Publisher's Synopsis
The PMI certification is the gold standard in the PM industry. PMI currently reports that they are certifying 2000 people a month and have been certifying at this pace for 2 years now. PMI expects that number to continue growing, especially in Asia, where project management is experiencing explosive growth and certification is increasingly important. The PMP exam is given 6 days a week at testing centers all over the world (there are about 200 test site in the US alone).;The exam, which is taken online, consists of 200 multiple choice questions. This book is meant to be a comprehensive review guide and exam prep for those studying to take the PMP exam and is aligned with PMI's PMBOK (Project Management Book of Knowledge) 2000 edition. The McGraw-Hill Study Guide to the PMP Exam discusses skills included on the exam including: Estimating costs; Risk management; Quality control; Contract bidding; Effective communications; A special feature of this book will be sample exams on a web site. This will allow the user to practice an exam in a similar setting as the exam. These practice exams will also be automatically scored for the user to have instant feedback.
