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Project management

Project Management Professional

PMI certification

Exam prep across the three PMP domains: people, process and business environment.

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Part AIntroduction

  1. A.1How to Study
  2. A.2How to Study for the PMP Exam
  3. A.3Introduction to PMP
  4. A.4More Stuff to Memorize
  5. 0Pretend Organization
  6. 1PMBOK Guide
  7. 2What is a Project?
  8. 3What is Project Management
  9. 4Relationships Between Portfolio, Program, Project, and Organizational Project Management
  10. 5Relationship Between Project Management, Operations Management, and Organizational Structure
  11. 6Business Value
  12. 7Role of the Project Manager
  13. 8PMBOK Guide
  14. 9Organizational Influences
  15. 10Project Stakeholders and Governance
  16. 11Project Team
  17. 12Project Life Cycle
  18. 13Project Management Processes
  19. 14Project Management Process Groups
  20. 15Common Project Management Process Interactions
  21. 16Initiating Process Group
  22. 17Planning Process Group
  23. 18Executing Process Groups
  24. 19Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
  25. 20Closing Process Group
  26. 21Project Information
  27. 22Knowledge Areas
  28. 23Knowledge Areas: Project Integration Management
  29. 24Knowledge Areas: Project Scope Management
  30. 25Knowledge Areas: Project Schedule Management
  31. 26Knowledge Areas: Project Cost Management
  32. 27Knowledge Areas: Project Quality Management
  33. 28Knowledge Areas: Project Resource Management
  34. 29Knowledge Areas: Project Communication Management
  35. 30Knowledge Areas: Project Risk Management
  36. 31Knowledge Areas: Project Procurement Management
  37. 32Knowledge Areas: Project Stakeholder Management
  38. 33Project Management Process Groups
  39. 34Project Integration Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  40. 35Project Scope Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  41. 36Project Schedule Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  42. 37Project Cost Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  43. 38Project Quality Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  44. 39Project Resource Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  45. 40Project Communications Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  46. 41Project Risk Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  47. 42Project Procurement Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  48. 43Project Stakeholder Management Inputs, Tools & Outputs
  49. 44Project Integration Management Processes
  50. 45Project Scope Management Processes
  51. 46Project Schedule Management Processes
  52. 47Project Cost Management Processes
  53. 48Project Quality Management Processes
  54. 49Project Resource Management Processes
  55. 50Project Communication Management Processes
  56. 51Project Risk Management Processes
  57. 52Project Procurement Management Processes
  58. 53Project Stakeholder Management Processes
  59. 54Change Control Tools
  60. 55Communication Methods
  61. 56Communication Models
  62. 57Communication Requirements Analysis
  63. 58Communication Skills
  64. 59Communication Technology
  65. 60Project Reporting
  66. 61Data Gathering
  67. 62Data Analysis
  68. 63Data Representation
  69. 64Decomposition
  70. 65Product Analysis
  71. 66Analogous Estimating
  72. 67Bottom Up Estimating
  73. 68Parametric Estimating
  74. 69Three Point Estimating
  75. 70Cost Aggregation
  76. 71Historical Information Review
  77. 72To Complete Performance Index
  78. 73Source Selection Analysis
  79. 74Advertising
  80. 75Bidder Conferences
  81. 76Claims Administration
  82. 77Pre Assignment
  83. 78Prompt Lists
  84. 79Risk Categorization
  85. 80Representations of Uncertainty
  86. 81Contingent Response Strategies
  87. 82Strategies for Opportunities
  88. 83Strategies for Threats
  89. 84Strategies for Overall Project Risk
  90. 85Dependency Determination and Integration
