PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, Third Edition  (English, Paperback, Phillips Joseph)

Published in the year 2011, PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide is a book that provides students with all the information they need to clear the PMP examination.

Summary Of The Book

PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide is a book geared towards providing students with a solid foundation in all the topics that are covered in the PMP examination. In this book, the readers are provided with Inside The Exam section, which covers all the key questions asked in this exam. Additionally, this book also comes with 2-minute drills that are excellent for a quick review of the subject.

In total, there are 13 chapters in this book, and they include Introducing Project Time Management, Introducing Project Procurement Management, The PMI Code Of Ethics And Professional Conduct, Introducing Project Risk Management, Adapting The Project Management Processes, Examining The Project Life Cycle And The Organization, and Managing the Project Scope.

Some other chapters include Introducing Project Human Resource Management, Introducing Project Communications Management, Introducing Project Cost Management, Introducing Project Management, Implementing Project Integration Management, and Introducing Project Quality Management. Few of the exam topics covered under this book are Human Resources, Communications, Procurement, Cost Management, Quality Assurance, and Risk Management.

PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide also comes along with an Exam Readiness checklist, which helps the student gauge the effectiveness of their preparation for this examination. In this book, the readers are also provided with simulated exam questions that are of the same level of difficulty, compared to those in the actual examination. In addition to this book, the readers are also provided with a CD-ROM. This CD-ROM features two practice exams, along with detailed solutions, video training from Philips himself, and bonus free registration online.

About Joseph Phillips

Joseph Phillips is a renowned Author, and Speaker on the subject of Project Management. Apart from this book, Phillips has authored a number of other books on Project Management, and they include Project Management For Small Business: A Streamlined Approach From Planning To Completion, Software Project Management For Dummies, IT Project Management: On Track From Start To Finish, and CAPM/PMP Project Management Certification All-In-One Exam Guide (With CD-ROM).

Phillips has been a keynote speaker, and corporate educator, teaching on subjects such as core quality, adult education, business writing, project management, requirements gathering, and goal setting. He has spoken at several Fortune 100 companies and trade groups. Some of the places where he taught include Ball State University, First Merchants Bank, American Electric Power, and Chase Bank. He has also contributed hundreds of articles for the CIO Magazine, UCertify, MCP Magazine, Certification Magazine, DeVry University, and InformIT.