CISM Review Manual, 15th Edition

Necessary for the CISM exam but a very dry read. Lots of relevant and useful content but it's not accessible. However I guess this is a review manual not a guidebook. Considering the price the print quality is pretty poor and you'll need to look after this book if it's going to survive very long.

Good manual to read for the CISM exam though a bit raw with some of the content...they should try to add some practical examples for IS security than being too theoretical...otherwise the content is rich...managed to pass the CISM exam at first attempt...one needs to supplement the manual with database quesitions

Estoy satisfecha con el producto, llego en buenas condiciones y los más importante es que el precio que obtuve fue similar al que hubiera recibido por comprar la membresía en la página de ISACA directamente.

I just passed the CISM yesterday. I started out in December with one of the other cheaper books, and after finishing it, I only did marginally better on the practice exams. On the other hand, this is the official book directly from ISACA, so all material in the book is accurate, relevant, and helpful in passing the exam. It’s well edited and well written too. If you’re paying $760 for an exam, don’t get cheap when it comes to the study material. Break over and get the real thing.

Its a review manual...you know what you signed up for.

Between the book and Q&A database I passed my CISM exam first attempt. I read the book front to back then went back and went through key objectives.

Updated my original review from positive to negative. No matter how many times I try to read this book, it’s written in a horrible language style. Overly wordy, lots of complex words to describe simple ideas, everything in table format. Best way to describe this is like hearing someone speak Queens English at a collegial level, while your a farmer from a small town. You know with an overemphasis of language for purposes of trying to impress and sound smart. But really, you are just being arrogant and condescending in a completely unnecessary way. After repeated attempts to focus and read through these materials, decided to scrap this book altogether. To add context, I purchased this book a few years ago and still haven’t made coherence of these materials. I have several other professional certs, including my CISSP, and 20+ years direct experience. And finally gave up using this book. I hate to waste, especially given this book cost 3x more than other study guides. But making the switch today. I would rather sit down and read the Chicago Manual of Style rather than read another page of this book.