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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






3. Special benefits offered being on a certain project of doing a certain activity Difference between Fringe and Perks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Inputs to many processes that deal with variables external to the project - such as imfomation systems and company policies and procedures. They can include process definitions - templates - organizations communications needs






12. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






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






14. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






15. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






16. Communication in writing or oral






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






18. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance






19. 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






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






21. A planning technique which progressively details the work as information becomes firm - and allows for less detail in later project phase where uncertainty is greater is called






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






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






24. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






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






26. 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.






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






28. The person responsible for a risk event if it occurs and is simialr to the person responsible for completing on activity






29. 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






30. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






32. Communication up and down the organization






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

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34. The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more managable components






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






36. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






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






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






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






40. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






41. Earlier in the project - the PM does directing - as the project evolves the PM shifts towards coaching. As the project gets a great deal of work accomplished - the PM goes to a Facilitator. The PM then goes to support at project closure






42. Conflict Solution where there is an action in which a direct order to resolve something is given. It is typically the worst type of conflict resolution.






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






44. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Communication with peers






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