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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

Managing communications

The good news is that much of the information you would need to know for this section was covered in the Communications management planning section because you will need that information to perform this process effectively. Even if your communications don't go as planned, the processes are iterative and adaptable. The one thing to always remember in communications management is that the plan is formal. That means it doesn't matter who says they need a distribution method changed or reports by Thursday instead of Friday; you can't change the communications management plan without formal change control. Don't fall for any questions on the exam that make you think differently. That doesn't mean, however, that changes won't be necessary because, you know, the best-laid plans and all of that. You'll see from the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of this process that there is a lot of overlap with the planning communications...