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y o u r   P M P   E x a m . B y r e a d i n g a n d /o r u s i n g th i s b o o k y o u a g r ee t h a t y o u o n
y o u r o n d e c i d e d t o u s e t h e i n fo r m a ti o n s h a r e d w h i c h n o t h o l d s a n y
g u a r a n t e e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h s u c c e s s fu l l y p a s s i n g y o u r   P M P   Ex a m .
Table of content

- Personal story
- Who should read this book?
- The PMP Study Plan
- Performance domains
- P r o j e c t M a n a g e m e n t P l a n a n d P r o j e c t D o c u m e n ts – W h a t ’ s t h e
difference?
- P r o j e c t M a n a g e m e n t P r o c e s s G r o u p a n d K n o w l e d g e A r ea Ma p p i n g
- Timeline – Available at PMP Study Plan PRO
- 8 weeks plan
- 12 weeks plan
- E n t e r p r i s e E n v i r o n m e n t a l F a c to r s a n d O r g a n i z a ti o n a l P r o ces s A s s et s –
FULL
Available at PMP Study Plan PRO
- E n t e r p r i s e E n v i r o n m e n t a l F a c to r s
- O r g a n i z a t i o n a l P r o c e s s A s s e ts
- Checklist
- Checklist Answers
- Formulas – Available at PMP Study Plan PRO
- Earned value management
- Estimate at completion
- Estimate to complete
- Budget at completion
- Profitability measures
- W e i g h t e d - A v e r a g e o r B e t a /P E R T D i s tr i b u ti o n
- Communication channels
- Brain dump – Available at PMP Study Plan PRO
- Exam tips – Available at PMP Study Plan PRO
- G l o s s a r y – G o o d t o k n o w f o r th e e x a m – A v a i l a b l e a t P MP S t u d y P l a n P R O

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Personal story
I f y o u r e a d i n g t h i s s t u d y p l a n i t e i th e r m e a n s y o u a r e co m m i t t ed t o
p a s s t h e P M P e x a m b y t h e fi r s t tr y o r i t m a y m e a n y o u d i d n o t p a s s
your PMP by the first try.
E i t h e r w a y , I c a n a s s u r e y o u , y o u a r e n o t a l o n e . I ’ v e b e e n t h er e b y
m y s e l f . I r e m e m b e r p r e p a r i n g fo r m y fi r s t e x a m . I fe l t p r ep a r ed a n d i n
t h e t r a i n i n g c e n t e r I s t r u g g l e d . U s e d a l l o f m y ti m e a n d i n t h e en d ,
I failed.
Y o u c a n n o t e v e n i m a g i n e h o w d i s a p p o i n te d I w a s , i n th e t o p o f t h a t
a l l o f m y c o l l e a g u e s p a s s e d e x c e p t m e . I t to o k m e 1 y e a r t o g et o ver
t h e “ e m b a r r a s s m e n t ” a n d b e m o ti v a te d a g a i n . W h a t I r e a l i zed t h a t I
w a s n o t h a v i n g a s o l i d p l a n a n d o v e r a l l u n d e r s ta n d i n g t h e b i g p i ct u r e
and PMI-ism.
W h a t I ’ m a b o u t t o s h a r e w i th y o u i s th e w a y h o w I p r e p a r ed fo r t h e
e x a m . I w i l l s h o w y o u t h e t o o l s , c h e c k l i s ts a n d w o r k s h eet s I
d e v e l o p e d d u r i n g p r e p a r a t io n .
A g a i n , y o u m a y f e e l d i s c o u r a g e d , m a n y P M P s e a r n e d th ei r cr ed en t i a l s
a f t e r m o r e t h a n o n e a t t e m p ts .

Goals and
Objectives
Hi , my name i s Gabor  Stramb.
I am a proj ect management
trai ner and consul tant.
Owner of Agi l eAdmi ral and
Proj ectCerti f i cati ons. com
My pri mary f ocus area i s
provi di ng best i n cl ass trai ni ng
courses and hel p organi zati ons to
achi eve they busi ness obj ecti ve
through proj ect management.
Havi ng more than 10 years of
practi cal proj ect experi ence,
l eadi ng smal l proj ects to maj or
worl d-wi de i mpl ementati ons.

