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Overview The PMP Exam Prep Comprehensive Course provides you with the essential knowledge, motivation, and practice you need to pass the PMP exam and elevate your career with PMP certification. Taught by project management expert Joseph Phillips, who has trained over 750,000 people on project management and is considered the expert on PMI certifications, this course provides:
- 35 PDUs/contact hours for PMP exam application
- Updated 2024 content aligned with PMI's Exam Content Outline
- Focused instruction on ways of working, business acumen, and power skills
- A 180-question final exam and section quizzes throughout
- Downloadable resources and worksheets
- Motivational coaching to keep you focused
- A Certificate of Completion
By completing this course, you will:
- Build confidence in understanding the PMBOK® Guide and Agile methodologies
- Master project management processes, knowledge areas, and best practices
- Learn essential formulas and calculation techniques
- Practice with hundreds of exam-style questions
Intended Audience This is not a course for new project managers. It is geared toward experienced project professionals aiming to elevate their career with PMP certification.
Common job titles for this audience may include:
- Project Managers
- Program Managers
- Project Coordinators
- Team Leads
- Business Analysts
- IT Managers
- Operations Managers
Learners should have a foundational understanding of project management concepts and experience in leading or contributing to projects. The course assumes a basic familiarity with project management terminology, processes, and industry best practices.
About the Instructor Joseph Phillips has trained over 750,000 people on project management and is considered an expert on PMI certifications. He is the author of several project management books from McGraw-Hill, the American Management Association, and Dummies Press. Joseph is certified as a PMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL, Project+, and is a Certified Technical Trainer. Over 350,000 people have completed this course on their way to passing their PMP exam. You can do this!
Table of contents
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Module 1: Preparing to Pass the PMP
- Lesson 1.1: Section Introduction: Preparing to Pass the PMP
- Lesson 1.2: PMP Exam Details
- Lesson 1.3: PMP Exam Application Process
- Lesson 1.4: Application Audit
- Lesson 1.5: PMP Exam Domains and PMP Exam Content Outline
- Lesson 1.6: PMI Exam References
- Lesson 1.7: Top 10 Exam Tips
- Lesson 1.8: PMP Coach Persistence
- Lesson 1.9: Section Conclusion: Preparing to Pass the PMP
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Module 2: How to Benefit from this Course
- Lesson 2.1: Section Introduction: How to Benefit from this Course
- Lesson 2.2: Course Overview
- Lesson 2.3: Frequently Asked Questions
- Lesson 2.4: PDUs or Contact Hours
- Lesson 2.5: Certificate of Completion
- Lesson 2.6: Create a Study Strategy
- Lesson 2.7: Memory Sheets
- Lesson 2.8: Course Resources
- Lesson 2.9: Maintaining Your PMP
- Lesson 2.10: Top 10 Study Tips
- Lesson 2.11: PMP Coach Confidence
- Lesson 2.12: Section Conclusion: How to Benefit from This Course
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Module 3: PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition
- Lesson 3.1: Section Introduction: PMBOK Guide, Seventh Edition
