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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. What % of time does a Project manager spend on communications?






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






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






6. 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.






7. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






8. Quality philosophy that focus on proactive attitude toward quality with a detail toward statistical analysis to document improvement






9. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






10. 3 main components of the communication model






11. 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






12. 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






13. What the project consist of - What is involved to create the project - What it is expected to do when complete ( to avoid confusion) What is the ? What are the elements






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






15. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






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






17. Used for - legal communication and project documents - When distance or extreme complexity are involve - official situations - presentations - primarily one directional communications






18. An after the fact look at what caused a difference between the basline and the actual performance






19. 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






20. Breakdown structure to help dreak down the risk on a project. It helps create a brainstorming type of environment that allows the team to identify and categorize additional risk. Similar to WBS but the team creates it.






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






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






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






24. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy






25. Key tool for comparing a product or service to other standards






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






27. Schedule typically used in executive repoting with each milestone having a zero duration. It lack detail - generally listing only the main project milestones as diamonds instead of the Gantt bars






28. 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






29. Deals with the known Unkowns and is the Project Plan






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






31. What is the number source of conflict?






32. 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






33. Process of using expert opinion - which could come from people already on the project or those outside the project or even the organization






34. The company's quality system must conform to the criteria set forth in ISO 9001.






35. Forecasting method that uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes






36. Generally seen as the founding basis for total quality managment - Main Points are: 1. be proactive - not reactive 2. Utilize leadership and accountability 3. Measure and strive for constant improvement

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37. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






38. Play a huge role in planning - When you perform project management part of the concept of Planning is to deal with items unkown. You must make assumptions for scheduling and bugeting. In most cases as the project evoles - you learn more about it.






39. Type of Mgmt style that drives the direction of the team or team members to accomplish specific activties and goals






40. Displays a breakdown by resource type accross an organization. This breakdown makes it possible to view where resources are being used regardless of organizational group or division they are in. Can include non-H.R. resources as well as personnel






41. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors - Deliver any required reports associated w/ closure (OPA updates) - Complete any close project or phase activites - Performed lessons learned - Complete the archives of any project files (OPA updates) - Rel






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






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






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






45. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






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






47. 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






48. A deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






49. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






50. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse