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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






2. Activity B msut be Finish by the time Activity A is finish






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Type of Mgmt style that tries to find a common goal when there is a disagreement. This style is ideal when there are varying technical opinions or disagreement among resources managers






8. Used to track technical performance such as how well something works or schedule or cost performance such as how things were completed on time or budget - respectively






9. 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






10. 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






11. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






12. 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)






13. What warranty type relates to merchantablily or fitness for use?






14. 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






15. 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)






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






20. 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






21. 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


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






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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






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






28. Key tool that is a statistical method or tool - that helps identify which factors may influence specific variable of a product or process under development or in production. It lets you change many factors at once.






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






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






31. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified






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






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






34. Worst form of power to use. People experience negative impact if they don't do what is desired






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






41. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?






42. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th






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






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






45. One choice does not include any other choices






46. 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






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






48. Calculating the expected monetary value (EMV) of a project risk is found by....


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






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