- Lesson 3.2: PMBOK 7 Details
- Lesson 3.3: PMBOK 6, 7, and the Standard for Project Management
- Lesson 3.4: Project Performance Domains
- Lesson 3.5: Tailoring
- Lesson 3.6: Models, Methods, and Artifacts
- Lesson 3.7: PMBOK 7 Appendixes
- Lesson 3.8: Top 10 PMBOK Tips
- Lesson 3.9: PMP Coach PMBOK Advice
- Lesson 3.10: Section Conclusion: PMBOK Guide, Seventh Edition
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Module 4: Define Project Management Foundations
- Lesson 4.1: Section Introduction: Define Project Management Foundations
- Lesson 4.2: Projects Are Temporary
- Lesson 4.3: Create Unique Projects
- Lesson 4.4: Enable Business Value
- Lesson 4.5: Initiation Context
- Lesson 4.6: Project Management Application Areas
- Lesson 4.7: Predictive Projects
- Lesson 4.8: Agile Projects
- Lesson 4.9: Project Life Cycle
- Lesson 4.10: Top 10 Project Facts
- Lesson 4.11: PMP Coach Don't Think Too Much
- Lesson 4.12: Section Conclusion: Define Project Management Foundations
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Module 5: Considering Related Areas of Project Management
- Lesson 5.1: Section Introduction: Considering Related Areas of Project Management
- Lesson 5.2: Project Management
- Lesson 5.3: Portfolio
- Lesson 5.4: Projects vs. Operations
- Lesson 5.5: OPM Strategies
- Lesson 5.6: Understanding Environments
- Lesson 5.7: Top 10 Framework Facts
- Lesson 5.8: PMP Coach Know Your Terms
- Lesson 5.9: Section Conclusion: Considering Related Areas of Project Management
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Module 6: Exploring the Project Management Components
- Lesson 6.1: Section Introduction: Exploring the Project Management Components
- Lesson 6.2: Reviewing Project Management Process Groups
- Lesson 6.3: Work Performance Data
- Lesson 6.4: Tailoring Processes
- Lesson 6.5: Predictive Environments
- Lesson 6.6: Adaptive Environments
- Lesson 6.7: Business Documents
- Lesson 6.8: Business Case
- Lesson 6.9: Benefits Management Plan
- Lesson 6.10: Knowledge Areas
- Lesson 6.11: Top 10 Project Components
- Lesson 6.12: PMP Coach What's Your Benefit
- Lesson 6.13: Section Conclusion: Exploring the Project Management Components
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Module 7: Defining Project Environments
- Lesson 7.1: Section Introduction: Defining Project Environments
- Lesson 7.2: Enterprise Environmental Factors
- Lesson 7.3: Organizational Process Assets
- Lesson 7.4: Processes, Policies and Procedures
- Lesson 7.5: Knowledge Repositories
- Lesson 7.6: Organizational Systems
- Lesson 7.7: Management Elements
- Lesson 7.8: Organizational Structure Types
- Lesson 7.9: Project Management Offices
- Lesson 7.10: Top 10 Predictive vs. Agile
- Lesson 7.11: PMP Coach Keep Going
- Lesson 7.12: Section Conclusion: Defining Project Environments
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Module 8: Reviewing the Project Manager Role
- Lesson 8.1: Section Introduction: Reviewing the Project Manager Role
- Lesson 8.2: Definition of a Project Manager
- Lesson 8.3: Sphere of Influence
- Lesson 8.4: Competencies
- Lesson 8.5: Technical Project Management Skills
- Lesson 8.6: Strategic Business Skills
- Lesson 8.7: Leadership Skills
- Lesson 8.8: Politics, Power and Getting Things Done
- Lesson 8.9: Comparing Leadership and Management
- Lesson 8.10: Performing Integration
- Lesson 8.11: Problem Solving
- Lesson 8.12: Top 10 Project Management Duties
- Lesson 8.13: PMP Coach Lead Yourself
