PMP^®: Project Management Professional Workbook

by Claudia M. Baca; Patti M. Jansen

• ISBN13: 9780782142402
• ISBN10: 0782142400
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

An increasing number of industries-engineering, finance, construction, software development, etc.-have refocused their attention on the fundamentals of project management, demanding more from their managers than ever before. Mistaken by many as soft skill, the field of project management actually approaches a science in the degree to which it adheres to tried-and-true principles that can be applied in all industries. In addition to understanding basic project managment theory, individuals must possess solid charting and diagramming skills in order to succeed as a project manager (not to mention succeeding on the PMP exam). This workbook presents scenarios and exercises that allow individuals to hone these hands-on skills and prepare themselves for the rigors of project management. Individuals who are preparing for the PMP exam or simply considering a career in project management.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xv
Scope Management	1	(32)
Exercise 1.1: Justifying a Project---Project Selection Matrix	2	(6)
Background	2	(3)
Scenario	5	(2)
Justifying a Project---Project Selection Matrix	7	(1)
Exercise 1.2: Project Selection Methods---Financial Returns	8	(4)
Background	8	(1)
Scenario	9	(1)
Project Selection Methods---Financial Returns	10	(2)
Exercise 1.3: Project Initiation and the Project Charter	12	(3)
Background	12	(2)
Scenario	14	(1)
Project Initiation and the Project Charter	14	(1)
Exercise 1.4: Creating the Scope Statement	15	(4)
Background	16	(1)
Scenario	17	(1)
Creating the Scope Statement	18	(1)
Exercise 1.5: Creating a Scope Management Plan and Managing Scope Change	19	(4)
Background	19	(2)
Scenario	21	(1)
Creating a Scope Management Plan and Managing Scope Change	22	(1)
Answers to Exercise Questions	23	(10)
Answers to Exercise 1.1	23	(1)
Answers to Exercise 1.2	24	(3)
Answers to Exercise 1.3	27	(2)
Answers to Exercise 1.4	29	(1)
Answers to Exercise 1.5	30	(3)
Time Management	33	(44)
Exercise 2.1: Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)	34	(4)
Background	34	(2)
Scenario	36	(1)
Creating the Work Breakdown Structure	36	(2)
Exercise 2.2: Activity Sequencing	38	(5)
Background	38	(3)
Scenario	41	(1)
Activity Sequencing	42	(1)
Exercise 2.3: Estimating Duration Activity	43	(4)
Background	43	(2)
Scenario	45	(1)
Estimating Duration Activity	45	(2)
Exercise 2.4: Calculating Critical Path	47	(5)
Background	47	(4)
Scenario	51	(1)
Calculating Critical Path	51	(1)
Exercise 2.5: Calculating PERT	52	(5)
Background	52	(3)
Scenario	55	(1)
Calculating PERT	56	(1)
Exercise 2.6: Duration Compression	57	(5)
Background	57	(2)
Scenario	59	(1)
Duration Compression	60	(2)
Exercise 2.7: Creating Gantt Charts	62	(3)
Background	62	(2)
Scenario	64	(1)
Creating Gantt Charts	64	(1)
Exercise 2.8: Controlling Schedule Changes	65	(4)
Background	65	(3)
Scenario	68	(1)
Controlling Schedule Changes	68	(1)
Answers to Exercise Questions	69	(8)
Answers to Exercise 2.1	69	(2)
Answers to Exercise 2.2	71	(1)
Answers to Exercise 2.3	71	(2)
Answers to Exercise 2.4	73	(1)
