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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. States that if you seven consecutive data points on either side of the mean - without crossing the other sid - the process is considered out of control and needs investigation






2. 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






3. Putting more resources on the Critical Path activites. Usually increases cost but minimal risk exposure






4. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






6. Plan defines the communication needs of the stakeholders - the communications format and frequency and who delivers them. It can include reports meeting scehdules - changes process and contact information for the team.






7. Request made by someone on a project not approved and has no impact






8. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






9. States that 100% of the work of a project needs to be represented in the creation of the WBS. What is the 100% rule?






10. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company






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






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






13. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






14. The Process of predicating furture project performance based on the actual performance to date.






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






16. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






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






18. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






19. Type of Mgmt style that helps keep things progressing making them occur. This style is not super proactive nor does it have ownership






20. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






21. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






22. Type of Mgmt style that brings out the best in the team - bringing mbrs to their potential or where they need to be with regard to the project






23. 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






24. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






25. 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






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






27. Process of determining the project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach. Who needs what information - when they need it - how it will be provided to them and by whom.






28. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






29. The Process of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact - The Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






30. Diagramming type where the activity is on the arrow or line and the circle or box connects the activities






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Which organization does conflict occur the most in managing projects






36. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






37. What warranty type relates to merchantablily or fitness for use?






38. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution.






39. One choice does not include any other choices






40. Mock-up technique that uses software to simulate project charactereristics to determine possible outcome






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






42. 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






43. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate






44. One of the biggest potential problems facing a project team member in a strong matrix is....






45. 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.






46. The process of making relevant information availible to project stakeholders as planned






47. Aka Standard Deviation. It is considered the quality standard. 1 Sigma - 68.26% 2 Sigma - 95.45% 3. Sigma - 99.73%






48. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






49. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle






50. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things







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