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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






2. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness






3. Benefits that everyone receives in the company i.e Ins or paid holidays






4. In the area of legal risks the reasons for licensing of projects






5. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






6. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






7. Invokes determining the latest that an activity can start w/o delaying the activites that follow it.






8. Type of communication that convey more than just words (inflection of voice body language)






9. Process of Confirming human resources availibilty and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments






10. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






11. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur






12. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






13. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






14. Type of power comes from an attitude or presence that a person has and the corresponding type of influence this person has on the team. It could also come from someone who aligns with other people in a powerful posistion at the company or on the team






15. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






16. The conflict resolutions modes that are least likely to resolve situations






17. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






18. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






19. Concept that defines a low level of detail on the WBS for immediate work being accomplished while the work to be done in the future is only at the highlevel of decomposition in the WBS until it is soon to be started. The concept that utilizes the pro






20. Inputs to many process because they deal w/ variables external to the project such as government requlations and market conditions. Examples are org structure govt standards - personnel - policies business market






21. Product Verfication - lesson learned - Updating records - reporting - archiving - formal acceptance






22. People make good project manager simply because they are good in their fields - regardless of background training in project management






23. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified






24. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






25. Formal or informal system used in project management to ensure that the work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






26. One choice does not include any other choices






27. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






28. Difference between internal and external risk






29. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






30. Provides details of the planned Scope for the project - this includes the Project Scope Statment - WBS - WBS dictionary. It is the key output in the Create WBS.






31. Is a state in which the outcome of process are separate from another






32. Tool you can use initially in a project to evaluate what could potentially cause defects. You can use it during the project to review symptoms to determine the real problem (continue to ask questions until the root cause is determine)






33. Type of Mgmt style that tries to find a common goal when there is a disagreement. This style is ideal when there are varying technical opinions or disagreement among resources managers






34. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






35. 3 main components of the communication model






36. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






37. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






38. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






39. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






40. Estimate is usually a total time or cost estimate that has no significant detail. Info can be created quickly - lack detail






41. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears






42. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?






43. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






44. What is the number source of conflict?






45. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






46. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






47. Delphi Technique Interviewing






48. Calculating the expected monetary value (EMV) of a project risk is found by....

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49. Request that have been through the changes control system and approved. They are now part of the project with any potential ipact now affecting the project Difference between requested changes and approved changes






50. Chart used Project Management on the left - Talbe of information (Usually activities - dates - resources etc) on Right - horizontal bars showing when those activities are occuring use it to track the day-to-day.