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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Communication formula






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






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






4. Shows a pattern between two variables associated with a process. This helps see a correlation (or lack of) between variable - if it exists






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






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






7. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Request that have been through the changes control system and approved. They are now part of the project with any potential ipact now affecting the project Difference between requested changes and approved changes






16. One choice does not include any other choices






17. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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.






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






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






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






27. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






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






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






30. Communication with peers






31. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur






32. A milestone has a ______duration






33. 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






34. Type of communication that convey more than just words (inflection of voice body language)






35. From the Buyers perspective the riskiest form of contract is






36. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate






37. 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






38. The company's quality system must conform to the criteria set forth in ISO 9001.






39. States that if you seven consecutive data points on either side of the mean - without crossing the other sid - the process is considered out of control and needs investigation






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






41. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






43. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






44. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. Earlier in the project - the PM does directing - as the project evolves the PM shifts towards coaching. As the project gets a great deal of work accomplished - the PM goes to a Facilitator. The PM then goes to support at project closure






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






50. 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