Free PM PrepCast: Lesson 4: The Role of The Project Manager

Published: Sun, 07/29/18

For your Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam

Lesson 4: The Role of The Project Manager

This lesson focuses on us, the project manager. We begin with a general overview and also give you the formal definition. Then we see how and where the PM fits into the overall organization and how we are 'the movers and shakers' of any organization because the projects we lead transform the strategic ideas into tactical realities.

We also spend time talking about the importance of the project manager in carrying out effective communications, which is a large part of the project manager’s job. And We close by talking about the commitment a project manager must have to the profession.

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Sample Question and Answer

The difference between the cost baseline and the project budget is defined as:

A. Contingency reserves
B. Funding requirements
C. Management reserves
D. Organizational process assets

HINT: Which type of reserve is included in the cost baseline?

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"A particular project in the domain of civil construction requires that every on-site worker be insured. Which of the following inputs BEST conveys this requirement to the Estimate Costs process so that the insurance cost is estimated and subsequently budgeted:

a.   Enterprise Environmental Factor
b.   Organizational Process Assets
c.   Project Scope Statement
d.   Project Management Plan

The correct answer is Project scope statement. To me it sounds like an EEF. Does anybody know why?"

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Student Profile: Swapnil Khole PMP, PSM, ITIL, ISTQB

"...PMP was of course on my radar from the beginning. PMBOK is the Bible, Quran, Bhagwadgeeta. Literally. These holy books tell you how you should live your life. But how exactly you live your life is really up to you. Similarly, PMBOK tells you how should you manage your project. How on the ground you manage it, is up to you. In cases of holy books, you might NOT have read by yourself and your parents & grandparents would have told you what is the best practice as a human being. In cases of project management, your parent and grandparents are PMBOK and it tells you what is the best practice in project management.

I always say that PMP is a journey, enjoy it. Similar to your preparation earlier, your last few days in PMP are important too. My first word would be NOT to overdo anything..."