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References for the Self Assessment Test

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Please note: 1. References:
Each question in this prep test has at least one reference to a standard source of project management, exactly as PMI® does it for the real exam questions.
2. Pagination of the PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition:
PMI® has published two PMBOK® Guide 4th Ed. versions with different page numbering. One of them requires adjustments to some of the links below. Please check page 381 in your copy of the PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition:
 

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3. References outside the PMBOK® Guide:
Most references outside of the PMBOK® Guide point into
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# Answer Reference
1 2 Chapter 6 - Developing the (Single-Project) Critical-Chain Plan, in: Critical Chain Project Management, 2nd Edition by Lawrence P. Leach,
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=10254&chunkid=424167694
2 4 Chapter 14.24 - Net Present Value, in: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 10th Edition by Harold Kerzner,
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=32027&chunkid=0192138754
3 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 196, 209
4 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 233
5 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 181-183
6 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 73-78
7 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 116-122
8 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 279
9 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 21, 157, 253
10 4 Chapter 5 - Crafting Insightful Metrics, in: Managing Six Sigma: A Practical Guide to Understanding, Assessing, and Implementing the Strategy That Yields Bottom-Line Success by Forrest W. Breyfogle III, James M. Cupello and Becki Meadows 
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=7255&chunkid=0788075441
11 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 183
12 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 110-111
13 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 299
14 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 204
15 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 286
16 4 Chapter 9 - Quantitative Methods in Project Contracts, in: Quantitative Methods in Project Management by John Goodpasture
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=8442&chunkid=845042298
17 4 Chapter 5 (Honesty) - PMI® Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
http://www.pmi.org/PDF/ap_pmicodeofethics.pdf
18 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 154-155

Chapter 5 - Time Management, in: The Project Management Questio, in: The Project Management Question and Answer Book by Michael W. Newell and Marina N. Grashina 
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=5597&chunkid=252742885
19 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 234
20 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 325-326 (12.1.3.4 2nd phrase)
21 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 228
22 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 339 (12.3.2.6)
23 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 323
24 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 429 and 449 (Click here if this reference doesn't match the text in your PMBOK Guide version)
25 2 Chapter 11 - Planning, in: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 10th Edition by Harold Kerzner
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=32027&chunkid=254220570
 
26 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 304
27 2 Chapter 2 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Projects, in: Quantitative Methods in Project Management by John Goodpasture
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=8442&chunkid=216152584


Chapter 12.7 - Estimating Total Project Time, in: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 10th Edition by Harold Kerzner
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=32027&chunkid=0768348677
28 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 331
29 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 430 (Click here if this reference doesn't match the text in your PMBOK Guide version)
30 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 331
31 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 138 and 140
32 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 116 and 133
33 2 Chapter Seven - Nudge, Test, and Escalate Gradually, in: Leading Quietly: An Unorthodox Guide to Doing the Right Thing by Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr.
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=5478&chunkid=305478503


Chapter 13 - Role of Corporate Governance, in: No Excuses: A Business Process Approach to Managing Operational Risk by Dennis I. Dickstein and Robert H. Flast
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=29831&chunkid=339693288
34 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 206
35 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 286
36 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 195
37 3 Chapter 2 - What Is Project Finance? in: Principles of Project Finance by Edward Yescombe
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=5680&chunkid=905004848 (on BOT Projects)

PMBOK® Guide of responsibility for unrealistic expectations by management)
38 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 29
39 1 Chapter 25 - Teamwork Process—Chapter 25 - Teamwork Process—Global Teams – Crosscultural Communication, in: The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right by Tom Kendrick 
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=4546&chunkid=594080577
40 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 239
41 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 94
42 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 452 (Click here if these references do not match the text in your PMBOK Guide version)
43 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 420
44 3 Chapter 15 - Project Management in the Information Age, in: The New Dynamic Project Management: Winning Through the Competitive Advantage, Second Edition by Deborah S. Kezsbom and Katherine A. Edward
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=8645&chunkid=911998160
45 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 221
46 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 150 (Three-point estimation) and 155 (Critical chain)

Chapter 1 - Begin in the Beginning, in: Critical Chain Project Management, Second Edition by Lawrence P. Leach 
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=10254&chunkid=0357832958
47 3 Chapter 7 - Project Contracts—(2) Ancillary Contracts, in: Principles of Project Finance by Edward Yescombe 
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bkid=5680&destid=230#230
48 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 279-282 and 288
49 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 184
50 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 431
51 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 109
52 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 341
53 1 Chapter 5 - Motivation, in: Management Skills for New Managers by Carol W. Ellis 
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=8854&chunkid=588141747
54 3 Chapter 1 - Importance of People Skills in Project Management, in: People Skills for Project Managers by Steven W. Flannes and Ginger Levin
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=6208&chunkid=108499407
55 4 Chapter 19.6 - Types of Contracts, in: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 10th Edition by Harold Kerzner 
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=32027&chunkid=0111429423
56 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 204
57 3 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 421
58 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 11
59 4 Chapter 3 - Performance Management, in: Management Skills for New Managers by Carol W. Ellis 
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=8854&chunkid=742856503
60 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 51
61 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 182 (CV = EV - AC) and 184 (EAC = AC + BAC - EV)
62 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 173-174
63 3 Chapter 6 - Managing Project Conflict, in: People Skills for Project Managers by Steven W. Flannes and Ginger Levin
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=6208&chunkid=202583813
64 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 15
65 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 43 (overview), 74 (Project charter input: SOW), 104 (scope management plan), 112 (define scope process output: scope statement), 116 (create WBS process)
66 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 178
67 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 145
68 1 http://www.pmi.org/PDF/Members/Standards/PS_ProjectConfiguration.pdf pp. 29, 48, 56 ("Configuration control" and "Configuration identification")
69 2 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 178
70 4 Chapter 1 - Defining the Project Business Case and Getting Buy-in from Top Management, in: Maximizing Project Value: Defining, Managing, and Measuring for Optimal Return by Jeff Berman
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bkid=16115&destid=56&destid=42&destid=42&term=return+on+investment+(ROI)
71 3 Chapter 3 - Project Estimating, in: The Project Management Question and Answer Book by Michael W. Newell and Marina N. Grashina
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=5597&chunkid=518142829
72 4 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 190
73 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, p 141 (6.2.2.4)
74 2 Chapter 1 - Defining the Project Business Case and Getting Buy-in from Top Management, in: Maximizing Project Value: Defining, Managing, and Measuring for Optimal Return by Jeff Berman
http://pmi.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bkid=16115&destid=56&destid=42&destid=42&term=return+on+investment+(ROI)
75 1 PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition, pp 138-141

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