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