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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






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






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






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






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






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






7. Communication formula






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






17. 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.






18. Process of determining the project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach. Who needs what information - when they need it - how it will be provided to them and by whom.






19. 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






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






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






22. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






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






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






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






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






27. Communication that is not on the record






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






29. Process of Confirming human resources availibilty and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments






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






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






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






33. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






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






35. 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.






36. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Commuincation within the project






42. One of the biggest potential problems facing a project team member in a strong matrix is....






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Activity A must be completed before Activity B







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