PreparingfortheProjectManagementProfessional(PMP�)CertificationExamThirdEditionThispageintentionallyleftblankPreparingfortheProjectManagementProfessional(PMP�)CertificationExamThirdEditionMichaelW.Newell,PMP,ENPAmericanManagementAssociationNewYork•Atlanta•Brussels•Chicago•MexicoCity•SanFranciscoShanghai•Tokyo•Toronto•Washington,D.C.SpecialdiscountsonbulkquantitiesofAMACOMbooksareavailabletocorporations,professionalassociations,andotherorganizations.Fordetails,contactSpecialSalesDepartment,AMACOM,adivisionofAmericanManagementAssociation,1601Broadway,NewYork,NY10019.Tel.:212–903–8316.Fax:212–903–8083.Website:www.amacombooks.orgThispublicationisdesignedtoprovideaccurateandauthoritativeinformationinregardtothesubjectmattercovered.Itissoldwiththeunderstandingthatthepublisherisnotengagedinrenderinglegal,accounting,orotherprofessionalservice.Iflegaladviceorotherexpertassistanceisrequired,theservicesofacompetentprofessionalpersonshouldbesought.‘‘PMI’’andthePMIlogoareserviceandtrademarksregisteredintheUnitedStatesandothernations;‘‘PMP’’andthePMPlogoarecertificationmarksregisteredintheUnitedStatesandothernations;‘‘PMBOK’’,‘‘PMNetwork’’,and‘‘PMIToday’’aretrademarksregisteredintheUnitedStatesandothernations;and‘‘ProjectManagementJournal’’and‘‘Buildingprofessionalisminprojectmanagement’’aretrademarksoftheProjectManagementInstitute,Inc.LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataNewell,MichaelW.,1945–Preparingfortheprojectmanagementprofessional(PMP)certificationexam/MichaelW.Newell.—3rded.p.cm.Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN0-8144-0859-1(pbk.)1.Projectmanagement—Examinations,questions,etc.I.Title.HD69.P75N492005658.4�04�076—dc222004030682�2005MichaelW.NewellAllrightsreserved.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thispublicationmaynotbereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinwholeorinpart,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofAMACOM...
