Professional Responsibility

Make sure you study the following key concepts in Professional Responsibility.

• Ensure Integrity
• Contribute to Knowledge Base
• Apply Professional Knowledge
• Balance Stakeholder Interests
• Respect Differences

The PM-Mentor Study Guide covers all of the above concepts and many others in much more detail.

Procurement Management

Make sure you study the following key concepts in Procurement Management.

• Procurement Planning
• Solicitation Planning
• Solicitation
• Source Selection
• Contract Administration
• Contract Closeout

The PM-Mentor Study Guide covers all of the above concepts and many others in much more detail.

Risk Management

Make sure you study the following key concepts in Risk Management.

• Types of Risk
• Risk Processes
• Risk Management Planning
• Risk Identification
• Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Risk Response Planning
• Risk Response Plan

The PM-Mentor Study Guide covers all of the above concepts and many others in much more detail.

Communications Management

Make sure you study the following key concepts in Communications Management.

• The Communications Model
• Communication Channels
• Communications Planning
• Communications Requirements
• Communications Technology
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Communications Management Plan
• Information Distribution
• Five Verbal Communication Skills
• Kick-off Meeting
• Barriers to Communication
• Communications Role of the Project Manager
• The Project Manager and the Customer
• Building Effective Team Communication
• Performance Reporting
• Documentation
• Administrative Closure
  

The PM-Mentor Study Guide covers all of the above concepts and many others in much more detail.

HR Management

Make sure you study the following key concepts in Human Resource Management.

• Roles and Responsibilities of the project manager and other stakeholders
• Powers of Project Manager
• Conflict Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Motivational Theories
• Responsibility Chart
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Constraints
• Arbitration
• Expectancy Theory
  

The PM-Mentor Study Guide covers all of the above concepts and many others in much more detail.

Quality Management

Make sure you study the following key concepts in Project Time Management.

• Quality Concepts
• Quality Definitions and Concepts - Zero Defects; The Customer is the Next Person in the Process; Do the Right Thing Right the First Time (DTRTRTFT); Continuous Improvement Process (CIP); Benchmarking; Just in time (JIT); Marginal Analysis; ISO9000; Total Quality Management (TQM); Statistics
• Quality Management
• Quality Planning
• Quality Assurance
• The Results of Poor and Good Quality
• Cost of Quality - Major Cost Categories of Quality; Major Opportunities to Reduce Cost
• Quality Control
• Standard Deviation (1-6 Sigma)
• Quality Control Tools - Pareto Diagrams; Fishbone Diagrams; Checklists; Control Charts

The PM-Mentor Study Guide covers all of the above concepts and many others in much more detail.

Cost Management

Make sure you study the following key concepts in Project Cost Management.

• Estimating Cost - Analogous or Top Down Estimating; Bottom up Estimating; Parametric Estimating; Computerized Estimating Tools; Accuracy of Estimates
• Progress Reporting
• Earned Value Analysis
• Accounting Standards
• Cost Estimating vs. Pricing, Life Cycle Costing, Cost Types
• Project Selection - Profitability Measures; Return on Sales (ROS); Return on Assets or Return on Investment; Present Value; Net Present Value (NPV); Internal Rate of Return (IRR); Payback Period, Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR); Opportunity Cost
• Law of Diminishing Returns
• Contingency Reserve and Management Reserve
• Working Capital
• Depreciation
• Life Cycle Costing
• Value Analysis
• Cost Risk and Contract Type

The PM-Mentor Study Guide covers all of the above concepts and many others in much more detail.