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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






3. 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.






4. 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






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






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






7. 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)






8. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






9. 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.






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






11. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






13. A planning technique which progressively details the work as information becomes firm - and allows for less detail in later project phase where uncertainty is greater is called






14. 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






15. Forecasting method that uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes






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






17. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Communication that is not on the record






21. Communication with peers






22. Type of Grid that groups the stakholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution






23. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. Communication up and down the organization






31. What is the output of Identify Risk?






32. 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






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






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






35. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






36. Type of Mgmt style that drives the direction of the team or team members to accomplish specific activties and goals






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






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






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






41. Forecasting methods that uses the assumption that is possible to identify the underlying factors that might influence the variable that is being forcasted






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






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. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






46. 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






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






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






49. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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







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