and to lead them to further analysis of the project management field.

Those preparing for

certification are generally studying the field of project management for the first time.
Thus, Section One introduces the student to the basic accepted practices and principles
of project management, as practiced within the project. Note that the PMBOK® Guide
does not deal with, and the PMP certification process does not test, concepts of project
management that extend beyond the bounds of the individual project. Yet the project
manager must survive and thrive within highly competitive business organizations,
interacting with other organizations both within their employer’s organization and from
other organizations that have an interest or stake in the project. It is anticipated that as
students work through the materials in the first section, they will be generating questions
concerning these other aspects of project management that clearly fall outside the individual
project (for example, the individual’s career potential, the expected contributions
of projects to the organization, the requirements to manage multiple projects simultaneously,
leadership concepts that cut across organizational lines, management of the power
structures and conflicts that typically surround projects, and the interaction of the projects
with other major departments of the organization-such as accounting, finance, and
other groups being affected by the results of the project). These broader issues are
explored in Sections Two through Five of the handbook.