- Lesson 8.14: Section Conclusion: Reviewing the Project Manager Role
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Module 9: Implementing Project Integration Management
- Lesson 9.1: Section Introduction: Implementing Project Integration Management
- Lesson 9.2: Trends and Emerging Practices
- Lesson 9.3: Tailoring the Project
- Lesson 9.4: Considering Adaptive Environments
- Lesson 9.5: Developing a Charter
- Lesson 9.6: Examining Benefits
- Lesson 9.7: Creating the Assumptions Log
- Lesson 9.8: Developing a Project Plan
- Lesson 9.9: Directing and Managing Projects
- Lesson 9.10: Project Manager Actions
- Lesson 9.11: Deliverables
- Lesson 9.12: Work Performance Data
- Lesson 9.13: Issue Logs
- Lesson 9.14: Manage Knowledge
- Lesson 9.15: Monitoring Project Work
- Lesson 9.16: Performing Change Control
- Lesson 9.17: Closing
- Lesson 9.18: Top 10 Project Life Cycle
- Lesson 9.19: PMP Coach Interruptions
- Lesson 9.20: Section Conclusion: Implementing Project Integration Management
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Module 10: Managing the Project Scope
- Lesson 10.1: Section Introduction: Managing the Project Scope
- Lesson 10.2: Scope Management
- Lesson 10.3: Trends
- Lesson 10.4: Adaptive Environments
- Lesson 10.5: Collecting Requirements
- Lesson 10.6: Managing Requirements
- Lesson 10.7: Defining the Scope Statement
- Lesson 10.8: Creating the WBS
- Lesson 10.9: Validating Scope
- Lesson 10.10: Controlling Scope
- Lesson 10.11: Top 10 Project Scope
- Lesson 10.12: PMP Coach Control Scope
- Lesson 10.13: Section Conclusion: Managing the Project Scope
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Module 11: Introducing Project Schedule Management
- Lesson 11.1: Section Introduction: Introducing Project Schedule Management
- Lesson 11.2: Trends
- Lesson 11.3: Adaptive Environments
- Lesson 11.4: Creating a Schedule
- Lesson 11.5: Defining Activities
- Lesson 11.6: Rolling Wave
- Lesson 11.7: Activity List
- Lesson 11.8: Milestone List
- Lesson 11.9: Sequencing Activities
- Lesson 11.10: Network Diagrams
- Lesson 11.11: Leads and Lags
- Lesson 11.12: Estimating Durations
- Lesson 11.13: Creating an Analogy
- Lesson 11.14: Parametric Estimates
- Lesson 11.15: Three Point Estimates
- Lesson 11.16: Bottom-Up Estimates
- Lesson 11.17: Factoring Reserve Time
- Lesson 11.18: Evaluating Project Constraints and Assumptions
- Lesson 11.19: Finding Float
- Lesson 11.20: Float Walkthrough
- Lesson 11.21: Project Simulation
- Lesson 11.22: Duration Compression
- Lesson 11.23: Agile Release
- Lesson 11.24: Controlling the Project Schedule
- Lesson 11.25: Measuring Project Performance
- Lesson 11.26: Top 10 Project Schedule
- Lesson 11.27: PMP Coach Control Your Schedule
- Lesson 11.28: Section Conclusion: Introducing Project Schedule Management
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Module 12: Managing the Project Cost
- Lesson 12.1: Section Introduction: Managing the Project Cost
- Lesson 12.2: Trends
- Lesson 12.3: Planning Project Costs
- Lesson 12.4: Estimating Costs
- Lesson 12.5: Analogous, Parametric, Bottom-Up and Three Point Cost Estimating
- Lesson 12.6: Creating a Project Budget
- Lesson 12.7: Creating the Cost Baseline
- Lesson 12.8: Establishing Project Funding Requirements
- Lesson 12.9: Implementing Cost Control
- Lesson 12.10: Measuring Project Performance
- Lesson 12.11: Top 10 Project Costs
- Lesson 12.12: PMP Coach What's Your Cost?
