my efforts on those areas that I am weakest and being able to select that area would help. Great job BrainBOK! I definitely recommend this study tool to anyone thinking of taking the CAPM.
- BrainBOK AdminOct 23, 2013Imported
  Hello Erica, Congratulations! We are evaluating your suggestion very seriously. Implementing this feature is easy for us, but we need to look at some other aspects too. For example, by allowing the quiz to limit the questions to a particular domain, it may reduce the pool of options, and it may artificially inflate the scores in individual domains, and that may reduce the overall effectiveness of the tool. Once we are convinced about the value of this feature, implementing it would not take too long. Thanks a lot for your thoughtful suggestion and recommending BrainBOK. Many of the features that you see today in the application have actually been suggested by users like you. Thanks again.
BrainBOK AdminOct 23, 2013Imported
Congratulations, Ramez! Many thanks for your wonderful comments. We couldn't have asked for more. You seem to be on a certification spree .. good luck for your next one :)
Rachel WursterOct 30, 2013Imported
Thank you so much BrainBOK! As an individual in the scientific research arena with not really any project management experience attempting to decode the PMBOK and pass the CAPM exam seemed liked a huge feat. I looked for online resources to help me bridge my knowledge gaps and found you! The ITTO tools and quizzes were clutch. I went into the test confident that I knew the material more than I did before using you guys and destroyed the exam (proficient in 6 areas and moderately proficient in the rest)! Thank you so much!
- BrainBOK AdminFeb 23, 2014Imported
  Thank you so much, Rachel. Your comments are so encouraging.
elizabethDec 19, 2013Imported
Very insightful article. I came across www.scrumstudy.com which has some great free resources. They also have a free test which can gauge your readiness to take the scrum exam.
ShellieFeb 18, 2014Imported
What a great website, and so helpful for passing my CAPM! I don't know how I could have done it without you. The flashcards were the most helpful, and so was the ITTO chart that you could click on. I ran through the "hard" flashcards one more time before my exam, and that directly effected a couple of my answers in that I knew them!
- BrainBOK AdminFeb 18, 2014Imported
  Thank you so much, Shellie for your great testimonial. We are really glad to be a part of your success.
NikolayFeb 22, 2014Imported
This is exactly what I was looking for. Well done!
- BrainBOK AdminFeb 23, 2014Imported
  Thank you, Nikolay. We hope it helps you pass the exam. Please do come back and share your detailed review.
EniFeb 25, 2014Imported
I think this is one of the best tools to decode the PMBOK guide and also understand what is important to remember and know. I wish there were ITTO quizzes on specific processes instead of all of them at once. I think that would help reinforce learning while going through the PMBOK.
- BrainBOK AdminMar 1, 2014Imported
  Hello Eni, Thanks for your positive feedback. Your suggestion has been made by a few other users as well in the past, and has been considered in detail. However we found that it reduces the effectiveness of the Quiz by limiting the number of question and answer choices. Therefore, it was put on hold. Currently, we are working on expanding our question bank for the exam. Once that is done, we will surely reconsider this request. However, it will take a while before we get to it, and may not happen in time for your exam as our top priority right now is to add new exams. In the meanwhile, I want to remind you that we also have 250+ flashcards just on ITTOs. You may find them useful as well in reinforcing the learning. But thanks for bringing up this point. It helps us to learn what our users want and channel our effort accordingly. Best regards.
HowardMar 11, 2014Imported
Just got back from my exam and I passed. Now that I'm done with this, I will provide some feedback to you. First, the ITTO charts and flashcards are really good and useful (and worth the price in of themselves). Consider that a positive recommendation. My three suggestions are: 1) Update the "quiz" module to be able to allow a person to be able to take a quiz on a given process group or even, perhaps, a specific process, tool, technique.. 2) Please include more actual numeric exercises for the tools/techniques that require calculations in the quiz function. It would be very helpful to help with proficiency on skills like CPM, EVM, etc. 3) You need to radically increase the size of the question pool for the exams so that people aren't faced with seeing the same question time and time again. (Note: that, to me, is the greatest shortfall of this site) Anyway, thanks for your help. To others looking for value in help with test prep, I would recommend this place (with the reservations on the size of the question pool). HB, PMP
- BrainBOK AdminMar 11, 2014Imported
  Hello Howard, Congratulations on passing the exam. Thank you for your positive recommendations and wonderful suggestions. Please see my responses below on your 3 suggestions: #1 - Coincidentally, we have received this feedback from 3 customer (including you), in the last couple months. Prior to that, only 1 customer had requested this feature in nearly 2 years. So, this seems to have become a popular request all of a sudden. We did evaluate it recently and found that though it is feasible, it would reduce the effectiveness of the Quiz module because the pool of questions and answer choices would be drastically reduced. Nonetheless, we'll still reconsider this feature request after we are done with the updates for #3 (see below). #2 - This is the first time we have received this suggestion. I'm not sure whether you realized that the quiz module is 100% automated, in the sense that questions are generated dynamically by the quiz engine (which has built-in intelligence), and are not preset by us. So we cannot add formula related questions to the Quiz module. But we have a separate dedicated exam (the Formula Challenge) just for the questions that require calculations. Even the 200-question PMP Practice Exam has quite a few questions that require calculations. Do you think we should add more questions to the formula exam? We'll really appreciate if you can give us more feedback on this point. #3 - Agreed, and we are already working on this with top priority. We will be adding many new exams in near future. Not just this, we have some more surprises coming. However, we hope our Plans page is clear in communicating what's included in the packages. For example, the PMP package includes 1 full length PMP exam (with 200 unique questions) and a 75-question Formula Challenge exam (and a bunch of other features). If you retake the exams, you'll get the same questions but in a different order. Let us know if you think we need to make the communication more clear. Again, we sincerely thank you for your suggestions. You've given us really good insights. Good luck for your future endeavors. Best regards.
  - HowardMar 12, 2014Imported
    Good, I'm glad to see that you will be adding more test questions to your test bank. I did understand that you had one full-length 200 question exam. I did NOT realize how easily I would recognize the questions, even when they were in a different order, when I took it a second time :) -- but being able to pull 200 questions from a 1,000 question pool would make certain that no two tests were identical. I would think that if each question were categorized with the process group and knowledge area that you'd be able to fairly easily ensure that each specific domain had the same weighting as identified by PMI. I would think that some mechanism to allow for more practice with using the formulas would be very beneficial to folks. Whether through a separate module or built in as a domain within the quiz functionality doesn't matter. I stress that this is of critical importance. Remember back when you were in grammar school and constantly practicing addition, subtraction, etc.? It took practice to gain proficiency. Remember in high school / college when you took trigonometry? You could memorize all the trigonometric identities in the world, but until you actually got practice by actually using those identities in practice, the memorization was useless. Although PMP candidates are supposed to have a serious amount of experience before even being allowed to test, a good chunk of us have calculations performed by the software we use. In an era of MS-Project(r), how many of us actually calculate float by hand? In an era of CostPoint, how many of us do stubby-pencil calculations to determine a project's EAC? Don't get me wrong, I'm not being critical and have already recommended your site to a couple of other folks in my division who are getting ready for their PMP. My comments are an attempt proffer suggestions to make your site even better.
    - BrainBOK AdminMar 12, 2014Imported
      Hello Howard, Your feedback is absolutely wonderful and positive. There's no other way to look at it. Actually it's really good to learn that you think that we should add more formula related questions. Our idea was to provide 1 or 2 questions of each type, which is likely to appear on the exam, in our 75-question formula exam. We always thought that it was sufficient, but we were wrong. We can surely create more variants of the questions to give our users more practice. We have added this to our to-do list and will work on this. We cannot thank you enough for taking the time to provide your invaluable feedback and helping us improve the tool even further. Best regards.
EmilyMar 16, 2014Imported
I have a little over a week until my test. I have been using the PMFastracks from Rita Mulcahy and am testing in the 70%'s, I took the CAPM test on here earlier and scored at 43%. Are the questions tougher on this program? Am I studying wrong? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Emily
- BrainBOK AdminMar 17, 2014Imported
  Hi Emily, Based on experience, folks who have scored 50-55% on our exam on their first attempt, have passed the real exam. It's just a guideline, not a guarantee though. I would suggest you to review the questions to determine your weak areas, and spend some time in the next few days to address those weaknesses. I noticed that you've only subscribed to the CAPM exam (not to the complete package). Otherwise, I would have suggested you to review the flashcards, and spend some time on the ITTO quizzes. Feel free to write to us at support@brainbok.com if you need further assistance. Good luck.
  - EmilyMar 29, 2014Imported
    Thank you for the advice, I passed the CAPM today! I ended up getting the ITTO quizzes and those helped tremendously! All of the tests and questions were extremely helpful as well. I have recommended the site to many others who are currently studying. Thank you again!
    - BrainBOK AdminMar 29, 2014Imported
      Hi Emily, Congratulations on passing the exam! Thank you so much for making us a part of your success. It's the best reward we can hope to get. We wish you all the best for future. Best regards.
marvelMar 28, 2014Imported
The brainbok was very helpful. I just took my PMP exam today and passed. When I took the practice test initially, I struggled, then I took the mastering the PMPBOK over and over again and went over my notes. The second time I took the PMP practice test, it was much easeier and I could understand the questions better and faster. My advise to people taking the exam is to understand the PMI concepts and methodology. Don't cram/memorize ITTO's a better understanding of the process groups and knowledge areas will be more helpful and beneficial to you long term even after passing the exam. Best of luck! Thanks BrainBOK...you guys rock!! :)
- BrainBOK AdminMar 29, 2014Imported
  Hello marvel, Congratulations on passing the PMP exam! We are so glad to play a role in your success. Thank you so much for sharing the good news and your tips with other PMP aspirants. We are absolutely with you - a good understanding of concepts is far more important and useful than cramming (and it applies to all types of exams in general). Best of luck to you as well, and we hope that PMP certification will bring more success in your career. BTW, the fact that you passed the exam just today, and took time to say thanks and give credit to us, means so much more! Best regards.
