Project Management Training: The PMP Exam Table

Jul 15, 2024

Project Management Training: The PMP Exam Table

Introduction

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  • Importance of knowing the PMP Exam Table
    • Not explicitly asked on the exam but crucial for comprehension
    • Helps in both the exam and life
  • Table consists of 10 rows (processes) and 5 columns (knowledge areas)

Process Groups and Mnemonics

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    • Initiating
    • Planning
    • Executing
    • Monitoring and Controlling
    • Closing
  • Overlap of Process Groups
    • Not linear; overlap and feedback loops exist
    • Example: Planning and execution processes overlap.

Knowledge Areas (Mnemonic: I Saw Six Chipmunks Quietly Roasting Coffee Reading Poetry Stories)

  1. Integration Management: Unifying the project
  2. Scope Management: Defining what needs to be done
  3. Schedule Management: Defining timeline
  4. Cost Management: Budgeting and ensuring cost control
  5. Resource Management: Managing human and material resources
  6. Communications Management: Right info to the right person
  7. Risk Management: Dealing with uncertainties
  8. Procurement Management: Managing procurement
  9. Stakeholder Management: Managing stakeholder engagement

Components of the PMP Exam Table

Columns: Process Groups

  • Initiating
    • Develop Project Charter
    • Identify Stakeholders
  • Planning
    • Develop Project Management Plan
    • Inclusion of subordinate plans (scope, schedule, cost, etc.)
    • Plan Scope Management
    • Collect Requirements
    • Define Scope
    • Create WBS
    • Plan Schedule Management
    • Define Activities
    • Sequence Activities
    • Estimate Activity Durations
    • Develop Schedule
    • Plan Cost Management
    • Estimate Costs
    • Determine Budget
    • Plan Quality Management
    • Plan Resource Management
    • Estimate Activity Resources
    • Plan Communications Management
    • Plan Risk Management
    • Identify Risks
    • Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
    • Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
    • Plan Risk Responses
    • Plan Procurement Management
    • Plan Stakeholder Engagement
  • Executing
    • Direct and Manage Project Work
    • Manage Project Knowledge
    • Manage Quality
    • Acquire Resources
    • Develop Team
    • Manage Team
    • Manage Communications
    • Implement Risk Responses
    • Conduct Procurements
    • Manage Stakeholder Engagement
  • Monitoring and Controlling
    • Monitor and Control Project Work
    • Perform Integrated Change Control
    • Validate Scope
    • Control Scope
    • Control Schedule
    • Control Costs
    • Control Quality
    • Control Resources (Physical resources)
    • Monitor Communications
    • Monitor Risks
    • Control Procurements
    • Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
  • Closing
    • Close Project or Phase

Rows: Knowledge Areas

  • The knowledge areas align with the mnemonic: Integration, Scope, Schedule, Cost, Resource, Communications, Risk, Procurement, Stakeholder

Importance of Real-world Examples

  • Integration Example: Project Charter and Stakeholder Identification
  • Scope Example: Collecting Requirements and Defining Scope
  • Schedule Example: Activity Sequencing and Duration Estimation
  • Cost Example: Cost Estimation and Budget Determination
  • Quality Example: Quality Audits
  • Resource Example: Acquiring and Managing Teams
  • Communications Example: Managing Project Communications
  • Risk Example: Planning and Implementing Risk Responses
  • Procurement Example: Conducting Procurements
  • Stakeholder Example: Managing Stakeholder Engagement

Conclusion

  • Reinforce the importance of the PMP exam table
  • Recommended reading: Agile Practice Guide (pages 90-95)
  • Encouragement to revisit and master the table through repetition
  • Training available for those needing further assistance
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