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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

Summary

This chapter started with a discussion on the roots of Agile's history: the Agile Manifesto. Next, we went through the 12 principles of Agile that influence every aspect of Agile project management, regardless of the type. The manifesto and principles are great things to keep in mind, regardless of whether you are implementing some process on your projects or answering questions in your exams.

Then, we reviewed the Scrum framework at a high level. It's best when studying to be aware of the roles and responsibilities and the life cycle of a basic Agile project. Scrum was used as an example due to its popularity and simple structure.

While Agile differs from a waterfall type of project management, it is relevant to mention again that it is possible to have best practices come from each life cycle type, as needed for your unique projects. All of what we'll discuss are best practices and can be adapted as required for your organizations.

In the next chapter...