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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






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






3. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






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






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






7. Activity B msut be Finish by the time Activity A is finish






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






9. Diagramming type where the activity is on the arrow or line and the circle or box connects the activities






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






11. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company






12. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






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






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






15. 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






16. 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)






17. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






18. A milestone has a ______duration






19. 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






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






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






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. 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.






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






25. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






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






32. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






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






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






35. Putting more resources on the Critical Path activites. Usually increases cost but minimal risk exposure






36. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






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






38. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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






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


45. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






46. 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.






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






48. 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






49. 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.






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