Outputs of the Identify Stakeholders Process -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3 Planning Project Scope and Schedule Management -- Developing a Scope Management Plan -- Understand Project Scope Management -- Plan Scope Management -- Collect Requirements -- Define Scope -- Create WBS -- Developing a Project Schedule -- Understand Plan Schedule Management -- Define Activities -- Sequence Activities -- Estimate Activity Resources -- Estimate Activity Durations -- Develop Schedule -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Scope Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Resource Management Knowledge Area -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4 Planning Project Cost and Quality Management -- Developing a Cost Management Plan -- Understand the Cost Management Plan -- Plan Cost Management -- Estimate Costs -- Determine Budget -- Developing a Quality Management Plan -- Inputs of Plan Quality Management -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Quality Management -- Outputs of Plan Quality Management -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Cost Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5 Planning Project Resource, Communication, Procurement, Change, and Risk Management -- Developing a Resource Management Plan -- Inputs of Plan Resource Management -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Resource Management -- Outputs of Plan Resource Management -- Developing a Communications Management Plan -- Inputs of Plan Communications Management -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Communications Management -- Outputs of Plan Communications Management -- Developing a Procurement Management Plan -- Inputs of Plan Procurement Management -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Procurement Management -- Outputs of Plan Procurement Management

Developing a Change Management Plan -- Developing a Risk Management Plan -- Plan Risk Management -- Identify Risks -- Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis -- Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis -- Plan Risk Responses -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Resource Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6 Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Obtaining Project Plan Approval -- Developing a Stakeholder Engagement Plan -- Inputs of Plan Stakeholder Engagement -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Stakeholder Engagement -- Outputs of Plan Stakeholder Engagement -- Obtaining Project Management Plan Approval -- Inputs of Develop Project Management Plan -- Tools and Techniques of Develop Project Management Plan -- Output of Develop Project Management Plan -- Conducting a Kick-off Meeting -- Meeting Topics -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7 Executing the Project -- Obtaining and Managing Resources -- Acquire Resources -- Conduct Procurements -- Maximizing Team Performance -- Develop Team -- Manage Team -- Executing the Project Management Plan -- Direct and Manage Project Work -- Manage Communications -- Manage Stakeholder Engagement -- Implementing Approved Changes -- Implementing the Quality Management Plan -- Inputs of Manage Quality -- Tools and Techniques for Manage Quality -- Outputs of Manage Quality -- Implementing the Risk Management Plan -- Implement Risk Responses -- Outputs of Implement Risk Responses -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Review

Project Resource Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8 Monitoring and Controlling the Project -- Measuring Project Performance -- Monitor and Control Project Work -- Control Procurements -- Managing Changes to the Project Scope, Schedule, and Costs -- Validate Scope -- Control Scope -- Control Schedule -- Control Costs -- Ensuring Adherence to Quality Standards -- Control Quality -- Updating the Risk Register -- Monitor Risks -- Assessing Corrective Actions -- Perform Integrated Change Control -- Communicating Project Status -- Monitor Communications -- Monitoring Stakeholder Engagement -- Monitor Stakeholder Engagement -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Scope Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Cost Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9 Closing the Project -- Obtaining Final Acceptance -- Close Project or Phase -- Transferring Ownership -- Obtaining Financial, Legal, and Administrative Closure -- Formal Project Endings -- Trends -- Administrative Closure -- Distributing the Final Project Report -- Collating Lessons Learned -- Archiving Project Documents -- Measuring Customer Satisfaction -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Review

Review Questions -- Appendix A Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 1: Project Foundation -- Chapter 2: Initiating the Project -- Chapter 3: Planning Project Scope and Schedule Management -- Chapter 4: Planning Project Cost and Quality Management -- Chapter 5: Planning Project Resource, Communication, Procurement, Change and Risk Management -- Chapter 6: Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Obtaining Project Plan Approval -- Chapter 7: Executing the Project -- Chapter 8: Monitoring and Controlling the Project -- Chapter 9: Closing the Project -- Appendix B Exam Essentials -- Chapter 1: Project Foundation -- Chapter 2: Initiating the Project -- Chapter 3: Planning Project Scope and Schedule Management -- Chapter 4: Planning Project Cost and Quality Management -- Chapter 5: Planning Project Resource, Communication, Procurement, Change, and Risk Management -- Chapter 6: Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Obtaining Project Plan Approval -- Chapter 7: Executing the Project -- Chapter 8: Monitoring and Controlling the Project -- Chapter 9: Closing the Project -- Index -- Advert -- EULA 
Abstract: Intro -- PMP® Project Management Professional Exam Review Guide -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Project Foundation -- Defining a Project -- Project Characteristics -- Operations -- Progressive Elaboration -- Stakeholders -- Defining Project Management -- Project Management -- Programs -- Portfolios -- Project Management Office -- Identifying Project Management Skills -- Understanding the Role of the Project Manager -- Understanding Organizational Structures -- Organizational Structure Types -- Understanding the Project Environment -- Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes -- Project Phases and Project Life Cycles -- Project Management Process Groups -- Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle -- Recognizing Professional and Social Responsibility -- PMI® Core Values -- Advancing the Industry -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2 Initiating the Project -- Understanding the Project Management Knowledge Areas -- Project Integration Management -- Project Scope Management -- Project Schedule Management -- Project Cost Management -- Project Quality Management -- Project Resource Management -- Project Communications Management -- Project Risk Management -- Project Procurement Management -- Project Stakeholder Management -- Performing a Project Assessment -- Initiating a Project -- Selecting a Project -- Defining the High-Level Project Scope -- Identifying High-Level Risks, Assumptions, and Constraints -- Developing the Project Charter -- Inputs of the Develop Project Charter Process -- Tools and Techniques of the Develop Project Charter Process -- Outputs of the Develop Project Charter Process -- Obtaining Project Charter Approval -- Performing Key Stakeholder Analysis -- Inputs of the Identify Stakeholders Process -- Tools and Techniques of the Identify Stakeholders Process

