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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 exam answers (Chapter 7)

Question 1

You are the project manager for a large installation project. Your key stakeholders are discussing what is needed to be accomplished to set up their new data center, and they have some specific ideas about what they want. What is the best document to keep all their requirements organized and identify deliverables that affect other deliverables in order to effectively manage changes during execution?

  1. Requirements list
  2. WBS
  3. Requirements traceability matrix
  4. Scope statement

The requirements traceability matrix is a grid that connects product requirements from their origins to the deliverables they will become.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best description of a WBS?

  1. Hierarchical decomposition of 100% scope of work
  2. Org chart for scope of work
  3. What will and will not be included in the scope of work
  4. An outline

That is the best definition of the WBS based on the answers provided...