VincentApr 7, 2014Imported
I have three weeks until my CAPM exam. Feeling nervous! Am hoping this site will help!
- BrainBOK AdminApr 18, 2014Imported
  Hello Vincent, Thanks for subscribing to BrainBOK. We hope that it will help you pass the exam. All the best!
GauravApr 16, 2014Imported
I just passed the CAPM exam...... let me know if someone needs any input ITTO are most imp for CAPM
- BrainBOK AdminApr 18, 2014Imported
  Hello Gaurav, Congratulations! Thanks for sharing the good news with us. We hope that the new certification proves rewarding for you. Good luck in your future endeavors. Best regards.
GauravApr 16, 2014Imported
Brainn BOK exams are really good. even if you get 50% in those exams then you can pass the CAPM?PMP
- BrainBOK AdminApr 18, 2014Imported
  Hello Gaurav, Your statement about the passing score aligns with our data as well - people who've scored 50-55% in their first attempt on our exam (both PMP and CAPM), have went on to pass the real exam as well. However, we would like to clarify that this is just a guidance, not a guarantee. Thanks for sharing your experience.
NikolayApr 18, 2014Imported
quote from my CAPM Examination Report "Examination Result: PASS". Thank you, brainbok!
- BrainBOK AdminApr 18, 2014Imported
  Congratulations, Nikolay! A unique way indeed to share your result :-) Thank you for stopping by and sharing the good news with us. We hope you found BrainBOK useful in your exam prep. We wish you good luck for future.
Ziya NurApr 19, 2014Imported
Passed CAPM exam and hour ago! :) Proficient in 7 chapters and moderately proficient in others. ITTO Explorer is a great tool for understanding ITTO interrelationships, Flashcards for figuring out key points of PMBOK. Thank you, BrainBOK! p.s. Actually I was ready for all those hard formula questions, but seems that I'll meet them in PMP exam.. :)
- BrainBOK AdminApr 19, 2014Imported
  Hello Ziya, Congratulations! Actually it's not surprising that you passed. You interacted a lot with us throughout your preparation and gave some really good feedback. Your comments reflected thorough understanding of the subject matter. You are right that the questions in the formula exam are targeted more toward PMP. In fact, we are thinking of creating a simplified formula exam for CAPM. Thank you for sharing the good news with us and giving us a positive review. Good luck for future!
  - Ziya NurApr 21, 2014Imported
    Hi. Your comments make me feel more self-confident. Thank you! :) Actually, if someone understands hard questions in formula exam of BrainBOK, he would easily solve CAPM exam questions, too. But it might be time-consuming if someones intention for the moment is just to get CAPM. In other words, hard formula questions are out of scope for CAPM exam preparation project :). The same for the flashcards - as CAPM exam questions are referenced solely to PMBOK (according to CAPM handbook, page 16), I think it'd better BrainBOK to have 2 main different categories of flashcards: for CAPM, for PMP. Good luck and hope to meet You again :)
- tutuApr 24, 2014Imported
  Congratulations to you Ziya, I am new to Brainbok planning to sit for the CAPM in two weeks. I have read the Pmbok 3 times but I am still struggling. And I am feeling really overwhelmed not knowing how to approach this.Do you have advise for me your reply will be greatly appreciated.
  - Ziya NurApr 26, 2014Imported
    Hello, Tutu. I also read PMBOK 3 times, but 3rd time in parallel with BrainBOK. Let me share with You my last week prep plan (2 knowledge areas per day): - Review ITTO explorer carefully. Try to understand all ITTO interrelationships between knowledge areas. But for the exam it'd be advantage to memorize ITTOs that are unique to specific knowledge areas. For example, Facilitation Techniques TT for Develop Project Charter and Develop PM Plan only. Or Issue Log is and Output of Manage Stakeholder Engagement process only. Take note of these specific ITTOs while reviewing ITTO explorer and remember them. Besides take note of common ITTOs for different knowledge areas. But You should understand and know definition of them, for sure. - Then review flashcards of that knowledge area. In order save time avoid flashcards which do not have reference in PMBOK, as they are targeted more towards PMP exam. Flashcard reflects key points of PMBOK, do not neglect them. - In last days You can review BrainBOK formula Guide and Exam simulators. Good Luck! :) Ziya
    - TUTUApr 26, 2014Imported
      Thanks for getting back to me I greatly appreciate it. I will for surely take all those advice to heart and I will let you know how I do on the exam. I wish you the best in all your endeavors. Thanks Tutu
TutuApr 25, 2014Imported
For some reasons my questions keep getting deleting. I replied to Ziya asking questions you guys deleted it. And i wonder why that is. And I am struggling with the ITTO's, I am shceduled to sit for the CAPM exams in two weeks do you have any suggestions or advice for me I do feel overwhelmed. I have read the PMBOK 3 times already. Please help do delete.
TutuApr 25, 2014Imported
I mean dont delete please respond
TutuApr 25, 2014Imported
I really need the help
Mr. PMPMay 25, 2014Imported
Just passed my PMP exam earlier this week. I can't express how much BrainBOK aided me in my studying and understanding of the PMBOK. I recommend this site to anyone who wants to pass!!
- BrainBOK AdminJul 18, 2014Imported
  Thank you and congratulations, Mr. PMP :)
Chris FullerJun 1, 2014Imported
I just passed the CAPM today - on my first attempt! I took the BrainBOK practice exam last night, and barely missed the 61% mark. I sorted my test report and identified four knowledge areas where I had scored below 60%, and this morning I reviewed those four chapters in the PMBOK for a couple of hours before the certification exam. Not only did I pass, but I received five Proficients, five Moderately Proficients, and only one Below Proficient. Of the four areas I mentioned, three were rated as Moderately Proficient and the fourth was rated as Proficient. My takeaway: even if you are like me, and prefer to self-study directly out of the PMBOK rather than use supplementary study aids, the practice exam is more than worth the fifteen dollars. Take the test, identify your strengths and especially your weaknesses, and use that to enhance your study regimen. A few notes on the test itself... 1. ITTOs are important - some like to memorize ITTO lists, others prefer to focus on understanding the logic behind the ITTOs. I say whichever method suits your learning style should work. 2. Learn the Knowledge Area / Process Group chart, and be able to put all 47 processes in the right positions in the chart. 3. Knowing the formulas and how to use them are important, but to echo some previous comments, the calculations needed for the CAPM are not quite as rigorous as the practice test. 4. Identify/understand specific tools & techniques (not just which processes use them, but what they tell you and how they're used) 5. Know Project Management terms and definitions 6. Know the types of organizational structures and what how they affect the project 7. Know the types of procurement contracts and which ones are suited to certain situations I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can come up with at the moment. Good luck to all the other test-takers, and thank you, BrainBOK!
- BrainBOK AdminJul 18, 2014Imported
  Hello Chris, Congratulations! First of all, I would like to sincerely apologize for not acknowledging and responding to your comments right away. Due to some glitch in our system, our response did not get posted. Thank you for such a positive feedback, and taking the time to share your lessons learned and tips in such great detail. We appreciate your comments and I'm sure other CAPM aspirants would appreciate them too. We are glad to have contributed in your success. We hope that the certification brings you good rewards. Good luck for your future endeavors. Best regards.
Cole StudebakerJul 16, 2014Imported
Hello all, I know this review will sound like sunshine and BS but I'm 100% serious --- Passed my exam 6/10 I could not have done this without the aid of BrainBok--- The ITTO's are a key to the exam (both CAPM and PMP0) ~40% of the questions related to the ITTO's inputs -tools & techniques, outputs are essential. The way BrainBok laid out the information with definitions that appears as you hover the mouse over the term ---GREAT. The prep test is only good for one go as the questions will not change. On the up-side the test (Formula and CAPM or PMP will show you were your knowledge is gaped. Again great tool -- For more prep-test (full-length) check out PMStudy. To BrainBok -- Thank you for providing such a wonderful training aid. I studied hard (6-8 hrs) day for about 3 weeks --- after a PMP training class through Colorado State University. I can't thank BrainBok enough for the platform (mainly the ITTO's with the secret sauce) without BrainBok's prep-tests and information feedback relating to the PMBOK, I would not have passed my exam. Thank you Thank you Thank you, Sincerely, Cole Studebaker
- BrainBOK AdminJul 18, 2014Imported
  Congratulations, Cole! This is an awesome review coming straight from the heart. We really appreciate your comments. Thank you so much. We are adding more full-length exams soon, and folks would be able to claim contact hours for taking our exams. ITTO Explorer is really the heart and soul of BrainBOK. It gives us immense pleasure to hear that it's able to achieve the vision of helping people master the PMBOK Guide and achieve their goals faster! We wish you all the best and hope that the certification brings you good rewards. Best regards.
AniekanJul 16, 2014Imported
I just took the PMP certification exam today and passed! I studied for 6 weeks (~5hrs/day, 6days/wk). Until a week ago, I'd used Headfirst and PMBOK 5. Read a lot of stuff on the web and took about 6 practice exams (examcentral, Oliver Lehman, Headfirst). I found BrainBOK last week as I searched for a tool to help me with ITTOs. I used it extensively for the past week and that was enough time to make a huge difference! For whatever it's worth, I took BrainBOKs full exam yesterday and made 54.9%. Was depressed until I realized it was unrealistically difficult but a great help in filling in knowledge gaps. 3 proficients, 1 moderately & 1 below proficiency (closing). Thank you!
