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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

Key concepts and scope management trends

Throughout the last several chapters, you have dug into the main concepts of kicking off a project with a project charter, how to identify your stakeholders, and the necessary considerations for Agile environments. Now we are going to speed things up and concentrate on the main items in project scope management to know for the exam. Are you ready?

The key concepts at the beginning of each knowledge area are essential for the exam. There have been some changes that are major, including the new core competencies of people, process, and business environment. The scope of work affects them all in one way or another. Product scope is the features and functions of the deliverables that are necessary to gain approval from the customer. You will need to determine and prioritize those requirements, break down the scope of work to plan effectively, monitor, and validate the scope of work. You will be tested on the project scope. That encompasses the...