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Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification www.knowledgecenterinc.com  The Ten Knowledge Areas of PMP If you are a Project Manager who is looking to rise in the ranks, the most important and essential  skill you need is the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. This certification has  the true potential to drive your project management career in an upward direction, that too in a  very little time. It is also widely reported that PMP is one of the most challenging certification  exams to pass.  The Ten Knowledge Areas The ten knowledge areas are the skills a project manager must practice and master to manage a  project efficiently. All knowledge areas given in the PMBOK Guide® follow a similar naming  convention. Most times, they are referred to the specific middle word of the respective  knowledge area.  Project Integration Management  Project Scope Management  Project Time Management  Project Cost Management  Project Quality Management  

Project Management Knowledge Areas as defined by PMI (PMBOK, 2004) Find details at The project Management Areas Integration Management – is the processes required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated. Scope Management – the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.  Time Management – the processes required to ensure the timely completion of the project.  Cost Management – the processes required to ensure the project is completed within the approved budget.  Quality Management - the processes required to ensure the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken.  Human Resource Management - the processes required to make the most effective use of people involved with the project.  Communications Management - the processes required to ensure the timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ul

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