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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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.






2. Difference between internal and external risk






3. 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.






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






5. Breakdown structure to help dreak down the risk on a project. It helps create a brainstorming type of environment that allows the team to identify and categorize additional risk. Similar to WBS but the team creates it.






6. 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)






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






8. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






9. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






11. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






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






14. Communication that is not on the record






15. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






16. 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






17. Putting more resources on the Critical Path activites. Usually increases cost but minimal risk exposure






18. On creating a written project scope statement to be used in the future project decision making.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






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






31. 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






32. From the Buyers perspective the riskiest form of contract is






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. One choice does not include any other choices






42. Earlier in the project - the PM does directing - as the project evolves the PM shifts towards coaching. As the project gets a great deal of work accomplished - the PM goes to a Facilitator. The PM then goes to support at project closure






43. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






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






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






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






47. Process of communication and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and addressing issues as they occur






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






49. 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






50. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area







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