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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Heldman, Kim.

PMP : project management professional exam study guide / Kim Heldman. — 6th ed.

p. cm.

A study guide to : A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide), 4th ed.

ISBN 978-1-118-08321-5 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-1-118-14599-9 (ebk)

ISBN 978-1-118-14601-9 (ebk)

ISBN 978-1-118-14600-2 (ebk)

1. Project management—Examinations, questions, etc. I. Guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) II. Title.

HD69.P75H445 2011

658.4’04076—dc23

2011021456

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