Preparing for the project management professional (PMP) certification exam

Project management

Michael W. Newell

428 pages, parution le 04/11/2002 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

Two practical project management guides in one: A test-preparation handbook and a practitioner's desk reference.

Project management is a booming field, with the number of certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs) soaring in the past decade. This is the first comprehensive review guide and test-preparation book for the PMP exam. Organized to thoroughly cover each competency area tested on the exam, it further explains how test questions are structured and offers numerous case studies and additional resources for study.

This dual-purpose guide is also highly useful as an on-the-job reference for working project managers. It reviews project management in the context of human resources, finance, and statistics, paying special attention to scheduling and cost control. Readers will learn proven methods for:

Defining the scope of a project
Estimating costs
Managing complex projects using Work Breakdown Structure techniques
Addressing risk management and quality control issues
Bidding out contracts
Communicating effectively with the project team, and much more.

Contents

Chapter 1: Scope Management

Initiation of the Project
Getting the Scope Baseline
Work Breakdown Structure
Systems Approach to Work Breakdown Structure
Change Management
Project Justifications

Chapter 2: Time Management

Activity Definition
Activity Sequencing
Activity on Arrow Diagramming
Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
Logical Relationships
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Monte Carlo Simulation

Chapter 3: Cost Management

Why We Need Cost Management
Project Life Cycle and Project Cost
Using the Work Breakdown Structure
Cost Estimating
Cost Budgeting
Cost Control

Chapter 4: Human Resources Management

Project Manger Roles and Responsibilities
Strong Matrix, Weak Matrix, and the Balanced Matrix
Motivation
Power
Leadership
Managing Meetings

Chapter 5: Risk Management

When to Do Risk Management
The Risk Process
Risk Management Planning
Risk Identification
Risk Assessment
Risk Quantification
Risk Response Planning
Budgeting for Risk
Risk Monitoring and Control

Chapter 6: Quality Management

Quality Planning
Quality Assurance
Cost of Quality
Quality Control
Sampling Inspection
Other Quality Control Techniques

Chapter 7: Contract and Procurement Management

Contract Management
Procurement Management

Chapter 8: Communications Management

General Model of Communications
Barriers to Communications
Improving Communications
Verbal and Written Communications
Formal and Informal Communications
Improving Listening
Networking
Management by Walking Around
Performance Reviews

Chapter 9 : Professional Responsibility

Chapter 10 : What is the PMP Exam like ?

L'auteur - Michael W. Newell

Michael W. Newell is vice president of PSM Consulting and has thirty-five years of experience as a project manager. He has taught project management for companies such as IBM, Chevron Oil, and Sprint. He lives in Slidell, Louisiana.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Amacom
Auteur(s)	Michael W. Newell
Parution	04/11/2002
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	428
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	639g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780814471722