Outputs of the Identify Stakeholders Process -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3 Planning Project Scope and Schedule Management -- Developing a Scope Management Plan -- Understand Project Scope Management -- Plan Scope Management -- Collect Requirements -- Define Scope -- Create WBS -- Developing a Project Schedule -- Understand Plan Schedule Management -- Define Activities -- Sequence Activities -- Estimate Activity Resources -- Estimate Activity Durations -- Develop Schedule -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Scope Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Resource Management Knowledge Area -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4 Planning Project Cost and Quality Management -- Developing a Cost Management Plan -- Understand the Cost Management Plan -- Plan Cost Management -- Estimate Costs -- Determine Budget -- Developing a Quality Management Plan -- Inputs of Plan Quality Management -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Quality Management -- Outputs of Plan Quality Management -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Cost Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5 Planning Project Resource, Communication, Procurement, Change, and Risk Management -- Developing a Resource Management Plan -- Inputs of Plan Resource Management -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Resource Management -- Outputs of Plan Resource Management -- Developing a Communications Management Plan -- Inputs of Plan Communications Management -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Communications Management -- Outputs of Plan Communications Management -- Developing a Procurement Management Plan -- Inputs of Plan Procurement Management -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Procurement Management -- Outputs of Plan Procurement Management

Developing a Change Management Plan -- Developing a Risk Management Plan -- Plan Risk Management -- Identify Risks -- Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis -- Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis -- Plan Risk Responses -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Resource Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6 Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Obtaining Project Plan Approval -- Developing a Stakeholder Engagement Plan -- Inputs of Plan Stakeholder Engagement -- Tools and Techniques of Plan Stakeholder Engagement -- Outputs of Plan Stakeholder Engagement -- Obtaining Project Management Plan Approval -- Inputs of Develop Project Management Plan -- Tools and Techniques of Develop Project Management Plan -- Output of Develop Project Management Plan -- Conducting a Kick-off Meeting -- Meeting Topics -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7 Executing the Project -- Obtaining and Managing Resources -- Acquire Resources -- Conduct Procurements -- Maximizing Team Performance -- Develop Team -- Manage Team -- Executing the Project Management Plan -- Direct and Manage Project Work -- Manage Communications -- Manage Stakeholder Engagement -- Implementing Approved Changes -- Implementing the Quality Management Plan -- Inputs of Manage Quality -- Tools and Techniques for Manage Quality -- Outputs of Manage Quality -- Implementing the Risk Management Plan -- Implement Risk Responses -- Outputs of Implement Risk Responses -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Review

Project Resource Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8 Monitoring and Controlling the Project -- Measuring Project Performance -- Monitor and Control Project Work -- Control Procurements -- Managing Changes to the Project Scope, Schedule, and Costs -- Validate Scope -- Control Scope -- Control Schedule -- Control Costs -- Ensuring Adherence to Quality Standards -- Control Quality -- Updating the Risk Register -- Monitor Risks -- Assessing Corrective Actions -- Perform Integrated Change Control -- Communicating Project Status -- Monitor Communications -- Monitoring Stakeholder Engagement -- Monitor Stakeholder Engagement -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Scope Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Cost Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Review -- Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Review -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9 Closing the Project -- Obtaining Final Acceptance -- Close Project or Phase -- Transferring Ownership -- Obtaining Financial, Legal, and Administrative Closure -- Formal Project Endings -- Trends -- Administrative Closure -- Distributing the Final Project Report -- Collating Lessons Learned -- Archiving Project Documents -- Measuring Customer Satisfaction -- Bringing the Processes Together -- Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Review

Review Questions -- Appendix A Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 1: Project Foundation -- Chapter 2: Initiating the Project -- Chapter 3: Planning Project Scope and Schedule Management -- Chapter 4: Planning Project Cost and Quality Management -- Chapter 5: Planning Project Resource, Communication, Procurement, Change and Risk Management -- Chapter 6: Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Obtaining Project Plan Approval -- Chapter 7: Executing the Project -- Chapter 8: Monitoring and Controlling the Project -- Chapter 9: Closing the Project -- Appendix B Exam Essentials -- Chapter 1: Project Foundation -- Chapter 2: Initiating the Project -- Chapter 3: Planning Project Scope and Schedule Management -- Chapter 4: Planning Project Cost and Quality Management -- Chapter 5: Planning Project Resource, Communication, Procurement, Change, and Risk Management -- Chapter 6: Planning Stakeholder Engagement and Obtaining Project Plan Approval -- Chapter 7: Executing the Project -- Chapter 8: Monitoring and Controlling the Project -- Chapter 9: Closing the Project -- Index -- Advert -- EULA