- BrainBOK AdminJul 18, 2014Imported
  Hello Aniekan, Congratulations! This is wonderful news. I know that you were a bit jittery about scoring 54.9% on the exam, and we tried to assure you that it was not such a bad score after all :) We are really glad to hear that you indeed passed and with relatively good proficiency too. We thank you for coming back to share your success story, and making us part of your success. We wish you more success in your career ahead. Best regards.
YasserJul 27, 2014Imported
Hello! Let me tell you a funny story :p I Bought the CAPM Practice Exam plan and attempted it. I FAILED HORRIBLY with 7 below proficient, 3 moderately proficient, and 1 proficient. Then I bought the ITTO Package and studied for about 2 weeks (just few hours daily), learned my mistakes from my last attempt, and took my CAPM exam today. I PASSED! with 5 proficient and 6 moderately proficient :) The bottom line is the real exam is A LOT easier than Brainbok practice exam! most of the questions directly ask you (Which is an input/output or which tool or technique you use in a certain process or knowledge area). I highly recommend The CAPM practice exam! it will show you your level of studying/understanding, and focus on your weak points. Thank you BrainBOK! :)
- BrainBOK AdminJul 31, 2014Imported
  Hi Yasser, Congratulations on passing the exam! Thanks a lot for your constructive feedback and positive recommendation. While you did score 7 BP in your first attempt, your overall score was pretty close to 60%. Based on our experience so far, people who've score 55% on our exam in their first attempt have passed the real exam. This is applicable to the PMP exam too. We are in the process of overhauling all our exams as we prepare to launch new exams. We would continue to tune the exam difficulty level based on the performance of our students. Thanks again for choosing BrainBOK. We hope that the certification brings you more success. Good luck! Best regards.
1stRATEGYDec 12, 2014Imported
Hello Brainbok is a great aid for passing PMI exams The Practice exams here are very helpful for understanding the real exams The use of site exams helped me to Pass the CAPM exam with calm nerves and stress-less from the first try easily Brainbok is very recommended for any PMI exam taker Thanks Mohamad Radwan
Andrea BoerioJan 27, 2015Imported
Hi all, just passed my PMP exam yesterday. I can say that Brainbok has been a great help on my final preparation (I wish I had discovered this site earlier). The ITTO tool is very, very, very useful, and the mock exams were probably the best one I've found. Scoring on 70-75% in the mock exams, I've then got Proficient in all process groups except than the Closing one (moderately proficient in this) when taking the ral exam. I'v found my real exam questions in general simpler-to-similar that the brainbok's, except for some tricky calculation ones about risk management (some decision trees). This is a site that I'll no doubt suggest. Regards, Andrea
- BrainBOK AdminFeb 11, 2015Imported
  Hello Andrea, Congratulations on passing the exam! We are really humbled and encouraged by your overwhelmingly positive feedback. Thanks so much. We wish you all the best and hope that the certification brings great rewards for you. Best regards, BrainBOK Team
KenMar 11, 2015Imported
I passed the PMP exam yesterday, first try, on the 29th day since I began preparation. I scored 4 proficient and 1 moderately proficient. My study plan was to read the PMBOK5 start to finish, read Rita Mulcahy's guide start to finish completing all of the exercises, and then take all of the BrainBOK practice exams while utilizing the other BrainBOK study tools throughout the process. Having passed the exam, I feel that this plan was very effective and the exam itself felt easy relative to the preparation. The BrainBOK exams were great for review and identifying areas that required a revisit. Being able to fulfill the education requirement while taking a bunch of practice exams (which you should be doing for preparation anyway) for $99 is very efficient in terms of time and cost both, and that's not even considering the usefulness of the other study tools BrainBOK provides. If there is a better deal out there, it can't be better by much. The only drawback to this plan was not being able to submit my application to PMI until I completed the practice exams (so that the education requirement was fulfilled) which resulted in ~ 10 day lag between finishing preparation and sitting for the exam. Using the BrainBOK tools and skimming through Rita's study guide helped keep the material in the brain where it belonged rather than leaking out during this period. I would highly recommend BrainBOK to anyone looking to prepare for and pass the PMP exam.
- BrainBOK AdminMar 13, 2015Imported
  Hello Ken, Congratulations on passing your PMP exam! Passing the exam in less than a month is nothing short of astonishing. Kudos to you for the feat. Thank you so much for the review and recommending BrainBOK. Yours is one of the best reviews we've received and it's highly motivating for us. We wish you the very best for your future endeavor. Best regards.
AbhishekMar 23, 2015Imported
I passed the CAPM exam yesterday, Thank you BrainBOK ! Next target - PMP
- BrainBOK AdminMar 23, 2015Imported
  That's a great news, Abhishek! Congratulations on your achievement. We appreciate your comments and glad to be of help. Good luck for PMP. Best regards.
JeremyApr 17, 2015Imported
I sat for the PMP exam on 10 April and ended up passing with 5 P's. I definitely credit brainbok for a large portion of my success. The two weeks leading up to the exam, I reviewed the ITTO's, then started a combination of practice exams and flashcards. During the review from the practice exams (usually another 2 hour event) I referenced the ITTO matrix quite heavily to help reinforce why certain answers were wrong or right. I did find the practice exams to be quite a bit harder than the actual PMP questions with a few exceptions. I ended up right around 69-71% for all the practice exams I took so don't get discouraged if you feel your score is a bit low. Thanks!
- BrainBOK AdminApr 18, 2015Imported
  Hello Jeremy, Congratulations on passing your PMP exam with flying colors. 5 P's is some achievement! We are really glad to be a part of your success. The approach you've described is exactly how BrainBOK is meant to be used. You are also right about the difficulty level of our exams. As per our benchmark, people who score 50-55% in their first attempt on our exams, go on to pass the real exam. Thanks a lot for taking the time to write this review. We really appreciate it and wish you a rewarding career ahead. Best regards.
Carl SeibertApr 21, 2015Imported
I just passed the CAPM exam - on the first try, thankfully! I have to say that the Brainbok practice resources were the best of those that I used, and I tried several. As others have noted, the Brainbok practice exam was a fair bit harder than the real test and felt pretty much like the real one stylistically. My score on the Brainbok test was in the low seventies and I passed the real test. YMMV. I noted that the language on the real test was quite plain-spoken and almost terse, more so than even the Brainbok practice exam. On most of the practice exams on the web, the language is quite flowery and obscure, so much so that I got the feeling that most of what was being tested was my ability to parse imprecise communications rather than knowledge of the subject. So again, the Brainbok test best resembled the real one. I hope somebody finds this useful. -Carl
- BrainBOK AdminApr 22, 2015Imported
  Hello Carl, Congratulations on your achievement! Thanks for your strong vote of approval for BrainBOK. Your feedback is really useful for us. We have a couple takeaways from it and would look to fine tune our content further. We wish you good luck for your future endeavors. Thanks again.
LindaApr 29, 2015Imported
The ITTO explorer is awesome. It helped me a lot to understand the relationships among the processes. And I passed the CAMP exam on the first attempt. The Brainbok practice exam is harder than the real exam, but it showed me the areas to improve. Thank you very much!
- BrainBOK AdminMay 3, 2015Imported
  Hello Linda, Congratulations on achieving your CAPM certification! The ITTO Explorer defines BrainBOK and we get immense satisfaction when we hear that people find it useful. Thank you so much for your positive and constructive feedback. We hope that the certification opens up new doors for you. Best regards.
NSJun 3, 2015Imported
Just passed the PMP exam yesterday. I really do recommend getting Brainbok as it helped me in multiple ways. The ITTO explorer was amazing and really helped me understand all the processes properly. The visual part of it - which is really intelligently done - really helped in learning it properly vs any other medium out there. The quizzes were a time saver vs doing a 3 hr test. The tests really do give you an insight to the exam but are a bit harder than then the test itself. However, I am just happy on how interactive it was and consider myself lucky that i chose this vs a lot of other programs out there. Dont be afraid to attack the points that you are weak at - those are the ones that really will make a difference for you in the actual exam. Thank you Brainbok! ns_
- BrainBOK AdminJun 13, 2015Imported
  Dear NS, Congratulations on your achievement! Thanks for taking the time to post a highly positive and encouraging feedback. You've shared a really insightful tip there. All the best for your future endeavors. Best regards.
robbidanJul 10, 2015Imported
PASSED MY 'CAPM' EXAM TODAY!!!. Thanks a lot Brainbok™ . The practice exams from this website along with the ITTO's, and the PMBOK 5th edition helped me prepare for the exam. As stated before on previous other posts, the Brainbok™ practice exams are a little harder than the actual exam. Please forcus on the ITTO's (inputs, outputs, tools & techniques). Thanks again and I will be back for the PMP next....
- BrainBOK AdminJul 14, 2015Imported
  Congratulations, robbidan! Thanks for sharing the good news and the highly positive feedback. We are glad to be of help. We'll look forward to engaging with you again for your PMP preparation. For now, celebrate your success! Best regards.
TylerJul 16, 2015Imported
Sat for and passed my CAPM exam today. First try! Thank you so much to BrainBOK, I couldn't have done it without your resources! The practice exams, ITTO explorer and quizzes were invaluable! I supplemented my use of BrainBOK with the PMBOK 5th and Rita's CAPM prep book. I only purchased the BrainBOK suite a week ago, but in that week I absorbed SO much more than my past studying with the PMBOK and Rita's book. Honestly, I was a bit nervous going into the exam, I consistently scored in the mid-low 40s to mid-50's at best on the practice exams. Overall the practice exams were much more difficult than the actual exam, however, they prepared me so well, keep them that challenging!! Thanks again!
