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This book describes all the process groups and knowledge areas as per PMBOK apart from additional chapters like ‘General Management Skills’, ‘Operation Research’ and ‘Fundamentals of Costing’. These chapters enable project managers to acquire basic information which is fundamental to the understanding of Project Management principles and techniques. While discussing Project Time Management, a study of PERT/CPM, Simulation Techniques and Decision Making Processes have also been included. Similarly, while discussing Project Cost Management, Earned Value Management concepts have also been discussed in great depth to enhance the skills of the readers. Practice questions are included at the end of each chapter to assess the understanding and assimilation of the project management concepts by the candidates. A great deal of thought and planning has gone into each one of the questions that can be found on this book. The subject matter experts who have spent hours coming up with the questions after each topic have drawn upon their collective experiences in their respective fields to create almost real life scenarios to test the ability of students to think and act in any given situation. Answers to these questions are provided at the end of the book. The contents of this book have been researched from various sources available on the subject. A bibliography is provided at the end of the book to illustrate the various books of reference that have been used. L&TI’PM evaluated various course work books that are available in the market place for recommendation to certification aspirants. Evaluation of various books available led to the selection of the book created by Infocareer for PMP examination as an ideal book for the certification examination preparation. M/s Infocareer Pvt. Ltd. agreed to bring out an exclusive edition of their book “Road to Success” for use by L&TI’PM in their course for PMP certification. This book, “Project Management Practice (PMP) Examination Guide