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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

Scrum and empirical process control

Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland are the creators of the Scrum framework and were contributors to the Agile Manifesto. They adapted and used empirical process control to develop and update the best practices of Scrum, using the Agile Manifesto as the motivating force. The three critical aspects of empirical process control are also the three pillars of Scrum. Empirical process control focuses on transparency, inspection, and adaptation. This includes the transparency of not just the process but all communications, including frequent inspection and the utilization of regular reviews of the product service or results. None of this will fully work without adaptation, which is the ability to embrace uncertainty, change, and manage risks accordingly.

Many of the Agile questions on the PMP® exam were designed to determine your ability to place yourself into the mindset of the Agile team and how to function in an Agile environment. Empirical process...