- BrainBOK AdminJul 19, 2015Imported
  Hello Tyler, Congratulations on your achievement! We are glad to play a small part in your success. Thanks for your wonderful feedback and tips. Best regards.
harshil kaushalJul 19, 2015Imported
Wooo! I never even knew about brainbok. Even though I came across this after giving my CAPM, I think after going through all material here and the reviews I will for sure use it for my PMP preparation. That being said, I am really not sure if this is the right place to share my experience with CAPM. I will still list a brief (its long! :p) story about my expereince and how I prepared for the test. I hope it helps everyone in any capacity. Here we go ! ...... I passed my CAPM on Friday, July 17th. While booking the exam, I underestimated the material which I had to prepare for. That gave me 8 days of preparation time, which wasn't exactly convenient. I took no formal preparation course and I personally can't recommend someone against taking one. Everyone has a different way of grasping information at an effective level, so I suggest you know your own learning style better and then make a decision. I am actually tempted to say that it was more like 6 days because for the first two days I tried studying straight of the PMBOK and while it was doable, I tried looking for a better goofy book to prepare my self. I work full time as an estimator, so the only full days of preparation I had was the weekend. I used 4 days to read, practice chapter quizzes and cover the entire curriculum. My fifth day was a mixture of taking practice test (with an assistance mode, to see where I am going wrong) and my last day before the exam was making sure I covered all the important points listed on the exam guide I used (scroll down to see the ONLY resource I used). Again, I believe in utilizing my resources, so I tried looking up for an eBook on my school's e-database and with some luck I found CAPM/PMP Project Management Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Third Edition by Joseph Phillips. Joseph did a good job while writing this book and making it an easy read for anyone. He also provides the readers with an exam stimulation software, which was very useful to somewhat prepare for the exam day. I personally found his examples and references very helpful to make sense of the concepts. Again, I cannot say that you must buy this book because I haven't utilized any other resource for my preparation. Now, while I do give due credit to Joseph's material and preparation help. I have to say that he has tried mixing PMP and CAPM in one book and that might throw of few people during the exam. His practice questions (quiz, exam simulator) are more towards scenario based (mostly). Even though he provides us with an option to choose between CAPM/PMP, his CAPM exam questions were mostly scenario based. I think using his book for PMP might be a better option to many. CAPM exam is strictly based on ITTOs ( Inputs, Tool, techniques and Outputs) and in my exam I probably had 2 - 3 scenario based questions. To add fuel to the fire, not even one question came from the ethics chapter (which sort of peeved me out, I was counting on this chapter to help boost my chances!). One every IMPORANT exam tip I would give is to make sure you understand the ITTOs and not try to memorize them. I can assure you that while you might feel confident memorizing and sitting in your comfortable study environment. Come exam time, your memorization of the ITTOs won't help much and you will start doubting your self towards the difference between the inputs and outputs. Just try and understand the ITTOs and you should be fine! Lastly, know the formulas since you can solve them easily, easy marks. To sum it up, please don't go by what others use as a preparation timeline. Everyone is on a different level and have different factors which allow them to prepare for an exam in 6 days or 2 months. Either way, your goal should be to PASS the exam. Please feel free to ask for some detailed explanation about the test or anything else which might help you prepare for it better.
- BrainBOK AdminJul 19, 2015Imported
  Hello Harshil, Welcome to BrainBOK. Thanks for sharing your lessons learned and tips - well written indeed. We are looking forward to engaging with you during the course of your PMP journey. Good luck! Best regards.
David BlenderAug 12, 2015Imported
I wrote my CAPM exam yesterday and was successful in passing on my first attempt! I definitely attribute the majority of my success from studying with the BrainBOK! Thank you very much BrainBOK I'm so happy I came across the program, worth every penny and I'll be back for another subscription when the time comes to write my PMP! Besides using BrainBOK I studied from Aileen Ellis CAPM EXAM Simplified as well read through the PMBOK making flash cards and such. Unlike the majority of comments I read I did NOT find my exam that heavy with the ITTO's in which I had spend the time to cover over 3000 of the quiz questions in random order <------ this is important for the exam since the exam is totally random in there knowledge areas. I would guess the exam was about 30% ITTO Although the PMBOK exams are a bit harder, the line of questioning is more along what you can expect. There are some really indepth questions that will make the most prepared people second guess themselves, perhaps many of them were the pre-exam questions that don't count. I will point out you should know the arrangement of the process groups and knowledge areas and be able to map it out on paper before you start writing your exam. Its a good idea to know your basic formulas (I wasn't asked any questions with PERT, I was surprised!) Know your CV, CPI, SV,SPI, as well # of communication channels. You should be able to do the forward and backward pass with the critical path as there are questions concerning it. Unless you have a great memory (I definitely don't) don't clog your head up with the more complicated formulas. Learn all your different type of matrix as well definitely know your models for stakeholder analysis. (power/interest, salience model , etc) I'll give one more word(s) of advice, make sure you know when you use analytical techniques, meetings and expert judgement its import to understand the difference in them and why or why not they are used. It wasn't hard to finish on time if your properly prepared. I left the test 3 times for a small break and finished in just over 2 hours. Opposite of the BrainBOK exams which I found myself pressed to finish in the 3 hours. So basically KNOW EVERTHING LOL! Thanks Again BrainBOK!
- BrainBOK AdminAug 29, 2015Imported
  Congratulations, David! Great piece of review, insight and advice. Thank you! We look forward to having you back for your PMP. Until then we hope you make the best of your newly earned certification.
Matt SmithSep 15, 2015Imported
Just took my PMP yesterday and passed! 3 P's and 2 M's. BrainBOK was a huge factor in this! A fews points to note about the exam itself. I think my exam had a total of 15 questions that required calculation and most of those were for # of communication channels and finding CPI, SPI & EAC. While about 40% of the questions were paragraph format, and very wordy, I didn't find time to be much of an issue. In fact, BrainBOK's exam questions are even longer than the real thing :) If you can take a BrainBOK full practice exam in under 3 1/2 hours.. you should no problem at all getting through all of the questions. I was shocked to discover that ITTO's were not a huge factor on the exam at all and not once did the exam ask "Which of these is an input to Estimate Activty Durations?". However, I do still see the value in practicing ITTO's via BrainBOK because it reinforces the primary inputs, tools & techniques, and outputs. It seemed like my exam favored risk management, quality management, and communication/HR management. I wouldn't be surprised if 20% of the questions involved Perform Integrated Change Control.. So KNOW Perform Integrated Change Control processes VERY well. Lastly, I was surprised to find out that PMI doesn't (or didn't for me) ask questions in the format of "Which of these is NOT...?" or "All of the following EXCEPT..." These types of questions really racked my brain in training and it was a relief to not have any on the actual exam. As for preparing for the exam, as I said, strict ITTO's are great for reinforcing what each process does, uses, and produces, but don't cram on ITTO's. Instead know what each process does, and the most important thing, the ORDER of each planning process. You should be able to produce a process chart for the exam by memory and write this down on the scratch paper (I got 4 pieces) they gave you in addition to formulas. The exam will often describe or define a process and ask you which scenario (process) comes next. So it's a 2 part question; 1. figuring out what process and knowledge area they're talking about and 2. determining which scenario/process comes next. For example a question I got was something like, "You are the Project Manager at an engineering company that produces high powered robots for inspections on wind turbines. Your project team consists of 3 systems analysts, 5 mechanincal engineers, and 4 quality assurance engineers. The project team is in the process of hosting a focus group for detailing and documenting all of the necessary stakeholder requests for a large design project for a third party energy cooperative. Upon completion of this documentation, which step should the project manager recommend next?" So the question describes Collect Req's, and it's asking you to determine which answer choice describes Define Scope. PMI will give you more information than you care about. Who cares that the team works on wind turbines? Who cares that you have 4 QA engineers? It's not even relevant that you're performing this project as a seller for a 3rd party... but be careful they will try to trick you. :) Really know the 7 Basic Quality Tools because that showed up a few times for me. As an aside, it would be nice if BrainBOK had some type of Quality Management tools practice such as a section with scenario based questions asking which tool is best to use. As far as BrainBOK goes, I can't say enough about the quality of their exams, quizzes, and service in general. World class training for the PMP or CAPM. As many have pointed out, their exams are extremely difficult. DO NOT get discouraged if you're scoring in the 40-50% region for each or even all 3 of their practice exams. I never scored above 60% on either of my 3 practice exams with BrainBOK and passed with 3 Proficient's and 2 Moderately Proficient's on the real PMP exam. While some questions in BrainBOK are indicative of the exam, the answer choices on the exam should pop out easier to you and you'll be able to eliminate at least 2 incorrect answers right off the bat. The BrainBOK exams and study material really toughen you up for the real thing, and ultimately that's what you want. I left the PMP exam feeling like it wasn't all that bad and this was in large part to BrainBOK's product. Great job guys! I'll be recommending you to anyone I know taking the PMP or CAPM exams :)
- BrainBOK AdminSep 20, 2015Imported
  Hello Matt, Congratulations on passing the PMP exam! A huge thanks for giving a big vote of confidence and making us a part of your success. This is a great review loaded with awesome tips for other PMP aspirants. Thanks again. We wish you lot of success in your career ahead. Best regards.
refsladyNov 21, 2015Imported
Just passed my CAPM this morning! BrainBOK gets a LOT of credit for this. I purchased and took 3 CAPM practice tests, as well as doing Process and ITTO quizzes both for specific areas as well as for all areas. The BrainBOK questions made the CAPM questions appear easy! So easy that I finished the test in about an hour. Thank you for all the work you've put into developing this app and for the difficulty level of the questions!