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Personal story / 2
H e r e a r e t h e k e y i t e m s y o u h a v e to fo c u s o n :

F o c u s o n p r o c e s s g r o u p s a n d k n o w l e d g e a r e m a p p i n g . T h i s i s w h er e
o u r u n i q u e s p r e a d s h e e t w i l l h e l p y o u to g a i n c o n fi d e n c e a n d en d - t o -
end understanding.
Y o u n e e d t o e n s u r e y o u h a v e a “g o o d ” P M P o n l i n e s i m u l a t o r i n - p l a ce
t o b e a b l e t o t e s t y o u r k n o w l e d g e . M y r e c o m m e n d a ti o n t o ch o o s e a
t o o l w h i c h c a n p r o v i d e n o t o n l y e x a m s i m u l a ti o n (m u l ti p l e s et o f 20 0
q u e s t i o n s ) b u t a l s o q u e s t i o n s g r o u p e d b y k n o w l e d g e a r ea s . Q u es t i o n
b a n k s i z e s h o u l d b e a b o v e 8 0 0 to b e o n th e s a fe s i d e .

P r a c t i c e e x a m q u e s t i o n s i n s m a l l e r c h u n k s . S ta r t w i th a n s w e r i n g 20
q u e s t i o n a t t h e t i m e a n d s ta r t g r a d u a l l y i n c r e a s e th e a m o u n t t o t h e
p o i n t w h e n y o u c a n d o 1 0 0 q u e s ti o n s b y o n e g o w i th a n y l o s i n g fo cu s
a n d a r o u n d 9 0 m i n u t e s i n d u r a ti o n . W h y i t i s s o i m p o r t a n t , b eca u s e,
y o u n e e d p r a c t i c e h o w t o m a i n ta i n y o u fo c u s fo r a l o n g p er i o d o f t i m e.
T h i s i s a s k i l l w h i c h y o u c a n b u i l d b y p r a c ti c i n g d a y i n a n d d a y o u t .
And by the way that’s how
I succeeded.

D e v e l o p a n a p p r o a c h, h o w y o u w i l l a n s w e r q u e s ti o n s . W e l l , m o s t o f
y o u w i l l t h i n k , t h i s i s a w a s te o f ti m e . B u t l e t m e e x p l a i n . P MI w i l l
c h a l l e n g e y o u w i t h e v e r y s i n g l e q u e s ti o n , i t m e a n s y o u h a ve 4 a n s w er s
for every single question. If you are prepared well, you will be
e l i m i n a t i n g t w o a n s w e r s e a s i l y a n d q u i c k l y . W h i c h l e a v es y o u ch o o s e
f r o m t w o a n s w e r a n d f i n d t h e “b e s t” th a t fi ts th e m o s t fo r t h e
q u e s t i o n . A n d t h i s i s e x a c t l y th e p o i n t w h e r e s tr a te g y k i ck s i n . I f y o u
m a r k y o u r a n s w e r a n d m o v e o n to th e n e x t o n e , b u t o n t h e m ea n w h i l e
y o u r e a d y t h e n e w q u e s t i o n a n d y o u s ti l l th i n k a b o u t th e p r evi o u s o n e,
y o u s h o u l d s t o p a n d g o b a c k a n d fi n d th e r i g h t a n s w e r w h er e y o u
h a v e d o u b t . T h i s w a y y o u s a v e e n e r g y a n d fo c u s o n th e q u es t i o n t h a t
i s p r e s e n t o n t h e s c r e e n . O n th e e x a m y o u h a v e l i ttl e b i t m o r e t h a n 1
m i n u t e t o a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s w h i c h m e a n s , y o u m u s t b e fa s t . I ’ m n o t
s u g g e s t i n g m a r k i n g q u e s t i o n s w h e r e y o u h a v e d o u b ts a n d r evi ew
l a t e r . T h e c o n c e r n i s t h e n u m b e r , i f y o u h a v e m o r e th a n 1 0 - 1 5
q u e s t i o n s m a r k e d t o r e v i e w l a te r i t i s n o t h e a l th y . A l l - i n - a l l fo cu s o n
a l w a y s t h e q u e s t i o n f r o n t o f y o u o n th e s c r e e n a n d c h o o s e t h e b es t
answer.

