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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. States that if you seven consecutive data points on either side of the mean - without crossing the other sid - the process is considered out of control and needs investigation






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






11. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






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






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






14. 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.






15. The person responsible for a risk event if it occurs and is simialr to the person responsible for completing on activity






16. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






19. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. The Process of predicating furture project performance based on the actual performance to date.






25. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






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






30. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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)






36. 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






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






38. CMMI - 6 SIGMA - LEAN 6 Sigma Quality Function






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






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






41. Modern quality philosophy that states that approx 99.999% of the everything a company creates or processes it executes are error-free






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






43. 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






44. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






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






46. 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






47. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur






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






49. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






50. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance