PMP in Depth: Project Management Professional Study Guide for the PMP Exam

The primary purpose of this book is to help you pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Because the book has a laser-sharp focus on the exam objectives, expert project managers who want to pass the PMP exam can use this book to ensure that they do not miss any objective. Yet this is not simply an exam-cram book. The chapters and the sections within each chapter are presented in a logical learning sequence: A topic and a chapter only depend upon the previously covered topics and chapters, and there is no hopping from topic to topic. The concepts and topics, both simple and complex, are clearly explained when they appear for the first time. No prior knowledge of project management is assumed. This facilitates stepwise learning, prevents confusion, and makes this book useful for anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly to learn the fundamentals of project management, pass the PMP exam, or both, even if they are new to the discipline of project management. A fulllength practice exam with fully explained answers is also included.

One of the world's leading experts in project management, Dr. Paul Sanghera, is a manager, educator, technologist, and entrepreneur, and has a comprehensive and diverse project management experience in the computer industry from Netscape to MP3 and at research labs from Cornell to CERN. Having worked in various roles including director of project management, director of software development, software developer, trainer, and scientist, he has a broad view of project management. Expertise in multiple application areas including physics, computer science, RFID, biotechnology, and nanotechnology has helped him to master the global principles of project management that apply to all application areas. Dr. Sanghera has several industry certifications, including PMP, CAPM, Project+, Network+, Linux+, SCJP, and SCBCD, and has contributed to building the world-class technologies such as Netscape Communicator and Novell s NDS. As an engineering manager, he has been at the ground floor of several startups and has been a lecturer at San Jose State University and Brooks College. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 technical papers published in well reputed European and American research journals. Paul is the best-selling author of several books on science, technology, and project management. Dr. Sanghera has a Master's degree in Computer Science from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Physics from Carleton University. He currently lives in Silicon Valley where he runs an information company, Infonential Inc., that specializes in project management and emerging technologies.