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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By : J. Ashley Hunt
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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

Assessment questions

Question 1: Which of the following would not be considered a subsidiary plan of the project management plan?

  1. Risk management plan
  2. Scope baseline
  3. Cost management plan
  4. Quality management plan

Question 2: You and your team have put together a comprehensive project management plan and you feel it will be executed effectively. What do you need to do before you can begin executing project work?

  1. Hold a kick-off meeting.
  2. Acquire your resources.
  3. Gain formal approvals.
  4. Communicate the plan to your customer.

Question 3: What is the main output of direct and manage project work?

  1. Issue log
  2. Change requests
  3. Work performance data
  4. Deliverables

Question 4: Your team is in the process of executing project work and gathering information that allows you to make decisions about project changes to be made, and it gives the team the ability to communicate with stakeholders in the form of work performance...