You must be confident. 03

 
Personal story / 3
T a k i n g t h e e x a m i s n o t e a s y . I t r e q u i r e s l o t o f p r e p a r a ti o n , n o t t o
m e n t i o n , i f y o u a r e n o t a n a ti v e E n g l i s h p e r s o n th e r e i s a l a n g u a g e
b a r r i e r w h i c h y o u h a v e t o g o th r o u g h .

F o r t h o s e w h o n o t a b l e t o p a s s th e e x a m b y th e fi r s t tr y r ea l i za t i o n o f
f a i l u r e i s m o s t d i f f i c u l t f a c t o r . W e s u g g e s t r e ta k i n g th e ex a m s o o n t o
e n s u r e y o u k e e p t h e f o c u s . M a n y p e o p l e h a v e to r a m p up t h e s t u d i es
a f t e r m o n t h s a w a y f r o m r e g u l a r l e a r n i n g s c h e d u l e . S o , i f y o u fa i l t h e
e x a m , d o n ’ t g e t d e p r e s s e d , y o u c a n p a s s i t o n y o u r s e c o n d a t t em p t .

T h e e x a m i s p a s s a b l e , b u t i t i s c r i ti c a l to p l a n y o u r s tu d y a p p r o a ch .
P u r p o s e i n c r e a t i n g t h i s s t u d y g u i d e w a s to p r o v i d e y o u w i t h a
c o n s o l i d a t e d s o u r c e o f m a t e r i a l th a t, u s e d to g e th e r w i t h t h e
P M B O K ® G u i d e a n d y o u r e x p e r i e n c e s a s a p r o j e c t m a n a g er , s h o u l d
b e a l l y o u n e e d t o p a s s t h e P M P e x a m . T o h e l p y o u s u cceed a n d t o
m a k e e f f e c t i v e u s e o f y o u r s tu d y ti m e .

W e w o u l d l i k e t o e m p h a s i z e th a t y o u s h o u l d b y n o m e a n s a s s u m e
t h a t s t u d y i n g t h i s b o o k r e p l a c e s r e a d i n g th e P M B O K ® G u i d e.
I n s t e a d , b o t h b o o k s s h o u l d b e u s e d to g e th e r .

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 Who should READ
this book?
IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT
PASSING THE PMP® EXAM YOU
SHOULD BUY THIS STUDY BOOK AND
USE IT TO STUDY FOR THE EXAM.

THIS BOOK IS ONE OF A KIND

BECAUSE IT WILL HELP YOU TO
UNDERSTAND THE BIG PICTURE
FOCUSING ON MEMORIZING THE KEY
ATTRIBUTES OF THE PMBOK GUIDE.
WHILE YOU ARE READING, YOU
WILL BENEFIT OF THE CONTENT
WHICH WAS BASED ON PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE ON THOSE WHO USED
THE MATERIAL AND PASSED THE
EXAM. WE WILL GO INTO DETAILS
OF THE EXAM OBJECTIVES AND
WILL PROVIDE YOU HINTS AND TIPS
TO INVEST YOUR VALUABLE STUDY
TIME WISELY.

IT IS AIMING TO SWITCH ON THE

LIGHT IN STUDY LABYRINTH AND
HELP YOU TO PASS. THE EXERCISES
AND ACTIVITIES ARE KEY BENEFITS
OF THIS BOOK. 
WE OFFER BEST WISHES ON
PASSING THE EXAM AND LET US
KNOW YOUR FEEDBACK HOW IT
WENT. 
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THE PMP Study Plan
TO PASS THE PMP EXAM, YOU CANNOT
SIMPLY LEARN EVERY PAGE OF THE
PMBOK GUIDE. INSTEAD, YOU HAVE
TO UNDERSTAND THE BIG PICTURE
AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
PROCESSES, INTER-RELATIONS OF
KNOWLEDGE AREAS AND PROCESS
GROUPS.

Pr epar i ng f or t he Pr oj ect Management

Pr of es s i onal ( PMP) ®  Exam r equi r es t i me
and f ocus . Thi s can be a chal l enge
es peci al l y when y ou ar e s o bus y at wor k
t hat y ou need t o " s t eal " t i me t o s t udy . And
i t get s ev en har der i f y ou don' t know wher e
t o s t ar t and how t o bes t pr epar e. Woul dn' t
i t be ni ce t o hav e s omeone gui de y ou
t hr ough t he pr oces s ? Someone who has a
pr ov en pl an?
 