  91. 86Precedence Diagramming Method
  92. 87Critical Path Method
  93. 88Rolling Wave Planning
  94. 89Schedule Network Analysis
  95. 90Agile Release Planning
  96. 91Leads and Lags
  97. 92Resource Optimization
  98. 93Schedule Compression
  99. 94Colocation
  100. 95Individual and Team Assessments
  101. 96Interpersonal & Team Skills
  102. 97Organizational Theory
  103. 98Recognition and Rewards
  104. 99Training
  105. 100Virtual Teams
  106. 101Audits
  107. 102Design for X
  108. 103Inspection
  109. 104Problem Solving
  110. 105Quality Improvement Methods
  111. 106Test and Inspection Planning
  112. 107Testing/Product Evaluations
  113. 108Context Diagrams
  114. 109Decision Making
  115. 110Expert Judgement
  116. 111Financing
  117. 112Funding Limit Reconciliation
  118. 113Ground Rules
  119. 114Information Management
  120. 115Knowledge Management
  121. 116Meetings
  122. 117Project Management Information System (PMIS)
  123. 118Prototypes
  124. 119Financial Tools
  125. 120Lean Principles
  126. 121Motivational Theories
  127. 122Hofstede’s Five Dimensions of Culture
  128. 123Cost Baseline
  129. 124Schedule Baseline
  130. 125Scope Baseline
  131. 126Project Scope Statement
  132. 127Cost Estimates
  133. 128Cost Forecasts
  134. 129Project Funding Requirements
  135. 130Communications Management Plan
  136. 131Project Communications
  137. 132Verified Deliverables
  138. 133Deliverables
  139. 134Accepted Deliverables
  140. 135Enterprise Environmental Factors
  141. 136Enterprise Environmental Factors Updates
  142. 137Organizational Process Assets
  143. 138Organizational Process Assets Updates
  144. 139Project Documents
  145. 140Project Documents Update
  146. 141Project Management Plan Update
  147. 142Assumption Log
  148. 143Issue Log
  149. 144Outputs from Other Processes
  150. 145Final Product, Service, or Result
  151. 146Final Report
  152. 147Lessons Learned Register
  153. 148Cost Management Plan
  154. 149Procurement Management Plan
  155. 150Project Management Plan
  156. 151Quality Management Plan
  157. 152Resource Management Plan
  158. 153Risk Management Plan
  159. 154Schedule Management Plan
  160. 155Scope Management Plan
  161. 156Stakeholder Engagement Plan
  162. 157Project Charter
  163. 158Stakeholder Register
  164. 159Business Documents
  165. 160Make or Buy Decisions
  166. 161Procurement Strategy
  167. 162Independent Cost Estimates
  168. 163Bid Documents
  169. 164Procurement Documentation
  170. 165Procurement Statement of Work
  171. 166Seller Proposals
  172. 167Source Selection Criteria
  173. 168Selected Sellers
  174. 169Closed Procurements
  175. 170Procurement Documentation Updates
  176. 171Quality Metrics
  177. 172Quality Control Measurements
  178. 173Quality Reports
  179. 174Test and Evaluation Documents
  180. 175Team Charter
  181. 176Resource Requirements
  182. 177Resource Breakdown Structure
  183. 178Physical Resource Assignments
  184. 179Project Team Assignments
  185. 180Resource Calendars
  186. 181Team Performance Assessments
  187. 182Risk Register
  188. 183Risk Report
  189. 184Activity Attributes
  190. 185Activity List
  191. 186Milestones List
  192. 187Project Schedule Network Diagrams
  193. 188Duration Estimates
  194. 189Project Calendars
  195. 190Project Schedule
  196. 191Schedule Data
  197. 192Schedule Forecasts
  198. 193Requirements Documentation
  199. 194Requirements Traceability Matrix
  200. 195Requirements Management Plan
  201. 196Work Performance Data
  202. 197Work Performance Information
  203. 198Work Performance Reports
  204. 199Agreements
  205. 200Approved Change Requests
  206. 201Basis of Estimates
  207. 202Change Requests

Part BExam domains

"% of exam" is each domain's share of questions in the exam outline this guide follows.

1People42% of exam

Chapters for this domain are coming soon.

2Process50% of exam

Chapters for this domain are coming soon.

3Business Environment8% of exam

Chapters for this domain are coming soon.