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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By : J. Ashley Hunt
Book Image

Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By: J. Ashley Hunt

Overview of this book

One of the five most prestigious certifications in the world, the PMP® exam is said to be the most difficult non-technical certification exam. With this exam guide, you'll be able to address the challenges in learning advanced project management concepts. This PMP study guide covers all of the 10 project management knowledge areas, 5 process groups, 49 processes, and aspects of the Agile Practice Guide that you need to tailor your projects. With this book, you will understand the best practices found in the sixth edition of the PMBOK® Guide and the newly updated exam content outline. Throughout the book, you'll learn exam objectives in the form of a project for better understanding and effective implementation of real-world project management tasks, helping you to not only prepare for the exam but also implement project management best practices. Finally, you'll get to grips with the entire application and testing processes in PMP® and discover numerous tips and techniques for passing the exam on your first attempt. By the end of this PMP® exam prep book, you'll have a solid understanding of everything you need to pass the PMP® certification exam, and be able to use this handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide to overcome challenges in project management.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to Project Management and People
8
Section 2: Project Management Processes
17
Section 3: Revision
19
Chapter 16: Final Exam

Supporting your team's performance

Even if you have self-directed and self-managed teams similar to those you might find on an Agile team, it is still important to coach, guide, and otherwise support your team's efforts while tracking their performance. Since the majority of the exam is based on colocated teams, it does make it a bit easier to do that in the context of questions. However, it may be one of the more difficult aspects of project management due to the many personalities, varying skills, and motivation levels of the members of your team. One of the best ways I've found to drive better team performance while considering skills and goal setting is via Management by Objective (MBO).

Peter Drucker's MBO

Peter Drucker was a major influencer of organizational development during his time as a management consultant. In 1954, based on a book he wrote, Drucker created the mnemonic SMART. This might be familiar to you if you have ever attended any management...