- Lesson 12.13: Section Conclusion: Managing the Project Cost
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Module 13: Leading Project Quality Management
- Lesson 13.1: Section Introduction: Leading Project Quality Management
- Lesson 13.2: Looking at the Big Quality Picture
- Lesson 13.3: Key Concepts in Project Quality Management
- Lesson 13.4: Considerations for Adaptive Environments
- Lesson 13.5: Quality and Grade
- Lesson 13.6: Planning for Quality
- Lesson 13.7: Applying Benchmarking Practices
- Lesson 13.8: Design of Experiments
- Lesson 13.9: Trend Analysis
- Lesson 13.10: Tailoring Quality Management
- Lesson 13.11: Cost Considerations for Quality
- Lesson 13.12: Manage Quality
- Lesson 13.13: Design for X
- Lesson 13.14: Results of Managing Quality
- Lesson 13.15: Controlling Quality in a Project
- Lesson 13.16: Testing and Product Evaluations
- Lesson 13.17: Completing a Statistical Sample
- Lesson 13.18: Top 10 Quality
- Lesson 13.19: PMP Coach Quality
- Lesson 13.20: Section Conclusion: Leading Project Quality Management
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Module 14: Project Resource Management
- Lesson 14.1: Section Introduction: Project Resource Management
- Lesson 14.2: Key Concepts for Project Resource Management
- Lesson 14.3: Trends and Emerging Practices in Resource Management
- Lesson 14.4: Adaptive Environments
- Lesson 14.5: Preparing for Resource Planning
- Lesson 14.6: Relating to Organizational Theories
- Lesson 14.7: Creating the Resource Management Plan
- Lesson 14.8: Differentiate Between Internal and External Roles
- Lesson 14.9: Estimating Activity Resources
- Lesson 14.10: Negotiating for Resources
- Lesson 14.11: Acquiring Staff
- Lesson 14.12: Developing the Project Team
- Lesson 14.13: Rewarding the Project Team
- Lesson 14.14: Managing the Project Team
- Lesson 14.15: Controlling Resources
- Lesson 14.16: Top 10 Project Resources
- Lesson 14.17: PMP Coach Resource for Exam Success
- Lesson 14.18: Section Conclusion: Project Resource Management
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Module 15: Exploring Project Communications Management
- Lesson 15.1: Section Introduction: Exploring Project Communications Management
- Lesson 15.2: Key Concepts for Project Communications Management
- Lesson 15.3: Trends and Emerging Practices in Project Communication Management
- Lesson 15.4: Considerations for Adaptive Environments
- Lesson 15.5: Communications Planning
- Lesson 15.6: Communications Methods
- Lesson 15.7: Interpersonal and Team Styles Assessment
- Lesson 15.8: Data Representation
- Lesson 15.9: Creating Successful Communications
- Lesson 15.10: Managing Project Communications
- Lesson 15.11: Monitoring Communications
- Lesson 15.12: Top 10 Communications
- Lesson 15.13: PMP Coach Good Communication
- Lesson 15.14: Section Conclusion Exploring Project Communications Management
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Module 16: Defining Project Risk Management
- Lesson 16.1: Section Introduction: Defining Project Risk Management
- Lesson 16.2: Key Concepts in Project Risk Management
- Lesson 16.3: Trends and Emerging Practices in Project Risk Management
- Lesson 16.4: Considerations for Adaptive Environments
- Lesson 16.5: Planning for Risk Management
- Lesson 16.6: Examining a Stakeholder Tolerance
- Lesson 16.7: Relying on Risk Management Policies
- Lesson 16.8: Creating the Risk Management Plan
- Lesson 16.9: Creating Risk Categories
- Lesson 16.10: Identifying Risks
- Lesson 16.11: Identifying Risks Through Interviews
- Lesson 16.12: Analyzing SWOT
- Lesson 16.13: Creating a Risk Register
- Lesson 16.14: Using Qualitative Risk Analysis
- Lesson 16.15: Preparing for Quantitative Risk Analysis
- Lesson 16.16: Applying Sensitivity Analysis
- Lesson 16.17: Finding the Expected Monetary Value
- Lesson 16.18: Using a Decision Tree
- Lesson 16.19: Quantitative Risk Analysis in Excel
- Lesson 16.20: Using a Project Simulation
- Lesson 16.21: Planning Risk Responses
- Lesson 16.22: Implementing Risk Responses
- Lesson 16.23: Monitoring Risks
- Lesson 16.24: Top 10 Project Risk Management
- Lesson 16.25: PMP Coach Positive and Negative Risks