- BrainBOK AdminNov 22, 2015Imported
  Hello refslady, Congratulations for passing the CAPM exam! Thanks a lot for your positive comments. We are really glad to be a part of your success. We wish you a rewarding career ahead. Best regards.
JeromeDec 16, 2015Imported
I just passed my PMP exam last week and would like to thank the BrainBok team for their awesome service. I decided to use BrainBok because of their competitive pricing and the 800+ practice questions that included explanations and references. Some of the questions/answers on the practice exams were bizarre until I researched the PMBOK reference and identified my own knowledge gap. I found BrainBok's minimalist theme very useful. I disable all images and put white text on a black background while using the default browser on my Samsung Galaxy S3. Everything looked good in appearance and functioned as expected when using BrainBok. This allowed me to continue studying on my mobile device. BrainBok was the only source I listed as educational contact hours on the PMI application and PMI processed my application without an audit. I haven't tried other online services to attain the 35 contact hours required by PMI, so I can't compare BrainBok to anything else. But what I can say with absolute certainty is BrainBok gets the job done without charging an outrageous price. If you can pass all the exams (by comprehension and not memorization), you're in good shape for the PMP exam. I also read the PMBOK once and Rita Mulcahy's PMP Exam Prep twice. But the real reason why I would like to thank the BrainBok team for their awesome SERVICE is because of how responsive they were to all my feedback. I recommended a few enhancements and they consistently responded within one business day. On top of that, they actually implemented one of the enhancements within one week of receiving it, which was three days before my PMP exam! The enhancements helped out tremendously.
- BrainBOK AdminDec 16, 2015Imported
  Hello Jerome, First of all, congratulations on passing your exam! We are so glad to be a part of your success. We really value constructive feedback and collaborative approach throughout. We thank you for: 1. Your insightful feedback on our content. You've helped us improve at least 25 of our questions. That's the most by any of our customers in the last 5 years. 2. Great feature requests and suggestions. Couple of them - Mastery Mode for the exams and Hot Keys for the flashcards - have already been implemented. We are working on your feedback on making the flashcards more effective, and a few other features that you suggested. 3. Last but not the least, this awesome review! If you have more ideas and suggestions, please send them our way. We wish you the very best in your career ahead. BrainBOK Team
Melissa McHaleDec 19, 2015Imported
I successfully passed my CAPM exam today, and want to thank BrainBOK for their awesome test preparation system. I used the PMBOK of course, and "Plan B" of Rita Mulcahy's book and felt I had a good understanding before I started using this system. Notwithstanding, on practice exams I would score so poorly that I did not have confidence in my likely results on the actual test event - and with less than a week to go, I wanted to use a "tried and true" learning process to catch up quickly. I looked over why I was answering questions incorrectly, and realized it was due to my lack of understanding how the questions were being asked that was the major issue (paying attention: words like BEST or NEVER, realizing when a question was giving me a prompt to recognize when I was being asked about "which process is this" in a tangent manner, etc.). BrainBOK to the rescue! Their testing system and manner of asking questions is seamless and compares to what candidates will experience during the the actual exam. My method was to take the practice exam, then meaningfully analyze whether I had a knowledge gap or a "question understanding gap" for my incorrect answers. I mostly had the latter, but some knowledge gaps as well. For those knowledge gaps (in 2 knowledge areas), I used the BrainBOK flashcards and quizzes to brush up (as I had already used other methods to get my base and still had a deficiency). The results were surprising. The two knowledge areas I had been most worried about were my "ace cards" in the deck when I tested out today and PASSED. I am very appreciative and will be back to BrainBOK for my PMP prep. Thank you!
- BrainBOK AdminDec 20, 2015Imported
  Congratulations, Melissa! You've made our day with the wonderful comments. Thank you! We are delighted to be a part of your success. We look forward to having you back for your PMP prep. All the best to you. Best regards.
Sunil AttriJan 12, 2016Imported
Dear Brainbok, My heartiest thank to Brainbok. I appeared in PMP exam on 28 December 2015. Thank God I passed otherwise New Year Celebrations may have ruined. I purchase Brainbok 90 Days Plan Premium on 15 November 2015 and used it thoroughly for my preparations. I did not used ITTO explorer too much but definitely it helped me to understand how data flows from one process to another. Flashcards turned to me like Lifesavers because I has used PMBOK to the minimum but as a reference book only and the Flashcards of PMBOK proved really worth to minimize the gaps between my understanding and concept of PMBOK. Quizes helped me to understand & learn the ITTOs perfectly. The ITTO questions by Brainbok are quite simple and fair enough to develop & finally mature the logic behind every Input, Tool & Technique. I really enjoyed the ITTO quizes, data flow quizes and definitely Glossory. Although I did not find any direct question on ITTO in my exam, but I understand that understanding of ITTOs was must to me to clear the exam. Really I did not remembered any ITTO. Along with Brainbok, I would like to thank the Head First PMP - authors & Edwel free online manual by Mr. Richard J Perrin. Also thanks to many of the creators of those free android apps I used for my preparations during travelling & shopping sessions with wife. With warm Regards, Sunil Attri, PMP
- BrainBOK AdminJan 13, 2016Imported
  Hello Sunil, Congratulations! Thank you so much for your wonderful words of appreciation. It's really motivating to hear that our customers are making best use of our tools and the tools are helping them achieve their goals. Truly awesome! Thanks for sharing the other lessons learned, resources and tips, as well. That's a great way to give back to the community. We wish you more success in 2016. Best regards.
Edward CokeMar 23, 2016Imported
To Whom it May Concern, There are so many products out there around CAPM and PMP prep examination. When you read the reviews, if you are like me, you wonder the authenticity of the review. Therefore, I wanted to inform the audience that will be reading this review that I am a real person and I approve this message. I purchased the CAPM premium when I took the CAPM and passed. Now, I am preparing for the PMP exam, so I purchased the PMP premium, which I plan on passing the PMP exam. Why should you purchase Brainbok products? Well, I place the question back to you, why shouldn't you purchase Brainbok? If you are looking for a competitive advantage, then it is a no brainer (No pun intended ) As I mentioned earlier, I passed the CAPM with their product and it was worth every dollar invested. I am not telling you what I think. I am telling you what I know. To the staff at Brainbok, I would like to personally thank you for putting together a website that is truly based on growing present and future project managers, in which produce high yielding results.
paul cianfaraniApr 17, 2016Imported
What can I say, BrainBOK did it again. About 3 years ago, I discovered BrainBOK while studying for my CAPM, and successfully passed. When it came to prepping and studying for my PMP, I stuck with what I know works and resubscribed with BrainBOK. Well, yesterday i can officially call myself a PMP and I must I give credit where it is due. The flashcards are great, the exam is challenging and the quizzes are helpful to find knowledge gaps. Thanks again for the help. Paul
- BrainBOK AdminApr 18, 2016Imported
  Congratulations, Paul Cianfarani, PMP! I just checked and sure enough, your comments from 3 years ago are also there down below. We are delighted to have been a part of your journey, not once but twice. Such customer success stories truly motivate and inspire us to keep improving. Thank you so much for the trust you've shown in us and for your wonderful and heartfelt note of appreciation.
LloydMay 1, 2016Imported
If you are looking for a great study aid to pass the PMP, I wholeheartedly recommend BrainBok. It is a superior product that distills and refines not just the content that you need to know for the PMP, but also your study focus. BrainBok makes you a better student through attention and direction in just the right places. The ITTO Explorer presents disparate PMBOK information in an immediately accessible way. It's great to be able to jump from one process to another and see the data flow between processes. I would often go from the BrainBok ITTO Explorer, back to the PMBOK to reinforce concepts and knowledge. This made learning less time consuming and allowed me to retain and understand the linkages between the processes more effectively. It is critical to understand process flow for the exam, and BrainBok gives the student a big boost--if the student puts in the work. BrainBok's flashcards are a powerful, powerful asset. The "hard" and "commonly confused concepts" flashcards help enormously to unkink the knots of understanding between concepts that, unfortunately, phonetically, sound very similar. Using the flashcards was like retraining my brain to "hear" the definitions and distinctions in a different way. Quizzes are another great tool that the student can use as warm-ups and memory boosters to keep knowledge retention fresh and stable. I would often take a quiz while commuting. The quiz feature (and the flashcards) have the added bonus of allowing the student to focus on a particular knowledge area, as the student identifies knowledge gaps. The BrainBok exams are superlative. The three main PMP simulation exams are rated "hard" and that's a good thing. While there are some great PMP mock exams out there, and they are of benefit for building confidence (and knowledge), the BrainBok exams can give a practiced student a decent gauge as to how they might perform on the actual PMP. Just like the actual test, 25 random questions will be unscored and sprinkled throughout. Yes, the questions are hard, with multiple answers seeming to be correct. And, yes, it can be challenging to push through a BrainBok exam, but the exams do the job that they're meant to do.They prepare the student for the possible adversity of exam day and give the student a taste of what to expect. I think it's important to simulate real test difficulty as closely as possible. In my case, the actual PMP was harder than any sample exam I took, even harder than BrainBok. But, BrainBok came the closest. Last, but certainly not least, the BrainBok support staff were quick, detailed and courteous in their responses to my questions. They were encouraging, clear and realistic. They answered my most basic questions with respect. Someone was always home to provide help. BrainBok is a tool that is expertly crafted for the serious student to pass the PMP. It is the perfect capstone to a methodical study plan to pass the PMP. I highly recommend BrainBok, without reservation, to all PMP aspirants. Best wishes, Lloyd
- BrainBOK AdminMay 3, 2016Imported
  Congratulations, Lloyd! We've been interacting in the emails. Once again, we thank you for this overwhelming positive review, probably the best we've ever received. It's a huge shot of motivation for us. Thanks also for giving us the opportunity to be a part of your success. We wish you all the best.
