The PMP playbook
you actually finish.
70 full-color pages. Zero fluff. The exact PMI mindset, PMBOK 8 principles, formulas, and 30-day plan that helps project managers pass on the first try.
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Field Guide
Most PMP books read like the test. This one reads like a friend.
We threw out the textbook tone. Every chapter is short, plain-spoken, and built around the patterns that actually show up on exam day.
10 chapters + PMBOK 8 deep dive
Mindset · Process Groups · Agile · Hybrid · EVM · Risk · Servant Leadership · Question Patterns · 30-day Plan · Exam Day — plus 8 appendices covering PMBOK 8 principles, performance domains, and every knowledge area.
The PMI mindset, decoded
The invisible answer key behind 70% of the exam — written so it actually sticks, with the BTSTEVE mnemonic and decision tree.
A 30-day plan that works
Week-by-week schedule with daily tasks, mock-exam checkpoints, and a taper — aligned to the 2026 ECO.
Read 5 pages before you buy
No email, no signup — just the cover, the table of contents, and three full sample chapters.
What's inside
Every chapter ends with a one-page recap and 5 self-check questions. Skip around, or read straight through in a long weekend.
Core chapters
- 01How the PMP exam actually works (2026 ECO)
- 02The PMI mindset — with the BTSTEVE mnemonic
- 03Process Groups & the 10 Knowledge Areas
- 04Predictive, Agile & Hybrid in one brain
- 05Earned Value Management — without tears
- 06Risk, Procurement & Stakeholders
- 07Servant leadership in practice
- 08The 35 question patterns you will see
- 09A 30-day study plan that works
- 10Exam day: brain dump, pacing, survival
PMBOK® 8 deep dive — 8 appendices
- Every formula you need (EVM, forecasting, comms)
- ITTOs decoded — universal patterns
- PMBOK 8 vs. PMBOK 7 · 6 Principles · 7 Performance Domains
- Integration & Scope Management
- Schedule & Cost Management
- Quality & Resource Management
- Communications Management
- The 12 Agile Principles & Kanban
Readers passed. Loudly.
"I read three other books and was still drowning. This one made the mindset click in a single chapter. Passed AT/AT/AT."
— Priya S., PMP
"The 30-day plan is the only one that doesn't assume you have no job. I followed it almost exactly."
— Marcus J., PMP
"EVM finally makes sense. The cheat sheet alone was worth the $34.99."
— Lena O., PMP
What edition do you have?
Every purchase is lifetime — you get every future edition free. Here's what's shipped so far.
- v5.0Current· 2026 · PMBOK® 8 EditionReleased July 16, 2026 · 40 pages
- Full rewrite around the PMBOK 8 framework
- New Part II: 12 Principles, 8 Performance Domains, Value Delivery System, Tailoring, Models/Methods/Artifacts
- Process Groups & Knowledge Areas demoted to reference Appendix B
- New Appendix C — Principles ↔ Domains ↔ ECO crosswalk
- New Appendix D — Models, Methods & Artifacts cheat sheet
- 9.2 recommended-resources callout mapped to every PMPVault module
- v2.0· 2026 Edition · PMBOK® 8Released May 2, 2026 · 70 pages
- Full-color redesign — every chapter rebuilt for 2026
- Aligned to PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition & the 2026 ECO
- New Appendix C — PMBOK 8 deep dive (principles & performance domains)
- BTSTEVE mnemonic + decision tree for the PMI mindset
- v1.2· 2025 Refresh · PMBOK® 7Released March 4, 2025 · 140 pages
- Updated 30-day study plan and mock-exam checkpoints
- Expanded EVM worked examples and cheat sheet
- New question-pattern chapter (35 recurring patterns)
- v1.0· First Edition · PMBOK® 7Released August 12, 2024 · 128 pages
- Initial release — 10 core chapters
- PMI mindset, Agile/Hybrid, Servant Leadership
- Printable formula & ITTO cheat sheets
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- 70-page full-color PDF (DRM-free)
- Aligned to PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition & 2026 ECO
- Bonus: printable formula & ITTO cheat sheets
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