- Lesson 16.26: Section Conclusion: Defining Project Risk Management
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Module 17: Leading Project Procurement Management
- Lesson 17.1: Section Introduction: Leading Project Procurement Management
- Lesson 17.2: Key Concepts for Procurement Management
- Lesson 17.3: Emerging Trends in Procurement
- Lesson 17.4: Planning for Procurement
- Lesson 17.5: SOW and TOR
- Lesson 17.6: Contract Types
- Lesson 17.7: Determining to Build or Buy
- Lesson 17.8: Creating the Procurement Management Plan
- Lesson 17.9: Creating the Procurement Documents
- Lesson 17.10: Conducting Procurements
- Lesson 17.11: Selecting Sellers
- Lesson 17.12: Controlling Procurements
- Lesson 17.13: Preparing for Contract Administration
- Lesson 17.14: Performing Claims Administration
- Lesson 17.15: Performing Contract Closure
- Lesson 17.16: Top 10 Project Procurement
- Lesson 17.17: PMP Coach Keep Moving Forward
- Lesson 17.18: Section Conclusion Leading Project Procurement Management
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Module 18: Engaging Project Stakeholders
- Lesson 18.1: Section Introduction: Engaging Project Stakeholders
- Lesson 18.2: Key Concepts for Stakeholder Engagement
- Lesson 18.3: Identifying Project Stakeholders
- Lesson 18.4: Performing Stakeholder Analysis
- Lesson 18.5: Managing Stakeholder Engagement
- Lesson 18.6: Planning Stakeholder Engagement
- Lesson 18.7: Monitoring Stakeholder Engagement
- Lesson 18.8: Top 10 Stakeholder Engagement
- Lesson 18.9: PMP Coach Your Stakeholders
- Lesson 18.10: Section Conclusion: Engaging Project Stakeholders
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Module 19: Agile Introduction
- Lesson 19.1: Section Introduction: Agile Introduction
- Lesson 19.2: Agile Mindset
- Lesson 19.3: Agile Manifesto
- Lesson 19.4: Nine Keys of Great Agile Projects
- Lesson 19.5: Diving Deeper Scrum Basics
- Lesson 19.6: Top 10 Agile
- Lesson 19.7: PMP Coach Adapt (and Overcome)
- Lesson 19.8: Section Conclusion: Agile Introduction
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Module 20: Exploring Scrum
- Lesson 20.1: Section Introduction: Exploring Scrum
- Lesson 20.2: Overview of Agile Components
- Lesson 20.3: Incremental or Iterative Approaches
- Lesson 20.4: Walking Through a Sprint
- Lesson 20.5: Agile Sprint Planning
- Lesson 20.6: Completing the Sprint Review
- Lesson 20.7: Performing the Sprint Retrospective
- Lesson 20.8: Sprint Activity Considerations
- Lesson 20.9: Top 10 Scrum
- Lesson 20.10: PMP Coach Positive Mental Attitude
- Lesson 20.11: Section Conclusion: Exploring Scrum
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Module 21: Agile Roles and Responsibilities
- Lesson 21.1: Section Introduction: Agile Roles and Responsibilities
- Lesson 21.2: Scrum Team Roles and Characteristics
- Lesson 21.3: Meet the Product Owner
- Lesson 21.4: You: Scrum Master
- Lesson 21.5: The Development Team
- Lesson 21.6: Considering Other Agile Roles
- Lesson 21.7: Management and Leadership
- Lesson 21.8: Top 10 Agile Roles and Responsibilities
- Lesson 21.9: PMP Coach Agile Mindset
- Lesson 21.10: Section Conclusion: Agile Roles and Responsibilities
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Module 22: Refining Requirements
- Lesson 22.1: Section Introduction: Refining Requirements
- Lesson 22.2: Working with User Stories
- Lesson 22.3: Hosting Workshops
- Lesson 22.4: Working with Agile Modeling
- Lesson 22.5: Use Case Diagram Purpose
- Lesson 22.6: Contracts and Agile Approaches
- Lesson 22.7: Value Based Analysis
- Lesson 22.8: Top 10 Agile Requirements
- Lesson 22.9: PMP Coach You Can Do This
- Lesson 22.10: Section Conclusion Refining Requirements
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Module 23: Estimating User Stories and Iterations
- Lesson 23.1: Section Introduction: Estimating User Stories and Iterations
- Lesson 23.2: Release Planning
- Lesson 23.3: Providing Estimate Ranges
- Lesson 23.4: Voting on Requirements
- Lesson 23.5: Exploring the Product Roadmap
- Lesson 23.6: Defining Releases and Iterations
- Lesson 23.7: Estimating Story Sizes
- Lesson 23.8: Planning for Iterations
- Lesson 23.9: Top 10 User Stories
- Lesson 23.10: PMP Coach What's Your User Story?