Ther e i s an unl i mi t ed amount of adv i ce
wi t hi n t he Pr oj ect Management communi t y
concer ni ng what t o s t udy and how t o
pr epar e t o s ucces s f ul l y pas s t he PMP exam,
i ncl udi ng s cor es of good r ef er ence books
and commer ci al exam pr ep cour s es
av ai l abl e. Regar dl es s of t he appr oach and
s our ces of i nf or mat i on y ou deci de t o us e,
t her e ar e t hr ee bas i c mus t s :
You need t o hav e PMBOK 6t h edi t i on
Tes t Si mul at or
St udy Pl an, t o gui de y ou t o pas s t he exam

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PMP Study Plan - The CHALLENGES
U n d e r s t a n d i n g c r i t i c a l c o n c e p ts : S c o p e m a n a g e m e n t, Ri s k
management and/or Procurement management which are one of the
most difficult

A v a i l a b i l i t y o f s t u d y t i m e : T h i s th e m o s t c o m m o n p r o b l em fo r t h e
m a j o r i t y o f t h e f o l k s . D e d i c a ti n g ti m e o n a d a i l y /w e e k l y b a s i s fo r 2 t o
3 months including weekends is challenging.
 
R e l a t i n g I T T O s a c r o s s p r o c e s s e s : P e r s o n a l l y , a fte r r e a d i n g P MB O K
g u i d e , I h a r d l y m e m o r i z e a n y o f th e I T T O s a n d r e l a ti o n o f d i ffer en t
i n p u t s / o u t p u t w a s a m e s s i n m y h e a d . Y o u h a v e to r e a d P MB O K
g u i d e 3 t o 5 t i m e s i f n e c e s s a r y . V i s u a l s , p r i n to u ts a n d p r a ct i ci n g ea ch
p r o c e s s g r o u p c a n h e l p y o u m e m o r i z e I T T O s . W e d e v e l o p ed a u n i q u e
checklist which is part of the guide.
 
Selecting the right simulator: This is a huge challenge on is own.
E v e r y t h i n g c o m e s a t a c o s t , h e n c e s e l e c ti n g th e b e s t s im u l a t o r
depending on you budget.
 
N u m b e r o f M o c k e x a m s : Q u a n ti ty m a tte r s i n th i s c a s e . W e
r e c o m m e n d a t t e m p t i n g t h e m i n i m u m o f 4 - 5 fu l l e x a m s i m u l a t i o n s .
Target for 85% passing rate. This way you will prepare how to use the
four hours effectively.
 
T h e P M P e x a m r e q u i r e s a t h o r o u g h u n d e r s ta n d i n g i n a l l a r ea s o f
Project
Management in order to pass.
1. Project Management Context and Framework
2 . P r o j e c t M a n a g e m e n t P r o c e s s e s a n d th e F i v e P r o c e s s G r o u p s
3 . M u l t i p l e s e t s o f I n p u t s / T o o l s a n d T e c h n i q u e s /O u tp u t s
4. All Ten Project Management Knowledge Areas

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PMP Study Plan - The CHALLENGES / 2
A t h o r o u g h u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f a n d w o r k i n g s k i l l s w i th : 

- Network Diagramming
- Earned Value Analysis
- Project Scheduling
- G e n e r a l M a n a g e m e n t P r a c ti c e s
- Change Control Systems
- Work Authorization Systems
- Work Breakdown Structures
- Strategic Business Planning
- Project Task Interdependencies
- Estimating
- General Accounting Standards
- Quality Control
- Quality Assurance
- Conflict Management
- Motivation Theory
- Communications Management
- Risk Management
- Contracts Administration
- Procurement Management
- P M P P r o f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i ty
 
Project Management Process Groups:

