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PMP® Project Management Professional Exam
by Kim Heldman
PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 8th Edition
Introduction
What Is the PMP® Certification?
How to Become PMP® Certified
Who Should Buy This Book?
How to Use This Book and the Test Bank
The Exam Objectives
How to Contact the Author
PMP®: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 8th Edition
Assessment Test
Answers to Assessment Test
Chapter 1: What Is a Project?
Is It a Project?
What Is Project Management?
Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs
Understanding Organizational Structures
Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 2: Creating the Project Charter
Exploring the Project Management Knowledge Areas
Understanding How Projects Come About
Kicking Off the Project Charter
Formalizing and Publishing the Project Charter
Identifying Stakeholders
Introducing the Kitchen Heaven Project Case Study
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 3: Developing the Project Scope Statement
Developing the Project Management Plan
Plan Scope Management
Collecting Requirements
Defining Scope
Writing the Project Scope Statement
Creating the Work Breakdown Structure
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 4: Creating the Project Schedule
Creating the Schedule Management Plan
Defining Activities
Understanding the Sequence Activities Process
Estimating Activity Resources
Estimating Activity Durations
Developing the Project Schedule
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 5: Developing the Project Budget and Communicating the Plan
Creating the Project Cost Management Plan
Estimating Costs
Establishing the Cost Baseline
Understanding Stakeholders
Communicating the Plan
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 6: Risk Planning
Planning for Risks
Planning Your Risk Management
Identifying Potential Risk
Analyzing Risks Using Qualitative Techniques
Quantifying Risk
Developing a Risk Response Plan
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 7: Planning Project Resources
Procurement Planning
Developing the Human Resource Management Plan
Quality Planning
Bringing It All Together
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 8: Developing the Project Team
Directing and Managing Project Work
Acquiring the Project Team
Developing the Project Team
Managing Project Teams
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 9: Conducting Procurements and Sharing Information
Conducting Procurements
Laying Out Quality Assurance Procedures
Managing Project Information
Managing Stakeholder Engagement
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 10: Measuring and Controlling Project Performance
Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
Controlling Procurements
Controlling Communications
Managing Perform Integrated Change Control
Controlling Stakeholder Engagement
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 11: Controlling Work Results
Monitoring and Controlling Risk
Managing Cost Changes
Monitoring and Controlling Schedule Changes
Utilizing Control Quality Techniques
Validating Project Scope
Controlling Scope
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 12: Closing the Project and Applying Professional Responsibility
Formulating Project Closeout
Closing Out the Project
Closing Out the Procurements
Balancing Stakeholders’ Interests at Project Close
Professional Responsibility
Applying Professional Knowledge
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Appendices
Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 1: What Is a Project?
Chapter 2: Creating the Project Charter
Chapter 3: Developing the Project Scope Statement
Chapter 4: Creating the Project Schedule
Chapter 5: Developing the Project Budget and Communicating the Plan
Chapter 6: Risk Planning
Chapter 7: Planning Project Resources
Chapter 8: Developing the Project Team
Chapter 9: Conducting Procurements and Sharing Information
Chapter 10: Measuring and Controlling Project Performance
Chapter 11: Controlling Work Results
Chapter 12: Closing the Project and Applying Professional Responsibility
Appendix B: Process Inputs and Outputs
Initiating Processes
Planning Processes
Executing Processes
Monitoring and Controlling Processes
Closing Processes
Comprehensive Online Learning Environment
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Introduction
CONTENTS
Introduction
What Is the PMP
®
Certification?
How to Become PMP
®
Certified
Who Should Buy This Book?
How to Use This Book and the Test Bank
The Exam Objectives
How to Contact the Author
PMP
®
: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 8th Edition
Assessment Test
Answers to Assessment Test
Chapter 1: What Is a Project?
Is It a Project?
What Is Project Management?
Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs
Understanding Organizational Structures
Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 2: Creating the Project Charter
Exploring the Project Management Knowledge Areas
Understanding How Projects Come About
Kicking Off the Project Charter
Formalizing and Publishing the Project Charter
Identifying Stakeholders
Introducing the Kitchen Heaven Project Case Study
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 3: Developing the Project Scope Statement
Developing the Project Management Plan
Plan Scope Management
Collecting Requirements
Defining Scope
Writing the Project Scope Statement
Creating the Work Breakdown Structure
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 4: Creating the Project Schedule
Creating the Schedule Management Plan
Defining Activities
Understanding the Sequence Activities Process
Estimating Activity Resources
Estimating Activity Durations
Developing the Project Schedule
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 5: Developing the Project Budget and Communicating the Plan
Creating the Project Cost Management Plan
Estimating Costs
Establishing the Cost Baseline
Understanding Stakeholders
Communicating the Plan
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 6: Risk Planning
Planning for Risks
Planning Your Risk Management
Identifying Potential Risk
Analyzing Risks Using Qualitative Techniques
Quantifying Risk
Developing a Risk Response Plan
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 7: Planning Project Resources
Procurement Planning
Developing the Human Resource Management Plan
Quality Planning
Bringing It All Together
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 8: Developing the Project Team
Directing and Managing Project Work
Acquiring the Project Team
Developing the Project Team
Managing Project Teams
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 9: Conducting Procurements and Sharing Information
Conducting Procurements
Laying Out Quality Assurance Procedures
Managing Project Information
Managing Stakeholder Engagement
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 10: Measuring and Controlling Project Performance
Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
Controlling Procurements
Controlling Communications
Managing Perform Integrated Change Control
Controlling Stakeholder Engagement
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 11: Controlling Work Results
Monitoring and Controlling Risk
Managing Cost Changes
Monitoring and Controlling Schedule Changes
Utilizing Control Quality Techniques
Validating Project Scope
Controlling Scope
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 12: Closing the Project and Applying Professional Responsibility
Formulating Project Closeout
Closing Out the Project
Closing Out the Procurements
Balancing Stakeholders’ Interests at Project Close
Professional Responsibility
Applying Professional Knowledge
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Appendices
Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 1: What Is a Project?
Chapter 2: Creating the Project Charter
Chapter 3: Developing the Project Scope Statement
Chapter 4: Creating the Project Schedule
Chapter 5: Developing the Project Budget and Communicating the Plan
Chapter 6: Risk Planning
Chapter 7: Planning Project Resources
Chapter 8: Developing the Project Team
Chapter 9: Conducting Procurements and Sharing Information
Chapter 10: Measuring and Controlling Project Performance
Chapter 11: Controlling Work Results
Chapter 12: Closing the Project and Applying Professional Responsibility
Appendix B: Process Inputs and Outputs
Initiating Processes
Planning Processes
Executing Processes
Monitoring and Controlling Processes
Closing Processes
Comprehensive Online Learning Environment
EULA
List of Tables
Chapter 1
Table 1.1
Table 1.2
Table 1.3
Table 1.4
Table 1.5
Chapter 2
Table 2.1
Table 2.2
Table 2.3
Table 2.4
Table 2.5
Table 2.6
Table 2.7
Table 2.8
Table 2.9
Table 2.10
Table 2.11
Table 2.12
Table 2.13
Chapter 3
Table 3.1
Chapter 4
Table 4.1
Table 4.2
Table 4.3
Chapter 5
Table 5.1
Chapter 6
Table 6.1
Table 6.2
Table 6.3
Chapter 7
Table 7.1
Table 7.2
Chapter 9
Table 9.1
Chapter 11
Table 11.1
Appendix B
Table B.1
Table B.2
Table B.3
Table B.4
Table B.5
List of Illustrations
Chapter 1
Figure 1.1 Project stakeholders
Figure 1.2 Functional organizational chart
Figure 1.3 Projectized organizational chart
Figure 1.4 Strong matrix organizational chart
Figure 1.5 Weak matrix organizational chart
Figure 1.6 Balanced matrix organizational chart
Figure 1.7 Project management process groups
Figure 1.8 Project management process groups
Chapter 3
Figure 3.1 WBS levels one and two
Figure 3.2 WBS levels one, two, and three
Figure 3.3 WBS levels one, two, three, and four
Chapter 4
Figure 4.1 Example of a PDM or AON
Figure 4.2 Example of an ADM method
Figure 4.3 Critical path diagram
Figure 4.4 Project schedule network diagram with activity dates
Figure 4.5 Gantt chart
Chapter 5
Figure 5.1 Project budget
Figure 5.2 Cost baseline
Figure 5.3 Cost baseline, funding requirements, and cash flow
Figure 5.4 Network communication model
Chapter 6
Figure 6.1 Risk breakdown structure
Figure 6.2 Cause-and-effect diagram
Figure 6.3 Flowchart diagram
Figure 6.4 Influence diagram
Figure 6.5 Tornado diagram
Figure 6.6 Decision tree
Chapter 7
Figure 7.1 Sample resource histogram
Chapter 11
Figure 11.1 Earned value
Figure 11.2 Control chart
Figure 11.3 Pareto chart
Figure 11.4 Scatter diagram
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