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PMP Exam Cram™ 2, Second Edition
By
Michael Solomon
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Publisher:
Que
Pub Date:
October 25, 2005
ISBN:
0-7897-3462-1
Pages:
312
Table of Contents
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Index
Copyright
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
Introduction
The Project Management Institute
What's New in the PMBOK, Third Edition
The PMP Certification Process
About the Book
Using This Book
Self-Assessment
PMP in the Real World
The Ideal PMP Candidate
Testing Your Exam Readiness
Pretest
Chapter 1. Project Management Framework Fundamentals
Understanding the Project Management Framework
What a Project Is and What It Is Not
What Project Management Is
Project Management Knowledge Areas
Knowledge Area Changes in the PMBOK Guide, Third Edition
How Project Management Affects Other Areas of Management
Understanding Project Life Cycles
Who Are the Stakeholders?
Working with Organizational Politics and Influences
Differentiating Functional, Matrix, and Projectized Organizational Structures
Understanding the Project Environment
Managing the Triple Constraint
Project Management Process Groups
Understanding Project Life Cycle and Project Management Processes Relationships
Processes, Process Groups, and Knowledge Areas
Understanding Process Interaction Customization
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Chapter 2. Understanding Project Initiation
The Function of Project Initiation
The Project Charter and Its Purpose
The Project Manager Assignment
Developing the Project Charter-Tools and Techniques
Using Management by Objectives
Accounting Concepts Used with Project Initiation
Developing the Preliminary Project Scope Statement
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Chapter 3. The Project Planning Process Group
Understanding PMI's Project Planning Process Group
Exploring Key Aspects of the Planning Processes
Developing the Project Management Plan
Scope Management
Activity Planning-From WBS to Project Schedule
Critical Cost Estimating Factors
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Chapter 4. Elements of Project Planning
Additional Project Management Plan Components
Understanding Key Risk Management Principles and PMI's Risk Management Philosophy
The Risk Methodology
Activity Resource Estimating, Cost Estimating, and Organizational Planning
Understanding Key Quality Management Principles and PMI's Management Philosophy
Understanding Key Procurement Management Principles and PMI's Procurement Management Philosophy
Building a Communication Plan
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Chapter 5. Project Management Executing Processes
Executing a Project Management Plan
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Chapter 6. Project Control
What Is Project Control?
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Chapter 7. Project Closing
The Project Closing Process Group
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Chapter 8. Professional Responsibility
PMI PMP Code of Professional Conduct
Understanding Responsibilities to the Profession
Understanding Responsibilities to Customers and the Public
Conclusions
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Chapter 9. PMP Practice Exam 1
Test-taking Tips
Passing the Exam
Exam Topics
Exam Questions
Chapter 10. Answers to Practice Exam 1
Chapter 11. PMP Practice Exam 2
Chapter 12. Answers to Practice Exam 2
Appendix A. CD Contents and Installation Instructions
Multiple Test Modes
Question Types
Random Questions and Order of Answers
Detailed Explanations of Correct and Incorrect Answers
Attention to Exam Objectives
Installing the CD
Technical Support
Appendix B. Additional Resources
Websites
Books
Glossary
Index
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