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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th






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






10. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Invokes determining the latest that an activity can start w/o delaying the activites that follow it.






16. One choice does not include any other choices






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






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






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






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






21. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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)






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






30. Difference between internal and external risk






31. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






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






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






36. Communication with peers






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






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






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






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






41. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






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






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






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






45. Key tool that is a statistical method or tool - that helps identify which factors may influence specific variable of a product or process under development or in production. It lets you change many factors at once.






46. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






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






48. An output of Define Activites that identies all milestones and indicated whether the milestone is mandatory






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






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