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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(r) 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 [...] 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.
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(r) 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 [...] 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.
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 [...]
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
Exam Essentials 153
Review Questions 155
Chapter 4 Developing the Project Scope 161
Developing the Project Management Plan 164
Project Complexity 168
Data Gathering and Interpersonal Skills 168
Documenting the Project Management Plan 169
Documenting the Project Management Plan Using a Predictive Methodology 172
Plan Scope Management 173
Alternatives Analysis 175
Documenting the Scope Management Plan 177
Documenting the Requirements Management Plan 178
Collecting Requirements 178
Gathering Documents for the Collect Requirements Process 180
Gathering and Documenting Requirements 185
Finalizing Requirements 189
Defining Scope 192
Writing the Project Scope Statement 194
Managing the Product Backlog 199
Creating the Work Breakdown Structure 201
Decomposing the Deliverables 202
Constructing the WBS 203
Backlog 211
Finalizing the WBS 212
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 216
Summary 218
Exam Essentials 219
Review Questions 221
Chapter 5 Creating the Project Schedule 229
Creating the Schedule Management Plan 232
Defining Activities 233
Creating the Activity List 234
Breaking Down User Stories 235
Understanding the Sequence Activities Process 237
Precedence Diagramming and Leads and Lags 238
Project Management Information System 243
Project Schedule Network Diagrams 243
Estimating Activity Resources 244
How to Estimate Activity Resources 245
Documenting Resource Requirements 246
Estimating Resources in an Adaptive Methodology 247
Estimating Activity Durations 247
Project Calendars and Other Considerations 248
Estimating Techniques 249
Duration Estimates 253
Estimating Activity Durations Using Adaptive Methodologies 255
Developing the Project Schedule 257
Gather Documents to Assist in Developing the Schedule 257
Developing the Project Schedule 258
Project Schedule and the Schedule Baseline 272
Using a Kanban Board and Scrum Board 277
Scrum Board 279
Combining Techniques 280
Agile Release Planning 281
Applying Process Groups in an Agile Approach 281
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 286
Summary 287
Exam Essentials 289
Review Questions 291
Chapter 6 Developing the Project Budget and Engaging Stakeholders 297
Creating the Cost Management Plan 300
Performing Plan Cost Management 301
Creating the Cost Management Plan 302
Estimating Costs 303
Estimating Techniques 307
Estimating Costs for an Agile Project 308
Creating the Cost Estimates 309
Establishing the Cost Baseline 311
Techniques for Developing the Project Budget 313
Developing the Cost Baseline 314
Understanding Stakeholders 318
Analyzing Stakeholders 319
Stakeholder Engagement Plan 320
Mentoring Stakeholders 321
Engaging Stakeholders in an Adaptive Methodology 322
Communicating the Plan 323
Planning Communications 324
Determining Communication Needs 325
Documenting the Communications Management Plan 331
Communicating on an Agile Team 333
A Closer Look at Adaptive Methodologies 335
Other Methodologies 340
Combining Methodologies 345
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 348
Summary 349
Exam Essentials 351
Review Questions 353
Chapter 7 Identifying Project Risks 359
Understanding Risk 361
Creating the Risk Management Plan 362
Risk Attitude 363
Conducting Risk Meetings 364
Documenting the Risk Management Plan 366
Identifying Potential Risks 372
Data Gathering and Data Analysis Techniques for Identifying Risks 374
Documenting the Risk Register 378
Identifying Risks Using an Agile Approach 380
Analyzing Risks Using Qualitative Techniques 381
Performing Qualitative Risk Analysis 382
Ranking Risks in the Risk Register 390
Quantifying Risk 391
Performing Quantitative Risk Analysis 392
Updating the Risk Report 397
Developing a Risk Response Plan 398
Strategies for Creating Risk Responses 399
Documenting the Risk Responses Plan 404
Assessing Risks Using an Agile Approach 407
Planning for Project Compliance 409
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 413
Summary 414
Exam Essentials 415
Review Questions 417
Chapter 8 Planning and Procuring Resources 423
Procurement Planning 425
Gathering Documents for the Procurement Management Plan 427
Source Selection Criteria 433
Procurement Management Plan 435
Procurements in an Agile Environment 442
Developing the Resource Management Plan 445
Understanding Enterprise Environmental Factors 446
Using Data Representation Techniques for Plan Resource Management 448
Documenting the Resource Management Plan 451
Resources on an Agile Project 455
Quality Planning 456
Preparing for Quality 457
Developing the Quality Management Plan 458
Documenting the Quality Management Plan 466
Quality Planning for Agile Projects 468
Project Planning Using Agile Methodologies 469
Bringing It All Together 470
Choosing a Life Cycle Methodology 473
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 480
Summary 481
Exam Essentials 482
Review Questions 485
Chapter 9 Developing the Project Team 491
Directing and Managing Project Work 494
Direct and Manage Project Work Inputs 496
Project Management Information System 499
Deliverables and Work Performance Data 499
Directing Project Work on Agile Projects 504
Executing Practices for Delivering Project Work 508
Acquiring the Project Team and Project Resources 510
The Resource Management Plan 510
Techniques for Acquiring Resources 511
Project Team Assignments 515
Developing the Project Team 517
Generational Diversity 518
Tools and Techniques to Develop the Team 520
...| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Informatik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 912 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119658979 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119658977 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1W119658970 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Heldman, Kim |
| Auflage: | 10th edition |
| Hersteller: | Wiley |
| Maße: | 235 x 187 x 50 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Kim Heldman |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.10.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 1,65 kg |
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 [...]
