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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. From the Buyers perspective the riskiest form of contract is






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. Key tool for comparing a product or service to other standards






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






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






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






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






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. Best form power to use. Someone receives a benefit for doing something that is needed






13. 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






14. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness






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






16. 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






17. A comprehesive list including all schedule activites required on the project






18. 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






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






20. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






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






22. 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


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






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






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






26. 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






27. A contigency put into action when a risk reesponse and any backup plans don't work. It is the reactive "wing it" reponse






28. 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






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






30. A milestone has a ______duration






31. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






38. Shows the type of resources broken down






39. What % of time does a Project manager spend on communications?






40. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






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






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






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






46. What is the number source of conflict?






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






48. 3 main components of the communication model






49. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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