Mali TMay 10, 2016Imported
I passed the CAPM yesterday and I owe most of my studying/success to BrainBOK. The quizzes, flashcards, and mastery mode exams were huge in helping me zone into any knowledge gaps. Reading alone did not help for me. Thank you so much for providing this product. I am looking forward to studying for the PMP with BrainBOK in a few years and passing! Best of luck to all who are currently studying with BrainBOK. Sincerely, Mali
CAPM CertifiedJun 17, 2016Imported
I passed the CAPM this week. BrainBOK provided exam resources which were highly helpful in both seeing areas to focus on and to reinforce learning. Studying what you get wrong proved helpful as I saw the knowledge I picked up via BrainBOK tying directly into real questions I received on CAPM.
SheetalJun 27, 2016Imported
I passed PMP last week and I have to say that Bainbok subscription was very very instrumental in my clearing the exam apart from Rita Mulcahy's book. These are the only 2 sources I used apart from the ocassional Google search and a few youtube videos to clarify some of the concepts. I did not even read the PMBOK end to end because almost all of it got covered in ITTO/flashcards - which I used profusely apart from the brainbok exams. I prepped for 2.5 months and was ready to go. So thank you so very much Brainbok!
- BrainBOK AdminJun 28, 2016Imported
  Congratulations! Thanks to you Sheetal for putting your trust in us, and your wonderful comments. We have always believed that self-motivated learners can pass the PMP exam using BrainBOK with a combination of PMBOK and a good study guide. The fact that you did it even without reading PMBOK makes it exceptional. Great job and good luck for future.
Ricard_99_KiwiJul 9, 2016Imported
I found this training platform by chance. I had wasted my money on another well reputed 'platform/trainer' for my CAPM studies and learning hours. Total waste of time watching 24hours of endless videos with no interaction. I realised I was in a spin only four days out from the CAPM exam when I struggled to complete their 1x only practise exam of 60 questions. I found BrainBok and purchased just the 3x CAPM study exams immediately as that was all the time I had left to cover. These were fabulous as they pointed out the big holes I had in my development. Having the reference page numbers at the buttom of the answers and the explanation was just invaluable for me. I scrapped through the real exam, which is not my style but without the BrainBok there is just no way I was going to get a pass. I'm going to now purchase the full premium package for CAPM and learn it properly. Talk about a backward progression but the morale of the story is, start here and you will be absolutely fine. Lesson learned almost the hard way for me...... Thanks a bunch BrainBok, what an excellent product to learn quite a complex methodology.
- BrainBOK AdminJul 15, 2016Imported
  Thank you for your comments, Ricard_99_Kiwi. We hope you'll pass the exam soon and come back to share your success story with us. Good luck for your exam!
Sue-Ann BestAug 26, 2016Imported
Just saying thanks to Brainbok, i passed the CAPM Exam, i will be back when I'm taking the PMP I was on other sites but this is the best, some of the others had grammatical errors and didn't even seem to take the time to set up the questions/answers correctly, seemed like it was just for the money but Brainbok went the extra mile and even provided guidance....great customer service.
- BrainBOK AdminAug 26, 2016Imported
  Congratulations, Sue-Ann. You did it! We are so glad to hear this news and thrilled to read your feedback. Thank you so much.
Eric ChanAug 30, 2016Imported
Great "visual" tool of ITTO... I really this BrainBOK site because it is a "visual aid" to show one-level up and down to any “I” and “O” item. Also, description of an I-T-T-O term will pop when mouse cursor points to it which I use this function like a quiz to test my understanding of a term. Thanks for helping me to pass the exam. ~Eric Chan
- BrainBOK AdminSep 1, 2016Imported
  Congratulations and thank you, Eric! We are glad to hear that you found the ITTO Explorer useful for your exam prep. All the best for future.
disqus_VyVFDazowuSep 4, 2016Imported
I would agree this tool was an investment of time and money that was very worth it. To start, I would suggest reading the PMBOK thoroughly from cover to cover and taking notes just to get acclimated with the content and to get your mind set for what the PMP expects from you. I did that using an e-book copy of 5th edition PMBOK, MS OneNote, and supplemented some of my early lessons using another site www.pmtraining.com to learn foundational content and use their "learn mode" feature to take exams and get the corrected answers right away. That was a feature Brainbok did not have that was useful when you're in that 1st phase of learning PMBOK content. When I felt I needed to move past knowledge of process groups and knowledge areas deeper into all ITTO and really understand how data flows, Brainbok is what will give someone the elevated content and deeper understanding that will get you ready to pass the test. The ITTO Explorer is awesome. The Mastery Mode exams, again awesome. The quiz content is targeted and very helpful. I wish I found and used BrainBok sooner, I could have sat for the test much earlier. My study plan was about 7 weeks, and I did pass the PMP exam on 9/2/16 and attribute the passing grade more to Brainbok. I think this tool was well worth it!
ElenaOct 13, 2016Imported
Thanks Brainbok - one of the best tool to practice for the CAPM. Thumbs up !
- BrainBOK AdminOct 14, 2016Imported
  Thank you, Elena. We are assuming that you've passed the exam, so congratulations to you! We appreciate your positive feedback and wish you all the best for future.
Archana VenkateshOct 24, 2016Imported
About 6 weeks back, when I was looking for an online training platform to help me with my CAPM study, I came across BrainBok by chance. I read many heartfelt good reviews about Brainbok and went on to buy their CAPM Premium Plus Package. And it was worth every penny. Everything is organised so well in this tool! The quizzes, flash cards, mock exams helped me immensely. Although I studied PMBOK guide and Rita Mulcahy's book, it was Brainbok which helped me reduce the gaps in my knowledge. And yes, I passed the exam yesterday! :) Thank you Brainbok!
- BrainBOK AdminOct 31, 2016Imported
  Congratulations, Archana!!! Thank you so much for your wonderful words of encouragement. We wish you the very best ahead!
Taylor HofmannNov 1, 2016Imported
I passed the CAPM last weekend on my first attempt and know that I owe a lot of that to the tests, quizzes and ITTO explorer on this site! I also used Rita Mulcahy's book and the PMBOK. And while those were excellent in giving me the foundation of knowledge that I needed, taking the practice tests and quizzes helped me target my weak areas. For what it's worth, I found that the exam on Brainbok was much more difficult than my actual test, but also most similar to the types of questions that I had to answer compared to other sample questions from other sites. Also, I did reach out to customer service and was pleasantly surprised by how quickly they got back to me. Great product and excellent service! I will be back when I apply for the PMP in a few years. Thanks!
- BrainBOK AdminNov 2, 2016Imported
  Congratulations, Taylor! We are thrilled to read your comments and glad to be a part of your success. Thank you so much. Yes, our practice exams (both for PMP and CAPM) are slightly more difficult than the real exams. Thanks for reaffirming that. We look forward to having you back for the PMP.
OoiNov 9, 2016Imported
I passed my PMP with 3P and 2MP. Thanks BrainBOK as such a good tool in helping me to pass the PMP exam. The ITTO explorer and flash cards are powerful in summarizing the important info and their relationship. The tool enable me to understand the full concept how it is linked together. The exam questions from BrainBOK are quality questions. It enables me to grasp and summarize the concept after answering the question.BrainBOK is such a powerful that helps PMP exam takes. POWERFUL!!! WORTH to INVEST!!! Suggested BrainBOK to have more PMP exam questions instead of only 3 set of 200 PMP exams question. I will recommend brainbox to others. THANKS YOU BRAINBOK.
- BrainBOK AdminNov 15, 2016Imported
  Congratulations, Ooi! That's a fantastic result. Thank you for your comments and for recommending BrainBOK to others. We wish you the best.
Melissa McHaleDec 30, 2016Imported
Thanks again to BrainBOK for another successful exam result - last year you helped me prepare for my CAPM - this year I looped back and snagged my PMP yesterday! This year I was able to "take my time" and study for a full 90 days (a change from last year when I only discovered you two weeks before my exam)! What I really like about your subscription program is the variety of ways to learn new concepts, allow them to gel and understand how they are used, and then try those out for myself using the software. Your full 200 question exams allow a person not only to test their knowledge, but their endurance as well. This is important - I learned the best "model" for me to sit for and concentrate on an exam of such a length; and I used Mastery Mode to smooth my rough edges of process understanding within which I had knowledge gaps. I would be remiss if I did not mention the ITTO simulator tool. If there is a student out there that has doubted the value of this tool - do yourself a favor and type in something like "change requests" - then sit back and be amazed as the interrelationships between processes, tools and techniques come alive. It makes the knowledge interactive and "lock in" with greater depth and speed - during the exam yesterday, I swear the answers were *jumping off the page* at me. I could not have been more pleased with my proficiency scores. Finally, a word about responsiveness of the team there. I had questions - 3 or 4 over the months. I always got prompt replies to my emails, and their tone was of joint discovery, of constant learning appreciation, and respect for me as a customer and my request for an answer. I used other study materials and contacted other authors - from those study sources most customer service emails were ignored (not all - but most) - but BrainBOK *will absolutely* return your emailed questions, and that's important. Happy New Year, and thanks again!
- BrainBOK AdminJan 2, 2017Imported
  Congratulations, Melissa! We are absolutely thrilled to read your comments. Thanks so much. It has been a pleasure interacting with you. We wish you lots of success and a wonderful 2017!
