Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® Cert Guide

Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® Cert Guide

by Carl Pritchard
Released May 2023
Publisher(s): Pearson IT Certification
ISBN: 9780138324438

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Book description

Learn, prepare, and practice for the Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® exam success with this Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT Certification learning.

  • Master PMI-RMP exam topics

  • Assess your knowledge with chapter-ending quizzes

  • Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks

  • Practice with realistic exam questions

Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® Exam Cert Guide is a comprehensive exam study guide. Author and expert instructor, Carl Pritchard, shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

The book presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan.

The companion website contains the powerful Pearson Test Prep practice test software, complete with hundreds of exam-realistic questions. The assessment engine offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most.

Well regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

This book will prepare you for the PMI-RMP® examination, enabling you to

  • Learn the different roles in an effective project risk management organization

  • Understand the different risk practices in waterfall, hybrid, and agile organizations

  • Grasp the distinctions between risk appetites and attitudes

  • Effectively identify and manage risk tolerances and triggers

  • Get others to participate in the risk management process appropriately

  • Identify risk using a variety of different tools

  • Create risk registers and repositories for posterity

  • Develop strategies and responses for both threats and opportunities

  • Generate risk approaches based on project assumptions

  • Analyze risks both qualitatively and quantitatively

  • Recognize when workarounds are the only possible course of action

  • Close out and retire risks as appropriate

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. About This eBook
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  6. Contents at a Glance
  7. Table of Contents
  8. About the Author
  9. Dedication
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. About the Technical Reviewer
  12. We Want to Hear from You!
  13. Reader Services
  14. Introduction
    1. Goals and Methods
    2. Who Should Read This Book?
    3. PMI-RMP® Exam Topics
    4. Companion Website
    5. Pearson Test Prep Practice Test Software
    6. Premium Edition eBook and Practice Tests
  15. Part I: Strategic Risk and Risk Planning
    1. Chapter 1. The Risk Structure
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Risk Documentation Capture
      4. Risk Roles and Responsibilities
      5. The Risk Archive
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Review Questions
    2. Chapter 2. Risk Environment and Culture
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Risk Attitude, Appetite, and Maturity
      4. Risk Assumptions
      5. Constraint-Driven Risks
      6. Stakeholders and Risk Culture
      7. Organizational Infrastructure
      8. Exam Preparation Tasks
      9. Review All the Key Topics
      10. Key Terms You Should Know
      11. Review Questions
    3. Chapter 3. Tolerance, Thresholds, and Triggers
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Risk Absorption
      4. Organizational and Project Risk Tolerance
      5. Recognizing and Resolving Cultural Discord
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Review Questions
    4. Chapter 4. Strategic Risk
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Risk Process Alignment
      4. Risk Process Tools
      5. Risk Sources and Their Roles
      6. Risk Alliances
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Review Questions
    5. Chapter 5. The Risk Management Plan (RMP)
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. The Three R’s: RAM, RACI, and RBS
      4. Risk Responsibility and Accountability
      5. Risk Communication Documentation
      6. Risk Education and Training
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Review Questions
    6. Chapter 6. Connecting Others in Risk
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Stakeholders and Their Roles
      4. Team Engagement in Appetites, Attitudes, and Priorities
      5. Rules of Engagement
      6. Risk Education Beyond the Strategic
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Review Questions
  16. Part II: Risk Identification
    1. Chapter 7. Practical, Team-Based Risk Identification
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Identification Approaches
      4. Preliminary Data Analysis
      5. The Risk Register
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Review Questions
    2. Chapter 8. Constraints and Assumptions
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Constraints as Risk Drivers
      4. Assumptions as Identified Risks
      5. The Open Assumptions and Constraints Discussion
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Review Questions
    3. Chapter 9. Applying Triggers and Thresholds
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Compliance and the Implications of Tolerance
      4. Tolerance- and Threshold-Driven Triggers
      5. Stakeholder-Driven Triggers
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Review Questions
    4. Chapter 10. The Risk Register
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Register Functionality
      4. Register Categories
      5. Risk Classification
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Review Questions
  17. Part III: Risk Analytics
    1. Chapter 11. Risk Qualification
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Risk Sorting
      4. Taxonomic Review
      5. Risk Management Plan Application
      6. Risk Ranking
      7. Stakeholder-Based Ranking Support
      8. Exam Preparation Tasks
      9. Review All the Key Topics
      10. Key Terms You Should Know
      11. Review Questions
    2. Chapter 12. Risk Quantification
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Performance Data and Its Implications
      4. General Versus Detailed Quantitative Analysis
      5. Sensitivity Analysis Tools
      6. Relative Risk Weight and Priority
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Review Questions
    3. Chapter 13. Risk Complexity, Assessment, and Analysis
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Risk Complexity
      4. Risk Interconnectedness
      5. Risk at the Organizational Level
      6. Threat Versus Opportunity
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Review Questions
  18. Part IV: Risk Management and Resolution
    1. Chapter 14. Response Planning
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Opportunity Versus Threat Strategies
      4. Action Plans and Risk Owners
      5. Resolution Metrics and Communication
      6. Organizational Impacts
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Review Questions
    2. Chapter 15. Response Implementation
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Response Plans Versus Contingencies
      4. Stakeholder Response Reactions
      5. Residual Risk and Its Implications
      6. Secondary Risk and Its Implications
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Review Questions
  19. Part V: Tracking and Closing Out Risks
    1. Chapter 16. Data Collection
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Gathering Information
      4. Ranking Approach Efficacy
      5. Contrasting Project and Organizational Risk
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Review Questions
    2. Chapter 17. The Leftovers and the Latecomers
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Residuals and Deductibles
      4. Response-Generated Risks
      5. Late Risk Reporting
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Review Questions
    3. Chapter 18. Sharing Risk Information
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Risk Reporting
      4. Related Document Updates
      5. Project-wide Risk Updates
      6. Organization-wide Risk Updates
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Review Questions
  20. Part VI: Final Preparation
    1. Chapter 19. Final Preparation
      1. Suggested Plan for Final Review and Study
      2. Summary
  21. Appendix A. Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Review Questions
  22. Appendix B. PMI-RMP (Risk Management Professional) Cert Guide Exam Updates
  23. Glossary of Key Terms
  24. Index
  25. Appendix C. Study Planner
  26. Access Card
  27. Where are the companion content files? - Register
  28. Inside Front Cover
  29. Inside Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® Cert Guide
  • Author(s): Carl Pritchard
  • Release date: May 2023
  • Publisher(s): Pearson IT Certification
  • ISBN: 9780138324438