Table of Contents

PMP Exam Cram™ 2, Second Edition
By Michael Solomon
...............................................
Publisher: Que
Pub Date: October 25, 2005
ISBN: 0-7897-3462-1
Pages: 312

Table of Contents  | 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