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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. What is the number source of conflict?






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Used for - legal communication and project documents - When distance or extreme complexity are involve - official situations - presentations - primarily one directional communications






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






11. 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






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

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






14. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






20. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






22. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






23. 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.






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






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






26. Type of Grid that groups the stakholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution






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






28. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






30. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






31. What the project consist of - What is involved to create the project - What it is expected to do when complete ( to avoid confusion) What is the ? What are the elements






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






33. Plan defines the communication needs of the stakeholders - the communications format and frequency and who delivers them. It can include reports meeting scehdules - changes process and contact information for the team.






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






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






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






37. Difference between internal and external risk






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






45. Shows a pattern between two variables associated with a process. This helps see a correlation (or lack of) between variable - if it exists






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






47. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






48. 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






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