Answers to Exercise 2.5	73	(1)
Answers to Exercise 2.6	73	(1)
Answers to Exercise 2.7	74	(1)
Answers to Exercise 2.8	74	(3)
Cost Management	77	(26)
Exercise 3.1: Resource Planning	78	(5)
Background	78	(3)
Scenario	81	(1)
Resource Planning	82	(1)
Exercise 3.2: Types of Cost Estimates	83	(3)
Background	83	(1)
Scenario	84	(1)
Types of Cost Estimates	84	(2)
Exercise 3.3: Cost Estimating	86	(3)
Background	86	(1)
Scenario	87	(1)
Cost Estimating	88	(1)
Exercise 3.4: Creating a Budget and Cost Baseline	89	(7)
Background	89	(4)
Scenario	93	(2)
Creating a Budget and Cost Baseline	95	(1)
Exercise 3.5: Controlling Cost Changes	96	(3)
Background	96	(1)
Scenario	97	(1)
Controlling Cost Changes	97	(2)
Answers to Exercise Questions	99	(4)
Answers to Exercise 3.1	99	(1)
Answers to Exercise 3.2	99	(1)
Answers to Exercise 3.3	100	(1)
Answers to Exercise 3.4	100	(1)
Answers to Exercise 3.5	101	(2)
Quality Management	103	(18)
Exercise 4.1: Planning for Quality	104	(2)
Background	104	(1)
Scenario	105	(1)
Planning for Quality	105	(1)
Exercise 4.2: Quality Planning Tools	106	(3)
Background	106	(2)
Scenario	108	(1)
Quality Planning Tools	108	(1)
Exercise 4.3: Calculating the Cost of Quality	109	(3)
Background	109	(1)
Scenario	110	(1)
Calculating the Cost of Quality	111	(1)
Exercise 4.4: Quality Assurance	112	(2)
Background	112	(1)
Scenario	113	(1)
Quality Assurance	113	(1)
Exercise 4.5: Quality Control	114	(5)
Background	114	(3)
Scenario	117	(1)
Quality Control	118	(1)
Answers to Exercise Questions	119	(2)
Answers to Exercise 4.1	119	(1)
Answers to Exercise 4.2	119	(1)
Answers to Exercise 4.3	119	(1)
Answers to Exercise 4.4	120	(1)
Answers to Exercise 4.5	120	(1)
Human Resource Management	121	(16)
Exercise 5.1: Creating a Staffing Management Plan	122	(4)
Background	122	(3)
Scenario	125	(1)
Creating a Staffing Management Plan	125	(1)
Exercise 5.2: Creating a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)	126	(3)
Background	126	(2)
Scenario	128	(1)
Creating a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)	129	(1)
Exercise 5.3: Acquiring Staff	129	(3)
Background	129	(2)
Scenario	131	(1)
Acquiring Staff	131	(1)
Exercise 5.4: Team Development	132	(3)
Background	132	(2)
Scenario	134	(1)
Team Development	134	(1)
Answers to Exercise Questions	135	(2)
Answers to Exercise 5.1	135	(1)
Answers to Exercise 5.2	135	(1)
Answers to Exercise 5.3	135	(1)
Answers to Exercise 5.4	136	(1)
Communication Management	137	(38)
Exercise 6.1: Understanding Your Stakeholders	138	(4)
Background	138	(3)
Scenario	141	(1)
Understanding Your Stakeholders	141	(1)
Exercise 6.2: Communicating with the Team	142	(5)
Background	143	(2)
Scenario	145	(1)
Communicating with the Team	146	(1)
Exercise 6.3: Deciding on Information Distribution	147	(3)
Background	147	(2)
Scenario	149	(1)
Deciding on Information Distribution	149	(1)
Exercise 6.4: Creating a Communications Plan	150	(5)
Background	151	(1)
Scenario	152	(1)
Creating a Communications Plan	153	(2)
Exercise 6.5: Performance Reporting, Including Earned Value Analysis	155	(6)
Background	155	(5)
Creating a Performance Report	160	(1)
Scenario	160	(1)
Performance Reporting, Including Earned Value Analysis	161	(1)
Exercise 6.6: Closing a Project or Phase	161	(5)
Background	162	(2)
