This completely updated guide prepares you for taking the PMP® certification exam

As the most popular project management certification available, the PMP certification is very difficult to obtain and demands stringent requirements. Thankfully, this All-in-One guide is packed with valuable information that has been completely updated to offer you the most accurate and helpful information for taking the exam. The book features up-to-date content that reflects the changes in the Fifth Edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and helps you navigate the various requirements to become PMP certified. Plus, new review questions written by the author serve to enhance your learning process.

Contains all things related to becoming PMP certified, from signing up to take the exam to becoming savvy with the essential areas of PMBOKHelps you make sense of each domain of the PMBOK: communications management, cost management, human resources management, integration management, procurement management, quality management, risk management, scope management, and time managementOffers complete coverage of the challenging PMP certification requirements as well as a large selection of practice questionsFeatures an accompanying website that contains the Dummies Test Engine that boasts hundreds of sample questions

This comprehensive guide will put you on your way to becoming PMP certified.

(PMP, PMI and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)

Cynthia Snyderis a professional project management instructor and consultant. She was project manager forPMBOK Guide,4th Edition, and serves on the PMI Standards Member Advisory Group. She received the Distinguished Contribution Award from PMI in 2009.

Introduction 1Book I: PMP Foundation 9Chapter 1: The PMP Exam 11Chapter 2: Foundations of Project Management 25Chapter 3: Project Life Cycles, Organizational Structures, and Organizational Process Assets 41Chapter 4: Its All about the Process 61Book II: Starting Off Right 91Chapter 1: OMG! Its a Project! 93Chapter 2: Chartering Your Project 113Chapter 3: Identifying Project Stakeholders 133Book III: Planning Integration, Scope, and Schedule 151Chapter 1: Constructing the Project Management Plan 153Chapter 2: Defi ning Project Scope 175Chapter 3: Creating Your Schedule 211Book IV: Planning Cost, Quality, Human Resources, and Communication 261Chapter 1: Estimating the Price Tag 263Chapter 2: Planning for Quality 289Chapter 3: Identifying Your Team Members 313Chapter 4: 90 Percent of Your Job Is Communication 329Book V: Planning for Risks, Procurement, and Stakeholder Management 347Chapter 1: Identifying What Could Go Wrong 349Chapter 2: Getting Help Procuring Project Scope 395Chapter 3: Who Are All These People? Planning Stakeholder Management 419Book VI: Managing Your Project 433Chapter 1: Managing the Work and Assuring Quality 435Chapter 2: Managing the People Side of Your Project 459Chapter 3: Getting the Word Out to Stakeholders and Contractors 493Book VII: Controlling Scope and Schedule 519Chapter 1: Monitoring, Controlling, and Managing Change 521Chapter 2: Controlling Project Scope 555Chapter 3: Controlling Your Schedule 573Book VIII: Controlling Cost, Quality, and More 591Chapter 1: Controlling Cost and Using Earned Value 593Chapter 2: Controlling Quality 623Chapter 3: Controlling Communications and Stakeholders 647Chapter 4: Managing Your Risks and Procurements 661Book IX: Closing Your Project and the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 687Chapter 1: Closing Your Contracts and Your Project 689Chapter 2: The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 713Appendix A: Whats on the Website 733Appendix B: Practice Test 737Appendix C: Lab Work 765Appendix D: Exam Objective Cross Walk 791Appendix E: Glossary 803Index 843