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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

Value servant leadership

In Chapter 5, Introduction to Agile Considerations, you were provided with multiple examples of servant leadership in the context of a coach or a Scrum master. These days, there are lots of opportunities to practice servant leadership, whether you are working on a hybrid project or a full Agile or predictive life cycle. Determining the appropriate style and practicing servant leadership is always a work in progress but conceptually, it regards the desire to lead rather than manage and the options to build a high-performing team and work as a communicator, facilitator, and coach. That's not to say we aren't tied to our desks, occasionally updating dashboards and Gantt charts. That's management, and we need that too. The value of servant leadership and building high-performing teams is that no matter what type of project you are working on, you will work in a support role and allow the team to self-organize around the work.

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