- I n i t i a t i n g P r o c e s s e s : R e c o g n i z i n g th a t a p r o j e c t o r p h a s e s h o u l d
begin and committing to do so
- P l a n n i n g P r o c e s s e s : D e v i s in g a n d m a i n ta i n i n g a w o r k a b l e s ch em e
t o a c c o m p l i s h t h e b u s i n e s s n e e d s th a t th e p r o j e c t w a s u n d er t a k en
to address.
- E x e c u t i n g P r o c e s s e s : C o o r d i n a ti n g p e o p l e a n d o th e r r es o u r ces t o
carry out the plan
- M o n i t o r i n g a n d C o n t r o l l i n g P r o c e s s e s : E n s u r i n g th a t p r o j ect
o b j e c t i v e s a r e m e t b y m o n i to r i n g a n d m e a s u r i n g p r o g r es s a n d t a k i n g
corrective action when necessary
- C l o s i n g P r o c e s s e s : F o r m a l i z i n g a c c e p ta n c e o f th e p r o j ect o r p h a s e
and bringing it to an orderly end

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PMP Study Plan - Exam characteristics
Exam characteristics:

I t a s s e s s e s t h e k n o w l e d g e a n d a p p l i c a ti o n o f g l o b a l l y a ccep t ed
p r o j e c t m a n a g e m e n t c o n c e p ts , te c h n i q u e s , a n d p r o c e d u r es

I t c o v e r s t h e f i v e p e r f o r m a n c e d o m a i n s d e ta i l e d i n th e P r o j ect
M a n a g e m e n t P r o f e s s i o n a l ( P M P ) E x a m i n a ti o n C o n te n t O u t l i n e— J u n e
2015

I t c o v e r s t h e t e n K n o w l e d g e A r e a s a n d th e fi v e P r o c e s s G r o u p s a s
detailed in the A Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) book

I t c o n t a i n s 2 0 0 m u l t i p l e - c h o i c e q u e s ti o n s

I t i n c l u d e s 2 5 q u e s t i o n s t h a t a r e " p r e - e x a m " q u e s ti o n s b ei n g fi el d -
t e s t e d b y P M I t h a t d o n o t a ffe c t y o u r e x a m s c o r e

It takes up to 4 hours

Performance Domain % of exam # of questions

1. Initiating 13% 23
2. Planning 24% 42
3. Executing 31%  54
4. Monitoring & Controlling 25% 44
5. Closing 7% 12

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Performance domains
P e r f o r m a n c e d o m a i n s d e f i n e th e k n o w l e d g e a n d s k i l l s n eed ed b y a
p r o j e c t m a n a g e r t o c o m p l e te th e ta s k s i n th e p r o j e c t m a n a g em en t
p r o c e s s e s c o m p e t e n t l y . T h e y a r e b a s e d o n th e R o l e D e l i n ea t i o n
S t u d y a n d d e s c r i b e d i n t h e P r o j e c t M a n a g e m e n t P r o fe s s i o n a l (P MP )
E x a m i n a t i o n C o n t e n t O u t l i n e — J u n e 2 0 1 5 . T h e r e a r e fi v e p er fo r m a n ce
d o m a i n s , w h i c h m a t c h t h e f i v e p r o c e s s g r o u p s d e s c r i b ed i n t h e
P M B O K ® G u i d e . T h e d o m a i n s a r e a l s o u s e d to s p e c i fy th e p er cen t a g e
o f e a c h t y p e o f q u e s t i o n o n th e e x a m .

I. Initiating

Task 1
A s s e s s t h e f e a s i b i l i t y o f t h e p r o j e c t's p r o d u c t o r s e r v i c e
Task 2
D e f i n e s c o p e a t a h i g h l e v e l b y i d e n ti fy i n g k e y d e l i v e r a b l es
Task 3
A l i g n s t a k e h o l d e r e x p e c t a t io n s b y c o n d u c ti n g a s ta k e h o l d er a n a l y s i s
Task 4
D e v e l o p a h i g h - l e v e l i m p l e m e n ta ti o n a p p r o a c h
Task 5
D o c u m e n t s c o p e , m i l e s t o n e s , a n d d e l i v e r a b l e s i n a p r o j ect ch a r t er
Task 6
D o c u m e n t p r o j e c t m a n a g e r 's a u th o r i ty b y g e tti n g a p p r o va l o f t h e
project charter, if required
Task 7
V a l i d a t e e x p e c t e d b u s i n e s s v a l u e b y p e r fo r m i n g o r r e v iew i n g a
b e n e f i t a n a l y s i s w i t h a p p r o p r i a te s ta k e h o l d e r s
Task 8
E n s u r e c o m m o n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f p r o j e c t c h a r te r w i th s t a k eh o l d er s

