In business, either you can manage risk, or risk will manage you. The key to successful risk management is use a tested, real-world process to manage risks. We share this process, tools, techniques, templates, and more. And along the way, we help you prepare for the PMI-RMP certification exam. This second edition is updated with new information from the PMBOK, including a 150-question self-test, useful activities, and a comprehensive glossary. You can count on this book to be the primary source you need to pass the PMI-RMP® exam the first time. If you aren’t applying for formal PMI certification, this book serves as a great reference to improve your overall Project Risk Management skills. Whether you’re an experienced project manager or someone leading their first work team, Passing the Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® Certification Exam the First Time! gives you the practical tools, insights, and advice to manage risks for your next project.
These days, job competition is fierce; you need an extra edge in everything you do. The Project Management Professional (PMP) credential is critical to remaining current, marketable, and at the top of the list in the project management business. Sohel Akhter's easy-to-follow Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam Prep covers everything you need to know to pass your exam. Sohel's book will get you those credentials in short order. His study guide is informative, covering exactly what you need to know, and organized in the perfect format for certification exam prep. His writing is clear and free of unnecessary bloviations that only clutter the studying process. After fourteen years in the field, including six years teaching a PMP exam boot camp, the author now offers his simple, clear approach to successfully passing your PMP and CAPM certification exams. The ultimate in exam prep is finally here. You cannot lose with Sohel's Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam Prep.
The PMP® Certification Exam Study Guide facilitates the knowledge and confidence needed to achieve the highly sought after PMP® credential. Covering the nine knowledge areas and 42 processes covered in the actual examination, it contains more than 500 questions, memorization games, study tips, equations, and a glossary. The book is filled with flowcharts and graphs that illustrate process input, tools, techniques, output, and interaction. To boost test-taking confidence, it includes a CD with exercise questions and two posters for process visualization. Each chapter contains self-tests with detailed answer keys to help you better understand the questions that will appear on the exam. Helpful study tips, supplementary exercises, and important reminders for the day of the examination are also included in each chapter to help ensure you are ready to achieve PMP® certification the first time around.
The first study guide for the PMI-Risk Management Professional certification exam (RMP). This Book has a unique study framework that will take you step by step to cover all the information needed to thoroughly prepare for the test. Many sample questions, and exercises are designed to strengthen mastery of key concepts and help candidates pass the exam on the first attempt.
Neal Whitten's Let's Talk! More No-Nonsense Advice for Project Success focuses on best project behaviors, by answering more than 700 insightful, personal, and sometimes sensitive questions on a broad range of topics from leadership, communication, and culture, to accountability, ethics, and conflict resolution. Following on the heels of Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects, this book offers more of the no-nonsense advice that has helped countless leaders and projects. This book is for those who aspire to become consistently effective leaders, project members, or employees and therefore become more valuable to their projects and organizations.
The life blood to every organization is its projects, and the burden of success or failure hangs on the shoulders of the project manager. In every project, the buck stops with the PM, who must be more than a jack of all trades, but a master of it all. The AMA Handbook of Project Management is the must-have resource for any project management professional or student. Covering everything from individual projects to programs and strategic alignment, it addresses: • Project initiation and planning • Communication and interpersonal skills • Scheduling, budgeting and meeting business objectives • Managing political and resource issues • Implementing a PMO • Measuring value and competenciesRevised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and the Project Management Professional Exam®, the fourth edition of this one-stop, essential resource has also compiled essays and advice from the field’s top professionals, featuring new chapters on stakeholder management, agile project management, program management, project governance, knowledge management, and more. Project management is one of the more complex disciplines today, no matter the industry. This must-have guide remains the indisputable top reference to the entire scope of critical concepts and theories all project managers must master.
The most important PMP exam prep activity is to answer as many questions as you possibly can. To help you, we have developed this new book. The 250+ questions come from The PMI Exam Simulator and they are all based on the most current PMP Exam that has been in effect since March 2018. Based on the PMBOK(R) Guide Exam 6th Edition, for the 2019 PMP Exam! Project Management Professional (PMP) is an internationally recognized professional designation offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). As of March 2018, there are 833,025 active PMP certified individuals and 286 chartered chapters across 210 countries and territories worldwide. The exam is based on the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge. Exam syllabus: The PMP exam is based on the PMP Examination Specification, which describes tasks out of five performance domains: Initiating the project (13%) Planning the project (24%) Executing the project (31%)Monitoring and controlling the project (25%)Closing the project (7%)The exam consists of 200 multiple choice questions written against the PMBOK specification and the PMP Code of Ethics. The exam is closed book; no reference materials are allowed. Twenty-five of the 200 questions on the exam are "sample" questions used to fine-tune the degree of difficulty and precision of the exam and as such are not counted for or against a test taker. These questions are placed randomly throughout the exam. The test taker is only graded on their proficiency on 175 questions. The numbers in parentheses describe the percentage of questions for each domain. Item references: Each exam item (a question with its possible answers) has at least two references to standard books or other sources of project management. Most of the questions reference the PMI A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (aka the PMBOK Guide). The PMBOK Guide is currently (2018) in its sixth edition, and the PMP exam changed in March 2018 to align with the updated guide.The Project Management Framework embodies a project life cycle and five major project management Process Groups: Initiating. Planning. Executing. Monitoring and Controlling. Closing. Encompassing a total of 49 processes. Mapped to these five process groups are ten 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. The processes of these knowledge areas are described by their inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs. The PMBOK also emphasizes the interaction and interdependence between different process groups. For example, the outputs from one process may be used by one or more other processes as inputs. Purpose: Government, commercial and other organizations employ PMP certified project managers in an attempt to improve the success rate of projects in all areas of knowledge, by applying a standardized and evolving set of project management principles as contained in PMI's PMBOK Guide.