Oleg LavrovJan 25, 2017Imported
I successfully passed PMP exam 10.01.16 and may say that Brainbok tests are almost as difficult as real exam and provide good practice to come well prepared to PMP exam. Thank you Brainbok Team! Good job! P/S my results: 2P, 3MP
- BrainBOK AdminJan 27, 2017Imported
  Congratulations, Oleg! 2Ps and 3MPs is a really good result. Thank you so much for your positive note. We really appreciate it.
TheBGFeb 8, 2017Imported
I recently took the CAPM and did very well. I read the CAPM/PMP All In One book to get the foundation down but the book alone in my opinion was not enough. After reading the book, I used BrainBOK and BrainBOK helped out a TON! The quizzes, exams, and ITTO explorer were very helpful in letting me test where I'm at and learning weak areas. I would also agree with many other reviews here in that the exams from BrainBOK were definitely harder than the actual CAPM test by a bit. I definitely would recommend BrainBOK to anyone studying for the CAPM or the PMP. Your resources have been very helpful and I am very thankful! Thank you BrainBOK!
- BrainBOK AdminFeb 12, 2017Imported
  Congratulations, TheBG! Thank you for your wonderful comments, and recommending BrainBOK. We are glad to be a part of your success. Good luck in your career ahead.
Ashish ParasharMar 7, 2017Imported
Today i took CAPM and cleared with 9 proficient knowledge areas and 2 moderate. All i did was reading PMBOK cover to cover and practicing Brainbok practice exams. There are so many quizzes, contact hour exams and practice questions that it gives you true picture where you stand in terms of understanding and preparation. I particularly like the feature where brainbok explains each option even its incorrect. This helps so much in exam. Thanks for helping in gaining contact hours and clearing CAPM. Will be back for PMP exam soon :)
- BrainBOK AdminMar 8, 2017Imported
  Congratulations, Ashish! Thanks for your wonderful comments. We look forward to having you back for your PMP soon :)
mikejockApr 3, 2017Imported
I took my CAPM exam in January and failed. I came home and searched for test simulation sites and ran across BrainBOK. Read the reviews and decided to sign up for a 30 subscription. I took my test today, 4.3.17, and passed with flying colors. The investment was well worth the money. I learned more form the answers I got wrong on the simulated tests as they were well designed to help me see where I was making my mistakes. Thanks BrainBOK. See you when I come back for my PMP.
- BrainBOK AdminApr 4, 2017Imported
  Congratulations, mikejock! It's extremely gratifying to read such success stories from our customers. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to be a part of your success. We look forward to having you back for your PMP. We wish you the best!
LaurenMay 5, 2017Imported
I took my CAPM yesterday and passed first try. If I had not discovered Brainbok I would have been in trouble with the ITTO`s. I used the all in one PMP/CAPM study guide and it was great, it provided a fantastic base. BUT I found I kept coming up short in my ITTO memorization (I hate memorizing). So 2!!! days before my exam, I discovered Brainbok and the ITTO explorer. It saved my exam. It allows you to easily drill down on the components of all the ITTO's in real time without flipping through a reference manual to look things up. It gives examples and allows you to internalize and understand the why's of things. Which definitely helps with the tricky exam questions! If I had more time to use the Brainbok tools I would have probably found the exam a lot easier. As it is, those 2 days with the Brainbok tools and 1 practice exam was precious. Thank you!
- BrainBOK AdminMay 5, 2017Imported
  Simply amazing! Congratulations, Lauren! It makes all the effort we put into developing the ITTO Explorer tool worthwhile. We couldn't have asked for a better testimonial. There's no greater satisfaction for us than being able to help our students achieve their goals. We wish you the best and hope to have you back for your PMP. Thank you so much.
TantoMay 28, 2017Imported
Thanks to god, I have passed my PMP exam 5 days ago in my first attempt. BrainBOK has given me more confident in less than 3 weeks prior to my PMP exam. The questions provided by BrainBOK helped me a lot to test my understanding about the ambiguous concept in PMBOK that I did not realize before. The deep understanding for every concept would help us to answer the question more quickly. I think it would be more helpful and more efficient for me if there is a feature to discuss about the ambiguous concept with an expert provided by BrainBOK interactively. Overall BrainBOK was really really helpful. Thank you so much BrainBOK.
- BrainBOK AdminMay 28, 2017Imported
  Congratulations, Tanto! Thank you for your positive feedback and suggestion. We are glad to make a contribution to your success. As we discussed previously, we do provide expert assistance through our forum over at http://www.pmhangout.com and we did answer the 2 questions you posted on the forum. But we understand that it's not interactive or live. We have taken note of your suggestion and will review it to further improve our service. Thanks again. We wish you the best!
Hamed RastegarpourAug 8, 2017Imported
I am here to report to you that I just passed my PMP exam yesterday with 2 Ps and 3 MPs. Brainbok helped me tremendously in this journey. I did extensive preparation, I read PMBOK, Rita's book along with 4000 sample mock exams and of course BrainBok. The exam however, was EXTREMELY difficult (I got 65%, 68% and 87% on brainbok exams and I thought they were difficult but that I actual exam was either the same or more difficult.) During my preparation, I was able to complete 200 questions in less than 3 hours, however, during the actual exam I nearly finished it. It was also very disproportional. I counted 18 direct questions on steps to make a change (most were tedious), 25 questions on risk management, 4 PERT questions (Beta distribution calculations, these were among 20 easy questions I encountered) , 8 questions on schedule compression (fast track, crash) and 5 questions on SPI/CPI and project forcast. I was not expecting that level of difficulty but I guess that is the reason we take the exam. I was also expecting more diverse exam but to me it came down to risk management, change management and schedule management. I also felt like whomever designed the questions were trying to intentionally confuse you with term like "previously unknown stakeholder" rather than challenge your knowledge base. Regardless, I am glad it is done. My recommendations: 1. Make sure you learn the concepts rather that memorizing ITTOs. They were maybe 2-3 direct questions on ITTO and believe me they were NOT as straight forward as " what are tools for Quality Control". 2. BrainBok has the best ITTO tool ever. You will not find this anywhere else. Make sure to navigate through it everyday and be comfortable with it before taking the exam. 3. Learn change control and the steps to make a change. 4. know your risk management. 5. know your schedule management. 6. The best and easiest part of the exam was EXECUTION for me. It also has the most questions. If you could get 90% above on execution questions (\which is very doable) you have a much easier route to pass the exam. Best of luck to everyone and thanks again Brainbok.
- BrainBOK AdminAug 8, 2017Imported
  Hello Hamed, Congratulations! Thanks so much for your overwhelmingly positive feedback on BrainBOK. We are so glad to be of help. You've given some really good pointers and tips to folks preparing for the PMP exam, and I'm sure they are going to find your post really useful. We wish you the very best as well. In the coming weeks, we are going to share some posts on maintaining and renewing PMP certification, on our blog. So do check back in a few weeks. For now savor every bit of your success! Cheers :)
EricaAug 14, 2017Imported
Thanks BrainBOK! I used this program to complete my CAPM a few years ago and came back when it was time to get my PMP -- I passed with 4Ps and an MP! Your tools are beyond compare with anything else out there and the practice test really prepared me for the exam. Math is not my sweet spot, but the formula exam forced me to do the calculations so many times that I didn't even need a "dump sheet" for the exam. If anyone is considering whether to purchase a subscription, you should! You won't regret it!
- BrainBOK AdminAug 15, 2017Imported
  Congratulations, Erica! Thanks for the stellar review. I traced back your previous review ( https://www.brainbok.com/re... ) for CAPM further down in this thread from 4 years ago. It's mighty satisfying to see customers returning to us and achieving their goals using our products. We wish you more success in future. Thank you so much for believing in us to help you through.
SusanOct 31, 2017Imported
On Saturday I took and passed my PMP exam on the first try!I attribute your app to helping me achieve that. It really helped me to understand how all of the processes were related. Prior to finding your site, I had taken an online course, read the PMBOK, and another book. I still could not visualize the inflows and outflows. BrainBOK really helped get me through that hurdle. Thanks so much for the help! Great site!
- BrainBOK AdminOct 31, 2017Imported
  Congratulations, Susan! Thanks so much for your awesome testimonial. It feels great to receive such a vote of approval from our customers from time to time. We wish you the best in your career ahead.
Cliff ChanDec 30, 2017Imported
I passed the CAPM exam yesterday (passed with 'Above Target' and I want to thank you for this great product. I started studying for this exam 4 months with low intensity (on and off) using Rita's guide but the last 2-3 weeks was with full intensity using primarily Brainbok and supplment with Rita's guide. I did not use PMBOK at all during the studying. I can say for sure that using Rita's guide only would have resulted in a fail and that Brainbok was the difference between a pass and a fail. My advice for anyone wishing to do the CAPM is to get Brainbok and do as many practice questions as you can. Brainbok's practice quizzes and exams are much more difficult than any questions I encountered on the exam. As a comparison, I managed to get 65-75% in the Brainbok exams. The quizzes help you get a good understanding of the terms, inputs/outputs and the formulas you use in the exam. My recommendations for people looking to do the CAPM exam: 1. Be disciplined with your studying. Whether you want to do the exam in a month, 3 months or 6 month, you must have a goal on how much material you want to cover. 2. Recognize the gaps in your knowledge. The good thing about Brainbok is that the exam results will tell you the gaps in your knowledge. If you scored poorly in any areas, it tells you and you know these areas are the ones you should work on. Don't waste your time spending excessive time in areas you do well in. 3. Know the inputs, outputs and processes. The good thing about the CAPM exam is that it is all theory and you can get around this by understanding the inputs. Brainbok helps you with that they provide explanations on answers. There is way too much information in the PMBOK to memorize. The information in PMBOK for the most part is based on common sense and can be learned without memorization if you understand 'why' certain things go together. My other suggestion is to have a specific project in your line of work when answering questions. This will help you answer questions as you can relate the questions to the project. 4. Do as many practice questions as you can. You only get better with practice and experience. 5. Understand the earned value management area. While you don't need to know this area to pass, everyone point counts. You might need to memorize these formulas but still try to understand why these formulas are arranged a certain way. Luckily, Brainbok has a practice exam dedicated to math type questions in the exam. Again, Brainbok's questions are much more difficult than the actual exam. My parting thoughts are that if I decide to do the PMP in the future, I will definitely use Brainbok to study for the exam. Thanks again!
