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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is a state in which the outcome of process are separate from another






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






3. The Process of predicating furture project performance based on the actual performance to date.






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






9. A planning technique which progressively details the work as information becomes firm - and allows for less detail in later project phase where uncertainty is greater is called






10. Communication in writing or oral






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






12. Type of Mgmt style that drives the direction of the team or team members to accomplish specific activties and goals






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

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15. 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






16. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






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






19. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






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






21. 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






22. Communication with peers






23. 3 main components of the communication model






24. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






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






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






27. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






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






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






30. 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






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






32. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






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

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






35. Request that have been through the changes control system and approved. They are now part of the project with any potential ipact now affecting the project Difference between requested changes and approved changes






36. 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






37. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






43. 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.






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






45. Shows the type of resources broken down






46. 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






47. Shows a reporting relationship between the resources in a organization. This structure is typically shown in company division - departments and group. Typicall is does not show details related to project organization and work






48. 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






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






50. 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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