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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






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






3. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project






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






5. Communication with peers






6. Chart used Project Management on the left - Talbe of information (Usually activities - dates - resources etc) on Right - horizontal bars showing when those activities are occuring use it to track the day-to-day.






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






8. People make good project manager simply because they are good in their fields - regardless of background training in project management






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






10. Communication in writing or oral






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






12. 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






13. One choice does not include any other choices






14. 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






15. What is the output of Identify Risk?






16. Document that develops and helps attain buy-in on a common interpretation of the project scope. It can describe what it is - as wel as what is not - in the project






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






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






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






20. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






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






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






24. Form of power is one that project managers must earn on their own.






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






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






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






28. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






29. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






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






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






33. Communication up and down the organization






34. 3 main components of the communication model






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






36. 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






37. 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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38. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






39. 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






40. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






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






42. Used with sceduling enviroments in which a forward pass establishes the easrliest the activities can start (ES) and finish (EF) and a backward pass establishes the latest the activites can start (LS) and finish (LF)






43. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






44. What is the number source of conflict?






45. 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)






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






47. 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






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






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






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