Congratulations! Your curiosity about the project management profession and what is involved in attaining the elite status of a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) will lead you to many achievements. As you may know, the guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), which is published by PMI, is revised every 4 years. The revision of the PMBOK Guide is followed by corresponding changes to the PMP certification exam questions. The current edition of the PMBOK Guide is the 2004 edition (Third Edition) and it is often referenced as the PMBOK Guide 2004. This study guide is closely related to the PMBOK Guide and has been revised to match the PMBOK Guide 2004. Before you begin, make sure you know what version of the PMBOK Guide you need to study and determine your target time for taking the PMP exam. However, if your purpose is simply to find out more about the project management disciplines and the exam process, then any version will provide you with valuable information.

Our purpose in creating this study guide is to provide you with a consolidated source of material that, used together with the material contained in the PMBOK Guide and your experiences as a project manager, should be all you need to pass the PMP exam. To help you succeed and to make effective use of your study time, the chapter topics match the chapters in the PMBOK Guide and include material on PMI's additional exam area, the Professional Responsibility Performance...