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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

You're reading from   Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional A study guide to mastering project management for the PMP® exam

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838989309
Length 826 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ashley Hunt Ashley Hunt
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction to Project Management and People
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to the PMP® Exam FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2 :Introduction to Project Management 4. Chapter 3: Pre-Project Initiation 5. Chapter 4: Charters and Stakeholders 6. Chapter 5: Introduction to Agile Considerations 7. Chapter 6: Creating and Leading a Team 8. Section 2: Project Management Processes
9. Chapter 7: Scope Management 10. Chapter 8: Schedule and Cost Management 11. Chapter 9: Quality Management 12. Chapter 10: Resources and Communication Management 13. Chapter 11: Risk Management 14. Chapter 12: Procurement Management 15. Chapter 13: Stakeholder Engagement 16. Chapter 14: Integration Management 17. Section 3: Revision
18. Chapter 15: Next Steps and Study Tips 19. Chapter 16: Final Exam 20. Assessment 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Motivational theories

Your ability to manage your team effectively may very well come down to how you reward, recognize, and motivate. Remember the caveat, though; we can't "tell" you how to do any of this. All we can do is provide information that you'll see in the exam. My hope is that this will spark some interest in you and help you uncover some ways to motivate your team.

What motivates you? Is it money? Is it the work itself? Is it taking care of your family? What would you say is your greatest motivation?

Permit me a sidebar here with a personal theory that isn't the most well-received in the motivational guru world. My theory is that people can be inspired, but they can't be motivated by someone else. My thought behind this is that people go to see motivational speakers for whatever they need to help themselves in life. When they are there, they engage in a lot of adrenaline and high fives and tools to start adapting to their behaviors. Three...

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