PMP Exam Cram 2. Project Management Professional

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Year: 2003
Pages: 169

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Main Page
Table of content
Copyright
The PMP Cram Sheet
IMPORTANT PMI THEMES
PROJECT FRAMEWORK
PROJECT INITIATION
PROJECT PLANNING
PROJECT CONTROLLING
PROJECT EXECUTING
PROJECT CLOSING
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
A Note from Series Editor Ed Tittel
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About the Lead Authors
About the Contributing Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Project Management Institute (PMI)
The PMP Certification Process
About This Book
PMP Exam Self-Assessment
Education and Experience Requirements
The Application Process
Exam Fees
CancellationsRescheduling and No Shows
Extensions
Refunds
PMI Audit Process
Pre-Test
Chapter 1. The PMP Exam
What Is the PMP Exam Like?
What Is PMI?
Study and Exam-taking Strategies
Tips for the IT Professional
Chapter 2. Project Management Framework
The Project Management Framework
What a Project Is and How It s Different from a Program
What Is Project Management?
The Project Management Knowledge Areas and Processes
The Differences Between Core Processes and Facilitating Processes
The Impact of Project Management on Other Forms of Management
The Project Management Context
Functional, Matrix, and Projectized Organizations
General Management Skills
Influence of the Organization
Socioeconomic and Environmental Influences
Project Management Triple Constraint
Process Groups
The Relationship Between Project Lifecycle and Project Management Processes
Customizing Process Interactions
Exam Prep Questions
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Chapter 3. Project Initiation
The Importance of Project Initiation
The Purpose of the Project Charter
The Timing and Importance of the Project Manager Assignment
The Value of Project-Selection Methods
Using Expert Judgment for Project Initiation
Management by Objectives
The Relationship to Planning Activities
Project Selection Accounting Concepts
Exam Prep Questions
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Chapter 4. Project PlanningCore Processes
Core Planning Process
Key Analysis of the Core Planning Process
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): You Shall Manage No Project Without It
The Process of Building a Project Schedule
Key Cost Estimating Factors
The Role of Risk Management in the Core Planning Process
Exam Prep Questions
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Chapter 5. Project PlanningFacilitating Processes
The Differences Between the Core and Facilitating Planning Processes
The Impact of the Facilitating Processes on the Core Processes
The Relationships Among Quality, Risk and Procurement, and HR Management
The Differences Between Risk Management Planning and Risk Response Planning
The Differences Among Resource Planning, Organizational Planning, and Communications Planning
The Purpose and Key Elements of Each Supplemental Project Plan
Key Factors for Communications Planning
HR Responsibilities of the Project Manager
Quality Management Principles and the PMI Philosophy
Risk Management Principles and the PMI Philosophy
Procurement Management Principles and the PMI Philosophy
Exam Prep Questions
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Chapter 6. Project Management Executing Processes
Project Plan Execution
Quality Assurance
Team Development
Information Distribution
Project Procurement Management
Source Selection
Contract Administration
Exam Prep Questions
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Chapter 7. Project Control
Project Control Defined
Factors That Cause Change
The Purpose of Performance Reporting
Approving Change in Projects
Feedback Loop
Providing Corrective Action
Scope Control and the WBS
Using Earned Value Management
Quality Control
Tracking Risks: Risk Monitoring and Risk Control
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Chapter 8. Project Closing
Closing Process Steps
Contract Closeout
The Criteria for Project Closure
Methods for Ending a Contract or a Project
Exam Prep Questions
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Chapter 9. Professional Responsibility
Professional Responsibility and the Code of Professional Conduct
Conflict of Interest
Responsibilities to the Profession
Responsibilities to Customers and the Public
Acting in a Professional Manner
Knowledge of the Project and Processes
Cultural Differences in a Global Economy
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Chapter 10. Practice Exam 1
Chapter 11. Answers to Practice Exam 1
Chapter 12. Practice Exam 2
Chapter 13. Answers to Practice Exam 2
Appendix A. What s on the CD-ROM
PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition
Appendix B. Using the PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition Software
Exam Simulation
Question Quality
Interface Design
Effective Learning Environment
Software Requirements
Installing PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition
Using PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition
Getting More Exams
Customer Service
Glossary
Index
Index SYMBOL
Index A
Index B
Index C
Index D
Index E
Index F
Index G
Index H
Index I
Index K
Index L
Index M
Index N
Index O
Index P
Index Q
Index R
Index S
Index T
Index U
Index V