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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

Analyzing team members' and stakeholders' influence

There are numerous types of power a project manager or other stakeholders may possess. Some are based on the position they hold, while others are based on their experiences. Many of these types of power could be considered aspirational skills as well. Power can be complicated and having the emotional intelligence to know when and what to throw around is critical for project managers, regardless of whether you are practicing Agile or predictive project management.

There are a variety of different forms of power that you may incorporate at the beginning and throughout the project and much like leadership skills, there might be some types of power that you're either not comfortable with or have little experience in and are working toward them.

According to PMI®, project managers are considered to be proactive and intentional when it comes to their power. So, it's going to be our job to acquire the power...