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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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

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13. Inputs to many process because they deal w/ variables external to the project such as government requlations and market conditions. Examples are org structure govt standards - personnel - policies business market






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






20. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






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






23. 3 main components of the communication model






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






25. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






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






27. The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more managable components






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






29. Request made by someone on a project not approved and has no impact






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






31. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A constraint put in place by something external to the project team or organization






41. 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






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






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






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

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45. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






46. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears






47. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






48. Difference between internal and external risk






49. The company's quality system must conform to the criteria set forth in ISO 9001.






50. Communication up and down the organization