PMP Project Management Professional Exam Review Guide

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Table of Contents:
Introduction xix Chapter 1 Project Foundation 1 Defining a Project 2 Project Characteristics 3 Operations 3 Progressive Elaboration 4 Stakeholders 4 Defining Project Management 6 Project Management 6 Programs 7 Portfolios 7 Project Management Office 8 Identifying Project Management Skills 9 Understanding Organizational Structures 11 Functional Organizations 12 Projectized Organizations 12 Matrix Organizations 13 Understanding the Project Environment 15 Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes 16 Project Phases and Project Life Cycles 17 Project Management Process Groups 18 Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle 22 Recognizing Professional and Social Responsibility 23 PMI® Core Values 24 Advancing the Industry 33 Review Questions 36 Chapter 2 Initiating the Project 39 Understanding the Project Management Knowledge Areas 40 Project Integration Management 41 Project Scope Management 43 Project Time Management 44 Project Cost Management 45 Project Quality Management 47 Project Human Resource Management 48 Project Communications Management 49 Project Risk Management 50 Project Procurement Management 51 Project Stakeholder Management 52 Performing a Project Assessment 54 Initiating a Project 54 Selecting a Project 55 Defining the High-Level Project Scope 61 Identifying High-Level Risks, Assumptions, and Constraints 61 Developing the Project Charter 62 Inputs of the Develop Project Charter Process 63 Tools and Techniques of the Develop Project Charter Process 64 Outputs of the Develop Project Charter Process 65 Obtaining Project Charter Approval 66 Performing Key Shareholder Analysis 67 Inputs of the Identify Stakeholders Process 68 Tools and Techniques of the Identify Stakeholders Process 68 Outputs of the Identify Stakeholders Process 69 Bringing the Processes Together 70 Review Questions 73 Chapter 3 Planning the Project 77 Developing a Scope Management Plan 79 Understand Project Scope Management 79 Plan Scope Management 80 Requirements Management Plan 82 Collect Requirements 82 Define Scope 88 Create WBS 92 Developing a Project Schedule 98 Understand Plan Schedule Management 99 Define Activities 101 Sequence Activities 103 Estimate Activity Resources 108 Estimate Activity Durations 112 Develop Schedule 117 Developing a Cost Management Plan 129 Understand the Cost Management Plan 130 Plan Cost Management 130 Estimate Costs 132 Determine Budget 137 Developing a Quality Management Plan 142 Inputs of Plan Quality Management 143 Tools and Techniques of Plan Quality Management 144 Outputs of Plan Quality Management 148 Developing a Human Resource Management Plan 150 Inputs of Plan Human Resource Management 151 Tools and Techniques of Plan Human Resource Management 152 Outputs of Plan Human Resource Management 154 Developing a Communications Management Plan 156 Inputs of Plan Communications Management 157 Tools and Techniques of Plan Communications Management 157 Outputs of Plan Communications Management 161 Developing a Procurement Management Plan 162 Inputs of Plan Procurement Management 163 Tools and Techniques of Plan Procurement Management 166 Outputs of Plan Procurement Management 166 Developing a Change Management Plan 170 Developing a Risk Management Plan 170 Plan Risk Management 171 Identify Risks 175 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis 180 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis 185 Plan Risk Responses 190 Developing a Stakeholder Management Plan 195 Inputs of Plan Stakeholder Management 195 Tools and Techniques of Plan Stakeholder Management 196 Outputs of Plan Stakeholder Management 197 Obtaining Project Management Plan Approval 198 Inputs of Develop Project Management Plan 199 Tools and Techniques of Develop Project Management Plan 200 Output of Develop Project Management Plan 200 Conducting a Kickoff Meeting 203 Meeting Topics 203 Bringing the Processes Together 204 Project Scope Management Knowledge Area Review 206 Project Time Management Knowledge Area Review 207 Project Cost Management Knowledge Area Review 207 Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Review 208 Project Human Resource Management Knowledge Area Review 208 Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Review 208 Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Review 210 Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review 210 Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Review 211 Review Questions 213 Chapter 4 Executing the Project 217 Obtaining and Managing Resources 218 Acquire Project Team 218 Conduct Procurements 221 Maximizing Team Performance 227 Develop Project Team 227 Manage Project Team 235 Executing the Project Management Plan 240 Direct and Manage Project Work 241 Manage Communications 245 Manage Stakeholder Engagement 248 Implementing Approved Changes 251 Implementing the Quality Management Plan 251 Inputs of Perform Quality Assurance 252 Tools and Techniques of Perform Quality Assurance 253 Outputs of Perform Quality Assurance 254 Implementing the Risk Management Plan 255 Bringing the Processes Together 256 Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Review 257 Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Review 257 Project Human Resource Management Knowledge Area Review 258 Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Review 259 Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review 260 Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Review 260 Review Questions 262 Chapter 5 Monitoring and Controlling the Project 267 Measuring Project Performance 268 Monitor and Control Project Work 268 Control Procurements 272 Managing Changes to the Project Scope, Schedule, and Costs 277 Validate Scope 277 Control Scope 279 Control Schedule 281 Control Costs 285 Ensuring Adherence to Quality Standards 294 Control Quality 294 Updating the Risk Register 302 Control Risks 302 Assessing Corrective Actions 305 Perform Integrated Change Control 305 Communicating Project Status 311 Control Communications 311 Controlling Stakeholder Engagement 314 Control Stakeholder Engagement 314 Bringing the Processes Together 317 Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Review 318 Project Scope Management Knowledge Area Review 319 Project Time Management Knowledge Area Review 319 Project Cost Management Knowledge Area Review 320 Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Review 321 Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Review 322 Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Review 323 Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review 324 Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Review 324 Review Questions 326 Chapter 6 Closing the Project 331 Obtaining Final Acceptance 332 Close Project or Phase 333 Close Procurements 335 Transferring Ownership 337 Obtaining Financial, Legal, and Administrative Closure 337 Formal Project Endings 338 Trends 338 Administrative Closure 339 Distributing the Final Project Report 340 Collating Lessons Learned 341 Archiving Project Documents 341 Measuring Customer Satisfaction 342 Bringing the Processes Together 343 Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Review 344 Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review 344 Review Questions 346 Appendix Answers to Review Questions 349 Index 361

About the Author :
Kim Heldman, MBA, PMP, is the Chief Information Officer for the Regional Transportation District in Denver, Colorado. She has over 25 years of experience in project management and more than 18 years of experience in senior management positions. Kim is the author of several books on project management, including the bestselling PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, now in its 8th edition. Vanina Mangano, PMP, is currently serving as Chair for The Standard for Program Management – Fourth Edition, and has served as an expert consultant on multiple PMI Standards and Practice Guides. Brett Feddersen, MPS, PMP, is an 18-year veteran of project management in the government sphere, and has served as technical editor and proofreader for a number of books.