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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






2. 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.






3. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






4. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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






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






11. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






12. Type of Mgmt style that helps keep things progressing making them occur. This style is not super proactive nor does it have ownership






13. 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






14. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






15. Commuincation within the project






16. Used for very large volumes of information or for very large audiences that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion - Inclued intranet sites - e-learning - and knowledge repositories






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






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






19. 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)






20. 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






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






22. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological


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






24. Estimate is usually a total time or cost estimate that has no significant detail. Info can be created quickly - lack detail






25. Formal or informal system used in project mgmt to ensure that work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






26. 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






27. People make good project manager simply because they are good in their fields - regardless of background training in project management






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public






41. 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






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






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






44. 3 main components of the communication model






45. The narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints - and a description of work - that provides a documents basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developi






46. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






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






48. The Process of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact - The Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






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






50. Communication formula