Overview
The Deluxe Edition of Sybex's highly acclaimed PMP Study Guide covers the latest version of the PMP exam, which reflects updated PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge). This hardcover edition includes 250 additional pages of exercises and scenarios designed to help you master critical charting and diagramming skills necessary for Project Management Professional certification from PMI. Still the most comprehensive package on the market, the companion CD includes advanced test engine with six bonus exams for PMP exam and two more for CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management), electronic flash cards for PC and Palm devices, and the entire book in PDF.Synopsis
The most comprehensive PMP Exam study package on the market
Prepare for the demanding PMP certification exam with this Deluxe Edition of our PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Fourth Edition. Featuring a bonus workbook with over 200 extra pages of exercises, this edition also includes six practice exams, over two hours of audio on CD to help you review, additional coverage for the CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) exam, and much more.
- Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam
- Bonus workbook section with over 200 pages of exercises to help you master essential charting and diagramming skills
- Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills
- Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles
- Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day
- Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam
- A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective
Featured on the CD
SYBEX TEST ENGINE:
Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and bonus exams.
ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS:
Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.
AUDIO INSTRUCTION:
Fine-tune your project management skills with more than two hours of audio instruction from author Kim Heldman.
Also on the CD, you'll find the entire book in searchable and printable PDF. Study anywhere, any time, and approach the exam with confidence.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewYou can manage projects from now 'til the cows come home. But you still need the one credential that speaks volumes about your commitment and expertise. Of course, we mean PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Some 50,000 people in over 120 countries have earned their PMPs. But they can serve only a small fraction of the demand for expert project managers. PMPs have a giant advantage in today’s marketplace -- and you can use an advantage, right?
PMP certification requires you to demonstrate both experience and formal training. Your final step is passing a tough multiple-choice exam that objectively assesses your project management knowledge. To pass that exam the first time, read PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide.
This book transplants the format and resources of a really good tech certification book into the project management field. There’s an up-front assessment test (how much project management do you already know?) There are excellent review questions at the end of every chapter. At the end, there’s a full practice exam waiting for you -- and a bonus exam on the accompanying CD-ROM. The CD also contains 180 flashcard questions that run on both PCs and Palms, plus a complete PDF of the book.
But “trimmings” don’t mean much without the meat. And, when it comes to explaining PMI’s “Project Management Body of Knowledge” in real-world context, Kim Heldman can’t be beat.
Heldman thoroughly covers all nine PMP knowledge areas, from scoping your project to managing time, costs, quality, risks, and people. She addresses every phase, from initiation and planning through execution, control, and closing. She anchors every concept in reality by weaving a case study throughout the book. (You’re a new project manager for a retail chain, and you have six months to open a new store -- one that doesn’t yet have a location, staff, stock, or anything else.)
You’ll begin by learning how to successfully initiate a project: how to assess the needs, demands, and goals driving your project; establish project deliverables; and identify stakeholders, constraints, and assumptions. You’ll create the “Project Charter” and work breakdown statements that start everyone out on the same page, by defining strategy, performance criteria, project scope, resource requirements, budgets, and change processes.
Next, you’ll move on to resource planning and estimating -- including time estimation via activity definition and sequencing, diagramming methods, and network templates. Heldman takes a close look at establishing project controls -- including quality standards, risk planning, and procurement planning.
You’ll walk through creating your formal project plan; staffing your team; managing progress, and controlling change. Heldman also walks through the steps you need to take to wrap up your project as efficiently as possible, while retaining the knowledge you’ve gained along the way. Finally, the PMP exam includes a full section on professional responsibility, and Heldman covers this thoroughly -- from integrity to diversity.
Wherever you are in your PMP preparation process, this book will be a great companion for the rest of the journey. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.