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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






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






4. Communication formula






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






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






7. 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






8. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






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






10. Delphi Technique Interviewing






11. 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






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






13. Shows what has been accomplished at a given time frame






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






15. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






17. The Process of determing which risk may affect the project and documents their characteristics






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

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19. Generally seen as the founding basis for total quality managment - Main Points are: 1. be proactive - not reactive 2. Utilize leadership and accountability 3. Measure and strive for constant improvement

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






21. 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






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






23. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






24. 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






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






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. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. Difference between internal and external risk






34. Concept that defines a low level of detail on the WBS for immediate work being accomplished while the work to be done in the future is only at the highlevel of decomposition in the WBS until it is soon to be started. The concept that utilizes the pro






35. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






36. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






37. 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






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






39. Schedule typically used in executive repoting with each milestone having a zero duration. It lack detail - generally listing only the main project milestones as diamonds instead of the Gantt bars






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






41. 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






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






43. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






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






45. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






46. 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.






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






48. A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. It can be used when shared or critical required resources are only available at certain time - are only available in limited quan






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






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







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