- BrainBOK AdminJan 7, 2018Imported
  Hello Cliff, Congratulations for passing the CAPM! A big thanks for such a stellar review and your insightful recommendations, which we are sure other CAPM aspirants would find them immensely useful. We wish you a wonderful 2018 and great success in your career ahead!
Jason CouryFeb 20, 2018Imported
Yesterday, I passed my CAPM exam. I definitely have to say utilizing BrainBOK tools and tests was a big reason for my success. The offer the resources needed to be successful. The BrainBOK questions were more difficult and challenging than the questions on the actual CAPM exam. Because of these challenging questions, I was well prepared and exceeded my expectation in passing the exam. I highly recommend BrainBOK!!!
- BrainBOK AdminFeb 21, 2018Imported
  Congratulations, Jason. Thanks for your encouraging comments. We are really glad to be a part of your success. We wish you the best for future!
RobertFeb 23, 2018Imported
Thank you for a challenging product that helped me pass my CAPM exam. I had Above Target in 7 categories and know that the drills and exams from BrainBOK provided the guidance I needed. I was more prepared than I thought and the BrainBOK questions were more difficult and challenging than the questions on the actual CAPM exam. PMI clearly outlines what you need to know and BrainBOK delivers the tools you need to be successful on your exam. Highly recommend purchasing BrainBOK to learn the content.
- BrainBOK AdminFeb 24, 2018Imported
  Congratulations! Thanks so much for recommending our product. It really means a lot to us. We wish you the best!
Esther BrensMay 9, 2018Imported
I usually don't leave reviews but this program is fantastic! I passed my CAPM way above target! ( With 8 knowledge areas above target and 2 on target). Brainbook's exams are way harder than the actual test and their ITTO and quizzes are the perfect combination to be more than ready for the actual exam!
- BrainBOK AdminMay 9, 2018Imported
  Congratulations, Esther. Great to see that you passed the exam with flying colors. Your result is indeed awesome! Thanks a lot for stopping by to leave this review. It means a lot to us. We wish you lot of success with your newly acquired certification.
IPTYMay 14, 2018Imported
I started using Brainbok two weeks before my CAPM exam, after not being able to find any good study guides and practice exams. Don't be like me, I finished my class 6 months before I took the exam and chose to put off studying until two weeks before. I was EXTREMELY unprepared and had almost accepted defeat. ALMOST. Thanks to Brainbok I was over prepared and passed my exam, without a problem. The ITTO explorer was extremely helpful. I think that the practice exam questions here are purposely more difficult than the ones on the test so that you are made to go back and REALLY understand what you need to know. I recommended this to my friend who, also, passed her exam and will recommend this to anyone who plans on taking it in the future!
- BrainBOK AdminMay 14, 2018Imported
  Congratulations, IPTY! We absolutely love to hear success stories like these from our customers. It is what keeps us going. The tools would not help if you don't put them to use. So the credit goes to you for not giving up. It gives us immense satisfaction when our students tell us that they found the ITTO Explorer useful. Thank you so much for this stellar review and recommending our product to your friend (congratulations to her as well). We hope that CAPM proves rewarding for you. All the best! Please come back if you decide to go for PMP in future.
Ninos YoukhanaMay 30, 2018Imported
I passed my CAPM exam yesterday. This materials helped me a bit. Here is what I felt. You need to know your ITTO.
- BrainBOK AdminMay 30, 2018Imported
  Hello Ninos, Congratulations! We are glad that the material helped and agree that knowing the ITTOs is a must for CAPM. Thanks a lot for comments. We hope that the new certification proves rewarding for you. All the best!
RyanJul 3, 2018Imported
BrainBok Premium PMP subscription was the only resource I used apart form the PMBOK Guide. I passed my exam today with Above Target in all categories. Unless you’re new to Project Management or it’s been a while, this deal has everything you need to sharpen your knowledge base and pass the exam. With multiple full length, and very similar, practice exams, quizzes, flash cards there is something for every aspect. The absolute best part in my opinion is the explanation and page reference for every exam question for further review when needed. I would recommend this as the main tool for anyone looking to take the PMP exam. Thank you all very much for helping me achieve this goal.
- BrainBOK AdminJul 3, 2018Imported
  Congratulations, Ryan. "Above Target" in all domains in a marvelous feat. You are a rockstar! Thanks for your wonderful endorsement of BrainBOK. We are so glad to be a part of your success. It gives us immense satisfaction to see our customers realize the full potential of our tools and use it to achieve their career goals. We wish you a lot more success in your career ahead. Thanks again for your highly positive and encouraging comments.
JoelAug 7, 2018Imported
I found out about brain bok just 15 days before my exam, I did the mock exam 50 questions and realized the value of the questions they provided. Using Brain Bok and running the mock exams and reviewing the questions filled in a lot of gaps in knowledge I had from reading the PMBOK from cover to cover. it also helps that the questions were current and based on the PMBOK 6. I Passed the exam with above target results and am sure Brain Bok Plained a role in it.
- BrainBOK AdminAug 7, 2018Imported
  Hello Joel, Congratulations! Thank you so much for your positive comments. Your feedback during the last 15 days of your preparation helped us a lot. We have added one suggestion from you to our roadmap for implementation. We wish you the best for future.
Aftab HussainJan 22, 2019Imported
PMBOK Guide and Brainbok Premium subscription were the only things I used to pass my PMP exam. The ITTO tool is neat and quite innovative, the Quizzes (ITTO, Processes and Glossary) are extremely useful and the mock exams invaluable; well designed to get a feel for the real thing, if slightly harder. 'Mastery Mode' is great in reviewing the marked and wrong questions and keep retrying them to get the concepts right. Feedback is available on questions I was unsure why I got wrong and I even got responses on my feedback! All in all, a great system to acquire the required skills to ace the exam. Not to mention the PDC hours without having to sit through classes. A small caveat, if one doesn't have proper Project Management experience under the belt it may be helpful to use other sources to augment the study as there are no 'lessons' that some prefer. I passed Above Target across the board in exactly 36 days and most definitely could not have done it without BrainBok. Thanks!
- BrainBOK AdminJan 23, 2019Imported
  Congratulations, Aftab! Thank you for an awesome review and highly encouraging comments! It's also special because you managed to pass in such a short time frame using just BrainBOK to complement the PMBOK. It's feels great to be a small part of your success. Thanks for putting faith in us and giving us this opportunity. We wish you great success in your career ahead! P.S.: We are assuming you meant to say PDU / Contact Hours when you said PDC Hours.
Jeffrey MoidusteinNov 19, 2020Imported
Great content!
- BrainBOK AdminNov 19, 2020Imported
  Thank you, Jeffrey.
LisaApr 24, 2021Imported
I just passed the CAPM exam with an Above Target in all areas. I can definitely say that Brainbok was crucial to that. I started off completely new to project management in general, only taking an introductory course before deciding to take the CAPM exam. From the study guide, to the ITTO tool, the flashcards, and all the practice questions and exams, this became one of my main sources of study materials and tools. I also purchased a few courses from Udemy so that I could listen to lectures on the content, and bought the Professional Pocket Prep for the CAPM app for mobile as another source of practice questions. I purchased Rita’s book too, but ended up not using it past the first few chapters, just because I already had so many resources and not a lot of time before the exam date. I definitely think Brainbok's practice exams, quizzes, and flashcards were all key to my learning the material. Like other reviews said, the questions in the Brainbok practice exa ms were at a much higher difficulty level, which was great since it required me to go back and really understand the "why" behind the correct answer choices. Each question had an explanation for the correct answer along with the relevant PMBOK page numbers. I did notice that a few questions that I decided to look up in the PMBOK directed me to the wrong page numbers, but they were generally only off by a page or two so it wasn't hard to adjust. Other things I did to study: I used the ITTO tool to help me visualize the connections between processes and unique ITTOs better (this too has page numbers if you need them), the study guide to fill in missing info, and the separate Udemy lectures that I had purchased to help reinforce the knowledge I was gaining. I also did practice questions from the Pocket Prep app daily. 2 days before my exam, I found a Udemy course that focused on the math aspects of the CAPM. I sped through that to understand the formulas and did those practice qu izzes and found that it really helped me “get” EVM, NPV, IRR, and the Procurement Contract types. If I learned anything through this whole process, it’s that practice questions (and getting many of them wrong) were the key to my success. My recommendation is to do as many as you can, and use the available resources to learn what the right answer is, and why it is the right answer. Brainbok’s premium offering really helps achieve this goal. I highly recommend Brainbok for studying for the CAPM. If I decide to take the PMP later, I will definitely be back!
- BrainBOK AdminApr 24, 2021Imported
  Congratulations, and thank you, Lisa! We'll definitely consider your feedback. Looking forward to having you back for the PMP.

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