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Hello Mohamed,
I just rechecked the DASM e-course, and in the Handouts section you will find the :
- DASM student guide
- Choose your WoW book v1.2
- DASM resources which is a zip file containing the activity booklet and reference deck I talked about in my previous post.
So it seems PMI has updated or revamped that section of the e-course in between me finishing the course, writing my post in July and now.
As for the Choose your Wow book versus the exam content.
The e-course follows pretty much the structure of the first 6 chapters which in my view are mandatory to understand the underpinnings of DA. The exam had questions on the DA concepts from lifecycles, to the R&R of a DA Team, the GIC concept, as well as MBI/MVP and such. So you must read those chapters.
Then the e-course explores the tailoring of your team's WoW through the 3 phases of a lifecycle Inception, Construction and Transition plus the overarching 'phase' of Ongoing. This is where you will learn how the process goals, process diagrams, decision points help you tailor your WoW.
For the exam I read the rest of the book which explains ALL the process goals with all the decision points and options table including the trade-offs.
From my point of view, for the DASM exam I did not need to read in such detail those chapters.
The e-course does not go either in details. It uses the process goals like Form Team/Improve quality, to help you understand how to tailor a team's WoW in the contexte of each phase of a lifecycle.
As I wrote earlier, I like the quizzes, the somewhat flashcards, etc in the e-course. But to be in an exam mindset, I also used an exam simulator on Udemy. You can find a few out there.
Regards, Chantal
