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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






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






3. 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

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

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5. 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






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






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






8. Worst form of power to use. People experience negative impact if they don't do what is desired






9. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






10. The conflict resolutions modes that are least likely to resolve situations






11. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






12. 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






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






15. An inventory managment process that lets a company have little or no excess inventory in stock- Ideally a stocks ZERO inventory with supplies arriving only when needed for the products being built






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






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






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






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






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






22. What warranty type relates to merchantablily or fitness for use?






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






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






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






26. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






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






28. An after the fact look at what caused a difference between the basline and the actual performance






29. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle






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






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






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






33. Communication with peers






34. 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






35. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






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






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






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






40. 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)






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. Document that develops and helps attain buy-in on a common interpretation of the project scope. It can describe what it is - as wel as what is not - in the project






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






47. One choice does not include any other choices






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. Communication up and down the organization






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