Synopses & Reviews
Prove your skills and pass the PMP certification exam — let this book be your tutorNo question about it — the Project Management Professional exam is challenging. This guide helps make the information in the PMBOK Guide more understandable, improving your chances of passing the exam on the first try. Each chapter helps you identify what you need to study and quizzes you on the material, while the practice exam on the CD helps you test yourself.
The concept — learn fundamental project management concepts, how the exam is developed and scored, and some test-taking tips
Starting out — explore initiating a project, chartering, identifying stakeholders, and planning the scope and schedule
Planning ahead — look at estimates and budgets and how to assign resources, anticipate risks, ensure communication, and build a project management plan
Take control — monitor and manage the project's scope, schedule, expenses, quality, and risks
Cross-cutting skills — understand the skills you need to effectively manage your project across all domains
Open the book and find:
How to define a project life cycle
Assorted project estimating methods
Timely timeline tips
Basic quality concepts and how to incorporate them
How to identify what could go wrong
The "people part" of projectmanagement
Different reporting methods and how to choose one
What to consider as you close your project
Bonus CD Includes
Dummies Test Engine, an exclusive practice exam with hundreds of sample questions based on the actual exam
System requirements: Please see the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.
9 books in 1
PMP Foundation
Starting Off Right
Planning Scope and Schedule
Planning Cost, Quality, Human Resources, and Communication
Planning for Risks, Procurement, and Integration
Managing Your Project
Controlling Change, Scope, Schedule, and Cost
Controlling Quality, Risks, and Contracts
Closing Your Project and the Code of Ethics
Synopsis
- PMP Certification All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies takes a completely new approach to PMP, Dummies and certification and provides the reader with 1000 pages of fresh, new and totally up-to-date comprehensive content designed to correlate with the knowledge tested in the domains of the PMBOK as required to be PMP certified. The book also helps the reader navigate the various requirements to become PMP certified. The book will be packed with review questions written by the author.
- This book will be useful for both new to project management, as well as individuals with years of experience. The primary purpose of the book is to help the reader pass the PMP exam, but it will also serve as a good reference after the exam.
The book will cover the objectives 100%.
Each book covers one of the domains of the exam: Communications Management Cost Management Human Resources Management Integration Management Procurement Management Quality Management Risk Management Scope Management Time Management
- The accompanying CD-ROM contains the Dummies Test Engine, an exclusive, fully customizable test-prep software package now containing sample questions included in the last edition of this book. These questions are based on the tone and content of the actual exam.
Synopsis
* Nine minibooks filling more than 700 pages give project managers the information and practice they need to pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam-and watch their salaries grow by an average of 8 percent!
* Each minibook covers one domain of the Project Management Common Body of Knowledge: 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, lots of practice questions, and a CD-ROM with exclusive, fully customizable test-prep software
* Over 200,000 people currently hold the PMP certification, and the Project Management Institute (PMI) administers 13,000 PMP exams a month, on average; PMI membership has grown by over 19 percent in each of the last two years
Synopsis
Be as prepared as possible to take the PMP certification examThe PMP certification is the most popular project management certification available, but also a very difficult certification to obtain with very demanding requirements. That's where this All-in-One reference comes in. Packed with valuable information for taking the exam, the nine books in one covers everything from the certification process to gathering information for the application and signing up to take the exam, as well as studying for the most pertinent parts of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), and review questions. One thousand pages of fresh, new, and completely up-to-date comprehensive content have been prepared to correlate with the various domains of the test requirements.
- Serves as a solitary resource for all things related to PMP certification, from signing up to take the exam to getting savvy with the areas of the PMBOK that are required to be PMP certified
- Helps you navigate through 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 and a large selection of practice questions
- Includes a CD-ROM that features fully customizable test-prep software
With this book by your side, you'll learn to navigate the various requirements that will put you on your way to becoming PMP certified.
About the Author
Cynthia Stackpole is a professional project management consultant, instructor, and author. She provides consulting and training services for government and private industry as well as corporate, public sector, and academic environments. She was Project Manager for the PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1Book I: PMP Foundation 7
Chapter 1: The PMP Exam 9
Chapter 2: Foundations of Project Management 23
Chapter 3: Project Life Cycles, Organizational Structures, and Organizational Process Assets 39
Chapter 4: It’s All about the Process 57
Book II: Starting Off Right 87
Chapter 1: OMG! It’s a Project! 89
Chapter 2: Chartering Your Project 109
Chapter 3: Identifying Project Stakeholders 129
Book III: Planning Scope and Schedule 149
Chapter 1: Defi ning Project Scope 151
Chapter 2: Creating Your Schedule 183
Book IV: Planning Cost, Quality, Human Resources, and Communication 227
Chapter 1: Estimating the Price Tag 229
Chapter 2: Planning for Quality 255
Chapter 3: Identifying Your Team Members 277
Chapter 4: 90 Percent of Your Job Is Communication 293
Book V: Planning for Risks, Procurement, and Integration 311
Chapter 1: Identifying What Could Go Wrong 313
Chapter 2: Getting Help — Procuring Project Scope 359
Chapter 3: Constructing the Project Management Plan 381
Book VI: Managing Your Project 401
Chapter 1: Executing Your Project and Assuring Quality 403
Chapter 2: Managing the People Side of Your Project 425
Chapter 3: Getting the Word Out to Stakeholders and Contractors 457
Book VII: Controlling Change, Scope, Schedule, and Cost 481
Chapter 1: Monitoring, Controlling, and Managing Change 483
Chapter 2: Controlling Project Scope 505
Chapter 3: Controlling Your Schedule 525
Chapter 4: Controlling Cost and Using Earned Value 543
Book VIII: Controlling Quality, Risks, and Contracts 571
Chapter 1: Controlling Quality 573
Chapter 2: Reporting—The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 597
Chapter 3: Managing Your Risks and Procurements 621
Book IX: Closing Your Project and the Code of Ethics 645
Chapter 1: Closing Your Contracts and Your Project 647
Chapter 2: The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 671
Appendix A: What's on the CD 691
Appendix B: Practice Test 695
Appendix C: Lab Work 723
Appendix D: Exam Objective Cross Walk 749
Glossary 763
Index 801