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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes






2. One choice does not include any other choices






3. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






4. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






5. 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






6. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






7. Conflict Solution Negotiation attempt to get everyone involved to give (concede) a little to find a common ground and resloution. It is sometimes viewed as undesirable because when everyone give something up there is a potential that the solution wil






8. Shows what has been accomplished at a given time frame






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






10. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






11. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project






12. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






13. Forecasting methods that uses the assumption that is possible to identify the underlying factors that might influence the variable that is being forcasted






14. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






15. 1 Has a specific purpose 2. Creates specifi results 3 Has a definite start and finish dates 4. Is temporary 5. Could be progressively elaborated






16. Best form power to use. Someone receives a benefit for doing something that is needed






17. Used with sceduling enviroments in which a forward pass establishes the easrliest the activities can start (ES) and finish (EF) and a backward pass establishes the latest the activites can start (LS) and finish (LF)






18. Type of Mgmt Style where managers have an appealing persona that makes team members enjoy working with them






19. Process of identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills reporting relationship - and creating a staffing managment plan






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






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






22. Conflict Solution where there is an attempt to focus on the positive and distract the attention from the negative






23. Company pays for quality in a proactive way - typically up front in the planning area of a project ie - increase morale






24. 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






25. Delphi Technique Interviewing






26. An output of Define Activites that identies all milestones and indicated whether the milestone is mandatory






27. Used for very large volumes of information or for very large audiences that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion - Inclued intranet sites - e-learning - and knowledge repositories






28. 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.






29. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th






30. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






31. Shows a pattern between two variables associated with a process. This helps see a correlation (or lack of) between variable - if it exists






32. CMMI - 6 SIGMA - LEAN 6 Sigma Quality Function






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






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






35. 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






36. Communication up and down the organization






37. A contigency put into action when a risk reesponse and any backup plans don't work. It is the reactive "wing it" reponse






38. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






39. Communication that is not on the record






40. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






41. Process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and document initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






42. From the Buyers perspective the riskiest form of contract is






43. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






44. A comprehesive list including all schedule activites required on the project






45. The most common causes of conflict in a multi-project environment






46. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






47. 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






48. Process of communication and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and addressing issues as they occur






49. Difference between internal and external risk






50. An inventory managment process that lets a company have little or no excess inventory in stock- Ideally a stocks ZERO inventory with supplies arriving only when needed for the products being built