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This completely updated guide prepares you for taking the PMP® certification exam

As the most popular project management certification available, the PMP certification is very difficult to obtain and demands stringent requirements. Thankfully, this All-in-One guide is packed with valuable information that has been completely updated to offer you the most accurate and helpful information for taking the exam. The book features up-to-date content that reflects the changes in the Fifth Edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and helps you navigate the various requirements to become PMP certified. Plus, new review questions written by the author serve to enhance your learning process.

  • Contains all things related to becoming PMP certified, from signing up to take the exam to becoming savvy with the essential areas of PMBOK
  • Helps you make sense of each domain of the PMBOK: communications management, cost management, human resources management, integration management, procurement management, quality management, risk management, scope management, and time management
  • Offers complete coverage of the challenging PMP certification requirements as well as a large selection of practice questions
  • Features an accompanying website that contains the Dummies Test Engine that boasts hundreds of sample questions

This comprehensive guide will put you on your way to becoming PMP certified.

(PMP, PMI and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)



Table of Contents:
Introduction 1

Book I: PMP Foundation 9

Chapter 1: The PMP Exam 11

Chapter 2: Foundations of Project Management 25

Chapter 3: Project Life Cycles, Organizational Structures, and Organizational Process Assets 41

Chapter 4: It’s All about the Process 61

Book II: Starting Off Right 91

Chapter 1: OMG! It’s a Project! 93

Chapter 2: Chartering Your Project 113

Chapter 3: Identifying Project Stakeholders 133

Book III: Planning Integration, Scope, and Schedule 151

Chapter 1: Constructing the Project Management Plan 153

Chapter 2: Defi ning Project Scope 175

Chapter 3: Creating Your Schedule 211

Book IV: Planning Cost, Quality, Human Resources, and Communication 261

Chapter 1: Estimating the Price Tag 263

Chapter 2: Planning for Quality 289

Chapter 3: Identifying Your Team Members 313

Chapter 4: 90 Percent of Your Job Is Communication 329

Book V: Planning for Risks, Procurement, and Stakeholder Management 347

Chapter 1: Identifying What Could Go Wrong 349

Chapter 2: Getting Help — Procuring Project Scope 395

Chapter 3: Who Are All These People? Planning Stakeholder Management 419

Book VI: Managing Your Project 433

Chapter 1: Managing the Work and Assuring Quality 435

Chapter 2: Managing the People Side of Your Project 459

Chapter 3: Getting the Word Out to Stakeholders and Contractors 493

Book VII: Controlling Scope and Schedule 519

Chapter 1: Monitoring, Controlling, and Managing Change 521

Chapter 2: Controlling Project Scope 555

Chapter 3: Controlling Your Schedule 573

Book VIII: Controlling Cost, Quality, and More 591

Chapter 1: Controlling Cost and Using Earned Value 593

Chapter 2: Controlling Quality 623

Chapter 3: Controlling Communications and Stakeholders 647

Chapter 4: Managing Your Risks and Procurements 661

Book IX: Closing Your Project and the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 687

Chapter 1: Closing Your Contracts and Your Project 689

Chapter 2: The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 713

Appendix A: What’s on the Website 733

Appendix B: Practice Test 737

Appendix C: Lab Work 765

Appendix D: Exam Objective Cross Walk 791

Appendix E: Glossary 803

Index 843

About the Author :

Cynthia Snyder is a professional project management instructor and consultant. She was project manager for PMBOK Guide, 4th Edition, and serves on the PMI Standards Member Advisory Group. She received the Distinguished Contribution Award from PMI in 2009.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118612446
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • No of Pages: 912
  • ISBN-10: 1118612442
  • Publisher Date: 27 Aug 2013
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English


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