Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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● Several more advanced topics have been included, such as mind mapping
(Chapters 2 and 4), critical chain scheduling (Chapter 4), resource leveling
(Chapter 6), and project management maturity models (Chapter 8).
● Jeopardy games are included on the companion Web site for each chapter. You
can use these as review games in class, or students can go through them on
their own to help reinforce their understanding of key terms and other concepts
in each chapter.
● Podcasts are also provided on the companion Web site for each chapter. Podcasts
are short audio files, about five minutes long, which are designed for use on an
iPod, MP3 player, or on a PC using iTunes, Windows Media Player, or other digital
music players. You can listen to Podcasts on your way to class, while driving, or
whenever cracking open the book isn’t practical. Podcasts for each chapter
include the chapter summary, quick quizzes, and key terms.
● Updated examples and references are provided throughout the text, and user
feedback is incorporated.
Approach
Businesses change rapidly, and the project management field changes just as quickly to
lead conceptual thinking and meet business needs. For this reason, you cannot assume
that what worked even five years ago is still the best approach today. This text provides
up-to-date information on how good project, program, and portfolio management can help
you achieve organizational success. Five distinct features of this text include its:
● relationship to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
● bundling with Microsoft Project 2007 and VPMi software
● comprehensive samples of applying tools and techniques to a realistic project
● inclusion of templates and seamless integration of various software
applications
● robust companion Web site
Use of PMBOK® Guide Framework
The Project Management Institute (PMI) created the Guide to the Project Management
Body of Knowledge (the PMBOK® Guide) as a framework and starting point for understanding
project management. The PMBOK® Guide is, however, just that—a guide. This
text uses the PMBOK® Guide, Third Edition as a foundation, but goes beyond it by providing
more details, highlighting additional topics, and providing a real-world context for
project management. It also includes information and examples of applying project, program,
and portfolio management as well as a summary of best practices in the field.
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