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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






2. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






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






4. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






5. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






7. 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






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






9. 3 main components of the communication model






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






11. The process of making relevant information availible to project stakeholders as planned






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






13. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






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






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






16. 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






17. Communication in writing or oral






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






19. Communication that is not on the record






20. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






21. An output of Define Activites that identies all milestones and indicated whether the milestone is mandatory






22. Estimate is usually a total time or cost estimate that has no significant detail. Info can be created quickly - lack detail






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






24. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution.






25. Process of Confirming human resources availibilty and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments






26. 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






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






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






29. Company pays for quality in a proactive way - typically up front in the planning area of a project ie - increase morale






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






31. The narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints - and a description of work - that provides a documents basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developi






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. It can be used when shared or critical required resources are only available at certain time - are only available in limited quan






40. 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






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






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






43. An inventory managment process that lets a company have little or no excess inventory in stock- Ideally a stocks ZERO inventory with supplies arriving only when needed for the products being built






44. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological


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






46. 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.






47. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






48. 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






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






50. Breakdown structure to help dreak down the risk on a project. It helps create a brainstorming type of environment that allows the team to identify and categorize additional risk. Similar to WBS but the team creates it.