Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam guide: Lay the foundation for building and managing a project successfully

Both experienced project managers looking to validate years' worth of skills and knowledge and newcomers to the field looking to strengthen their resumes will find what they need in Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Prepare for the challenging PMP exam by reviewing general project initiation content in this sample chapter from PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide, 2nd Edition. Familiarize yourself with PMI-specific project management terminology and learn to lay the foundation for building and managing a project. Then, explore project and project management concepts as well as organizational structures. Covered exam content includes:

• Defining a project
• Defining project management
• Determining general project management skills
• Identifying organizational structures
• Defining constraints
• Defining assumptions
• Definining project life cycles
• Defining project management processes

Title: PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 0782143237
Published: May 2004
Authors: Kim Heldman
Chapter: Chapter 1: What Is A Project?
Published by Sybex