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
Exam Essentials 153
Review Questions 155
Chapter 4 Developing the Project Scope 161
Developing the Project Management Plan 164
Project Complexity 168
Data Gathering and Interpersonal Skills 168
Documenting the Project Management Plan 169
Documenting the Project Management Plan Using a Predictive Methodology 172
Plan Scope Management 173
Alternatives Analysis 175
Documenting the Scope Management Plan 177
Documenting the Requirements Management Plan 178
Collecting Requirements 178
Gathering Documents for the Collect Requirements Process 180
Gathering and Documenting Requirements 185
Finalizing Requirements 189
Defining Scope 192
Writing the Project Scope Statement 194
Managing the Product Backlog 199
Creating the Work Breakdown Structure 201
Decomposing the Deliverables 202
Constructing the WBS 203
Backlog 211
Finalizing the WBS 212
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 216
Summary 218
Exam Essentials 219
Review Questions 221
Chapter 5 Creating the Project Schedule 229
Creating the Schedule Management Plan 232
Defining Activities 233
Creating the Activity List 234
Breaking Down User Stories 235
Understanding the Sequence Activities Process 237
Precedence Diagramming and Leads and Lags 238
Project Management Information System 243
Project Schedule Network Diagrams 243
Estimating Activity Resources 244
How to Estimate Activity Resources 245
Documenting Resource Requirements 246
Estimating Resources in an Adaptive Methodology 247
Estimating Activity Durations 247
Project Calendars and Other Considerations 248
Estimating Techniques 249
Duration Estimates 253
Estimating Activity Durations Using Adaptive Methodologies 255
Developing the Project Schedule 257
Gather Documents to Assist in Developing the Schedule 257
Developing the Project Schedule 258
Project Schedule and the Schedule Baseline 272
Using a Kanban Board and Scrum Board 277
Scrum Board 279
Combining Techniques 280
Agile Release Planning 281
Applying Process Groups in an Agile Approach 281
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 286
Summary 287
Exam Essentials 289
Review Questions 291
Chapter 6 Developing the Project Budget and Engaging Stakeholders 297
Creating the Cost Management Plan 300
Performing Plan Cost Management 301
Creating the Cost Management Plan 302
Estimating Costs 303
Estimating Techniques 307
Estimating Costs for an Agile Project 308
Creating the Cost Estimates 309
Establishing the Cost Baseline 311
Techniques for Developing the Project Budget 313
Developing the Cost Baseline 314
Understanding Stakeholders 318
Analyzing Stakeholders 319
Stakeholder Engagement Plan 320
Mentoring Stakeholders 321
Engaging Stakeholders in an Adaptive Methodology 322
Communicating the Plan 323
Planning Communications 324
Determining Communication Needs 325
Documenting the Communications Management Plan 331
Communicating on an Agile Team 333
A Closer Look at Adaptive Methodologies 335
Other Methodologies 340
Combining Methodologies 345
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 348
Summary 349
Exam Essentials 351
Review Questions 353
Chapter 7 Identifying Project Risks 359
Understanding Risk 361
Creating the Risk Management Plan 362
Risk Attitude 363
Conducting Risk Meetings 364
Documenting the Risk Management Plan 366
Identifying Potential Risks 372
Data Gathering and Data Analysis Techniques for Identifying Risks 374
Documenting the Risk Register 378
Identifying Risks Using an Agile Approach 380
Analyzing Risks Using Qualitative Techniques 381
Performing Qualitative Risk Analysis 382
Ranking Risks in the Risk Register 390
Quantifying Risk 391
Performing Quantitative Risk Analysis 392
Updating the Risk Report 397
Developing a Risk Response Plan 398
Strategies for Creating Risk Responses 399
Documenting the Risk Responses Plan 404
Assessing Risks Using an Agile Approach 407
Planning for Project Compliance 409
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 413
Summary 414
Exam Essentials 415
Review Questions 417
Chapter 8 Planning and Procuring Resources 423
Procurement Planning 425
Gathering Documents for the Procurement Management Plan 427
Source Selection Criteria 433
Procurement Management Plan 435
Procurements in an Agile Environment 442
Developing the Resource Management Plan 445
Understanding Enterprise Environmental Factors 446
Using Data Representation Techniques for Plan Resource Management 448
Documenting the Resource Management Plan 451
Resources on an Agile Project 455
Quality Planning 456
Preparing for Quality 457
Developing the Quality Management Plan 458
Documenting the Quality Management Plan 466
Quality Planning for Agile Projects 468
Project Planning Using Agile Methodologies 469
Bringing It All Together 470
Choosing a Life Cycle Methodology 473
Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project 480
Summary 481
Exam Essentials 482
Review Questions 485
Chapter 9 Developing the Project Team 491
Directing and Managing Project Work 494
Direct and Manage Project Work Inputs 496
Project Management Information System 499
Deliverables and Work Performance Data 499
Directing Project Work on Agile Projects 504
Executing Practices for Delivering Project Work 508
Acquiring the Project Team and Project Resources 510
The Resource Management Plan 510
Techniques for Acquiring Resources 511
Project Team Assignments 515
Developing the Project Team 517
Generational Diversity 518
Tools and Techniques to Develop the Team 520
...| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Informatik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 912 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119658979 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119658977 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1W119658970 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Heldman, Kim |
| Auflage: | 10th edition |
| Hersteller: | Wiley |
| Maße: | 235 x 187 x 50 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Kim Heldman |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.10.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 1,65 kg |
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