Yes! I passed the PMP 4th Edition Exam on the first try today! I studied for 3 months, using PMBOK Guide--Fourth Edition, Andy Crowe book and the free full length PMP Exam @ PMStudy.com. Here is how I studied:
A) Dedicate 1 Day Per Chapter with Andy Crowe book(No More, No Less)
B) Dedicate 1 Day Per Chapter with PMBOK Guide--Fourth Edition (After each chapter, go directly to Andy Crowe book to take chapter quiz.)
C) Spend 2 Days reconstructing chart on page 36 in Andy Crowe book, from memory.
D) Spend 2 Days writing down 3 Point Estimate, Communications Channels, Earn Value and TPA formulas, from memory. Put emphasis on calculating EV= and EAC=
E) Spend 1 Day working EMV from decision tree diagrams.
F) Dedicate 1 Day Per PM Knowledge Area using both books. Putting emphasis on common Inputs, Tools & Tech or Outputs i.e. Expert Judgement is common tool in all Project Integration Mgnt Processes. Also, observe how an Output from one Process becomes an Input to another Process. And slow down to understand the purpose & advantage of certain diagram/charts i.e. control, pareto, tornado.
Let me share with you an important secret. In order to read the PMBOK Guide--Fourth Edition with appreciation, motivation and comprehension, you need to reverse your academic position. Do not read it from the perspective a student. Instead, imagine that you are a guest professor who has to deliver a lecture on one PM Knowledge Area per day to a classroom of 300 graduate students @ a prestigious university. Create an OUTLINE of each chapter in the PMBOK Guide--Fourth Edition (putting an emphasis on what YOU think is important). Now take 1 or 2 Practice Final Exams from Andy Crowe resources or Internet (PMStudy), in order fine tune your OUTLINES. When you feel confident to give your lecture, go take the PMP EXAM! No matter how they spin the question, You WILL KNOW what you know!