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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






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






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






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






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






6. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






7. 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.






8. 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






9. Type of Mgmt style that brings out the best in the team - bringing mbrs to their potential or where they need to be with regard to the project






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






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






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






13. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?






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






15. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






16. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






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






18. 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






19. Which organization does conflict occur the most in managing projects






20. 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






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






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






23. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






24. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






25. 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.






26. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






27. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






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






29. Type of Mgmt style that tries to find a common goal when there is a disagreement. This style is ideal when there are varying technical opinions or disagreement among resources managers






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






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






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. Key tool for comparing a product or service to other standards






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






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






36. 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






37. 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)






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 1 Has a specific purpose 2. Creates specifi results 3 Has a definite start and finish dates 4. Is temporary 5. Could be progressively elaborated






47. Communication formula






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






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






50. Communication with peers






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