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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

The gurus of quality management

It's safe to say that many of the best practices for quality management started around the end of World War II and have stood the test of time. There were many gurus, if you will, of quality management who contributed their take on the best ways to not only improve quality but to maintain it. Some gleaned their knowledge through statistics and some through different tools or philosophies. It's unlikely that you will see all of these names on your exam, but you might, plus, it's interesting, I think. So let's begin.

W. Edwards Deming and Walter A. Shewhart

We'll start with W. Edwards Deming and Walter A. Shewhart. Both were well versed in statistical analysis, but Shewhart and his experiences at Bell Telephone led to the creation of the plan, do, check, act (PDCA) cycle, which was later adapted for quality management by Deming in 1950. Often this cycle is referred to as the Deming...