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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In the area of legal risks the reasons for licensing of projects






2. Process of determining the project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach. Who needs what information - when they need it - how it will be provided to them and by whom.






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






4. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






5. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






6. 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.






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






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






9. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






10. Type of Mgmt style that brings out the best in the team - bringing mbrs to their potential or where they need to be with regard to the project






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






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






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






14. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






17. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area






18. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






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






20. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






21. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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






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






24. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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)






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. Communication formula






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






40. States that 100% of the work of a project needs to be represented in the creation of the WBS. What is the 100% rule?






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






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






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






44. Communication with peers






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






46. Shows the type of resources broken down






47. Process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and document initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






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






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






50. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team