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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

Setting a clear vision and mission

It's probably pretty easy to tell that there is a lot involved in being a project manager. I can tell you that after many years as a project manager, there are days when I question the sanity of my stakeholders and, quite frankly, my sanity. However, the beauty of being a project manager is that we can work with multiple different kinds of people, produce results, and mostly keep the entire ship sailing straight. It doesn't always work out like that, of course, but in a perfect world, we have all the best practices, tools, techniques, and the right attitude to get to the finishing line.

The role of the project manager includes doing the following:

  • Managing the project team
  • Solving problems
  • Managing communication across multiple stakeholders
  • The ability to collect the right requirements for the scope
  • The ability to create and maintain a budget and a schedule
  • The ability to identify, analyze, and remove threats...