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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






2. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






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






4. 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.






5. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






6. 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






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






8. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities






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






10. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 3 main components of the communication model






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






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






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






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






27. Communication up and down the organization






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






29. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






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






31. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






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






33. 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.






34. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






35. Tool you can use initially in a project to evaluate what could potentially cause defects. You can use it during the project to review symptoms to determine the real problem (continue to ask questions until the root cause is determine)






36. 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






37. Process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and document initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






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






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






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






41. 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






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






44. Formal or informal system used in project mgmt to ensure that work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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