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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Displays a breakdown by resource type accross an organization. This breakdown makes it possible to view where resources are being used regardless of organizational group or division they are in. Can include non-H.R. resources as well as personnel






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






8. 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.






9. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






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






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






13. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






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






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






25. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






26. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






28. 3 main components of the communication model






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. CMMI - 6 SIGMA - LEAN 6 Sigma Quality Function






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






39. Difference between internal and external risk






40. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






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






42. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






43. Communication that is not on the record






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






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






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






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






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






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






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