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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Doing activites in parallel that are that are normally in sequence. Inc cost could occur with rework but additional risk could occur because of possible rework.






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






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






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






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






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






13. Commuincation within the project






14. An after the fact look at what caused a difference between the basline and the actual performance






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






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






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






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






25. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






26. Communication that is not on the record






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






28. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






29. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






30. Considering both development and operating costs when evaluating project alternatives






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






32. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle






33. Difference between internal and external risk






34. 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






35. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






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






37. 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






38. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






47. One choice does not include any other choices






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






49. 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.






50. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports