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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By : J. Ashley Hunt
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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

Key project stakeholders

What kind of stakeholders you may have on your projects depends on your project and your organizational dynamics. Some stakeholders come and go, and some stay with you through the entire project. In Chapter 4, Charters and Stakeholders, you will review the strategies that are used to identify your stakeholders. Remember that this is one process that is executed throughout the project. It is iterative on the exam. This may not occur in the real world (you're super lucky if so!) but for the exam, you can expect a revolving door of stakeholders throughout the situations that you'll need to analyze when choosing the best response to the questions.

The following is not an exhaustive list, and to be fair, they may not be the titles of the roles for your projects. If you don't have a sponsor, that's okay! These will be the players you need to know about. It is your sole responsibility to manage stakeholder engagements and expectations. There...