Scenario	164	(1)
Closing a Project or Phase	165	(1)
Answers to Exercise Questions	166	(9)
Answers to Exercise 6.1	166	(2)
Answers to Exercise 6.2	168	(1)
Answers to Exercise 6.3	169	(2)
Answers to Exercise 6.4	171	(2)
Answers to Exercise 6.5	173	(1)
Answers to Exercise 6.6	174	(1)
Risk Management	175	(44)
Exercise 7.1: Creating Your Risk Management Plan	176	(6)
Background	176	(4)
Scenario	180	(1)
Creating Your Risk Management Plan	181	(1)
Exercise 7.2: Identifying Risks	182	(4)
Background	182	(2)
Scenario	184	(1)
Identifying Risks	185	(1)
Exercise 7.3: Qualitative Risk Analysis	186	(5)
Background	186	(3)
Scenario	189	(1)
Qualitative Risk Analysis	190	(1)
Exercise 7.4: Quantitative Analysis Methods	191	(4)
Background	191	(3)
Scenario	194	(1)
Quantitative Analysis Methods	194	(1)
Exercise 7.5: Quantitative Risk Analysis---Risk Impact/Probability Matrix	195	(4)
Background	196	(1)
Scenario	197	(1)
Quantitative Risk Analysis---Risk Impact/Probability Matrix	198	(1)
Exercise 7.6: Types of Risk Responses	199	(4)
Background	199	(2)
Scenario	201	(1)
Types of Risk Responses	201	(2)
Exercise 7.7: Creating a Risk Response Plan	203	(5)
Background	203	(2)
Scenario	205	(1)
Creating a Risk Response Plan	205	(3)
Answers to Exercise Questions	208	(11)
Answers to Exercise 7.1	208	(1)
Answers to Exercise 7.2	209	(1)
Answers to Exercise 7.3	210	(1)
Answers to Exercise 7.4	211	(2)
Answers to Exercise 7.5	213	(1)
Answers to Exercise 7.6	214	(1)
Answers to Exercise 7.7	214	(5)
Contracts and Procurement Management	219	(28)
Exercise 8.1: Deciding on Contract Types	220	(4)
Background	220	(3)
Scenario	223	(1)
Deciding on Contract Types	223	(1)
Exercise 8.2: Creating a Procurement Management Plan	224	(4)
Background	224	(2)
Scenario	226	(1)
Creating a Procurement Management Plan	226	(2)
Exercise 8.3: Creating a Statement of Work (SOW)	228	(4)
Background	228	(2)
Scenario	230	(1)
Creating a Statement of Work (SOW)	230	(2)
Exercise 8.4: Evaluating and Selecting the Vendor	232	(3)
Background	232	(2)
Scenario	234	(1)
Evaluating and Selecting a Vendor	234	(1)
Exercise 8.5: Creating the Contract	235	(4)
Background	236	(2)
Scenario	238	(1)
Creating the Contract	238	(1)
Answers to Exercise Questions	239	(8)
Answers to Exercise 8.1	239	(1)
Answers to Exercise 8.2	240	(2)
Answers to Exercise 8.3	242	(1)
Answers to Exercise 8.4	243	(1)
Answers to Exercise 8.5	244	(3)
Project Integration and Professional Responsibility	247	(22)
Exercise 9.1: Creating the Project Plan	248	(3)
Background	248	(2)
Scenario	250	(1)
Creating the Project Plan	251	(1)
Exercise 9.2: Executing the Project	251	(3)
Background	251	(2)
Scenario	253	(1)
Executing the Project	253	(1)
Exercise 9.3: Change Control	254	(4)
Background	254	(2)
Scenario	256	(1)
Practicing Change Control	257	(1)
Exercise 9.4: Organizational Structure	258	(3)
Background	258	(2)
Scenario	260	(1)
Organizational Structures	261	(1)
Exercise 9.5: Professional Responsibility	261	(4)
Background	262	(1)
Scenario	263	(1)
Professional Responsibility	264	(1)
Answers to Exercise Questions	265	(4)
Answers to Exercise 9.1	265	(1)
Answers to Exercise 9.2	265	(1)
Answers to Exercise 9.3	265	(1)
Answers to Exercise 9.4	266	(1)
Answers to Exercise 9.5	267	(2)
Index	269