The Project Management Institute (PMI) recently launched a new certification entitled the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP). The most comprehensive resource available to help readers prepare for and pass the PfMP certification exam, this book provides coverage that is current with The Standard for Portfolio Management, Third Edition. It includes two 170-question practice tests that simulate the certification examination. It also includes answer keys with rational and references to the latest standard. The two accompanying online tests feature a proprietary scoring algorithm to help readers determine their level of proficiency in each domain.
In addition to test questions in each of the five domains and two practice tests in print and online, this all-in-one study guide also contains flashcards for learning terms. This book is current with The Standard for Program Management, Fourth Edition, and its author is the second person in the world to have earned the PgMP® certification. The online versions of the practice test simulate taking the actual exams and provide scoring as above target, target, below target, or needs improvement. Answers come with explanations and references. Questions are written to improve reading skills and teach how to select the best answer, which are key to passing the exam.
The PMI-PBA® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide attempts to address all your questions and concerns by providing two of the most sought-after study aids: memory maps and practice questions. The systematic use of memory maps helps aid in the efficient recall of information and can boost confidence during the exam. Well-crafted practice questions are fantastic study aids that can be used to track your progress as you learn new concepts, introduce you to the complex sentence structure that is likely to appear on the exam, and concentrate your studies by domain, essentially preparing you to pass the very challenging PMI-PBA® Exam in the allotted four hours. In addition to study hints and exam topics, this book provides references to tools and techniques that should be incorporated into your work immediately. For each of the five domains outlined in the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® Examination Content Outline 2013 (the ECO), twenty practice questions test your knowledge. Also included is a challenging 200-question practice exam, which is representative of the actual exam. To enhance your studies, a timed, online simulated exam is also provided. At the end of the simulated exam, you can see your score per the number of questions you answered correctly. These exam questions are crafted to foster learning and reinforce content; they are not obscure or overly complicated, but rather are representative of the actual exam. Knowing what to do must be translated into doing what you know. This book helps you prepare for the PMI-PBA® exam by instilling knowledge and encouraging critical thinking. As a result, the skills attained can lead to improved project success and outcomes, and you’ll have a much stronger understanding of the material, along with the tools and techniques of business analysis. PMI-PBA® is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute.
Continuing in the tradition of its bestselling predecessors, PMP Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, Tenth Edition uses self study to help readers increase their chances of passing the PMP certification exam the first time around. This tenth edition is up to date with the 2015 Examination Content Outline (ECO) published by the Project Management In
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"Passing the PfMP Exam: A Study Guide" was developed to help you pass the Portfolio Management Professional Certification PfMP(r) exam on your first attempt. This book is created based on the "The Standard for Portfolio Management - Third Edition" which was PMI certified in 2013. Throughout this book, it will be referred to as the Standard Guide. This book adopts all PMI publications related to the Portfolio Management that were created before the publication date of this edition. This book is complementary to the Standard Guide; it describes many tips, helps you to remember many important standards, and provides you with a sense of the exam.By presenting a strong and proven study plan that aids with the remembering and understanding of the core concepts, and by providing the examinees with exam tips and tricks that help them grow a sense of what the exam is testing for, Passing the PfMP(r) Exam: A Study Guide paves the road for candidates to succeed in their examinations.This book has unique figures to visualize the portfolio management knowledge areas and their relation with the portfolio management process groups. Another unique feature of the book is that it creates cross references to the common input/output, key deliverables, and common tools and techniques across the sixteen Portfolio management processes.Furthermore, there are many tips and two full exam question sets; 170 questions each, with enough explanation to understand the right answer. This technique makes you more ready for the exam and more acquainted with the expected tricks. This book is different from others as it was created by the author who passed the PfMP(r) exam after the pilot period was finished and the exam became mature enough to continue with the same skeleton. Therefore, it reflects the flavor of the questions that you are going to see on the exam today. Besides, it covers different examples of