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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






2. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






4. Used with sceduling enviroments in which a forward pass establishes the easrliest the activities can start (ES) and finish (EF) and a backward pass establishes the latest the activites can start (LS) and finish (LF)






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






6. Key tool for comparing a product or service to other standards






7. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






9. Invokes determining the latest that an activity can start w/o delaying the activites that follow it.






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy






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






21. Conflict Solution Negotiation attempt to get everyone involved to give (concede) a little to find a common ground and resloution. It is sometimes viewed as undesirable because when everyone give something up there is a potential that the solution wil






22. 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






23. Difference between internal and external risk






24. An inventory managment process that lets a company have little or no excess inventory in stock- Ideally a stocks ZERO inventory with supplies arriving only when needed for the products being built






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Provides details of the planned Scope for the project - this includes the Project Scope Statment - WBS - WBS dictionary. It is the key output in the Create WBS.






31. Chart used Project Management on the left - Talbe of information (Usually activities - dates - resources etc) on Right - horizontal bars showing when those activities are occuring use it to track the day-to-day.






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






33. 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






34. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






36. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






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






38. 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






39. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public






40. Can come from the following factors: Business Need - Market Demand - technological advance - customer request - legal requirements






41. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Shows the type of resources broken down






47. Communication up and down the organization






48. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






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






50. 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.