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. INDICE: 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
- ISBN: 978-1-118-54012-1
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 912
- Fecha Publicación: 04/10/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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