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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors - Deliver any required reports associated w/ closure (OPA updates) - Complete any close project or phase activites - Performed lessons learned - Complete the archives of any project files (OPA updates) - Rel






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






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






4. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






5. 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






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






7. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






8. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






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






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






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






12. A planning technique which progressively details the work as information becomes firm - and allows for less detail in later project phase where uncertainty is greater is called






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






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






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






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






17. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






18. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






19. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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.






27. Communication formula






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






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






30. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. Forecasting method that uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






41. Communication in writing or oral






42. 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






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






44. Shows the type of resources broken down






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


46. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate






47. 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.






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






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






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