Cross-cutting skills
A n a l y t i c a l , b e n e f i t a n a l y s i s te c h n i q u e s , p r o j e c t c h a r te r el em en t s ,
e s t i m a t i o n t o o l s a n d t e c h n iq u e s , s tr a te g i c m a n a g e m e n t t h eo r y

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Performance domains / 2
Planning

Task 1 Task 11
Establish project deliverables Obtain approval of the project
management plan from relevant
Task 2 stakeholders
Develop a scope management
plan Task 12
Conduct a kick-off meeting
Task 3
Develop a cost management plan Task 13
Develop a stakeholder
Task 4 management plan
Develop a schedule
Cross-cutting skills
Task 5
Develop a human resource Change management, cost
management plan m a n a g e m e n t , c o m m u n i c a t io n
concepts, contract types and
Task 6 selection criteria, estimation
Develop a communications tools and techniques, human
management plan resource management, lean and
efficiency principles,
Task 7 procurement planning
Develop a procurement techniques, quality
management plan management, requirements
gathering techniques,
Task 8 environmental impact
Develop a quality management assessment, risk management
plan planning, decomposition, scope
management, stakeholder
Task 9 management, scheduling tools
Develop a change management and techniques, workflow
plan diagramming techniques

Task 10
Develop a risk management plan

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Performance domains / 3
Executing
Task 1
Get internal and outsourced
resources; manage resources
Task 2
Execute project tasks; lead and
develop the project team
Task 3
Use quality management tools and
techniques to ensure quality
Task 4
Execute approved changes and
corrective actions
Task 5
Manage risks by using the identified
response plans
Task 6
Keep stakeholders informed and
engaged
Task 7
Maintain stakeholder relationships
Cross-cutting skills
Continuous improvement methods,
contract management techniques,
budgeting tools and techniques,
quality standard tools, vendor
management techniques, elements
of a statement of work,
interdependencies among project
elements
Monitoring and Controlling
Task 1
Measure performance, note variances,
take corrective action
Task 2
Manage project changes
Task 3
Use quality standards to confirm that
deliverables meet customer
requirements
Task 4
Review and update the risk register as
situations change
Task 5
Use the issues log to document and
execute corrective actions
Task 6
Continuously improve through lessons
learned techniques
Task 7
Use procurement techniques to verify
compliance with project objectives
Cross-cutting skills
Performance measurement and
tracking, process analysis, thresholds
and tolerances, financial principles,
monitoring tools and techniques,
quality good practices and standards,
quality measurement tools.
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Performance domains / 4
Closing

Task 1
Obtain final acceptance of project
deliverables

Task 2
Transfer ownership of project
deliverables

Task 3
Obtain financial, legal, and
administrative closure

Task 4
Prepare and communicate the project
final report

Task 5
Develop and share lessons learned
knowledge

Task 6
Archive project documents and
materials

Task 7
E v a l u a t e s t a k e h o l d e r s a t i s f a c ti o n

Cross-cutting skills
Archiving practices, compliance,
contract closure activities, close-out
procedures, feedback techniques,
performance measurement
techniques, project review
techniques, transition planning
techniques

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 What’s the difference between Project
Management plans and Project
Documents?
In total, Project Management Plan consist 18
plans, including baselines, life cycle description
and approach. Project Documents are huge, it
consists 33 different documents.
During your study you have to understand and
memorize what plans/documents are included
under each category. At the exam, it can “save”
you to find the right answer.
 
1.  Project Management Plan – PMBOK page 86
 
Project management plan is a document which
explain how project will be executed, monitored
and controlled, and closed. It combines all
subsidiary management plans, baselines and
other information necessary.

