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Pmp Exam Process Groups And Knowledge Areas Textbook

A free, self-paced textbook in 7 chapters. Read a chapter, then drill it with the 154 companion flashcards using spaced repetition.

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Chapters

  1. 1The PMP Framework: Process Groups and Knowledge Areas

    The Project Management Institute (PMI) organizes project management work into two intersecting dimensions. The first dimension is the five Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Exe...

  2. 2Initiating, Integration, and Stakeholder Foundations

    The Initiating Process Group formally authorizes a project or a new phase. Its primary purpose is to define the initial scope of the project, commit organizational resources, and g...

  3. 3Scope and Schedule Management

    Scope Management has six processes: Plan Scope Management, Collect Requirements, Define Scope, Create WBS, Validate Scope, and Control Scope. The team must distinguish product scop...

  4. 4Cost Management and Earned Value Analysis

    Cost Management contains four processes: Plan Cost Management, Estimate Costs, Determine Budget, and Control Costs. Cost estimates come in three levels of accuracy. A Rough Order o...

  5. 5Quality and Resource Management

    Quality Management has three processes. Plan Quality Management identifies the quality requirements and standards the project must meet. Manage Quality (sometimes called Quality As...

  6. 6Communications, Risk, and Procurement

    Communications Management has three processes: Plan Communications Management, Manage Communications, and Monitor Communications. Communication channels grow according to the formu...

  7. 7Monitoring, Controlling, Closing, and Agile Practices

    The Executing Process Group completes the work defined in the Project Management Plan to satisfy project objectives and consumes the bulk of the project budget and resources. Direc...

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