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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

Planning procurement management

What you would need to procure for your project depends on many different situations. Do you need to augment your staff? Do you need materials and equipment from outside the organization? You will need to do what is called a make-or-buy analysis. Can we make it if we gain the right parts from outside the organization? Can we buy what we need outright? Rental decisions are discussed, as well. Should we rent computers or buy them? Rent warehouse space or buy a warehouse? These are questions that need answers before anything is determined. Procurement can happen at any time in a project, not just during the planning stage. Sometimes, a project kicks off with a contract, and the last thing we do is close out our contracts before the project or phase can be considered closed as well.

The resulting procurement management plan will include the necessary roles and responsibilities to ensure the right resources are in place for the project.

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