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The project management cert that opens doors Getting PMP
®-certified is a career game-changer.
PMP® Exam Prep For Dummies is your trusted guide to passing the test and earning the gold-standard project management professional (PMP) certification. Packed with expert tips, clear explanations, and practice questions, this book helps you navigate the entire process. You'll learn about traditional, agile, and hybrid approaches, plus find all the information you'll need to excel on the PMP test, with this handy exam prep guide.
Inside... - Manage your projects from start to finish
- Lead teams and manage stakeholder expectations
- Learn the fundamentals of agile project management
- Understand why a hybrid approach is popular in modern projects
- Build the right mindset for exam preparation
- Find tips for exam success
- Practice with an online question bank
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Starting Your PMP Journey 5 Chapter 1: Welcome to Your PMP Certification Journey 7
Chapter 2: Get Ready For the PMP Exam! 15
Chapter 3: Getting into the Right PMI Mindset 29
Chapter 4: Maintaining Your PMP Credential 33
Chapter 5: Taking a Pre-Assessment 41
Part 2: What Is Project Management Really? 51 Chapter 6: An Overview of Projects 53
Chapter 7: Project Management Key Concepts 59
Part 3: The Environment in Which Projects Operate 85 Chapter 8: Project, Program, Portfolio, and Operations Management 87
Chapter 9: Organizational Influences 97
Chapter 10: Roles and Functions That Drive Project Delivery 103
Part 4: Managing Your Projects from Conception to Completion 111 Chapter 11: Project Success Starts with the Team 113
Chapter 12: Initiating Your Project 149
Chapter 13: Planning Your Project Roadmap 171
Chapter 14: Elevating Your Project Roadmap 207
Chapter 15: Integration of Plans and Processes 245
Chapter 16: Turning Your Plan into Action 259
Chapter 17: Keeping Your Project on Track 287
Chapter 18: Closing the Project or Phase 317
Part 5: Agile and Hybrid Approaches 337 Chapter 19: The Fundamentals of Agile Project Management 339
Chapter 20: Agile Teams: Key Roles and Responsibilities 353
Chapter 21: Key Agile Practices 359
Part 6: The Part of Tens 371 Chapter 22: Ten Tips for PMP Exam Success 373
Chapter 23: More Than Ten Common Acronyms 379
Chapter 24: Ten Assumptions of the PMP Exam 381
Index 387
About the author
Crystal J. Richards, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, lead trainer and owner of MindsparQ
®, has more than 20 years of experience in project management. Crystal has successfully trained more than 2,500 business professionals and has more than 65,000 students enrolled in her online courses on the Udemy and EdX platforms. Her expertise has enabled individuals to attain coveted credentials such as PMP
®, CAPM
®, and PMI-ACP
®, while furthering their educational pursuits in project management.
