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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most common causes of conflict in a multi-project environment






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






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






8. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






9. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






10. 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






11. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






12. A deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






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






14. Quality philosophy that focus on proactive attitude toward quality with a detail toward statistical analysis to document improvement






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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)






19. 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






20. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance






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






22. 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






23. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness






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






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






26. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






29. 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






30. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






31. 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.






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






33. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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.






41. Aka Standard Deviation. It is considered the quality standard. 1 Sigma - 68.26% 2 Sigma - 95.45% 3. Sigma - 99.73%






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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