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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities






2. Communication that is not on the record






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






4. 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






5. One choice does not include any other choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. The narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints - and a description of work - that provides a documents basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developi






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






17. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






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






19. 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






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






21. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






22. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






23. Request that have been through the changes control system and approved. They are now part of the project with any potential ipact now affecting the project Difference between requested changes and approved changes






24. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






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






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






27. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






28. Type of power comes from an attitude or presence that a person has and the corresponding type of influence this person has on the team. It could also come from someone who aligns with other people in a powerful posistion at the company or on the team






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes






32. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears






33. A constraint put in place by something external to the project team or organization






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






35. 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






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






37. Key tool that is a statistical method or tool - that helps identify which factors may influence specific variable of a product or process under development or in production. It lets you change many factors at once.






38. 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






39. Used to track technical performance such as how well something works or schedule or cost performance such as how things were completed on time or budget - respectively






40. Commuincation within the project






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






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






43. 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






44. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






45. 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)






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






47. Risk that is typically uninsurable. Its a risk inherent in the porcess of doing business






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






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






50. What is the number source of conflict?