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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

Inspiring, motivating, and influencing

The ability to inspire, motivate, and influence is an entire topic all on its own and usually a work in progress. One of the best practices would state that a team charter is how you set the project vision and how the project benefits the team, the organization, and the customer. The team charter may also describe the project's release criteria within the understanding that the team's vision needs to align with the results they are producing. Finally, but maybe most importantly, it describes how the team will work together. Those topics are more likely to include team values and working agreements, including the completion criteria for increments they create. Completion criteria in the Agile space are called the definition of done. Ground rules and group norms are also discussed, agreed upon, and written in the team charter. The social contract process of creating a team charter is an excellent way to create an environment of collaboration...