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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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






2. Product Verfication - lesson learned - Updating records - reporting - archiving - formal acceptance






3. Commuincation within the project






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






11. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified






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

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






14. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






21. Aka Standard Deviation. It is considered the quality standard. 1 Sigma - 68.26% 2 Sigma - 95.45% 3. Sigma - 99.73%






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






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






24. 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.






25. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






26. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






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






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






29. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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






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






32. What warranty type relates to merchantablily or fitness for use?






33. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






34. Difference between internal and external risk






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Type of Mgmt style that tries to find a common goal when there is a disagreement. This style is ideal when there are varying technical opinions or disagreement among resources managers






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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)






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






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






48. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






50. Practice of providing more than what the customer request