04. What is a Project, and Project Management?
This article is 04th entry of PMI PMP Exam Preparation Tutorials PMBOK Guide 5th Edition, by Aditya Chinni. In this article I would like to explain definitions of
Learn many of these concepts in my FREE PMP Webinars on Tuesdays.
What is a Project?
Project has 2 features:
Let us see few more points to understand it much better
What is a Project Management?
We just learned the project definition. It's a work to produce a
product. And the effort we use to manage that work is called project management.
By applying
What are Triple Constraints?
Traditionally "Scope, Time, and Cost" are called
triple constraints.
Lately
many authors are trying to modify the traditional meaning of the triple
constraints by adding Quality or Customer Satisfaction or Risks to the triangle.
I personally don't feel a necessity to change the fundamental definition.
Because no one ever said that you just have to manage those constraints. Other
constraints are also equally important from the day one. In my later articles I
will show how PMBOK Guide made few process outputs only for these traditional
triple constraints.
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03. PMP Fundamentals - CertSchool Checklists![]() This article provides checklists or must know concepts of PMP Fundamentals. You should know definitions of all of these entries. I will be talking most of these definitions in my FREE PMP Webinars on Tuesdays or follow these tutorials.
Below is the list of questions you should know to master project
basics along with article numbers.
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02. Understanding PMBOK Guide
This is article is 02nd entry of PMI PMP Exam Preparation Tutorials, by Aditya
Chinni.
This article reviews
Understanding PMBOK Guide fifth edition
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) is
STANDARDS document published by Project Management Institute (PMI) for project
management professional practices. This guide is an ANSI standard and gets
updated every 4 years and fifth edition is the latest edition. The PMBOK® Guide
identifies the good practices of the project management practice.
The PMBOK® Guide provides and promotes a common vocabulary within the
project management profession for using and applying project management
concepts. The PMI Lexicon of Project Management Terms provides
the foundational professional vocabulary that can be consistently used by
project, program, and portfolio managers and other stakeholders.
Understanding the PMBOK Guide and Lexicon is
crucial for your success in the exam. The PMBOK Guide is categorized in to 3
major parts.
In this series of articles, I will cover most of these terms and you
can also check the Project Management Glossary
What is a Process
A process is a sequence of activities designed to achieve a pre
specified objective such as products or services. To perform "a
sequence of activities" you need ingredients called
INPUTS and Tools and Techniques.
As we know the purpose of these sequence of steps is to produce
Outputs.
Processes are categorized as
1. Project oriented processes (covered in PMBOK Guide) (are Project
Management Processes)
2. Product oriented processes (Related to implementing domain)
Performing project team needs to select appropriate processes in
appropriate time to meet project objectives.
PMBOK Guide defines 47 project management processes to mange the
project. We can further categorize Project Oriented processes in 5 process
groups. Those 5 process Groups are
Initiation Process Group
Planning Process Group Execution Process Group Monitoring and Control Process Group Closing Process Group
Those 47 Process categorized by process groups are
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01. Understanding the PMP Exam
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Recently if you are looking for a new project management job or if you might have asked for a promotion with in your company then you might have heard about PMP credentials!!. It is true that Project Management Professional (PMP) credential is one of the most sought certifications by employers and employees alike. Lets look in to the details of this credential and chart out the steps to achieve it. Also my article series under the title "PMP Exam Prep Tutorials" will provide you a good start.
In this article following 4 topics are covered
- Who should apply?
- PMP Eligibility criteria
- PMP Exam Overview
- Application Process
Who should apply?
- If you’re an experienced project manager looking to solidify your skills, stand out to employers and maximize your earning potential, the PMP credential is the right choice for you.
- If you’re a less experienced project practitioner looking to demonstrate your commitment to project management, then CAPM certification is right for you. Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is an entry-level certification for project practitioners. Designed for those with little or no project experience, the CAPM® demonstrates your understanding of the fundamental knowledge, terminology and processes of effective project management.
PMP Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the PMP, you need to have either:- A secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree, or the global equivalent) with at leastfive years / 60 months of non-overlapping project management experience, with 7,500 hours leading and directing projects and 35 hours of project management education.
OR - A four-year degree (bachelor’s degree or the global equivalent) and at least three years / 36 months of non-overlapping project management experience, with 4,500 hours leading and directing projects and 35 hours of project management education.
- You can get 35 hours project management education from any PMI's Registered Education Providers orfrom these articles. And I will share you those details in one of these articles. So please follow my articles and read them carefully.
- How to calculate non-overlapping work? This picture shows an example of overlapping work:

PMP Exam Overview
- The PMP examination is comprised of 200 multiple-choice questions.
- Of the 200 questions, 25 are pretest questions which are not for final score
- Unfortunately you will not know which are pretest questions and which are real questions. So you have answer all 200 questions. Once you submit your answers, the testing software will remove 25 pretest questions and will score you for 175 questions.
- The allotted time to complete the computer-based examination is four hours
- PMP examination questions are developed in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17024 standard, by global work groups of PMP credential holders and satisfy the test specifications of the PMP Examination Content Outline.
- The examination blueprint details the percentage of questions contained in each project management process group as shown below
Initiation 13% Planning 24% Execution 30% Monitoring and Control 25% Closing 8% Total 100%
The Application Process
Step 1: Create an user account on http://PMI.org
Step 2: Pay the yearly membership dues and become a paid member
Step 3: Complete and submit your PMP application
Step 4: PMI will confirm the receipt of the application and requests you to pay the exam fee
Step 5: PMI reviews the application, once you submit the fee. In case your application is selected for audit, you have to submit all required details to PMI
Step 6: If you satisfy all required conditions, PMI will approve your application and you will receive an Authorization to Test (ATT) letter with an “Eligibility ID”
Step 7: Using that “Eligibility ID” you have to schedule an exam date with http://prometric.com
Step 8: Appear for the exam and successfully pass to become a Project Management Professional (PMP)
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