PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 9th Edition

Table of contents

1. Acknowledgments
2. About the Author
3. Introduction
   1. What Is the PMP® Certification?
   2. How to Become PMP® Certified
   3. Who Should Buy This Book?
   4. Interactive Online Learning Environment and Test Bank
   5. How to Use This Book and the Test Bank
   6. The Exam Objectives
   7. How to Contact the Author
   8. PMP®: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 9th Edition
   9. Assessment Test
   10. Answers to Assessment Test
4. Chapter 1 What Is a Project?
   1. Is It a Project?
   2. What Is Project Management?
   3. Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs
   4. Understanding Organizational Structures
   5. Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes
   6. Agile Project Management
   7. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
   8. Summary
   9. Exam Essentials
   10. Review Questions
5. Chapter 2 Creating the Project Charter
   1. Exploring the Project Management Knowledge Areas
   2. Understanding How Projects Come About
   3. Kicking Off the Project Charter
   4. Formalizing and Publishing the Project Charter
   5. Identifying Stakeholders
   6. Introducing the Kitchen Heaven Project Case Study
   7. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
   8. Summary
   9. Exam Essentials
   10. Review Questions
6. Chapter 3 Developing the Project Scope Statement
   1. Developing the Project Management Plan
   2. Overview of the Project Scope Management Knowledge Area
   3. Plan Scope Management
   4. Collecting Requirements
   5. Defining Scope
   6. Writing the Project Scope Statement
   7. Creating the Work Breakdown Structure
   8. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
   9. Summary
   10. Exam Essentials
   11. Review Questions
7. Chapter 4 Creating the Project Schedule
   1. Overview of the Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area
   2. Creating the Schedule Management Plan
   3. Defining Activities
   4. Understanding the Sequence Activities Process
   5. Estimating Activity Resources
   6. Estimating Activity Durations
   7. Developing the Project Schedule
   8. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
   9. Summary
   10. Exam Essentials
   11. Review Questions
8. Chapter 5 Developing the Project Budget and Communicating the Plan
   1. Overview of the Project Cost Management Knowledge Area
   2. Creating the Cost Management Plan
   3. Estimating Costs
   4. Establishing the Cost Baseline
   5. Understanding Stakeholders
   6. Overview of the Project Communication Management Knowledge Area
   7. Communicating the Plan
   8. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
   9. Summary
   10. Exam Essentials
   11. Review Questions
9. Chapter 6 Risk Planning
   1. Planning for Risks
   2. Overview of the Project Risk Management Knowledge Area
   3. Planning Your Risk Management
   4. Identifying Potential Risk
   5. Analyzing Risks Using Qualitative Techniques
   6. Quantifying Risk
   7. Developing a Risk Response Plan
   8. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
   9. Summary
   10. Exam Essentials
   11. Review Questions
10. CHAPTER 7 Planning Project Resources
    1. Overview of the Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area
    2. Procurement Planning
    3. Overview of the Project Resource Management Knowledge Area
    4. Developing the Resource Management Plan
    5. Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Overview
    6. Quality Planning
    7. Bringing It All Together
    8. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
    9. Summary
    10. Exam Essentials
    11. Review Questions
11. Chapter 8 Developing the Project Team
    1. Directing and Managing Project Work
    2. Acquiring the Project Team and Project Resources
    3. Developing the Project Team
    4. Managing Project Teams
    5. Implement Risk Responses
    6. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
    7. Summary
    8. Exam Essentials
    9. Review Questions
12. CHAPTER 9 Conducting Procurements and Sharing Information
    1. Conducting Procurements
    2. Laying Out Quality Assurance Procedures
    3. Manage Project Knowledge
    4. Managing Project Information
    5. Managing Stakeholder Engagement
    6. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
    7. Summary
    8. Exam Essentials
    9. Review Questions
13. CHAPTER 10 Measuring and Controlling Project Performance
    1. Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
    2. Controlling Procurements
    3. Monitoring Communications
    4. Managing Perform Integrated Change Control
    5. Monitoring Stakeholder Engagement
    6. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
    7. Summary
    8. Exam Essentials
    9. Review Questions
14. CHAPTER 11 Controlling Work Results
    1. Monitoring and Controlling Risk
    2. Controlling Cost Changes
    3. Monitoring and Controlling Schedule Changes
    4. Utilizing Control Quality Techniques
    5. Validating Project Scope
    6. Controlling Scope
    7. Controlling Resources
    8. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
    9. Summary
    10. Exam Essentials
    11. Review Questions
15. CHAPTER 12 Closing the Project and Applying Professional Responsibility
    1. Formulating Project Closeout
    2. Closing Out the Project
    3. Closing Out the Procurements
    4. Balancing Stakeholders’ Interests at Project Close
    5. Professional Responsibility
    6. Applying Professional Knowledge
    7. Understanding How This Applies to Your Next Project
    8. Summary
    9. Exam Essentials
    10. Review Questions
16. Appendix A Answers to Review Questions
17. Appendix B Process Inputs and Outputs
18. Comprehensive Online Learning Environment
19. EULA