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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






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






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






5. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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)






14. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological

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15. 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






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






17. Form of power is one that project managers must earn on their own.






18. 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






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






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






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






22. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






24. 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






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






26. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






27. Document that develops and helps attain buy-in on a common interpretation of the project scope. It can describe what it is - as wel as what is not - in the project






28. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






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






30. PM and team work to create a complete estimate from the bottom(activity level) up and roll it up to the total estimate. Main advantage - detail accuracy. Main dis ad - can take time to create






31. 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






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






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






34. Shows a reporting relationship between the resources in a organization. This structure is typically shown in company division - departments and group. Typicall is does not show details related to project organization and work






35. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






36. 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.






37. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Worst form of power to use. People experience negative impact if they don't do what is desired






48. 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






49. 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






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