Subsidiary management plans

- Scope management plan
- Requirement management plan
- Schedule management plan
- Cost management plan
- Quality management plan
- Resource management plan
- Communications management plan
- Risk management plan
- Procurement management plan
- Stakeholder engagement plan

Baselines
- Scope baseline – scope statement, WBS and WBS
dictionary
- Schedule baseline
- Cost baseline

Additional components
- Change management plan
- Configuration management plan
- Performance measurement baseline
- Project life cycle
- Development approach

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the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Project documents
T h e m a i n d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n P r o j e c t M a n a g e m e n t P l a n s a n d P r o j ect
D o c u m e n t s i s t h a t P r o j e c t D o c u m e n ts a r e “l i v i n g ” d o c u m en t s . Mo s t
o f t h e m a r e u p d a t e d / r e v i e w e d r e g u l a r l y , s o m e ti m e s o n d a i l y b a s i s ,
example: risk register and issue log.

Project Documents:
Activity attributes Resource requirements
Project team assignment Lessons learned register
Activity list Risk register
Q u a l i t y c o n t r o l m e a s u r e m e n ts Milestone list
Assumption log Risk report
Quality metrics P h y s i c a l r e s o u r c e a s s i g n m e n ts
Basis of estimates Schedule data
Quality report Project calendars
Change log Schedule forecasts
Requirements documentation Project communications
Cost estimates Stakeholder register
R e q u i r e m e n t s t r a c e a b i l i t y m a tr i x Project schedule
Cost forecasts Team Charter
R e s o u r c e b r e a k d o w n s t r u c tu r e Project schedule network diagram
Duration estimates T e s t a n d e v a l u a t i o n d o c u m e n ts
Resource calendar Project scope statement
Issue log

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* P M P a n d P M B O K a r e r e g i s te r e d tr a d e m a r k s o f th e
Project Management Process Group
and Knowledge Area Mapping
As part of your PMP preparation you have memorize all 49 process groups
described on page 25(Table 1-4) in PMBOK* guide 6th edition. It is not easy,
and it requires significant amount of time to study all processes within ten
knowledge areas and five process group.
The following check sheets will help you memorize the structure, the order
and all 49 process groups.
Also, filling out spreadsheets should become daily routine.
The exam will not ask you to create process group and knowledge area
mapping, however since it should be part of you “brain dump” in the exam, it
is important to memorize the table.
On the exam it will be your reference material which will support you to
choose the best/right answer.

Goal is to memorize the process names, this is how you can do that.

Review and read through page 2, which is the “full-blown” process group and
knowledge area mapping.

Step one. Print out “Check sheet 1” at least 15 times. Purpose is to add the
missing word in the table, in this sheet, only one missing word. Practice every
day until you can fill out 100%, without any mistakes.

Step two. Print out “Check sheet 2” at least 20 times. Purpose is the same, but
now there are more than one missing word.  Practice daily, we personally
recommend doing it in the morning, until you reach 100% correctness.

Step three. Final stage. “Check sheet 3” is completely empty. All knowledge
areas, process groups and processes need to be filled. This page simulates
live exam situation. Try to fill it as fast as you can.  We recommend to
printout page 5 as many times you need, if you are in your final period of
exam preparation (approx. 3 weeks away), also suggest completing two times
a day.

Memorizing Process Names References:

Page – 2: Project Management Process Group and Knowledge Area Mapping
as per PMBOK* guide 6th edition.
Page – 3: Check sheet 1 – Difficulty: Easy – Fill in one word.
Page – 4: Check sheet 2 – Difficulty: Medium – Fill in few words. – Available at
PMP Study Plan PRO
Page – 5: Check sheet 3 – Difficulty: Hard – Fill in all knowledge areas, process
groups and processes. – Available at PMP Study Plan PRO

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and Knowledge Area Mapping / 2

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Project Management Process Group
and Knowledge Area Mapping - CHECKLIST
Memorizing Process Names – Check sheet 1 – Difficulty: Easy – Fill in one word.

