Kim Heldman

PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide (eBook, PDF)

2021 Exam Update

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Prepare for PMP certification exam success with this fully updated and comprehensive study guide This study guide serves as a comprehensive resource for those who plan on taking the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam administered by PMI. The book helps you prepare for the exam, and it will continue to serve project managers as an on-the-job reference book. The PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Tenth Edition is fully updated to include recent changes to the exam. New content covers the integral role that Agile and other iterative practices have in project management. Updates also address the pivotal responsibilities of the project manager and the skill sets required for this position. The study guide was written to reflect the Project Management Process and Procedures found in the revised A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge -- PMBOK® Guide, 6th Edition. Well-known author and expert Kim Heldman, PMP, helps to prepare you for the exam with in-depth coverage of topics, concepts, and key terms. Learn more about the three main domain areas of people, process, and business environment, plus the predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches to project management.This guide is an effective learning aid that will take your understanding to the next level. * Provides comprehensive material, covering the complete exam outline * Lists chapter objectives and offers detailed discussions of these objectives * Reflects differences in project management environments and approaches * Effectively presents real world scenarios, project application sidebars, and chapter review questions You'll also connect to a beneficial, on-the-go resource: an interactive online learning environment and test bank. This environment includes an assessment test, chapter tests, practice exams, electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms. A thorough review is the best prep for a challenging certification exam. So, get ready with this essential PMP study guide.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 912
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119658993
• Artikelnr.: 60406611

Autorenporträt

ABOUT THE AUTHOR KIM HELDMAN, PMP¯®, is Senior Manager, IT/Chief Information Officer for the Regional Transportation District in Denver, Colorado, where she oversees an IT portfolio of projects that range from those small in scope and budget to multimillion-dollar, multiyear projects. Kim has more than 25 years of experience in IT project management, resource planning, budgeting, project prioritization, and strategic and tactical planning. Most of the real-world scenarios in this Study Guide are based on her actual experiences on the job. Visit her website at www.kimheldman.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction xix

Assessment Test xxix

Answers to Assessment Test xlix

Chapter 1 Building the Foundation 1

Establishing the Foundation 3

Projects vs. Operations 4

Project Characteristics 6

What Is Project Management? 7

Programs 8

Portfolios 8

Organizational Project Management 11

Project Management Offices 11

Understanding How Projects Come About 13

Needs and Demands and Other Factors That Lead to Project Creation 14

Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs 17

Technical Project Management Skills 18

Business Management and Strategic Skills 18

Communication Skills 19

Organizational and Planning Skills 19

Conflict Management Skills 20

Negotiation and Influencing Skills 20

Leadership Skills 21

Team-Building and Motivating Skills 21

Role of a Project Manager 22

Understanding Project Management Process Groups 22

Determining a Project Methodology or Approach 28

Life Cycle Categories 29

Predictive Life Cycle Methodology 30

Agile Methodologies 33

Hybrid 38

Project Life Cycles 38

Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 39

Summary 40

Exam Essentials 41

Review Questions 43

Chapter 2 Assessing Project Needs 49

Exploring the Project Management Knowledge Areas 51

Project Integration Management 53

Project Scope Management 56

Project Schedule Management 57

Project Cost Management 58

Project Quality Management 59

Project Resource Management 59

Project Communications Management 60

Project Risk Management 62

Project Procurement Management 62

Project Stakeholder Management 63

Assessing Project Viability 64

Using Project Selection Methods 65

Assessing Project Needs and Creating the Project Charter 73

Enterprise Environmental Factors 78

Organizational Process Assets 78

Tools and Techniques 81

Formalizing and Publishing the Project Charter 82

Pulling the Project Charter Together 83

Key Stakeholders 84

Project Charter Sign-Off 87

Maintaining Project Artifacts 88

Introducing the Kitchen Heaven Project Case Study 89

Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 93

Summary 94

Exam Essentials 96

Review Questions 98

Chapter 3 Delivering Business Value 103

Understanding Organizational Structures 106

Functional Organizations 108

Project-Oriented Organizations 112

Matrix Organizations 114

Other Organizational Structures 118

PMO 118

PMO in an Agile Environment 119

Project-Based Organizations 121

Influences of Organizational Structure on Agile Methodologies 122

Identifying Stakeholders 123

Discovering Stakeholders 124

Stakeholder Analysis 126

Categorizing Stakeholders 127

Stakeholder Register 134

Stakeholders on an Agile Project 135

Six Sigma Adaptive Methodology 137

Delivering Business Value 140

Business Value Network 142

Assessing Business Value 143

Delivering Business Value Incrementally 145

Examining Business Value 147

Subdividing Project Tasks 148

Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 151

Summary 152

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