How real projects get planned, run, and rescued — the discipline behind the PMP and CAPM exams. Predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches and when each fits; the lifecycle from charter to closeout; scope, schedule (critical path, float, crashing vs fast-tracking), cost (earned value — what SPI and CPI actually tell you), risk, quality, resources, communications, stakeholders, and procurement, with servant leadership and team dynamics on the people side. Every question is a situational judgment or a concept with one defensible answer, and every explanation names the principle, the tempting wrong move, and a portable rule. Original items authored from the public PMI exam content outline and general project-management knowledge — never real exam questions and never PMBOK text. Independent practice, not affiliated with PMI; no pass guarantee.