STUDY, PRACTICE, REVIEW! This complete package includes: PMP Project Management Professional Exam Deluxe Study Guide, Tenth Edition, is a comprehensive study aid for the updated Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam administered by PMI. The book is designed to prepare candidates for the PMP exam, as well as serve as a good reference for project managers. The Study Guide reflects the Project Management Process and Procedures that are outlined in the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Sixth Edition--also known as the PMBOK(R) Guide. The book covers 100% of the exam outline, including new and expanded coverage of agile. Coverage of all Performance Domains focuses on: People Process Business Environment Each chapter includes a list of topics covered in that chapter, followed by in-depth discussion of those objectives, complete with hands-on Real World Scenarios and "How This Applies to Your Current Project" sidebars. The chapters conclude with an Exam Essentials section and comprehensive review questions. Organized by exam objectives, the PMP Project Management Professional Exam Practice Tests, Second Edition, provides 3 unique practice tests, covering the three PMP performance domains, PLUS three additional practice exams, for a total of 1000 practice test questions. This book helps you gain the confidence you need for taking the new PMP Project Management Professional exam. The practice test questions prepare you for test success. INTERACTIVE ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND TEST BANK! The Sybex interactive online learning environment and test bank includes practice questions, flashcards and gloosary of key terms.
450+ questions. Each with a detailed explanation PMP prep study guide. Written for those preparing for the PMP(R) exam, CAPM(R) exam or college project management course exams Quickly access reference material for additional understanding. All answers include a page reference to the PMBOK(R) Guide 6th Edition. Agile answers may reference the Agile Practice Guide, PMI(R) or other internet sources Study by knowledge area. Separate chapter for each knowledge area plus agile. Each chapter includes a description of every process along with specific questions and answers Practice exam. The Overview chapter covers all knowledge areas with new questions. Simulating the certification PMP exam, CAPM exam or a college final exam Exam tips About the Author: Tom Schoen, is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)(R), a PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)(R) and a SAFe(R) 4 Certified Agilist. Tom's professional experience spans more than thirty years leading large projects and initiatives for a Fortune 100 company. Tom has taught project management undergraduate college courses based on the PMBOK Guide and PMP exam prep classes for the local Project Management Institute (PMI)(R) chapter.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is an industry recognized credential for project managers, it's worth doing. PMP demonstrates the experience, education, skill and competency required to lead and direct projects. There are numerous advantages and benefits of becoming certified. Having the PMP certification provides you with a certain level of prestige and greater access to jobs with higher salaries. To appear in PMP(R) certification, you need to meet the experience and education requirements. This book contains 1000 PMP(R) mock questions directly linked with training and certification concepts, providing learning through practice exam. It is very effective for students and professionals of business and IT Project management and extremely useful for PMP Exam. This book contains 5 full exams with thought provoking questions to challenge your thinking, understanding discipline and focus, with great clarity, and each exam is designed to practice, manage and adjust the pace and time before going into of the real PMP exam. Answers are given at the end of each test to evaluate exam score and capability. These exams are purely based on standards and guidelines of (Project Management Institute, USA (PMI). This book presenting concepts, knowledge areas, processes and framework of Project Management for in a very easy and understand format, so you can easily pass your exam in first attempt. Each exam contains total of 180 questions and the time limit is 230 minutes. You must score at least 70% to earn the PMP Certification. This Book is the right choice which gives you the opportunity to prepare for exam in a simplest way that ensures your success in first try.
The PMP(R) Certification Notebook is a resource for PMP(R) exam preparation, featuring full coverage of all exam objectives, hands-on practice, and plenty of interactive tools. Fully updated to reflect the Project Management Institute's latest changes to the exam, this edition includes the revised best practices in alignment with PMBOK(R) 5th edition. The marketplace demands certified project management professionals, and the PMP(R) certification was created specifically to address that demand. Now considered the premier project management credential, the PMP requires candidates to undergo a grueling four-hour exam. This book gives you experience you need to improve your skills and take the exam with confidence. (PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PMP, and Project Management Professional are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)
Engaging in ongoing, continuing professional development (CPD) is a strategic imperative for the health informatics professional. In our global economy, healthcare is fast-paced, dynamic, and ever-changing. While this rapid change is both exciting and exhausting, digital health transformation is positively impacting lives, today and every day, in ways not previously imagined. Faced with a COVID-19 pandemic that has forever changed the landscape of health and care delivery, global health and care stakeholders must ensure that our ecosystem continues to rapidly evolve through innovation, government and ministry incentives, and technological advancements to reach citizens everywhere. For these reasons, health informaticists must embrace lifelong learning to ensure they have the professional competencies to advance initiatives that positively impact patient care. The Handbook of Continuing Professional Development for the Health Informatics Professional, Second Edition has adapted to the evolving needs of health and care professionals everywhere. The Handbook provides the rationale and the resources to do so and serves as a reference to enhance one’s career. No other comprehensive resource exists to assist health informaticists in developing and maintaining their professional competencies. Written as a contributed compilation of topics by leading practitioners, the book discusses the most critical competencies needed to ensure understanding of the vast health and care ecosystem while also highlighting industry influences that shape the very evolution of health information and technology. About HIMSS The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a global advisor, thought leader, and member association committed to transforming the health ecosystem. As a mission-driven non-profit, HIMSS offers a unique depth and breadth of expertise in health innovation, public policy, workforce development, research, and analytics to advise leaders, stakeholders, and influencers from across the ecosystem on best practices. With a community-centric approach, our innovation engine delivers key insights, education, and engaging events to healthcare providers, payers, governments, startups, life sciences, and other health services organizations, ensuring they have the right information at the point of decision. HIMSS has served the global health community for more than 60 years with focused operations across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.