The practice exam covers a range of project management topics, including:
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Agile Methodologies: Scrum framework, user stories, backlog refinement, Agile adoption, Kanban, team velocity.
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Conflict Resolution: Various conflict resolution approaches.
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Coaching and Mentoring: The OSCAR coaching model.
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Project Planning: Project artifacts, project charter, project management plan, business case, vision statement, scope management plan.
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Portfolio Management: Relationship between projects, programs, and portfolios.
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Virtual Teams: Challenges and tools for virtual teams, including osmotic communication.
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Organizational Change: Transitioning to Agile.
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Emotional Intelligence: Importance of emotional intelligence in project management.
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Project Schedule: Crashing and fast-tracking.
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Scrum Roles and Responsibilities: Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Development Team.
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Problem Solving: Single-loop and double-loop learning, heuristics.
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Risk Management: Risk identification frameworks (PESTLE, VUCA, TECOP), risk assessment.
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Communication: Communication channels, importance of collaboration in virtual teams.
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Quality: Defining quality.
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Team Performance: Appraising team member performance.
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Requirements Gathering: Various requirement gathering techniques.
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Project Closure: Importance of verifying readiness for transition to the operations team.
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Project Artifacts: Version control, managing project artifacts.
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Project Leadership: Cultural awareness.
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Knowledge Management: Sharing project knowledge.
