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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






2. 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.






3. Used for very large volumes of information or for very large audiences that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion - Inclued intranet sites - e-learning - and knowledge repositories






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






5. 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)






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






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






8. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






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






10. Shows the type of resources broken down






11. 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






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






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






14. Communication formula






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






16. Modern quality philosophy that states that approx 99.999% of the everything a company creates or processes it executes are error-free






17. 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.






18. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. Communication that is not on the record






25. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






26. Delphi Technique Interviewing






27. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






28. 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






29. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






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

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31. 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






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






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






34. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






37. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






38. Doing activites in parallel that are that are normally in sequence. Inc cost could occur with rework but additional risk could occur because of possible rework.






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






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






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






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






43. Activity B msut be Finish by the time Activity A is finish






44. Deals with the Unkown Unkowns and are not in the Project Plan Contingency Reserves VS Mgmt Reserves






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






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






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






48. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






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






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







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