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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 10)

Question 1

Which of the following is not an aspect of the 5 Cs for communication?

  1. Correct grammar and spelling
  2. Concise expression
  3. Controlled communications
  4. Coherent logical flow of ideas

The 5 Cs represent correct grammar and spelling, concise expression and elimination of excess words, clear purpose and expressions, coherent, logical flow of ideas and controlling the flow of ideas and words. In this case, controlled communications is not the correct answer as the other answers are more specific to the 5 Cs.

Question 2

You have a team of five people and are planning to acquire another three team members. You also have a sponsor, a functional manager, and a procurement administrator as stakeholders as well. You are holding a meeting with all your stakeholders and are attempting to determine how many channels of communication you will have in that meeting. How many communication channels do you have if you are the...