- Lesson 23.11: Section Conclusion: Estimating User Stories and Assumptions
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Module 24: Agile Project Performance
- Lesson 24.1: Section Introduction: Agile Project Performance
- Lesson 24.2: Agile Performance
- Lesson 24.3: Monitoring Project Progress
- Lesson 24.4: Agile EVM
- Lesson 24.5: Agile Project Accounting
- Lesson 24.6: Measurement in Agile Projects
- Lesson 24.7: Top 10 Estimating Agile Work
- Lesson 24.8: PMP Coach Your Progress
- Lesson 24.9: Section Conclusion: Agile Project Performance
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Module 25: Exploring Different Agile Approaches
- Lesson 25.1: Section Introduction: Exploring Different Agile Approaches
- Lesson 25.2: All About Kanban
- Lesson 25.3: eXtreme Programming
- Lesson 25.4: Lean Product Development
- Lesson 25.5: Other Agile Approaches
- Lesson 25.6: Top 10 Agile Approaches
- Lesson 25.7: PMP Coach Big and Little Pictures
- Lesson 25.8: Section Conclusion: Exploring Different Agile Approaches
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Module 26: Agile Projects and Products
- Lesson 26.1: Section Introduction: Agile Projects and Products
- Lesson 26.2: Product Vision
- Lesson 26.3: Regulations and Risk Requirements
- Lesson 26.4: Project Priorities
- Lesson 26.5: Agile Project Prioritization Schemes
- Lesson 26.6: Agile Low-Tech and High-Touch Tools
- Lesson 26.7: WIP and Little's Law
- Lesson 26.8: Top 10 Agile Projects and Products
- Lesson 26.9: PMP Coach Control Your WIP
- Lesson 26.10: Section Conclusion: Agile Projects and Products
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Module 27: Testing and Verifying in Agile Projects
- Lesson 27.1: Section Introduction: Testing and Verifying in Agile Projects
- Lesson 27.2: Verification and Validation
- Lesson 27.3: Continuous Integration System
- Lesson 27.4: Exploring Test-Driven Development
- Lesson 27.5: Agile Testing and Verification
- Lesson 27.6: Continuous Learning and Improvement
- Lesson 27.7: Top 10 Testing and Verifying
- Lesson 27.8: PMP Coach Testing, Testing, Testing
- Lesson 27.9: Section Conclusion: Testing and Verifying in Agile Projects
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Module 28: Agile Project Risks and Issues
- Lesson 28.1: Section Introduction: Agile Project Risks and Issues
- Lesson 28.2: Managing Agile Risks and Issues
- Lesson 28.3: Project Pre-Mortem
- Lesson 28.4: Retrospective for People
- Lesson 28.5: Top 10 Agile Risks and Issues
- Lesson 28.6: PMP Coach Prioritize
- Lesson 28.7: Section Conclusion: Agile Project Risks and Issues
- Module 29: Adhering to the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
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Module 30: Blitzing Through the PMP Exam Topics
- Lesson 30.1: Section Introduction: Blitzing Through the PMP Exam Topics
- Lesson 30.2: Project Integration Management
- Lesson 30.3: Project Scope Management
- Lesson 30.4: Project Schedule Management
- Lesson 30.5: Project Cost Management
- Lesson 30.6: Project Quality Management
- Lesson 30.7: Project Resource Management
- Lesson 30.8: Project Communications Management
- Lesson 30.9: Project Risk Management
- Lesson 30.10: Project Procurement Management
- Lesson 30.11: Project Stakeholder Management
- Lesson 30.12: Adaptive Project Management
- Lesson 30.13: Section Conclusion: Blitzing Through the PMP Exam Topics
Product information
- Title: PMP Exam Prep Comprehensive Course: Gain the Knowledge and Skills Required to Pass the PMP Exam
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2024
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 0790145824028
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