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Enterprise Environmental Factors and
Organizational Process Assets
What is the right answer?
1 QID: 1 11 QID: 7 19 QID: 33
EEF EEF EEF
OPA OPA OPA
Government or industry Use of copyright Portfolio and program
standards information plans
2 QID: 3 12 QID: 67 20 QID: 80
EEF EEF EEF
OPA OPA OPA
Regulatory requirements WBS industry standards Location of team members
3 QID: 30 13 QID: 44 21 QID: 10
EEF EEF EEF
OPA OPA OPA
Corporate apparel Legal restrictions, country Physical resource
4 QID: 74 regulations availability
EEF 14 QID: 53 22 QID: 39
OPA EEF EEF
Monitoring methods OPA OPA
5 QID: 16 Accounting codes Scheduling software
EEF 15 QID: 107 23 QID: 50
OPA EEF EEF
Capital equipment OPA OPA
6 QID: 64 Prior agreements already in Lessons learned from
EEF place previous project phases
OPA 16 QID: 59 24 QID: 18
Product validation EEF EEF
7 QID: 71 OPA OPA
EEF Knowledge transfer plan Organizational structure
OPA 17 QID: 69 25 QID: 23
Productivity metrics EEF EEF
8 QID: 25 OPA OPA
EEF Project governance Certificates of appreciation
OPA framework
Productivity differences 18 QID: 97
9 QID: 37 EEF
EEF OPA
OPA Team resource availability
Lessons learned repository and skills
10 QID: 45
EEF OPA Project calendar
from past projects

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Enterprise Environmental Factors and
Organizational Process Assets - Answers
Q I D : 1 – E E F – G o v e r n m e n t o r i n d u s tr y s ta n d a r d s – P M B O K p a g e 78
Q I D : 3 – E E F – R e g u l a t o r y r e q u i r e m e n ts – P M B O K p a g e 78
Q I D : 1 8 – E E F – O r g a n i z a t i o n a l s tr u c tu r e – P M B O K p a g e 8 4
Q I D : 4 4 – E E F – L e g a l r e s t r i c ti o n s , c o u n tr y r e g u l a ti o n s – P MB O K p a g e 1 1 7
Q I D : 6 7 – E E F – W B S i n d u s t r y s ta n d a r d s – P M B O K p a g e 15 7
Q I D : 7 1 – E E F – P r o d u c t i v i t y m e tr i c s – P M B O K p a g e 1 9 9
Q I D : 8 0 – E E F – L o c a t i o n o f te a m m e m b e r s – P M B O K p a g e 1 9 9
Q I D : 9 7 – E E F – T e a m r e s o u r c e a v a i l a b i l i ty a n d s k i l l s – P MB O K p a g e 1 8 0
Q I D : 1 0 7 – E E F – P r i o r a g r e e m e n ts a l r e a d y i n p l a c e – P MB O K p a g e 4 8 6
Q I D : 2 3 – O P A – C e r t i f i c a t e s o f a p p r e c i a ti o n – P M B O K p a g e 3 4 8
QID: 30 – OPA – Corporate apparel – PMBOK page 348
QID: 33 – OPA – Portfolio and program plans – PMBOK page 189
Q I D : 5 0 – O P A – L e s s o n s l e a r n e d fr o m p r e v i o u s p r o j e c t p h a s es – P MB O K
page 152
QID: 53 – OPA – Accounting codes – PMBOK page 110
Q I D : 5 9 – O P A – K n o w l e d g e tr a n s fe r p l a n – P M B O K p a g e 1 26
Q I D : 6 4 – O P A – P r o d u c t v a l id a ti o n – P M B O K p a g e 1 2 6
Q I D : 6 9 – O P A – P r o j e c t g o v e r n a n c e fr a m e w o r k – P M B O K p a g e 79
Q I D : 7 4 – O P A – M o n i t o r i n g m e th o d s – P M B O K p a g e 7 9
Q I D : 1 0 – E E F – P h y s i c a l r e s o u r c e a v a i l a b i l i ty – P M B O K p a g e 1 8 0
QID: 16 – EEF – Capital equipment – PMBOK page 84
Q I D : 2 5 – E E F – P r o d u c t i v i t y d i ffe r e n c e s – P M B O K p a g e 23 7
Q I D : 3 7 – O P A – L e s s o n s l e a r n e d r e p o s i to r y – P M B O K p a g e 79
Q I D : 4 5 – O P A – P r o j e c t c a l e n d a r fr o m p a s t p r o j e c ts – P M B O K p a g e 8 4
Q I D : 7 – O P A – U s e o f c o p y r ig h t i n fo r m a ti o n – P M B O K p a g e 1 0 2
Q I D : 3 9 – E E F – S c h e d u l i n g s o ftw a r e – P M B O K p a g e 1 8 0

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