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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Used to track technical performance such as how well something works or schedule or cost performance such as how things were completed on time or budget - respectively






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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)






6. 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.






7. 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






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






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






10. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






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






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






13. A milestone has a ______duration






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Formal or informal system used in project mgmt to ensure that work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






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






23. Inputs to many processes that deal with variables external to the project - such as imfomation systems and company policies and procedures. They can include process definitions - templates - organizations communications needs






24. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






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






26. Conflict Solution where there is an attempt to focus on the positive and distract the attention from the negative






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






28. Communication up and down the organization






29. 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






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






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






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






34. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th






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

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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






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






43. The most common causes of conflict in a multi-project environment






44. One choice does not include any other choices






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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.