RecurringThemes-PMI-ismstoKnowforthePMPExam"PMI-ism"isaterm1coinedtorefertotheitemsPMIstressesontheexamthatmostprojectmanagersdonotknow.PMI-ismsarenotstressedandsometimesnotevenmentionedinthePMBOK"Guide!Thosewhowritequestionsontheexamknowwhatmostprojectmanagersdowrong.ThisknowledgehelpsthemtowritequestionsthatweedoutthosewhoshouldnotbePMPs.UnderstandingPMI-ismswillhelpyoupickthebestanswerfromwhatseemslikemorethanonecorrectanswer.Someofthetopicsarelistedonlyhereandothersaresummarizedhereanddescribedmorefullylaterinthebook.ReviewthislistagainjustbeforeyoutaketheexamandmakesureyouunderstandallthesePMI-isms.1.Thereisabasicassumptionthatyouhaverecords(historicalinformation)forallpreviousprojectsthatincludewhattheworkpackageswere,howmucheachworkpackagecost,andwhatriskswereuncovered.ThesearenowreferredtointhePMBOK"Guideaspartoforganizationalprocessassets.Youareprobablylaughingbecauseyoudonothavesuchinformation.Youmayevenbesaying,"Thatisagoodidea!"Fortheexam,assumethatyouhavethemforallprojectsandthatyoucreatethemforexistingprojects.Organizationalprocessassetsareaninputtoalmosteveryprojectmanagementprocess.一个基本的假设是：所有以往的项目都有相关的记录（历史信息），包括工作包的内容，成本及未涵盖的风险。即在PMBOK中提到的组织过程资产。你可能会觉得可笑，因为你没有这些信息。你可能会说：那真是个好主意！对考试而言，假设你拥有所有项目的历史信息，并且你为正在进行的项目创建这些信息。组织过程资产几乎是每一个项目管理过程的输入。为何PMI如此强调组织过程资产？因为他们对项目经理，项目团队，执行组织，甚至是客户，都是极其珍贵的(黄金般)。2.Projectcostandschedulecannotbefinalizedwithoutcompletingriskmanagement.没有完成风险管理，项目成本和进度就不能最后达成。3.PMIstressesthefactthataprojectmanagermustworkwithintheexistingsystemsandcultureofacompany.Theycalltheseenterpriseenvironmentalfactorsandtheyareinputstomanyprocesses.PMI强调：项目经理必须在公司既定的系统和文化下开展工作，他们称之为事业环境因素，是很多过程的输入。4.Theword"task"isnotusedinthePMBOK"Guide.Thereareworkpackages,activitiesand...
