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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






3. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






5. 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






6. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






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






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






9. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






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






11. 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.






12. In the area of legal risks the reasons for licensing of projects






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Product Verfication - lesson learned - Updating records - reporting - archiving - formal acceptance






25. Process of identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills reporting relationship - and creating a staffing managment plan






26. 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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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)






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






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






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






41. Conflict Solution where there is an action in which a direct order to resolve something is given. It is typically the worst type of conflict resolution.






42. 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.






43. 3 main components of the communication model






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






45. Generally seen as the founding basis for total quality managment - Main Points are: 1. be proactive - not reactive 2. Utilize leadership and accountability 3. Measure and strive for constant improvement


46. 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.






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






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






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






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