each type of the commonly found questions on the current PfMP(r) exam model; including the regular question, table question, and question set.As a portfolio manager, your practical experience will help you a lot to pass the exam, and it is a critical success factor of your readiness to the exam. However, in this book, you will find a major support to orient you to the examination philosophy that you will face.PMP, PgMP, and PfMP are registered trademarks by PMI. This book is not related to PMI or licensed by PMI.The Second Edition offers major enhancements on the content and restructures the book to further increase the candidate's readiness for the exam. The title of The Second Edition changed from "Passing the PfMP(r) Exam the First Time" to "Passing the PfMP(r) Exam: A Study Guide".The book gives you an opportunity to test yourself by having the exam questions listed all together, so, you can pass through them as if you are in the exam. On the other hand, it gives the opportunity to review the exam results or study by having the question followed by its answer for the full exam in another separate section.If you need to test yourself or study a particular Domain, you can still get the same questions listed in Exam (1) and Exam (2), ordered by Domain name in Appendix (A).This book consists of three parts: * Part 1: Study Tips and Exam Solving Techniques* Part 2: Exam 1 (170 Question)* Part 3: Exam 2 (170 Question)Please note that each question answer has the following: * The Right Answer* Standard Guide Reference: this is referring to "The Standard for Portfolio Management - Third Edition" which is a PMI certified book.* Clarification and Tips: this is the most important part of the answer as it describes the reasons for selecting the right answer and eliminating the other three choices.* Knowledge Area* Process Group
Agile Practice Guide – First Edition has been developed as a resource to understand, evaluate, and use agile and hybrid agile approaches. This practice guide provides guidance on when, where, and how to apply agile approaches and provides practical tools for practitioners and organizations wanting to increase agility. This practice guide is aligned with other PMI standards, including A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, and was developed as the result of collaboration between the Project Management Institute and the Agile Alliance.
*** Updated for the 2018 Exam Changes! *** Countless time and money is spent preparing for the PMI-ACP(R) exam. So why aren't students laser-focused on taking practice exams before attempting the real thing? Based on the latest PMI-ACP(R) exam outline, the practice tests in this book are designed to help students adjust to the pace, subject matter, and difficulty of the real PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam. Geared towards anyone preparing for the exam, all tests include clear solutions to help you understand core concepts. If you plan on passing the PMI-ACP exam, it's time to test your knowledge. It's time for PMI-ACP Exam Prep - Questions, Answers, and Explanations. Now packed with Over 1,000 realistic PMI-ACP sample questions to help you pass the exam on your FIRST try. In this book: 1000+ detailed PMI-ACP exam practice questions including 20 condensed PMI-ACP mock exams that can be completed in one hour or less; 13 targeted Knowledge Area tests; detailed solution sets for all PMI-ACP questions which include clear explanations and wording; cited references; and reasoning based on the latest PMI-ACP exam outline. ["PMI," "PMI-ACP," and "PMBOK Guide" are marks of Project Management Institute, Inc.]
Recognizing the importance of selecting and pursuing programs, projects, and operational work that add sustainable business value that benefits end users, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) issued its first Standard on Portfolio Management in 2006. In 2014, it launched the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP®) credential—which several of the experts who contributed to this book earned—to recognize the advanced expertise required of practitioners in the field. Presenting information that is current with The Standard for Portfolio Management, Third Edition (2013); Portfolio Management: A Strategic Approach supplies in-depth treatment of the five domains and identifies best practices to ensure the organization has a balanced portfolio management that is critical to success. Following PMI’s standard, the book is organized according to its five domains: strategic alignment, governance, portfolio performance management, portfolio risk management, and portfolio communications management. Each chapter presents the insight of different thought leaders in academia and business. Contributors from around the world, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia, supply a global perspective as to why portfolio management is essential for all types of organizations. They provide guidelines, examples, and models to consider, along with discussion and analysis of relevant literature in the field. Most chapters reference PMI standards, complement their concepts, and expand on the concepts and issues that the standards mention in passing or not at all. Overall, this is a must-have resource for anyone pursuing the PfMP® credential from PMI. For executives and practitioners in the field, it provides the concepts you will need to address the ever-changing complexities that impact your work. This book is also suitable as a textbook for universities offering courses on portfolio management.
